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When Caleb Foster had various members of the Duke team on the Brotherhood Podcast before last season started, he asked everyone who had surprised them the most. Just about everyone said Kon Knueppel, and that kind of got your attention. This past fall, before the NBA season started, someone asked Charlotte GM Jeff Peterson if […]
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We are back with DBR Bites #147 as the Duke Blue Devils prepare for a showdown against the Virginia Cavaliers in a battle for 1st in the ACC! Virginia has been playing very well lately, but so has Duke. We take you through what Virginia has done to date and why they have been so […]
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A lot can still change, but if the ACC Tournament started today, here’s what we’d see: First, Boston College, Pitt, and Georgia Tech would stay home. #8 SMU and #9 Virginia Tech would start things on Tuesday, followed by #12 Florida State and #13 Stanford, followed by #10 Syracuse and #15 Notre Dame, while #11 […]
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Selection Sunday is only two Sundays away and there are some interesting national storylines developing. Here are a few to keep track of: Go to the DBR Boards to find Blue Healer Auctions | Drop us a line
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In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Boston College nipped Wake Forest, 68-67, Stanford took down Pitt, 75-67, and Cal surprised SMU, 73-69. Boston College led Wake Forest for much of the game and was up 64-56 with 1:42 left. Juke Harris hit a pair of threes, with the last coming with 18.8 left and giving the Deacs […]
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In 1976-77, Dean Smith had been the coach at UNC for 16 years and had long since established himself as one of the best coaches in college basketball. He had been to the Final Four in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1972. When the U.S. basketball team allegedly lost to the Soviets in 1972, Smith was […]
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Well, that was fun! The Blue Devils showed exactly zero mercy facing an injured and outmanned Notre Dame club on Tuesday night, throttling the Irish in a game that felt like it was over only minutes after it had begun. There are so many superlatives coming out of the win — the biggest Notre Dame home […]
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What can you say after a game like Duke had against Notre Dame but: wow. The numbers, the history…it’s all staggering. This was the worst loss for Notre Dame in over 100 years….128 to be exact. Think about that for a minute. The only worse loss Notre Dame has ever suffered was in the freaking […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Miami beat Florida State, 83-73, and Virginia just walloped NC State again, this time, 90-61, which was a lot worse than the loss in Raleigh on January 3rd. Virginia won that time, 76-61, after State cut into a massive lead late. No such luck this time. Virginia just crushed State. The […]
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In 1967, the NCAA banned the dunk shot. Publicly, the cartel was concerned about injuries but the general theory was that it was because of one player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor. At 7-2, Jabbar was nearly impossible to guard in college, leading UCLA to three straight national titles. He was so far […]
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Any concerns that Duke might be flat after Saturday’s big win over Michigan evaporated quickly in South Bend as the Blue Devils rolled to a 100-56 win. Duke set the tone early against Notre Dame, going inside to Patrick Ngongba for a quick layup and shortly after forcing an early shot-clock violation by the Irish. […]
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We’re understandably a bit prejudiced because we live in ACC territory – in other words, America from sea to shining sea — but the conversation has changed little as the 2025-26 season unfolded. Cameron Boozer has earned mention week in and week out as a favorite, if not the favorite, to win recognition as the […]
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Saturday was arguably the most momentous day of the college basketball season thus far—both on and off the court. Hours before Arizona won at Houston, Duke beat Michigan, and Iowa State fell at BYU, the NCAA released its eighth annual in-season look at the Top 16 NCAA Tournament seeds. This oft-overlooked occasion is the only […]
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In Monday night’s ACC Action, Louisville had a chance against UNC but couldn’t pull it off. The Cards had an early lead but Carolina took a 39-38 lead into halftime and then pushed out to a 56-40 lead not too far into the second half. But Carolina again had trouble holding the lead. The Tar […]
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Bobby Knight took the Indiana job in 1971 at the tender age of 31, as the UCLA dynasty was beginning to wind down. He got immediate results. In his first season, Indiana went to the NIT, which, at that point, was still a big deal. In 1974, when NC State broke the Wooden dynasty, Indiana […]
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The most Shane Battier line of all time was when he was a senior we think, and Duke briefly dropped out of first place in the ACC, where he had been almost his entire career in Durham. When Duke returned to the top, someone asked him how it felt, and Battier smiled and said, “normal.” […]
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There is no rest for the weary and no time to bask in the glow of that stirring weekend win over Michigan. Jon Scheyer and the guys are in the Midwest as they get ready for an ACC clash with Notre Dame. The Irish have been bit pretty hard by the injury bug but still have […]
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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, […]
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Only one game Monday as Louisville heads to Chapel Hill with both traditional powers playing erratically. Louisville is 20-7/9-5 while UNC is 21-6/9-5. the Cardinals had won five straight before losing to SMU. Most recently they beat Georgia Tech. As for UNC, the Tar Heels are 2-2 since losing at Miami. The last three games, […]
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In 2008, Duke ran into West Virginia in the NCAA tournament and, well…took a beating. West Virginia was physically more mature and significantly tougher. They were led by a reserve off the bench who would rise to prominence later, as the coach of the Boston Celtics. His name? Joe Mazzulla. He finished with 13 points, […]
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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 […]
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This was arguably the biggest non-conference regular season game Duke has played in years. Everyone said it felt like a Final Four atmosphere. And when the dust cleared at the end of a physical and emotional battle, Duke was the team with the victory and the vaunted Michigan Wolverines took the L. Both Donald Wine and […]
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We didn’t really get into this Saturday, being focused on the Michigan game, but the NCAA released its top 16 seeds during the day. Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Iowa State were the #1 seeds – and then, naturally, Michigan and Iowa State lost. Fortunately for Iowa State, so did #2 seeds Houston and Illinois (if […]
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Michigan’s Fab Five had an extraordinary impact on college basketball and to an extent, they still overshadow modern-day Michigan teams. So it’s no surprise that those guys are still front and center when Michigan plays Duke. And not surprisingly, given their track record, they still get it wrong. In this video clip, Michigan grad Rich […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, let’s separate the lame games from the good ones first. Lame: Louisville 87, Georgia Tech 70; Pitt 73, Notre Dame 68; Virginia Tech 82, Wake Forest 63; SMU 94, Boston College 70. Good: UNC 77, Syracuse 64; Virginia 86, Miami 83; Florida State 70, Clemson 65; Cal 72, Stanford 66. Let’s […]
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