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Before injuries devastated his career and Grant Hill earned respect for working through things that would have forced most normal people to give up, he was one of the greatest talents the game has ever seen. When he was still with the Detroit Pistons, Hill was widely seen as the eventual successor to Michael Jordan’s […]
As winter arrives, children across the world race to fit in enough good deeds to get on Santa’s nice list—at least, that’s what the yearly inundation of holiday movies tells us. It seems, though, that too many college coaches have missed those reruns this year. High level college coaches are not known for their scruples […]
It’s a busy Saturday around the conference so let’s see who’s playing who: Florida State plays UMass in the AutoNation Orange Bowl Classic, UL Monroe visits Miami, mighty SC Upstate visits UNC, Evansville checks in at Notre Dame, Mercer stops by Littlejohn, Hofstra hazards a trip north to Syracuse, Memphis revives an old rivalry with […]
When we read through this article about Danny Hurley’s UConn program, it took a minute to realize what seemed off. Can you spot it? Go ahead and look. We’ll be here when you’re done. Okay, you saw it too, right? This line? “For us, the Texas game is a huge game. That game on Friday […]
As the 2025-26 NBA season unfolds, one thing is clear: Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel are providing the most entertaining and unique Rookie of the Year race in memory. Former roommates and teammates at Duke, both Flagg and Knueppel are redefining their respective teams. For Dallas, Flagg is providing a new vision of what is […]
This year’s Rookie of the Year race, so far anyway, has been quite unusual since the two leading candidates were teammates last year: former Blue Devils Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg. For most of the season, Knueppel’s strikingly mature game has had him out front of Flagg as the Charlotte Hornets began to plan around […]
In Thursday’s games, no surprises: Virginia Tech was never really threatened by Western Carolina, winning 96-74 and Syracuse won a more competitive game against Saint Joseph’s, 71-63. We understand that freshman Neoklis Avdalas, who dazzled people with a brilliant outing against Providence in just his second game, has been playing hurt. Well, he must be […]
Before we go any further, please understand that this video is a very rare exception to our general policy of not linking to NSFW stuff. So if you are at work or have small children about, consider yourself warned. That said, Duke fans: you’re going to love this. It’s a rant by a Michigan State […]
It’s really a bit too soon to talk about hot seats and coaching carousel stuff, but we’re up to the task. And there are definitely some coaches around the ACC and country who have warm behinds. So let’s take a look, ACC first, and who might be good replacements. Go to the DBR Boards to […]
There are definite signs of growth in an ACC basketball garden fertilized by last season’s embarrassment. Notably, this year ACC men’s teams almost broke even against the SEC in the leagues’ Challenge series, posting a respectable 7-9 mark after a 2-14 wipeout in 2024-25. Overall, after 63 nonconference games through Dec. 9 against top-flight opposition, […]
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Notre Dame beat Iowa 80-65, NC State throttled Liberty 85-45 and Boston College fell to UMass, 76-74. This was the first game Notre Dame played without star guard Markus Burton, who was injured against TCU last time out, and who now faces ankle surgery and, possibly, a redshirt season. The Irish […]
Greensboro native Bob McAdoo is, in one sense, the first one-and-done in ACC history: after transferring into UNC from a JUCO, he left after just one season, getting drafted by the Buffalo Braves in 1972 with the #2 pick (in one of the great draft fiascos of all time, LaRue Martin went #1 and Julius […]
The Duke Blue Devils are on exam break, so the Duke Basketball Roundup figured this would be a good time to take a critical look at where the team is after their first ten games. Jason and Donald bring back frequent guest Jordan Brenner (of ESPN, SI, and Underdogs fame) to answer some questions about […]
It’s been interesting to watch Cam Boozer’s freshman year unfold. He made a huge splash in Duke’s exhibition game against Tennessee, finishing with 24 points and 23 rebounds against a very physical program. Since then, there hasn’t really been much up down as you see with most freshmen. Boozer has had a couple of bad […]
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Cal beat D-II Dominican 93-71, Virginia clobbered Maryland Eastern Shore 84-60 and Clemson just missed a major upset, falling to BYU 67-64 in the Jimmy V Classic. And what a game it was. Clemson played beautifully in the first half, slicing and dicing #10 BYU. The Tigers put a blanket over […]
Duke fans got a really good sense of Kon Knueppel’s game last year but honestly: how many of you thought Knueppel would be a serious contender for Rookie of the Year? We didn’t. Around here, we thought he’d be better than expected, but doing what he’s doing? Did we think he’d be blowing the league […]
The streak goes on. Winning streaks can be affirming, attention-getting, intimidating. A run of victories can invest a team with confidence, encourage supporters, fuel momentum. All of those benefits presumably have accrued as Duke fought its way to victories in its first 10 games of the 2025-26 season. To appreciate what the Blue Devils are […]
Geographically, the doldrums are in the Tropics where the winds just didn’t blow and the old sailing ships were stuck with nowhere to go. In college basketball, the doldrums are in mid-December, encompassing exam breaks and the holidays. Then, more or less after the New Year, conference seasons begin in earnest. And the ACC obviously […]
Notre Dame A.D. Pete Bevacqua is apparently upset that the ACC pushed Miami in the College Football Playoffs at the expense of Notre Dame. We’re sure he’s a good man, but respectfully: why in the world would the ACC push Notre Dame football when it is not an ACC football team? Frankly, it’s kind of […]
Many people today know Bill Walton as an eccentric basketball broadcaster, but he had a long and interesting path before he got behind the mic. As a young man, he was introverted and uncomfortable but found an outlet in basketball. At UCLA, he won two national championships and entered the NBA highly regarded. Unbeknownst to […]
In Sunday’s ACC Action, UNC beat Georgetown 81-61, UNLV nipped Stanford 75-74, Hofstra knocked off Pitt 80-73 and SMU survived Texas A&M in overtime, 93-80. UNC put the Julian Alexander unis away for the Dean Smith era throwback uniforms but didn’t have too much trouble with Georgetown as they did in 1982. It was close […]
Rick Barry was legitimately a great player who almost no one could stand. Yet he was truly, truly elite. Barry played at Miami, averaging 37.4 ppg from 1962-65. He was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors (now Golden State Warriors and played there from 1965 to 1967 before trying to jump to the ABA after […]
Duke broke a four-game losing streak and did it on the road at Virginia Tech, 70-54. Duke survived an awful 24 turnovers largely through defense: the Hokies could not hit a shot, making just 5-16 threes and 17-64 overall, which translates to 31% and 27%. And they also coughed the ball up 17 times. Duke […]
What a Saturday! It was so great, we had to break them up into separate podcasts, which we give to you together! On Episode 777, we discuss Duke Football winning the ACC title over Virginia, its first ACC football title since 1989. Then on Episode 778, we recap Duke Men’s Basketball’s win at the Breslin […]
So how was your Saturday? If you’re a Duke fan (and that seems like a reasonable bet since you’re here), it was probably pretty good. Duke won at Michigan State (again) and Saturday evening, beat Virginia in overtime to win the 2025 ACC Football Championship. The interception by Luke Mergott when Virginia tried to run […]