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When Kager Knueppel committed to Duke, the headlines all mentioned his brother, Kon, who had a terrific year at Duke, and was nearly the NBA Rookie of the Year this past season as well. The younger Knueppel is rapidly building an identity of his own. People still mention Kon in the more recent articles, but […]
The Peach Jam, the end of the EYBL AAU season, is wrapping up, and we got a lot of info on some of Duke’s prime targets, as well as Jon Scheyer’s lone commit thus far in the 2027 class, Kager Knueppel. Who was the Duke coach watching, and who put on a show for him? […]
Lewis Uvwo plays for the Nightrydas Elite, but he himself is a nightmare. A native of Nigeria Uvwo is listed at around 6-10 or 6-11, but he has a wingspan of 7-7. Until quite recently, he was listed as a 4-star, but he’s really emerged as a star this summer, with a dominant run at […]
Like a lot of promising prospects, Kager Knueppel has been at Peach Jam this week. As Duke fans know, he committed to Duke in late June. It’s going to be interesting, because he follows his brother, Kon, to Durham. Kon, of course, was a revelation. When guys were asked on the Brotherhood Podcast who had […]
Here’s some more Peach Jam links and videos. It sounds like it’s been an interesting event so far, with Duke target Beckham Black making his mark, among others. Kager Knueppel has had some ups and downs, but still shown his potential. There’s not as much news as we expected, but the video is pretty good […]
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke's Director of Sports Performance and Head Olympic Sports Performance Coach Dan Perlmutter has been named the 2026 College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award by National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). The prestigious award was presented to Perlmutter during NSCA's annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Peach Jam is underway, and that means that everyone is beating a path to North Augusta to take in the show. It’s a bit different this year since live evaluation returned to EYBL in Vegas last week for the first time in several years, and that’s some serious competition. Still, a lot of talent is […]
In this interview with Rich Eisen, Chris Webber is asked if a New York Times story about hating Duke is going out of style, Webber says definitely not. He says some nice things about Grant Hill, whom he interviewed soon after this on his own podcast, but then makes the argument for Duke hating never […]
The Grizzlies have officially signed No. 3 overall pick Cameron Boozer to his rookie scale contract, the team announced (via Twitter). A consensus first-team All-American and the AP’s College Basketball Player of the Year in his first and only season at Duke, Boozer put up incredible numbers as a freshman, averaging 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, […]
Jayson Tatum had to pick someone who had already hit a huge clutch shot in Game 7.
Duke is going to have a very deep team this year, not least of all in the frontcourt. We’ve talked about this a few times already, but this article focuses on Drew Scharnowski, and he’s worth a closer look. Duke will have Pat Ngongba back (6-11/250), and also brings in Cameron Williams (6-11/200) and Joaquim […]
Duke is going to have a very deep team this year, not least of all in the frontcourt. We’ve talked about this a few times already, but this article focuses on Drew Scharnowski, and he’s worth a closer look. Duke will have Pat Ngongba back (6-11/250), and also brings in Cameron Williams (6-11/200) and Joaquim […]
After his star turn with Team USA in the FIBA U17 tournament in Istanbul, the opinions on Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje have skyrocketed. Most recent example: our SB Nation colleague Ricky O’Donnell, who has some rather lavish praise for the Duke freshman, republished here on DBR. This is his headline for his column about […]
Brian Scalabrine has an interesting history with Duke Basketball. When he was at USC, the Trojans lost to Duke in the 2001 Elite Eight, 79-69. That Duke team went on to win the national championship. He was never a great NBA player, but Scalabrine played 11 years and was respected. He spent five seasons with […]
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is on campus at Duke after a very successful run in Istanbul with the U17 Team USA. The U.S. won gold, and Boumtje Boumtje, who was already moving up in virtually everyone’s estimations, just made a huge impression. Here’s a picture of Jon Scheyer showing him around Cameron Indoor Stadium, and perhaps […]
There has been a sort-of theme in stories about Duke Basketball next season that goes something like this: well, they won’t have Cooper Flagg or Cameron Boozer this time, so… Well, maybe, maybe not. Duke had a really solid group for next year and then managed to sign Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. An American citizen, Boumtje […]
Quinn Cook came to Duke after a knee injury, and it took him a little while to regain his high school form. Then in his senior season, Cook did something pretty rare and highly impressive: he accepted freshman Tyus Jones taking over his natural position, point guard. Not only did he accept it, but he […]
Duke has made another recruiting offer, this time to 2028 prospect Yann Kamagate. A native of Burkina Faso, he’s about 7-1 and is playing for the St. Francis High School Golden Knights in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He’s blown up enormously, and as you’ll see in the links run below, everyone is after him. He’s highly […]
One of the themes we’ve stressed over the last few years is the need for better coaching in the ACC. It hasn’t been a problem for Duke, obviously, but at UNC, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and Louisville until Pat Kelsey took over, it’s often been a disappointment. In general, ACC […]
Jeff Teague has never really struck us as a guy who cared much for Duke. And as a Wake Forest guy, in fairness, why should he? This is ACC 101: everyone hates Duke, and, to a lesser extent now, UNC. But on this point, he’s fair. He talks about Jon Scheyer’s success at Duke and […]
There’s always this guessing game every spring and summer about who will start for Duke. One set seems to think it’ll be Patrick Ngongba, Dame Sarr, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Cayden Boozer, and John Blackwell. Well, maybe. Some of them certainly will start. However, knowing, as we do, that Jon Scheyer starts with defense first, that […]
The Brotherhood Podcast has emerged as one of our favorite podcasts, largely because it’s just Duke players interviewing Duke players, although coaches do show up periodically. For Tuesday, we get freshman Bryson Howard, Deron Rippey, and Cameron Williams. We haven’t had a chance to fully listen yet, but Rippey is the host today. Here’s a […]
The FIBA U17 World Cup is always a chance to see young players, and in this year’s edition, that’s more true than ever. Most Duke fans had no idea just how good Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is because he has been playing in Spain, well off the AAU circuit and not even much YouTube. But after […]
Kager Knueppel is following in his brother's footsteps.
It was tough to ignore a trend in college basketball last year as UNC’s neighbor from eight miles down the road was a big driver for it. It became even harder to ignore when Duke went so far as to schedule games next year that are outside of the ESPN contract and will be on […]