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This year’s Rookie of the Year race, so far anyway, has been quite unusual since the two leading candidates were teammates last year: former Blue Devils Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg. For most of the season, Knueppel’s strikingly mature game has had him out front of Flagg as the Charlotte Hornets began to plan around […]
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In Thursday’s games, no surprises: Virginia Tech was never really threatened by Western Carolina, winning 96-74 and Syracuse won a more competitive game against Saint Joseph’s, 71-63. We understand that freshman Neoklis Avdalas, who dazzled people with a brilliant outing against Providence in just his second game, has been playing hurt. Well, he must be […]
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Before we go any further, please understand that this video is a very rare exception to our general policy of not linking to NSFW stuff. So if you are at work or have small children about, consider yourself warned. That said, Duke fans: you’re going to love this. It’s a rant by a Michigan State […]
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It’s really a bit too soon to talk about hot seats and coaching carousel stuff, but we’re up to the task. And there are definitely some coaches around the ACC and country who have warm behinds. So let’s take a look, ACC first, and who might be good replacements. Go to the DBR Boards to […]
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There are definite signs of growth in an ACC basketball garden fertilized by last season’s embarrassment. Notably, this year ACC men’s teams almost broke even against the SEC in the leagues’ Challenge series, posting a respectable 7-9 mark after a 2-14 wipeout in 2024-25. Overall, after 63 nonconference games through Dec. 9 against top-flight opposition, […]
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In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Notre Dame beat Iowa 80-65, NC State throttled Liberty 85-45 and Boston College fell to UMass, 76-74. This was the first game Notre Dame played without star guard Markus Burton, who was injured against TCU last time out, and who now faces ankle surgery and, possibly, a redshirt season. The Irish […]
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Greensboro native Bob McAdoo is, in one sense, the first one-and-done in ACC history: after transferring into UNC from a JUCO, he left after just one season, getting drafted by the Buffalo Braves in 1972 with the #2 pick (in one of the great draft fiascos of all time, LaRue Martin went #1 and Julius […]
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The Duke Blue Devils are on exam break, so the Duke Basketball Roundup figured this would be a good time to take a critical look at where the team is after their first ten games. Jason and Donald bring back frequent guest Jordan Brenner (of ESPN, SI, and Underdogs fame) to answer some questions about […]
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It’s been interesting to watch Cam Boozer’s freshman year unfold. He made a huge splash in Duke’s exhibition game against Tennessee, finishing with 24 points and 23 rebounds against a very physical program. Since then, there hasn’t really been much up down as you see with most freshmen. Boozer has had a couple of bad […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Cal beat D-II Dominican 93-71, Virginia clobbered Maryland Eastern Shore 84-60 and Clemson just missed a major upset, falling to BYU 67-64 in the Jimmy V Classic. And what a game it was. Clemson played beautifully in the first half, slicing and dicing #10 BYU. The Tigers put a blanket over […]
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Duke fans got a really good sense of Kon Knueppel’s game last year but honestly: how many of you thought Knueppel would be a serious contender for Rookie of the Year? We didn’t. Around here, we thought he’d be better than expected, but doing what he’s doing? Did we think he’d be blowing the league […]
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The streak goes on. Winning streaks can be affirming, attention-getting, intimidating. A run of victories can invest a team with confidence, encourage supporters, fuel momentum. All of those benefits presumably have accrued as Duke fought its way to victories in its first 10 games of the 2025-26 season. To appreciate what the Blue Devils are […]
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Geographically, the doldrums are in the Tropics where the winds just didn’t blow and the old sailing ships were stuck with nowhere to go. In college basketball, the doldrums are in mid-December, encompassing exam breaks and the holidays. Then, more or less after the New Year, conference seasons begin in earnest. And the ACC obviously […]
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Notre Dame A.D. Pete Bevacqua is apparently upset that the ACC pushed Miami in the College Football Playoffs at the expense of Notre Dame. We’re sure he’s a good man, but respectfully: why in the world would the ACC push Notre Dame football when it is not an ACC football team? Frankly, it’s kind of […]
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Many people today know Bill Walton as an eccentric basketball broadcaster, but he had a long and interesting path before he got behind the mic. As a young man, he was introverted and uncomfortable but found an outlet in basketball. At UCLA, he won two national championships and entered the NBA highly regarded. Unbeknownst to […]
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In Sunday’s ACC Action, UNC beat Georgetown 81-61, UNLV nipped Stanford 75-74, Hofstra knocked off Pitt 80-73 and SMU survived Texas A&M in overtime, 93-80. UNC put the Julian Alexander unis away for the Dean Smith era throwback uniforms but didn’t have too much trouble with Georgetown as they did in 1982. It was close […]
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Rick Barry was legitimately a great player who almost no one could stand. Yet he was truly, truly elite. Barry played at Miami, averaging 37.4 ppg from 1962-65. He was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors (now Golden State Warriors and played there from 1965 to 1967 before trying to jump to the ABA after […]
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Duke broke a four-game losing streak and did it on the road at Virginia Tech, 70-54. Duke survived an awful 24 turnovers largely through defense: the Hokies could not hit a shot, making just 5-16 threes and 17-64 overall, which translates to 31% and 27%. And they also coughed the ball up 17 times. Duke […]
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What a Saturday! It was so great, we had to break them up into separate podcasts, which we give to you together! On Episode 777, we discuss Duke Football winning the ACC title over Virginia, its first ACC football title since 1989. Then on Episode 778, we recap Duke Men’s Basketball’s win at the Breslin […]
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So how was your Saturday? If you’re a Duke fan (and that seems like a reasonable bet since you’re here), it was probably pretty good. Duke won at Michigan State (again) and Saturday evening, beat Virginia in overtime to win the 2025 ACC Football Championship. The interception by Luke Mergott when Virginia tried to run […]
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Turns out winning a conference championship isn’t that big a deal for the football playoff selection committee as the committee left ACC champions Duke out of the playoffs. On the one hand it’s understandable. Duke finished the regular season at 8-5 and no one who got in had close to five losses. Duke’s were to […]
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There was a bit of a fuss about Duke’s win over Michigan State Saturday and it was about the behavior of the Michigan State fans who, at one point in the game, chanted “Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer!” Well, they didn’t say Eff, but we’re sure you can fill in the […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, Louisville took care of Indiana 87-78, Florida State lost to Houston 82-67, Georgia Tech beat Monmouth 79-67, BC slipped by New Haven 67-63, Virginia popped Dayton 86-73, Miami smacked Southern Miss 88-64, NC State dismissed Asheville 75-63, Cal waved goodbye to Pacific 67-61 and Wake Forest said goodbye to West Virginia, […]
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Like most rookies – well, not Kon Knueppel so much – Cooper Flagg had an adjustment period to the NBA. His was more complicated than a lot of others because first, so much was expected of Flagg and second, his life was complicated when the Dallas Mavericks wanted him to play point. He’s certainly capable […]
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Atlantic Coast Conference Champions! In Football. Read those words a couple times and let them sink in. This is definitely a “stop and smell the roses” event for Duke fans. Duke defeated Virginia 27 -20 in overtime to win their first conference championship since 1989 which they shared with Virginia. This is Duke’s first outright […]
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