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First: Hats off to Siena for a magnificent effort. It would be hard to be more impressed with what that team did. And second, hats off to Duke for getting things together after a disastrous first half to win, 71-65. This is about as high a compliment as we can give Siena after that first […]
Picking brackets is an annual humiliation, but we’ve put it off long enough. Let’s go get embarrassed! Well, sort of. We usually go round-by-round, because picking the whole thing is an exercise in futility. However, here are our Final Four picks: Duke, Houston, Arizona and Iowa State. We didn’t post our picks for the First […]
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If you haven’t seen it, Carlos Boozer made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, and most of it, understandably, was about his sons, Cameron and Cayden, who are having terrific freshman seasons for Duke. He talked about several things, like staying out of their recruitment and “retiring” when he knew he wouldn’t be able […]
On the eve of the start of the NCAA Tournament for Duke comes big news… Evan Bradds, one of the brilliant assistant coaches on Scheyer’s squad, will be the next head coach at Belmont, one of the better mid-major programs in the country. Bradds was a star player at Belmont and the allure of heading […]
The Duke Basketball Roundup again welcomes underdog expert Jordan Brenner to the pod... and there has never been a better time to chat with him as we are on the verge of the NCAA Tournament. For 20 years. Jordan has been one of the definitive experts on picking upsets and bracket busters. Find out why he loves […]
The NCAA Tournament is officially underway, and the North Carolina Tar Heels are getting ready to face off against VCU tomorrow night in Greenville, SC. The Heels are hoping to stop the two-game skid that they are currently on after losing to Duke and Clemson to finish out ACC play. Meanwhile, the Rams are on […]
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Date 3/19 || Time 2:50 || Venue Bon Secours Wellness Arena || Video CBS Update – Patrick Ngongba has not been ruled out for Thursday, but is “highly unlikely” to play Duke opens up NCAA tournament play on Thursday with the Siena Saints. As you probably know by now, former Syracuse star Gerry McNamara is […]
Led by National Player of the Year Cam Boozer, Duke lost two games all year by a combined four points and will have Patrick Ngongba back after missing the last four games. With a thin rotation made even thinner late in the year, Siena’s star guards Justice Shoats and Gavin Doty have stepped up in […]
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In some respects what they achieved was unique to the times and circumstances, yet in an essential sense entirely the same. And, in any sense, historic in a manner that cannot be minimized. Only Everett Case, whose uptempo NC State teams did more than any others to immediately establish the ACC as a basketball conference […]
Here’s the latest on Pat Ngongba, as Coach Jon Scheyer says he’s making progress. He talks about how analytics sees Ngongba, and what he has meant to Duke’s defense, especially inside. And he also says things are “very positive,” but he doesn’t want to risk a setback. It’s hard to know without more information, but […]
The NCAA Tournament begins for Duke on Thursday, and their First Round opponent is the Siena Saints. We preview the 1 vs. 16 matchup on DBR Bites #152. Siena is coached by Syracuse legend Gerry McNamara, and they got to the Dance by winning the MAAC Tournament. We look at who they’ve played and how […]
Arizona men’s basketball secured the second overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Sunday. The seeding coincides with how AP voters have ranked the Wildcats for the last month. Arizona is No. 2 in the penultimate AP Top 25 poll behind top-ranked Duke. Arizona received seven first-place votes, up from four last week. Michigan […]
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It has only been less than 24 hours since Duke won the ACC title over Virginia but there is little time to look back as the most important games now lie before us. The Duke Basketball Roundup crew is already deep into their analysis of the brackets, especially Duke’s East region, which looks absolutely loaded. […]
There are still some pieces that will be sorted out Sunday, and of course bracketology is not the final word. But it is fun, and it is worth taking a look at. After Duke’s win in Saturday’s ACC Championship, Duke is likely to retain the #1 seed overall and the #1 seed in the East. […]
Duke is missing two starters, as you probably know, and there’s some positive news about at least one of them. Jon Scheyer told Brendan Marks of the Athletic that “Pat is working his butt off every day. He took another really good step with our medical team today, so he’s trending in a great direction […]
In Saturday’s ACC Tournament Action, Virginia beat Miami, 84-62, to reach the ACC Tournament Championship against Duke Saturday night. Ugonna Onyenso, who was outstanding against NC State, and who has already set the tournament record for blocked shots with 12, had another big night for the Wahoos. Onyenso blocked 4 shots here after getting 8 […]
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All the angst and worry that permeated the Duke fandom 24 hours ago melted away on this night as Duke bounced back from a subpar effort against FSU to produce a good old fashioned beatdown of Clemson. The Duke Basketball Roundup gives you all the details from a contest that really wasn’t all that competitive […]
Clemson kept up with Duke for the first 13 minutes or so and was down just 19-18. And then the bomb hit: Duke ripped off a 21-4 run to take a 41-22 halftime lead, en route to a 73-61 victory. But that’s misleading, because Duke totally controlled this game. In the first half, the Blue […]
When the ACC Tournament bracket was finalized, many people probably assumed that we’d see Duke-UNC III on Friday. Well, Clemson had something to say about that. The Tigers pulled ahead, 25-22 with 7:27 to play in the first half, and never looked back – until UNC rallied late. Clemson was up 69-54 with 5:07 to […]
Duke’s win over Florida State was less than perfect. Caleb Foster and Pat Ngongba were both out with foot injuries. Cayden Boozer picked up four fouls. Maliq Brown picked up four fouls. The Seminoles, arguably the hottest team in the ACC over the last several weeks, shot 39% from outside and 52% overall. Duke finished […]