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For Duke fans, seeing Zion Williamson’s extraordinary game in Cameron was a once in a lifetime treat. Williamson is unlike anyone else. At 6-6 and maybe 265 now – he’s clearly lost weight but it’s not officially changed – Williamson has been compared to a flying refrigerator. His build and explosiveness is utterly unique. Injuries […]
Duke typically reels in a star-studded freshman class, but in recent years, a lot of them have left for the NBA after their first year. That wasn’t as true last season. While Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach all left. However, Darren Harris, Patrick Ngongba and Isaiah Evans returned. And while Harris played minimal […]
It was just an exhibition, just his first game ever against fellow collegians, but Cameron Boozer looked like a truly special player as Duke pulled away in the second half to beat Central Florida 96-71. Just like they do with every game, the Duke Basketball Roundup breaks down all the good things to takeaway from […]
With five teams ranked in the AP preseason poll, the ACC is loading up for an ever-competitive season. Familiar faces are expected to lead the conference, but a summer of transfer portal chaos leaves us with some pressing questions before the season tips off: Can No. 7 Duke finally get over the hump? Women’s college […]
The middle part of the game was kind of sketchy, but ultimately Duke put the University of Central Florida away, 96-71. The Knights acquitted themselves well but Blue Devils freshman Cameron Boozer was the unquestionable star of the game. Things started off with a nice moment as former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, current coach Jon […]
Anthony Thompson, a former Kentucky recruit, has committed to Ohio State to play under head coach Jake Diebler, he announced on his Instagram on Tuesday. Thompson was listed as the No. 7 overall recruit in the 2026 class according to 247 Sports. An Ohio product, Thompson is a native of Lebanon and will play his […]
Texas five star recruit Bryson Howard, who is down to Duke, Kentucky and UNC, will announce Tuesday afternoon at 4:30. A gifted 6-6 two-way player, Howard would fit right in with Jon Scheyer’s system. He has also said that his priority is to find a program that treats people like family. Sounds like a good […]
We’ve spoken before about how much we admire Duke Basketball’s social media team. Those guys consistently operate at a very high level and do innovative and cool things. Originally they started as a way for Duke to counter the Duke Hating we all got to know during the middle of the Coach K era. From […]
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With Kentucky’s first exhibition game against Purdue just four days away, one of the country’s top 2026 recruits is set to announce his decision on where he will play college basketball next year. Bryson Howard (Frisco, Texas), a top-15 recruit by both 247 Sports (No. 12) and Rivals (No. 11), is set to announce his […]
Things are going pretty well for Kara Lawson lately. Last spring, her Duke team pushed South Carolina to the brink in the Elite Eight. Recently, she was named the head coach of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball team. And she’s been on a recruiting tear too. In May, Lawson got commitments from 6-4 Taylor Sofilkanich […]
Obviously Cooper Flagg is off to a great start with the Dallas Mavericks, but in Charlotte, his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel is also doing well. He’s made an impression on his coach, Charles Lee, who said this about his progress: “I think Kon has done a great job of finding his way, learning things, […]
Virginia basketball was picked to finish fifth in the ACC this season by a select media panel, the ACC announced on Tuesday. UVA came in behind Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, and NC State, in that order, with the Blue Devils selected as the conference’s favorite for the 10th time in the last 13 years. The […]
The women’s college basketball preseason AP top 25 is here, and NC State checks in at No. 9, behind only Duke (No. 7) among ACC teams. Duke also tops the preseason ACC media poll with 40 first-place votes, while NC State is second, with 25 first-place votes (out of 70). Both Zoe Brooks and Khamil […]
This marks the 25th straight season that Gonzaga has been ranked in the preseason Associated Press Poll. The Zags join Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina as the only programs to appear in each of the last 16 preseason AP Polls. No. 21 Gonzaga (387 votes) has matchups with No. 23 Creighton (158 votes), No. […]
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Roach may be the #1 PG available this offseason. Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears made a big splash on the Transfer Portal market a few minutes ago, landing the commitment of Duke PG Jeremy Roach per an announcement on his Instagram page. From Twitter (because I can’t embed Instagram posts the same way): BREAKING: Duke transfer guard Jeremy Roach has committed to Baylor, he tells @On3sports . https://t.co/x1N98JCxHq pic.twitter.com/054cQf9T6r — Jo...