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The victims of Sunday afternoon’s top-10 upsets slid a combined seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Michigan and Louisville clinging to their top-10 statuses at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, as Duke dropped three spots to No. 12. Here’s how the rest of the top 25 shook out, with first-place […]
From Swish Appeal | 10 days ago | 2 reads
Next up for Duke is a trip to South Bend, and while Notre Dame has had a disappointing season, particularly since Markus Burton was injured against TCU on December 12th. Duke is likely to come into this game #1 nationally and Notre Dame is limping in at 12-15 and 3-11 in the ACC. Easy money, […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 10 days ago | 1 read
On Saturday, the NCAA selection committee released its annual top 16 reveal. They did not have much to say on the Illini, but what they said about other teams can provide some insight into how Illinois will be valued by the committee. Illinois was 7th, behind a clear top three of Michigan, Duke and Arizona, […]
From The Champaign Room | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season will NOT smoothly slide into March. Instead, the second-to-last Sunday of the regular season for Power Four conferences sent a tremor through the top 10, as three top-10 teams were taken down. Here’s how Clemson, Virginia and No. 13 Iowa earned upsets over No. 9 Duke, No. 8 Louisville […]
From Swish Appeal | 10 days ago | 0 reads
All good things must end and so Duke’s remarkable win-streak came to a close at Clemson as the Tigers won, 53-51. The streak, which started on December 4th, grew to 17th before the Tigers broke it – not that it was easy. Duke had a 39-30 lead going into the fourth quarter, but Clemson erupted […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 11 days ago | 1 read
One might think that after Duke came out and smacked the team in the mouth in the first half that they would hunker down and vow to never let that happen again. You would be wrong though because once again versus Virginia this afternoon Louisville came out flat and tentative and dug itself into a […]
From Card Chronicle | 11 days ago | 1 read
There wasn’t a single person who didn’t believe that Duke had enough talent to win the National Title. They absolutely do, but the question mark with Duke was if they could consistently beat quality teams in close games. Duke is so good that they can typically just overwhelm teams. When they can’t, though, against NCAA … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Correction – We thought Isaiah Evans’ last basket counted and ESPN initially listed the final score at 70-63. However, it came after the buzzer. We’ve corrected the headline. Duke and Michigan met at the summit Saturday evening and while the game was not always pretty, the efforts on both sides were stunning as Duke pulled […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 12 days ago | 0 reads
One of the best games we’ve ever seen in Cameron was when #1 Michigan visited in 1992. That spring, the teams had met in the NCAA championship game and Duke beat the Fab Five by 20, 71-51. This game was a ton of fun, not least of all because the Fab Five had been woofing […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 12 days ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | 13 days ago | 0 reads
We have all had this one circled on our calendars for a while. On Saturday, Duke ventures to the nation’s capital for one of the biggest non-conference games you will ever find in February. #1 Michigan versus #3 Duke (though with Houston losing this week, the winner of this game is sure to be #1 […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 14 days ago | 1 read
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From Duke Basketball Report | 14 days ago | 2 reads
Kristi Toliver threw her hands up in celebration as she ran back on defense after sinking a step-back, contested, game-tying triple right in front of the Maryland bench at then-TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. There were, of course, just 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Duke Blue Devils would not get off a good […]
From Swish Appeal | 14 days ago | 1 read
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Virginia clocked Georgia Tech, 94-68, and Wake Forest surprised Clemson, 85-77. Wake Forest basically dominated the entire game. A week or two ago, who would have expected that? Well, here’s something you may have missed – Clemson has lost three straight, to Virginia Tech, Duke and now Wake Forest. And all […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Duke Basketball Roundup has hit another milestone! On Episode 800, we welcome back The Dawg himself, Kenny Dennard, to the show! Having Kenny on the show is always a fantastic time. We take a walk down memory lane, we get his thoughts on this year’s team, and what he makes of the coaching job […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 15 days ago | 0 reads
Its that time of the year where teams have to overcome all kinds of adversity and either come through to the other side or sink into the abyss. The ACC is no different and as we near the end of the regular season teams continue to fight for position whether it be in the conference […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 15 days ago | 1 read
Villanova has a history of impact big men in the lineup — especially during title runs over the last decade. This year, Duke Brennan has taken on that role after transferring in from Grand Canyon, a team that Kevin Willard and the Terps knocked out of the NCAA Tournament last year. After taking the Villanova […]
From VU Hoops | 16 days ago | 3 reads
Syracuse kept up with Duke for about the first 11 1/2 minutes but after that it was all Duke in a 101-64 blowout. For the first few minutes, Syracuse did play well and to their credit they competed hard throughout. But Duke was just much, much better in this one. How much better? Cameron Boozer […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 17 days ago | 0 reads
Syracuse seeks a major win at Duke tonight. With only five games left to play in the college basketball regular season, Syracuse has little room for error if they hope to make the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and/or the NCAA Tournament. While the later will be more difficult to attain, qualifying for the ACC Tournament [...] The post Syracuse Set to Play at Duke Tonight first appeared on Sports Then and Now .
From Sports Then and Now | 17 days ago | 0 reads
Before Mike Krzyzewski got to Duke in 1980, we had the relatively brief Bill Foster era. Foster was more of a builder than a sustainer. He did a nice job at Rutgers, then again at Utah, before moving to Duke. He found some underappreciated talent in Jim Spanarkel, then Mike Gminski when he was college-eligible […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 17 days ago | 0 reads
The Syracuse Orange come to town on Monday night, and Duke has to do a quick turnaround to face them. We preview the upcoming game on DBR Bites #144. The Orange have some good players to look out for, but they haven’t been able to find the consistency as a team. We go through who […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Outside the top 100 of KenPom, Likely to Miss the ACCT 18. Pittsburgh (Prev: 18, 2-11): Pittsburgh had a bad week losing by 16 and 14 to Duke and UNC, respectively. 17. Georgia Tech (Prev: 16, 2-11): Losers of 6 straight and 9 of 10, the bottom has dropped out for Georgia Tech. They took […]
From Shakin The Southland | 18 days ago | 1 read
Ken Jeong has understandably become a beloved figure among Duke Basketball fans. He’s one of us. He grew up in Greensboro and went to Duke. He did go to medical school in Chapel Hill, but nobody’s perfect. After his acting career took off with the Hangover movies, Jeong made his love of Duke Basketball more […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 18 days ago | 3 reads
After the joy that came from UNC’s comeback and eventual buzzer-beating win over Duke last weekend, it was followed up with a bit of a thud. Earlier this week, the Tar Heels went on the road at Miami and were put away by the Hurricanes, having never lead. Even more worryingly, Caleb Wilson exited the […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 20 days ago | 1 read
The Duke Basketball Roundup once again welcomes former ESPN the Magazine and The Athletic writer/editor Jordan Brenner to the show. The host of The Underdogs podcast has watched Duke for years and knows how to look at the team through an analytical lens. His insight is always on point. As he has several times over […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 21 days ago | 1 read