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Way back when, Dean Smith seemed to have plateaued as a coach, while an ascendent Mike Kryzewski took Duke to five straight Final Fours, three title games, and two national titles. “Dean must go!“ talk dominated UNC fan discussions, with the occasional flying object in support of arguments totally based in sound logic. In other […]
What can you say after a game like Duke had against Notre Dame but: wow. The numbers, the history…it’s all staggering. This was the worst loss for Notre Dame in over 100 years….128 to be exact. Think about that for a minute. The only worse loss Notre Dame has ever suffered was in the freaking […]
There all all sorts of records in college basketball that are outstanding achievements — whether that be individual or team achievements. For example, going into Tuesday Notre Dame had won 6 games in a row at home against the number one team in the country — a streak dating back to a historic upset of […]
The results of Saturday’s bracket preview show had barely cooled off before they were made nearly irrelevant by actual games. Sure, you knew that two of the top teams were guaranteed to take losses, with Arizona traveling to Houston and Michigan meeting Duke in Washington, D.C. And indeed, the Blue Devils’ win over the Wolverines […]
We’re understandably a bit prejudiced because we live in ACC territory – in other words, America from sea to shining sea — but the conversation has changed little as the 2025-26 season unfolded. Cameron Boozer has earned mention week in and week out as a favorite, if not the favorite, to win recognition as the […]
Saturday was arguably the most momentous day of the college basketball season thus far—both on and off the court. Hours before Arizona won at Houston, Duke beat Michigan, and Iowa State fell at BYU, the NCAA released its eighth annual in-season look at the Top 16 NCAA Tournament seeds. This oft-overlooked occasion is the only […]
Another week, another new #1. Michigan’s reign atop the world was short-lived, as #3 Duke was on their schedule and usurped the throne with a 68-63 win in Washington, D.C. The Blue Devils are 25-2 now with wins over Michigan, Kansas, Arkansas, Florida, and Michigan State, and losses to only Texas Tech and North Carolina. […]
The most Shane Battier line of all time was when he was a senior we think, and Duke briefly dropped out of first place in the ACC, where he had been almost his entire career in Durham. When Duke returned to the top, someone asked him how it felt, and Battier smiled and said, “normal.” […]
The victims of Sunday afternoon’s top-10 upsets slid a combined seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Michigan and Louisville clinging to their top-10 statuses at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, as Duke dropped three spots to No. 12. Here’s how the rest of the top 25 shook out, with first-place […]
Next up for Duke is a trip to South Bend, and while Notre Dame has had a disappointing season, particularly since Markus Burton was injured against TCU on December 12th. Duke is likely to come into this game #1 nationally and Notre Dame is limping in at 12-15 and 3-11 in the ACC. Easy money, […]
On Saturday, the NCAA selection committee released its annual top 16 reveal. They did not have much to say on the Illini, but what they said about other teams can provide some insight into how Illinois will be valued by the committee. Illinois was 7th, behind a clear top three of Michigan, Duke and Arizona, […]
The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season will NOT smoothly slide into March. Instead, the second-to-last Sunday of the regular season for Power Four conferences sent a tremor through the top 10, as three top-10 teams were taken down. Here’s how Clemson, Virginia and No. 13 Iowa earned upsets over No. 9 Duke, No. 8 Louisville […]
All good things must end and so Duke’s remarkable win-streak came to a close at Clemson as the Tigers won, 53-51. The streak, which started on December 4th, grew to 17th before the Tigers broke it – not that it was easy. Duke had a 39-30 lead going into the fourth quarter, but Clemson erupted […]
One might think that after Duke came out and smacked the team in the mouth in the first half that they would hunker down and vow to never let that happen again. You would be wrong though because once again versus Virginia this afternoon Louisville came out flat and tentative and dug itself into a […]
There wasn’t a single person who didn’t believe that Duke had enough talent to win the National Title. They absolutely do, but the question mark with Duke was if they could consistently beat quality teams in close games. Duke is so good that they can typically just overwhelm teams. When they can’t, though, against NCAA … Continue reading »
Correction – We thought Isaiah Evans’ last basket counted and ESPN initially listed the final score at 70-63. However, it came after the buzzer. We’ve corrected the headline. Duke and Michigan met at the summit Saturday evening and while the game was not always pretty, the efforts on both sides were stunning as Duke pulled […]
One of the best games we’ve ever seen in Cameron was when #1 Michigan visited in 1992. That spring, the teams had met in the NCAA championship game and Duke beat the Fab Five by 20, 71-51. This game was a ton of fun, not least of all because the Fab Five had been woofing […]
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We have all had this one circled on our calendars for a while. On Saturday, Duke ventures to the nation’s capital for one of the biggest non-conference games you will ever find in February. #1 Michigan versus #3 Duke (though with Houston losing this week, the winner of this game is sure to be #1 […]
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Kristi Toliver threw her hands up in celebration as she ran back on defense after sinking a step-back, contested, game-tying triple right in front of the Maryland bench at then-TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. There were, of course, just 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Duke Blue Devils would not get off a good […]
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Virginia clocked Georgia Tech, 94-68, and Wake Forest surprised Clemson, 85-77. Wake Forest basically dominated the entire game. A week or two ago, who would have expected that? Well, here’s something you may have missed – Clemson has lost three straight, to Virginia Tech, Duke and now Wake Forest. And all […]
The Duke Basketball Roundup has hit another milestone! On Episode 800, we welcome back The Dawg himself, Kenny Dennard, to the show! Having Kenny on the show is always a fantastic time. We take a walk down memory lane, we get his thoughts on this year’s team, and what he makes of the coaching job […]
Its that time of the year where teams have to overcome all kinds of adversity and either come through to the other side or sink into the abyss. The ACC is no different and as we near the end of the regular season teams continue to fight for position whether it be in the conference […]
Villanova has a history of impact big men in the lineup — especially during title runs over the last decade. This year, Duke Brennan has taken on that role after transferring in from Grand Canyon, a team that Kevin Willard and the Terps knocked out of the NCAA Tournament last year. After taking the Villanova […]