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2026 ACC High School Recruits
It used to be a lot easier to put together a list of high school recruits, but between the portal, international recruits, and reclassified players, it’s gotten to be a much more complex situation. Really, it’s gone from recruiting season to roster-building season. Some schools hardly bother to recruit high school players anymore. So far, […]
Big 12 Follows Big Ten, SEC, Bans Return Of Professional Athletes
On Wednesday, the Big 12 joined the Big Ten and the SEC in banning athletes with professional experience from returning to NCAA competition. The funny thing is that each conference has gone further. The Big Ten bars any underclassman who declared for the NFL Draft and failed to withdraw, signed a professional contract, or was […]
Former Blue Devil Kyle Singler Posts More Concerning Videos
On Tuesday night, a troubled Kyle Singler posted another video, in which he basically pleaded for help, specifically asking his old coach, Mike Krzyzewski, for aid. We don’t know exactly what’s going on, but there are a few things that seem to make sense. First, Coach K is unlikely to address this publicly, and if […]
YouTube Gold: Duke Smokes West Virginia In The 2010 Final Four
In 2008, #2 seed Duke played #7 West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, only to see the Mountaineers upset them, 73-67. West Virginia was led by Joe Mazzulla, who had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. Now, of course, he is the head coach of the Boston Celtics. Duke lost largely because West Virginia […]
Kyrie Irving Almost Back From ACL & Dereck Lively Reaches New Heights
Former Blue Devil Kyrie Irving missed all of last season after an ACL injury on March 3, 2025, but he’s been rehabbing and will be back on the court with fellow Brotherhood members Cooper Flagg and Dereck Lively. An ACL requires intense physical therapy and a lengthy recovery period He’s said that he’s ready and […]
SEC, Big Ten Take A Stand On Pros Returning To College
With all the changes in college basketball, and the dominant position the Situational Ethics Conference and the Big Ten are in, you’d think they’d be fine with letting pros back in college to get a bigger competitive advantage. As it turns out, you would be wrong. On Tuesday, the Big Ten unanimously rejected anyone leaving […]
YouTube Gold: In 1995, Randolph Childress Became An ACC Legend
In 1995, Wake Forest was in its golden era. The Demon Deacons had Tim Duncan and Randolph Childress on the roster, and were on the way to back-to-back ACC Tournament Championships. And in 1995, Childress was on his way to a legendary ACC Tournament performance. He lit Duke up for 40 in the quarterfinals, then […]
Deron Rippey vs. VJ Edgecombe
There was a big buzz over July and August about Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and his rather advanced game and physique. But he’s not the only Duke freshman who is causing a ruckus. Fellow frosh Deron Rippey, who is expected to come off the bench, may make it tougher for Jon Scheyer to keep […]
YouTube Gold: The Exquisite Post Skills Of Kevin McHale
Over the last few years, a lot of things have changed in college basketball. Not all that long ago, between the influence of the Golden State Warriors and the endless defection of young college post players to the NBA, SmallBall was very much in vogue. More recently, with teams like Duke and Michigan building much […]
DBR Podcast #841: Get Familiar With Duke!
With not a ton of news to discuss, it’s time to get familiar with our Duke men’s basketball team! We do that on Episode 841. Duke has released a series of posts on Instagram called “Get Familiar” that introduce us to almost all of the players on the team, whether they are returning or new […]
Cooper Flagg, Arianna Roberson Have A Moment
As you may remember, we learned recently that former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg is dating current Duke player Arianna Roberson, and they may have just become a meme. At least in public, Flagg has always been a quiet guy. When he came for his recruiting visit, we had no idea if he enjoyed it or […]
ACC Preview #14 – Notre Dame
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State Over the last eight months or so, there has been a conversation, mostly quiet but occasionally quite public, about whether […]
YouTube Gold: Michael Jordan Rejects Ralph Sampson
Ralph Sampson is kind of overlooked, if not forgotten today, but he was sort of the original Wemby, minus the three-point shooting, and he was a much better athlete than Victor Wembanyama is. At Virginia, the 7-4 Sampson was a revelation. He was very thin, but was immediately dominant in the ACC, and he made […]
The Knueppel/Noordgard Family Tree Is Just Full Of Hoopsters
As most of you know, Kon Knueppel comes from a pretty athletic family. Both of his parents played, his four brothers all play, and the second son in the family, Kager, has committed to Duke as well. His uncle, Tod Kowalczyk, coaches Toledo, another uncle, Klay Knueppel, coaches the women’s basketball team at Wisconsin Lutheran […]
Mark Mitchell Commits To Kentucky
Big news for Mark Mitchell and Kentucky as the former Blue Devil is now a Wildcat. UK Coach Mark Pope kept a roster spot open for just such a situation, and now, at least for the moment, assuming the courts don’t overrule this decision, Kentucky can pair Mitchell with Milan Momcilovic for one of the […]
YouTube Gold: Duke’s Greatest Buzzer Beaters
When most people think Duke buzzer beaters, they immediately go to Christian Laettner gutting the entire state of Kentucky in 1992. And fair enough, that was an iconic play. There are so many other buzzer beaters in Duke history though, and this video runs them down. It starts with Gene Banks’ big shot to put […]
Duke Is Right To Avoid The 5th Year Madness
August is traditionally a slow news period for college basketball fans, as attention turns towards the approaching football season. But the American judicial system, being new to its outsized influence in dictating the rules of collegiate athletics, apparently didn’t get the memo. First, a class action lawsuit resulted in an order granting all members of […]
A Flattering Article About Jon Scheyer Has A Glaring Hole
Jon Scheyer has had a tremendous start at Duke, with a 124-25 record over his first four seasons, which works out to 31 wins per year, or 83.2%. This article from Yahoo Sports also points out that Duke has won 20 road games in the last two seasons, which is indeed impressive, but there’s a […]
Jayson Tatum Stops By Campus & Caleb Foster Benefits
One of the things that Duke does under Jon Scheyer, and before him under Mike Krzyzewski, is maintaining connections to the players who came before the current team. We’ve seen Jay Bilas address the team in preseason in years past, and not long ago, Jabari Parker came back and met and addressed this year’s squad. […]
YouTube Gold: Gerald Henderson’s Top Ten Duke Dunks
When Gerald Henderson got to Duke, it didn’t take long for people to understand that he was a sensational talent. The most electrifying part of his game, though, the thing that got people out of their seats, was his leaping ability. Henderson is one of the best dunkers to ever come through Cameron Indoor Stadium. […]
Mark Mitchell Update – Wish Granted
Former Duke Blue Devil Mark Mitchell was granted a fifth year Friday by a Jefferson County, Kentucky judge. Mitchell hasn’t announced what school he will choose yet, but he did put a Do Not Contact tag on his portal entry. That could mean he’s already decided, or that he wants all contact to go through […]
NCAA Wins In Court, 5th Year Ruling Is Stayed
It’s increasingly hard to keep track of things, but the NCAA has won a stay of the order that allowed all 2022 recruits to have an extra year of eligibility. In order to be eligible now, you have to win in a state court, which means that numerous suits will be filed by Monday morning, […]
ACC Preview #13 – Florida State
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech To be candid, the two teams we were most curious about for preview season were B.C. and Florida State, because both have hired […]
YouTube Gold: The 1980 ACC Tournament Controversy
The Foster era at Duke was brief but fascinating. Bill Foster arrived in Durham in 1974 after a bizarre attempt to lure former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp out of retirement (only the death of Rupp’s farm manager stopped this from actually happening. Rupp was 72 at the time; he would die of spinal cancer in […]
DBR Podcast #840: Preparing To Defend A Football Title (w/ Anna Snyder)
Duke Football is close to opening up their season as the defending ACC champions. What’s in store for them? On Episode 840, we speak with Anna Snyder of the Fayetteville Observer on where the football team is at as they finish out the preseason. The biggest question facing the Blue Devils this season: who will […]
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