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We’re back with Episode 771 to recap Duke’s big win against Kansas in the Champions Classic! Jason and Donald are still happy after a Duke performance that took out the Jayhawks in a big game at Madison Square Garden. They start with the headlines from the game and get into all of the good things […]
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Duke’s win over Kansas was not perfect, but you’re seeing the outlines of this team come into focus. Obviously Cameron Boozer is the focus. You can’t ignore him anywhere, because he can score inside or out and even if you have an athletically superior defender like Flory Bidunga, Boozer has a knack that not everyone […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Florida State took care of UT Martin 87-73, Boston College beat Hampton 63-52, Georgia Tech nipped Georgia Southern 68-66, SMU pounded Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-60, Syracuse got by Monmouth 78-73, Stanford smacked Louisiana 93-66, Cal topped Presbyterian 67-57 and UNC sank a gutty Navy team, 73-61. And all we can say to […]
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Duke has had some wonderful walk-ons over the years and some who became critical. In 1977, when Tate Armstrong was injured and the guard core was thin, walk-on Bruce Bell became a starter and played really well for Duke. Around the same time, Rob Hardy became a very useful player. In more recent times, Justin […]
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Duke beat a limited Kansas team in the Champions Classic in New York,but it wasn’t a perfect game by any means. In the first part of the first half, Kansas did exactly what it needed to in the absence of star freshman Darryn Peterson – the Jayhawks turned Duke over and got out in transition, […]
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In some respects basketball scheduling in 2025-26 is what it ever was – aimed to provide enough favorable game sites and timing of contests to protect a coach’s job, satisfy existing relationships, entertain fans, and fashion a formidable oncourt unit. Not necessarily in that order. Increasingly, schedules also are conjured to produce a propitious program […]
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In Monday’s ACC Action, NC State survived VCU 85-79, Pitt blew by Bucknell 84-50 and Clemson cruised by North Alabama 81-61. VCU has developed a reputation as a place to find coaches on the rise. Just look at who they’ve had coach there since 1998: Mack McCarthy, Jeff Capel, Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart, Will Wade, […]
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Every so often – pretty rarely though – a basketball player shows up who is so imaginative and gifted that fans are just dazzled. Most recently we saw it in Caitlin Clark’s rookie season when she took the WNBA to a new level and drew fans in from all over. Well, Caitlin Clark may have […]
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Duke has a big game on Tuesday in Madison Square Garden. The Duke Basketball Roundup is here with a preview of everything you need to know about the Kansas Jayhawks, including the uncertain status of their star freshman Darryn Peterson. The Jayhawks are a different team without Peterson and it robs all of us of […]
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Date || November 18 || Time 9:00 || Venue Madison Square Garden || Video ESPN It’s almost time for the Championship Classic, the annual event featuring Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State, and this year the Blue Devils will see the Jayhawks in Madison Square Garden. There is an immediate question about this game because […]
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The ACC split on four games Sunday, with Wake Forest beating UMass Lowell 109-75 and Virginia Tech taking care of Charlotte, 84-76. As for the losses, Notre Dame lost to Ohio State 64-63 while Miami fell to Florida 82-68. Miami is vastly improved from last year’s disaster but they couldn’t stand up to Florida’s front […]
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Honestly, it took us awhile to understand the level of hatred Maryland had for Duke in the 1990’s and 2000’s. We became the focus of their enmity but for us? What did we care about Maryland? They were an average basketball team for most of that time. It took years to them to recover from […]
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After the disastrous game against West Virginia earlier in the week, we weren’t sure what to expect at Liberty, but it was clear that it was suddenly a very important game. And Duke came through, winning, 71-57. The Blue Devils forced 17 turnovers, including 9 steals, and shot 51.5% In the third quarter, Liberty cut […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, Louisville topped Ohio 106-81, Virginia smacked Marshall 104-78, Clemson fell to Georgetown 79-74, SMU nipped Butler 87-85, BC got by Temple 76-71 and after a tight first half, Syracuse blew out Drexel 80-50. Louisville forced 17 turnovers, which is pretty good but the key thing to us is that Pat Kelsey […]
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We first saw that Kansas’ freshman sensation Darryn Peterson was having a hamstring issue a few days ago, but as it turns out, it’s been going on for a bit longer than most people knew. Peterson has been playing through pain for a while but KU coach Bill Self characterized it as “tight,” but is […]
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We are four games in now and can start to get a sense of this Duke team’s parameters. So let’s take a look at a few things as Kansas looms next week. First, Duke’s defense is already imposing. So far, Duke is giving up just 58.75 ppg. Texas had 60, Western Carolina 54, Army 59 […]
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After Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten, like a lot of ACC fans probably, we stopped paying much attention to the Terps. We did follow the Mark Turgeon saga as Terp fans turned on their coach, and were intrigued by the Kevin Willard saga, as the Terps coach, in a savagely ironic twist, […]
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Duke fell to 5-5 (4-2 in the ACC) at the hands of Virginia. The final score was 34-17 but the game was not that close. In fact, the game was not competitive, it was an old-fashioned butt whooping. The Cavaliers led 31-3 before Duke outscored Virginia 14-3 in the 4th quarter. Duke’s rally was too […]
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Whew… what can you say about Cameron Boozer’s big game? The Duke Basketball Roundup is almost at a loss for words to describe the stat-stuffing outburst from the star freshman. And there was much more to enjoy in this game beyond just the big performance by Cam. Duke showcased defensive disruption that will give migraines […]
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In Friday’s ACC Action, UNC crushed NCCU 97-53 and Georgia nipped 92-87. In Chapel Hill, it was really no contest. The Eagles had to deal with UNC’s huge front line and 6-10 Caleb Wilson had a big night with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Henri Veesaar, 7-0, had 12 points, 11 […]
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Lenny Wilkens, who passed away on November 9th, was a remarkable presence in the game from 1957 to 2005. As a player, he starred at Providence before being drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1960. He was of the same era as Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. He is in […]
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We don’t fully understand what happened in Duke’s game against West Virginia since we were in Cameron for the Indiana State game at the time, but it wasn’t great. Duke led 23-20 at the half but on the final play of the half, Jordan Wood blocked a shot by West Virginia’s Jordan Harrison. Wood then […]
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Although Indiana State surprised Duke by running out to a 14-4 lead thanks to some sensational early three point shooting, reality settled in quickly for the Sycamores as Duke pushed back, going up 15-14. Indiana State went up 17-15, but after that, it was almost all Duke. Cameron Boozer had a sensational first half, finishing […]
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