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As the NCAA tournament moves towards the Elite Eight and the Final Four in just a few days, some attention is being spent on the NBA Draft. Duke’s Carlos Boozer is racking up a massive haul of awards, and his numbers are historic. Yet we hear constantly that he’s not athletic enough to prosper in […]
Last week, Duke got Pat Ngongba back from his foot injury, and now it looks like there’s a reasonable chance – not great, but reasonable chance – that Caleb Foster could play against St. John’s. He’s been on the court in D.C. today, shooting around, and Duke coach Jon Scheyer says it’ll be a game […]
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When St. John’s plays in their first Sweet Sixteen game in more than two decades, it’ll be facing one, if not the most talented team in the country, in Duke. For as much as the Johnnies are lauded for their physicality and size, Duke’s blend of those two attributes with pro-like skill is rarely seen […]
When the NCAA Tournament field was selected, the East was pegged by many as the toughest region. Tradition-rich programs Kansas, Louisville, and UCLA couldn’t advance past the tournament’s second round leaving Duke, St. John’s, Connecticut, and Michigan State to battle it out for a spot in the Final Four. As one might expect, the coaches […]
Just like that, two rounds are done and only sixteen teams remain. There have been some interesting upsets (Iowa over Florida State, UT over BYU) as well as some predictable advancements (Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and Purdue). Here’s the Sweet Sixteen matchups: Thursday, March 26- West on CBS 6:10 p.m. (11) Texas vs. (2) Purdue 8:45 […]
Season averages: Points – 12.4 Rebounds – 10.3 Assists – 2.0 Steals – 0.8 Blocks – 0.5 Field goal percentage – 65.8% Free throw percentage – 61.3% Season highs: Points – 24 vs Pitt Rebounds – 20 vs Queens Assists – 6 at Xavier Steals – 3 vs Penn and vs Georgetown Blocks – 2 […]
Date || 3/27 || Time 7:10 || Venue Capital One Arena || Video CBS Duke has a bit of a history with Rick Pitino. Most obviously, Duke beat his very gutty 1992 Kentucky team that forced overtime in the Elite Eight, which led to Christian Laettner’s iconic shot and a legendary 104-103 win. That’s not […]
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The Sweet 16 is set: In the East, it’s #1 Duke vs. #5 St. John’s and #3 Michigan State vs. #2 UConn. In the South, it’s #9 Iowa vs. #4 Nebraska and #3 Illinois vs. #2 Houston. In the West, we get #1 Arizona vs. #4 Arkansas and #11 Texas vs. #2 Purdue. In the […]
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They say payback is hell, and it was for Baylor Sunday afternoon as Duke took the Bears to the woodshed, 69-46, and will play in the Sweet 16 next weekend. You’ll recall that Duke and Baylor opened the season in Paris, with the Bears winning 58-52. Obviously, things were very different this time. The Blue […]
SMU and NC State were eliminated in the first 4. Duke almost lost to Siena before righting their ship and getting to the Sweet 16. Virginia struggled with Wright State before they closed them out. We’ll exempt Louisville, as they played to their seeding and lost to a very good Michigan State. We all know … Continue reading »
Most of Friday’s NCAA tournament games were not that close. Duke beat TCU by 23, Michigan took out Saint Louis by 23 also, Houston took out Texas A&M by 31, Michigan State handled Louisville by 18, and Illinois smacked Louisville by 21. We’ll come back to those. The other three games were really good: Texas […]
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Here’s the schedule with my picks in Bold: (all times in CST) #9 St. Louis vs #1 Michigan – LIVE – CBS #6 Louisville vs #3 Michigan State – 1:45 – CBS #9 TCU vs #1 Duke – 4:15 – CBS #10 Texas A&M vs #2 Houston – 5:10 – TNT #11 Texas vs #3 Gonzaga […]
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SAN DIEGO—During the first full day of the NCAA Tournament, top seeds Duke and Michigan got scares from their underdog opponents. The Blue Devils nearly lost to a team that played only five guys. Arizona had no such difficulties. The top-seeded Wildcats came flying out of the gates and never let up, blowing out No. […]
Yesterday saw a fair amount of Madness with Duke nearly losing and Wisconsin actually losing. It was a fun first day. But now it’s day 2 and while I know the vast majority of our energy today will be focused on the game against Queens I wanted to give you all a place to talk […]
The opening day of the NCAA Tournament – First Four aside, since those are basically play-in games – did not disappoint. First, Siena played magnificently against #1 seed Duke, shocking the Blue Devils in the first half and totally outperforming them until the second half, when the Blue Devils finally got going. Howard punched above […]
Today is the day. Purdue starts their 2026 NCAA Tournament journey. After seeing Duke struggle with Siena and Wisconsin lose to High Point in the early games on Thursday it should be more clear than ever that Purdue cannot take anyone for granted. It was fascinating to see a Duke player actually say that they […]
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Day 1 of the NCAA tournament is always a treat, unless your team loses as a higher seed. Losing stinks. Losing and busting your bracket stinks even more. Duke almost made Siena an all-time March Madness hero. #16 UMBC knocking off #1 Virginia has been done, but Virginia isn’t Duke. Everyone I know, UNC fan […]
Justice Shoats, Gavin Doty, Brendan Coyle, Francis Folefac and Riley Mulvey. Those five, and those five only. That’s all Gerry McNamara and the Siena coaching staff were going to ride with on Thursday. And those five gave the Saints’ faithful and the entire country a heck of a lot to cheer for in Greenville. For […]
How is your heart rate? The Duke Basketball Roundup is here to talk you down off the ledge from a nerve-wracking opening NCAA tourney game against the 16-seeded Sienna Saints. It was a tale of two halves as Duke looked nothing like a top seed in the opening 20 but then found their way in […]