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ACC Tournament Roundup – A Great Semifinals Set For Friday
In Thursday’s ACC Tournament Action, Virginia got by NC State, 81-74, Miami survived Louisville, 78-73, and Clemson held on to beat UNC, 80-79. Clemson was cruising in this one before UNC outscored the Tigers 25-11 over the last 4:55, including 5 threes. What we saw from UNC here is what we have talked about previously: […]
YouTube Gold: Duke-Florida State Highlights
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 […]
DBR Podcast #806 – Slim Saves Duke’s ACC Dream
A little too close for comfort, but Duke demonstrates “survive and advance” is what really matters in March as they take down the stubborn FSU Seminoles 80-79. The Duke Basketball Roundup breaks down what was a very unusual game for the Blue Devils. This was not the Duke team we have been watching lately as […]
Duke Survives A Tough Game From Florida State, 80-79
Well, that was bracing, wasn’t it? Missing 40% of its starting lineup without Patrick Ngongba and Caleb Foster, both sidelined with foot injuries, Duke took down Florida State, arguably the hottest team in the ACC, 80-79, when Robert McCray missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. As expected, it was a tough game. Duke has […]
The Awards Start Rolling In For Cam Boozer
It seems a bit anti-climactic, but Cameron Boozer was selected as National Player of the Year by The Sporting News. It’s the first, but it won’t be the last. Boozer averaged 22.7 points and 10.2 boards, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals over 31 games. More than that, he’s been as consistent as anyone we’ve seen […]
Next Up – Florida State
Duke opens ACC Tournament play against Florida State Thursday, and if you’ve been reading here, you know we think highly of Luke Loucks’ coaching job this season. Honestly? It’s been masterful. Loucks is not in the situation Duke is in. He is not able to get a steady stream of 5-star recruits. Instead, Loucks has […]
Thursday’s March Madness Links Run
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ACC Roundup – Wednesday’s Tournament News
No big surprises on Wednesday as Louisville put SMU 62-58 down after a bit of a struggle, NC State sent Pitt home, 98-88, Florida State manhandled Cal, 95-89 (it wasn’t remotely that close), and Clemson most likely ended Wake Forest’s season, 71-62. Ryan Conwell scored 5 points in the last 1:17 to help the Cards […]
YouTube Gold: Highlights From Duke’s 1978 ACC Championship Win
Going into the 1977-78 basketball season, Duke had won four ACC Tournaments, all in the 1960’s, when only one conference team got to advance to the NCAA Tournament. The ACC was unique at the time because no other major conference had a tournament to decide its champion, and either you won it or if you […]
Bobby Hurley Out At Arizona State
Everyone understood that Bobby Hurley was playing out the string at Arizona State, and that he would be let go after Arizona State lost its last game. And ASU lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday, and at 91-42, it was an historically bad loss. So Hurley was let go, and […]
Building Duke’s Perfect Bracket
Inside the Duke locker room, there’s only one goal this week: cement the program’s conference dominance with an ACC Tournament title to accompany its outright regular season championship. Blue Devil fans, however, will be inundated with the glut of basketball games making up “Champ Week” outside of the ACC Tournament. While Duke’s status as a […]
Wednesday’s March Madness Links Run
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ACC Roundup – Day 1 Was Surprisingly Good
Since the ACC Tournament expanded, Day 1 has frequently been a watered-down joke. Well, not this year, as two out of three games were really good. Pitt nipped Stanford at the buzzer, 64-63, and Wake Forest got Virginia Tech in overtime, 95-89. In the only easy game, SMU didn’t have much trouble with Syracuse, winning […]
YouTube Gold: Randolph Childress Humiliates UNC’s Jeff McInnis In The 1995 ACC Tournament
This may or may not be the best play in ACC Tournament history, but it’s almost certainly the coolest. Of course, we’re talking about Randolph Childress’s stunning crossover in the 1995 tournament that faked Jeff McInnis out so badly that he hit the floor. And when he did, he rolled away from Childress, and when […]
DBR Bites #151 – Caleb Foster, Pat Ngongba Out For ACC Tournament
Duke has two key players who are injured in Caleb Foster and Pat Ngongba. We discuss the updates on their health from Jon Scheyer and preview the ACC Tournament on DBR Bites #151. Jon Scheyer held a press conference today to update the media on the status of CFos and Big Pat. CFos – out […]
Injury Updates, And They’re Not Good
Bad March news as Duke has announced that Caleb Foster has a fractured bone in his foot and will be out “for the foreseeable future.” Additionally, Patrick Ngongba will miss the ACC Tournament, presumably as a precautionary measure. Aside from everything else, what a blow for Foster. That kid has worked his tail off to […]
As Duke Gets Ready For March, What Is The Injury News?
Duke is set to open play in the ACC Tournament on Thursday, and as of now, it looks like it’ll be without Pat Ngongba and Caleb Foster, both out with foot injuries. Jon Scheyer has said that both are likely out this week, but Duke hasn’t released any details. There’s a strategic reason for that: […]
Tuesday’s March Madness Links Run
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ACC Roundup – The Tournament Begins
It’s Tuesday, which means that the ACC Tournament starts today. Pitt plays Cal at 2:00, Syracuse plays SMU at 4:30, and Wake Forest plays Virginia Tech at 7:00. We might get lucky and get a thrilling game, but the odds seem to be against it. We’d like to see Jeff Capel’s Pitt win, but Stanford […]
YouTube Gold: Who’s Your Daddy?
If you asked people who their favorite Duke Basketball player is, you’d get some very different answers. Fans who saw Art Heyman play might pick him. People might pick Johnny Dawkins, too. More recently, we have a ton of players to choose from: JJ Redick, Kyrie Irving, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, […]
DBR Bites #150 – Duke With Near Sweep Of ACC Awards
The ACC has given us their end of season awards, and Duke cleaned up! We recap all the winners and team placements on DBR Bites #150. The ACC awards list is led by a near sweep of the main awards by Duke: Cameron Boozer won Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, Maliq […]
Duke Starts Its Annual Post-Season Hardware Drive In Fine Form
Duke cleaned up in ACC post-season honors Monday. Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year, while Cameron Boozer was named both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. He was also First-Team All-ACC and on the All-Rookie Team. Maliq Brown got both Defensive Player of the Year and also Sixth Man […]
Our First March Madness Links Run
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Some Intriguing Bracketology Speculation
There’s a good bit of work and play before we know exactly how things will shake out for the tournament, and who will be this year’s master of bracketology. One opponent that is very possible for Duke’s opening game: Tennessee State. It’s a #1 vs. #16 seed that’s made for TV. Why? Because it would […]
Expansion Teams Have Done Poorly In The ACC Tournament
Used to be, all the games were sold out. Securing a ticket was a feat. The tournament was an EVENT that riveted the attention of a region. Favorite players and teams were on display, one right after the other. Proud programs pranced, pounced, previewed NCAA prowess. Fans gave money to basketball programs of new […]
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