Ranking the 15 best backcourts in college basketball entering 2026-27
Duke, UConn and Florida headline our ranking of the 15 best backcourts in college basketball entering the 2026-27 season.
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25 college basketball teams with legitimate Final Four aspirations in 2026-27
Florida, Duke and Illinois lead our look at 25 college basketball teams with legitimate Final Four aspirations entering the 2026-27 season.
Duke Cruises to 62-7 Victory Over William & Mary
Duke remained undefeated and pushed its winning streak to eight consecutive games with its 62-7 victory against William & Mary.
YouTube Gold: The Airball Game
After Duke’s joyride of a season in 1978, the 1979 season wasn’t nearly as fun. Coach Bill Foster had a tough time dealing with the pressure of being the hunted, and the team picked up on the paranoia and was tight for much of the season. Senior Day, however, was different. It was Jim Spanarkel’s […]
Duke vs. William & Mary Links Run
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Blue Devils Continue ACC Play at Wake Forest, Versus Boston College
Blue Devils Continue ACC Play at Wake Forest, Versus Boston College
Duke-Florida just became the game college basketball fans should circle
Duke visits Florida on Dec. 1 in a meeting of the top two teams in ESPN’s early rankings. Here is why the game matters beyond its television slot.
Duke’s Jon Scheyer: Amazon games about getting players ‘exposure from an NIL perspective’
Earlier this year, the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball program announced a multiyear agreement with Prime Video to exclusively present three neutral-site nonconference games each season. The announcement included a Nov. 25 game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, when Duke faces UConn, a Dec. 21 tilt at Madison Square Garden against national champion Michigan, and…
DBR Podcast #850 – Duke Loses A Cherished Family Member
On this edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup, we have the very difficult task of addressing the passing of Chris Spatola, Coach K’s son-in-law, and someone who had a profound impact on the Duke program. After serving our nation in the military, Chris coached when Jon Scheyer was at Duke, and then became a familiar […]
Coach K’s Son-in-Law Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly
Very sad news for the Duke Basketball family and community as Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, Chris Spatola, died suddenly Monday night. He was just 47. Married to Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola, Chris, like Coach K, graduated from West Point, where he also played on the basketball team. He was on the Duke staff from 2007 to 2012, […]
ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola dies at 47
Chris Spatola, a college basketball analyst for ESPN and SiriusXM, Army veteran and former Duke staff member, died unexpectedly Monday at age 47. Duke and ESPN confirmed his death in separate statements, according to Kevin Skiver of USA Today. A cause of death was not announced. Spatola was married to Jamie Krzyzewski, the daughter of […] The post ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola dies at 47 appeared first on Hoops Wire .
ACC Preview #18: Duke, Part IV: The Defense
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – #Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State || #14 – Notre Dame || #15 – SMU || #16 – Cal || #17 – Stanford || #18 – Duke Part I || Duke Part II || Duke Part III During […]
What Scheyer Didn’t Say On Jon Rothstein’s Podcast
Jon Scheyer appeared on Jon Rothstein’s podcast, Inside College Basketball Now, recently, and spoke about why he chose to stay at Duke instead of leaving for the Dallas Mavericks, where he could have coached former Duke star Cooper Flagg again. Of course, he chose not to, and on the podcast, he said that it was […]
Cooper Flagg Receives Powerful Support From 2011 Finals MVP Amid Rising NBA Expectations
Cooper Flagg had a masterful 2025-26 season, and he is expected to do an even better job in his sophomore year. Flagg won Rookie of the Year after averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. The former Duke star joined a historic group of former Dallas Mavericks players to win the award, featuring Luka [...]
Tipoff Time and TV Designation Announced for SEC/ACC Challenge
ESPN announced the network schedule for the fourth annual SEC/ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, with the highly anticipated Duke and South Carolina women's basketball matchup slated for Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m., on ESPN.
Duke-Stanford Links Run!
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Kansas' full schedule is finally here and Bill Self has almost nowhere to hide
Kansas basketball's complete 2026-27 schedule includes Duke, Kentucky, UConn, Houston, Arizona and several other marquee opponents.
ACC Preview #18 – Duke, Part II
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – #Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State || #14 – Notre Dame || #15 – SMU || #16 – Cal || #17 – Stanford || #18 – Duke Part I Jon Scheyer continues to build […]
Ohio State just beat Duke and Florida for a recruit who wasn't supposed to commit yet
Ohio State basketball landed four-star 2027 forward Deng Ngor before he could visit Duke, Florida and Washington.
ACC Players Taken In The Last Two NBA Drafts
Those who make their living evaluating basketball players’ talents and skills presumably have some idea of what they’re talking about. (Most of them, anyway.) That expertise would seem a prerequisite among NBA decision-makers, which is why former players who learned the game at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski (Elton Brand, Trajan Langdon, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Billy […]
Men’s Basketball Big 12 Schedule Announced
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas will open Big 12 play for the upcoming season hosting West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 2, as the league announced the 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Men’s Basketball schedule today. The full schedule for the Jayhawks is now set with the dates and opponents revealed for Big 12 play and the already announced non-conference slate that features marquee matchups against Louisville and Duke in exhibition play, Kentucky, Villanova, Northern Iowa, Missouri, UConn, Ohio State, and...
Duke Recruiting: Three Updates
This article from Yahoo! has some updates on three Duke targets. First, Lewis Uvwo. As we saw at Peach Jam, while his offensive game needs work, Uvwo, with a 7-7 wingspan, has immense defensive potential. He averaged 6 blocks per game in North Augusta, and while yes, those player are still in high school, that’s […]
ACC Preview # 18 – Duke, Part I
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – #Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State || #14 – Notre Dame || #15 – SMU || #16 – Cal || #17 – Stanford A lot of people thought Duke would fall off when Mike […]
Duke’s Jon Scheyer explains why he turned down Mavericks job
Jon Scheyer had a chance to leave Duke for the Mavericks this offseason. He decided there was still too much he wanted to accomplish where he was. Scheyer was among the coaches pursued by Dallas after it parted ways with Jason Kidd, as relayed by Austin Veazey of Mavs On SI. The job came with […] The post Duke’s Jon Scheyer explains why he turned down Mavericks job appeared first on Hoops Wire .
ACC Power Rankings after week 2
It was a better week for the ACC. No one will talk about it, but BC, Duke and Wake all picked up wins over B10 opponents. Unfortunately none of those wins were the kind to really get attention nationally. ********************************************************************************************************* What did we get wrong this week?
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