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ACC Coaches: UNC Search Continues, State Got Burned, And BC Found Their Guy
It’s been an interesting few days in the Triangle. First, UNC made a huge break with tradition and fired Hubert Davis, a member of Dean Smith’s family system, and Will Wade bailed on NC State after just a year on the job. Let’s start with State, where fans are livid. Well, with all due respect: […]
Friday’s Sweet 16 Notes
Quite a night in the NCAA tournament as #9 Iowa beat #4 Nebraska, 77-71, and #3 Illinois hammered #2 Houston, 65-55. They’ll play in the finals in the South. Meanwhile, #1 Arizona throttled #4 Arkansas, 109-88, and #2 Purdue beat #11 Texas, 79-77. They’ll meet in the finals in the West. The early games were […]
Friday’s March Madness Links
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You Tube Gold: Knueppel Record Assault Continues
As the NCAA tournament moves towards the Elite Eight and the Final Four in just a few days, some attention is being spent on the NBA Draft. Duke’s Carlos Boozer is racking up a massive haul of awards, and his numbers are historic. Yet we hear constantly that he’s not athletic enough to prosper in […]
Caleb Foster Update: He May Play Friday vs. St. John’s
Last week, Duke got Pat Ngongba back from his foot injury, and now it looks like there’s a reasonable chance – not great, but reasonable chance – that Caleb Foster could play against St. John’s. He’s been on the court in D.C. today, shooting around, and Duke coach Jon Scheyer says it’ll be a game […]
News Flash: Will Wade Set To Leave NC State, Go Back To LSU
Well, this is a surprise – not. Will Wade is bailing on NC State after one season to return to LSU, the school he worked for when the program got caught up in the FBI/Adidas scandal. LSU will now employ Wade, Lane Kiffin, and Kim Mulkey, which, objectively, is hilarious. It reminds one of Jess […]
Sweet 16 Notes And More
We say more because we must start at home in the Triangle, where one good coaching change apparently deserves another: yes, after the Hubert Davis drama has turned to who will replace him, the drama has moved over to NC State, where rumors of Will Wade’s return to LSU have significantly heated up. It would […]
Thursday’s March Madness Links Run
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Twitter Gold: Jai Lucas With His Team After Losing In The NCAA Tourney
For people who pay attention to such things, Jai Lucas has been on the radar for some time. People have said for a long time that he has that hard-to-define “It” quality. We sort of caught on when we saw him seriously coaching at a Coach K Fantasy Camp game. Everyone else was relaxed, but […]
DBR Bites #155 – Setting The Stage For St. John’s
Red Storm Rising! Duke has a tough challenge in store on Friday for the Sweet 16 game against St. John’s and the Duke Basketball Roundup has a breakdown of everything you need to know about our next opponent. Jason and Donald give you all the details about the impressive wins St. John’s has posted over […]
Next Up – St. John’s For The 2026 Elite Eight
Date || 3/27 || Time 7:10 || Venue Capital One Arena || Video CBS Duke has a bit of a history with Rick Pitino. Most obviously, Duke beat his very gutty 1992 Kentucky team that forced overtime in the Elite Eight, which led to Christian Laettner’s iconic shot and a legendary 104-103 win. That’s not […]
Wednesday’s March Madness Links Run
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YouTube Gold: Greatest Upset In NCAA Tournament History?
In the history of the NCAA tournament, there have only been two 16 seeds to win. First, there was UMBC’s stunning victory over Virginia in 2018. The coach of that team, Ryan Odom, now coaches the Cavaliers. The other was in 2023, when Fairleigh Dickinson knocked off Purdue. FDU’s coach, Tobin Anderson, amused the basketball […]
UNC Fires Hubert Davis
UNC sent out a press release on Tuesday night, confirming that Hubert Davis will no longer coach UNC’s basketball team. In his statement, Davis said he wanted to keep coaching at UNC, and hoped to be coaching again soon. Carolina said that it will commence a nationwide search, all but confirming a break with the […]
DBR Podcast #813: Jordan Brenner Analyzes The NCAA Tournament Thus Far
The Duke Blue Devils are back in the Sweet 16, and we analyze what has happened in the NCAA Tournament to date. Jordan Brenner of The Athletic and The Underdogs Podcast rejoins the show to help us understand everything on Episode 813! With Jason out, Donald and Jordan first start with Duke and what they’ve […]
Cameron Boozer Brings Home More Hardware
It was a big day for Cameron Boozer, as Duke’s sensational freshman won both the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Wayman Tisdale Award. Both are awarded by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Only five guys have ever done that before, and two of them went to Duke: Zion Williamson did it in 2019, and Cooper […]
2026 Sweet 16 Notes
The Sweet 16 is set: In the East, it’s #1 Duke vs. #5 St. John’s and #3 Michigan State vs. #2 UConn. In the South, it’s #9 Iowa vs. #4 Nebraska and #3 Illinois vs. #2 Houston. In the West, we get #1 Arizona vs. #4 Arkansas and #11 Texas vs. #2 Purdue. In the […]
Tuesday’s March Madness Links Run
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Hubert Davis Update
The Hubert Davis watch continues, but all we have so far are bread crumbs to guide us into the coaching thicket at UNC. Three intriguing developments: first, the final Hubert Davis Show of the year was canceled. Second, post-season meetings with UNC players have been postponed. And third, Elijah Davis, Hubert’s son who is on […]
Twitter Gold: Iowa Fans In Heaven
As Duke fans, we’re all used to a certain level of success. Making the Sweet 16 is good, the Elite Eight is better, Final Four is great, but we all look for titles. Same for Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, and UNC, though not so much there lately. Not every school has the track records that those […]
Are NIL Reforms Possible?
The reality of NIL and the transfer portal is that it’s made competing for talent much more difficult. That leaves how to make talent work together aside for the moment, but that’s a topic for another discussion. The latest coach to bring this up is UCLA’s Mick Cronin. After losing to UConn, he was asked […]
Could Caleb Foster Be Back For The Sweet 16?
Well here’s some exciting news, at least potentially: Duke coach Jon Scheyer says that there’s an “outside chance” that Caleb Foster could be back for the Sweet 16, and credits his hard work, and “who he is” for that being possible. First off: that’s amazing. And second: he reportedly had a fractured bone, right? No […]
Notes On Sunday’s 2026 NCAA Tournament Action
Sunday was Fun Day in the NCAA Tournament with two stunning buzzer beaters. First, St. John’s knocked off Kansas on a layup by Dylan Darling with 3.6 seconds left. Then Iowa shocked the basketball world with a corner three by Alvaro Folgueiras that sent defending champion Florida home. For much of the first game, neither […]
Monday’s March Madness Links Run
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YouTube Gold: Iowa Rising
You may have noticed that over the last few years, we really have pushed Ben McCollum. He was the John Wooden of D-II ball, racking up Final Fours and national championships like no one’s business. Last year, at Drake, he won the MVC regular season championship and the the tournament as well, finishing 31-4. This […]