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One of the better Duke-UNC games, at least from Duke’s point of view, came on February 28th, 1998, when Carolina visited Cameron. UNC was ranked #3 and Duke #1, but the Tar Heels took a 12-point lead into halftime before stretching it out to 17 after the break. But Duke wasn’t giving up. It had […]
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We’re doubling our preview of the Duke-UNC game! On Episode 794, we welcome back Jay Bilas to break down the matchup between the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels. We start on the UNC side, and Jay tells us what’s made their bigs so successful and where UNC will have to perform well if they […]
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Duke’s incredible win streak is now at 14 with a thrilling 59-58 road win over #6 Louisville. Duke led for much of the game before Louisville tied it up at 46-46 and then hit a three to push out in front, 49-46. The Blue Devils pushed back out in front by 6 but the Cardinals […]
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We sort of wondered why the Charlotte Hornets traded for two point guards at the last minute, but now we know: they’re sending former Duke guard Tyus Jones to Dallas. This will give them first of all a very solid point guard for the moment and a really good backup when fellow former Blue Devil […]
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In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Notre Dame pushed Louisville but lost 76-65, Cal slipped by Georgia Tech 90-85 and Clemson stole one at Stanford, 66-64. It was a back-and-forth game but the last few minutes were sort of a battle of futility. Ebuka Okorie hit a meaningless uncontested shot as time ran out but other than […]
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When we posted this yesterday, we knew some of you would have memories that we didn’t mention and sure enough, John wrote in to remind us of the 1981 classic. This was the final home game for Kenny Dennard and Gene Banks and Banks, who was one of the most charismatic players ever at Duke, […]
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With BC in the rear view, the Duke world can officially turn our attention to the hated Tar Heels. The Duke Basketball Roundup is going to have multiple previews of this weekend’s big game and it all starts with Jason and Donald doing a deep deep deep dive into this year’s Carolina team. What are […]
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Former Duke point guard Tyus Jones has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Charlotte Hornets, where he’ll join fellow former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel. He’ll most likely back up LaMelo Ball. Given Ball’s injury history, having a solid backup is a really good idea. Charlotte got some redundancy there, also trading for former […]
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Two major trades Wednesday involving former Duke stars Jared McCain and Marvin Bagley: McCain will join Oklahoma City and Bagley is heading south of there to Dallas. These were big deals. The Sixers sent McCain to OKC for the Rockets 2026 first round pick and three second round picks. As for the Wizards-Mavericks trade, Dallas […]
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There are apparently some people who still think that Cooper Flagg is the product of hype, the latest Great White Hope, but the facts on the court show how lazy that sort of thinking is. Because Flagg is just killing it. These are some stats from the last three games: Over his last 10 games, […]
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We are a few days away from the first Duke-UNC meeting and UNC is playing well enough to hold up their end of the bargain. As you know, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels have the best rivalry in sports and routinely put on games that we talk about for years afterwards. There are games […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Virginia dismissed Pitt 67-47 and NC State slipped by SMU 84-83. And that was one of the best endings of this ACC basketball season. SMU led for most of the game but the Pack caught up and passed the Mustangs with 10:57 to play. State built an 11 point lead but […]
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There are some great what-ifs in Duke Basketball history. What if Bob Verga hadn’t gotten sick just before the 1966 Final Four? What if Duke had played Texas Western instead of Kentucky? Could Mike Lewis have dealt with Big Daddy Lattin? We’ll never know. What if Bob Bender hadn’t had appendicitis during the 1980 NCAA […]
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The Duke Blue Devils were able to hold Boston College at arm’s length with a 67-49 victory. We discuss the win on Episode 793. After some fun headlines, we get into the stuff Duke did well, from the 13-0 start to the suffocating defense holding BC under 50 points. Cam Boozer is doing some historic […]
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You know that concern/complaint Duke fans have had this season about the Blue Devils starting slow? For at least one night, you can strike and reverse that, because Duke started Tuesday’s game against Boston College brilliantly, but trailed off significantly later. Not that it mattered. Duke was by far the better team in this one […]
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Basketball turnovers are nothing if not lost opportunities. This season, there’s only one ACC team that’s making the most of its possessions in that regard, and that’s Clemson. Playing with toughness and tight discipline, Brad Brownell’s Tigers lead the league in a single official statistical category and that’s defensive rebounding percentage. But they’re also among […]
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In Monday’s only ACC Action, UNC built up a huge second half lead then gave most of it up but held on to win, 87-77. The Tar Heels were up 72-40 with 9:56 to play only to watch Syracuse cut that down to just 6 with :42 to play. Syracuse outscored UNC 37-15 in that […]
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Zion Williamson is back in form, which is great. His year at Duke remains iconic, but injuries have plagued his NBA career. When he’s healthy though, no one can stop him. We got a good glimpse of his game Monday night against the red-hot Charlotte Hornets. At 6-6 and 284, and with immense power and […]
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Any coach will tell you, you take all opponents seriously. So, just because Boston College is (again) one of the worst teams in the ACC, it does not mean the DBR podcast will fail to provide a detailed preview of what the Eagles bring into Cameron. Jason and Donald break down everything you need to […]
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Next up for Duke is Boston College and while BC is struggling again, the culture of this program is hard work. Earl Grant has not been able to recruit top-shelf talent, but he gets guys who are willing to play hard and that sometimes lead to surprises. In their last four games, the Eagles took […]
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Cooper Flagg was expected to be an elite defender and an adequate offensive performer when he got to the NBA, but he’s way outperformed expectations. Kevin Garnett said this: “We haven’t had a badass, cold ass white boy like this in a long time.” Dwight Howard said this: “49 points as a 19-year-old. That’s amazing […]
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Only one game Monday night as Syracuse takes a break from the snow and ice and….oh, never mind. They might have less on the ground than some parts of North Carolina. The Orange has struggled and there is pressure on Adrian Autry. His team has been erratic and has not been that great, least of […]
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There’s no question that Larry Bird was the beating heart of the 1980’s and early ‘90’s Boston Celtics, but no one wins championships by themselves and one of Bird’s greatest teammates was Kevin McHale. Hailing from Hibbing, Minnesota, McHale attended Minnesota before entering the NBA in 1980 when Red Auerbach pulled off a legendary trade: […]
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Duke ran its already impressive win streak to 13 with an 80-44 Sunday win over Wake Forest. Perhaps most impressive was forcing 31 turnovers from the Demon Deacons. It was a tough day for freshman guard Milan Brown, who had 7 personally. Obviously Wake wasn’t able to get much of a rhythm going; the Deacs […]
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