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After a dreadful five-game stretch that saw Duke go 1-4 and fall to 3-6, the Blue Devils have now won four straight and Sunday’s win over Syracuse put them back over .500. And like the last three wins, this one was solid too with Duke prevailing 71-51, and on the road too. Duke struggled a […]
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Coming off the Christmas Break there is plenty for the Duke Basketball Roundup to discuss. First up on their plate is a preview of the Sun Bowl against Arizona State. Listen in to find out which Blue Devils and which Sun Devils will be actually suit up and play in the bowl game. After the […]
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ACC play resumes after the Christmas break with three non-conference games, none of them remotely interesting on the surface: Boston College plays the entity known as LeMoyne,Georgia Tech gets traditional patsy Florida A&M and SMU sees Cal State-Fullerton. We might regret this, but: who the hell is LeMoyne? Turns out they’re in DeWitt, New York […]
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Some of you will remember this and some won’t, but back in 1997, PJ Carlesimo and Latrell Sprewell had an infamous run-in when Sprewell was playing for the Golden State Warriors and Carlesimo was his coach. Brian Shaw was on the team at the time and in this interview with Paul George, he talks about […]
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As we all saw Friday, former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel suffered his first injury as a professional, rolling his ankle in the first quarter against the Orlando Magic. It looked pretty bad but as it turns out, it certainly could have been worse. The X-rays didn’t reveal any structural damage, which is good news. Of […]
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Duke (8-5) heads to El Paso, TX to face Arizona State (8-4) in the 92nd Sun Bowl on Wednesday December 31, 2025 at 2 pm EST. Television coverage is provided by CBS. The Blue Devils are currently favored by three points. Duke is riding a three game win streak with wins over North Carolina, Wake […]
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Former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg continues to dazzle as he continues his first circuit around the NBA. On Christmas Day, the Dallas Mavericks played at Golden State and Flagg again showed his unusually advanced game. He finished with 27 points (13-21/1-3), 6 rebounds, 5 assists and a block. He got a positive review from future […]
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Ja Morant has been an amazing basketball player but he has caused issues for the Memphis Grizzlies since arriving via the draft in 2019. He got in big trouble with the league over guns and gun imagery and more recently doubts have come up about his long-term relationship with the Grizzlies. In short, in many […]
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There was a bit of a scary moment for former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel against the Orlando Magic as he came down hard on his ankle and had to leave the game. He got an X ray and fortunately it doesn’t look too bad. It’s too soon to know what will come of this but […]
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Look, let’s face it: while Duke made the Final Four last spring, the ACC regular season, and most of the tournament too, sucked. The conference was just basically helpless. Almost everyone sucked. Only Clemson was a real, consistent threat. It’s going to be very different this year. UNC is back on track, Louisville is looking […]
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You’d have a hard time beating this from Giannis Antetokounmpo, aka the Greek Freak. Check out what he said in 2023 about if he had gone to college: “I’m 6’11” and I can handle the ball, pass and get in the paint. You see players like that [at Duke]: Zion Williamson, Jabari Parker, Jayson Tatum, […]
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As we discussed recently and as you’ve probably heard a lot by now, the anticipated Top Three picks in next June’s NBA Draft are BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Duke’s Carlos Boozer. In this article, CBS’s Adam Finkelstein still has it Peterson, Dybantsa and Boozer, but unless there is a clear standout that […]
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Injuries can be really devastating for basketball players. Grant Hill’s career was ultimately defined by injuries and then the immense courage he showed in overcoming them. Jabari Parker’s career was knocked sideways by ACL injuries and he’s now in Europe instead of the NBA. And then there’s Harry Giles. Like the last two mentioned, Giles […]
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Frankly it’s not the kind of record basketball programs are eager to advertise. Before our current era of all-kinds-of-stats-circulated-all-the-time, some coaches and sport information directors actually worked to suppress sharing how many turnovers their teams or players committed. A negative stat, don’t you know? These days turnover totals are routinely available, just part of the […]
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Former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel continues to dazzle in his rookie NBA season. His most recent accomplishment is getting to 100 threes faster than any other rookie. When you realize that that takes in guys like Reggie Miller, Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and the rest, it’s hugely impressive. Knueppel and his old Duke roomie, Cooper […]
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Back in 2006, we did a music post for Christmas with a James Brown holiday jam and a picture of JB in a Santa suit. Looked fun and what better way to celebrate Christmas? Until we woke up and realized that Brown had died on Christmas Day. Seemed like a fun idea up until that […]
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If you have access to The Athletic (we don’t but Barry Jacobs clued us in to this), there is an interesting piece up on Cameron Boozer, asking if he has emerged as the first pick. The criticism of Boozer has been over his athleticism, or alleged lack of athleticism really, and the Athletic article suggests […]
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Cooper Flagg turned 19 last weekend and the former Duke Blue Devil is well on his way to greatness in the NBA. After a bit of a slow start as he played out of position at point guard, Flagg is back at forward and absolutely destroying the league. He’s averaging 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.5 […]
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The pantheon of great basketball players has a problem with recency bias. Think about it: who do you think about when you think about the all-time greats? These guys are probably on your list: After that? Maybe Kareem, Magic, Bird. Maybe Olajuwon. Jerry West at least gets the logo. Usually left off are guys like […]
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When last season began, 3-pointers were all the rage, due in part to the Boston Celtics’ success liberally employing the shot to capture the 2024 NBA title. But styles change. The value of the three remains apparent, but not as a predominant offensive weapon. Boston again converted the most threes among the pros in 2025, […]
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In Monday’s ACC Action, UNC hammered ECU 99-51, Virginia did American dirty 95-51, Florida State swamped Jacksonville 87-63, Syracuse knocked down Stonehill 77-48 and BC got by Farleigh Dickinson 72-61. None of these mattered much at all and would have only mattered if any of the ACC teams had lost, a la Notre Dame against […]
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The ABA had financial and organizational issues from the beginning but despite those issues, the league managed to gain a lot of talented players that played an exciting brand of basketball. A number of the stars later became quite prominent in the NBA after the merger: Rick Barry returned to league, Julius Erving, David Thompson, […]
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In Sunday’s ACC Action, Vanderbilt took care of Wake Forest 98-67, Pitt pounded Penn State 80-46, NC State beat up on Ole Miss 76-62, SMU sent Central Arkansas home 99-82, Purdue Fort Wayne shocked Notre Dame 72-69, Clemson clipped Cincinnati 68-65, Miami beat North Florida 105-67 and Cal clobbered Columbia 74-56. Remember Tyler Nickel? He […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a decent NBA franchise for some time now, with the normal dips you expect, but when Ted Stepien owned the team from 1980-83, the Cavaliers made so many disastrous moves that the league ultimately put in a rule to restrict just how teams could trade draft picks. It became known […]
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Duke struggled to open the season and has taken some time to right the ship. Recently though, the Blue Devils got impressive wins over Virginia Tech, South Dakota State and now on the road over Belmont. Duke won 76-46 behind a tremendous game from Toby Fournier. The sophomore star finished with 26 points (9-15/1-2), 16 […]
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