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Now that the field has been selected, we’re all starting to get some sense of the lay of the land. Here’s what we’ve learned so far. Houston may have gotten a major break. The #2 seed in the South, if they advance, they’ll be playing…in the Toyota Center. That’s in Houston. Specifically, it’s five miles […]
In some respects what they achieved was unique to the times and circumstances, yet in an essential sense entirely the same. And, in any sense, historic in a manner that cannot be minimized. Only Everett Case, whose uptempo NC State teams did more than any others to immediately establish the ACC as a basketball conference […]
Here’s the latest on Pat Ngongba, as Coach Jon Scheyer says he’s making progress. He talks about how analytics sees Ngongba, and what he has meant to Duke’s defense, especially inside. And he also says things are “very positive,” but he doesn’t want to risk a setback. It’s hard to know without more information, but […]
The NCAA Tournament begins for Duke on Thursday, and their First Round opponent is the Siena Saints. We preview the 1 vs. 16 matchup on DBR Bites #152. Siena is coached by Syracuse legend Gerry McNamara, and they got to the Dance by winning the MAAC Tournament. We look at who they’ve played and how […]
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As you probably saw Sunday, the NCAA brackets were announced, and the general reaction was that Duke got screwed and also that Duke got the toughest bracket, and it’s not fair. To which we say: meh. Look, we get the argument that the #1 seed is supposed to have earned the easiest bracket, and in […]
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Kara Lawson’s Duke team learned its NCAA destiny on Sunday, and the Blue Devils will be the #3 seed in the Sacramento 1 Regional. Duke will start off at home in Cameron against #14 seed Charleston. Also in Duke’s regional: #1 UCLA, #2 LSU, and #6 Baylor. Duke, of course, lost to all three early […]
We were sad when TJ Power chose to leave Duke. We thought, with a little time and some more muscle, he could turn into a heck of a player. It didn’t happen for him at Virginia, where Tony Bennett recruited him, only to retire just before the season started last fall. Now a junior at […]
It has only been less than 24 hours since Duke won the ACC title over Virginia but there is little time to look back as the most important games now lie before us. The Duke Basketball Roundup crew is already deep into their analysis of the brackets, especially Duke’s East region, which looks absolutely loaded. […]
We’ll do a more comprehensive look later, but here are some initial thoughts about the NCAA tournament field. First, both NC State and SMU are in the First Four. Better in than out, but it’s also sort of damning with faint praise. Both teams need to get out there to be taken seriously. Both are […]
The NCAA tournament brackets were revealed Sunday evening, and after both Florida and Michigan lost in their respective conference tournaments, the choice for the #1 seed came down to Duke and Arizona. And since Duke had it coming in to the weekend, and won the ACC Tournament without two of its normal starters, guess what: […]
Bracketology season is nearly at an end, with the official bracket reveal coming at 6 p.m. eastern this afternoon. While most of the national conversation now centers around the bubble teams, the most relevant questions for Duke fans are what teams will be the Blue Devils’ biggest competition in their bracket. With that in mind, […]
Duke has done it! The Blue Devils held off the Virginia Cavaliers to win their second straight ACC Tournament title and Jon Scheyer’s 3rd in 4 seasons. We salute the champions on Episode 808! We discuss some of the great headlines we received and sit back and marvel at how this team overcame the injuries […]
If you look back at the final seconds of Duke’s win over Virginia, it’s pretty interesting. When Isaiah Evans gets the ball in to Cameron Boozer with 27.4 seconds on the clock, Boozer does what he usually does in that sort of situation: he heads to the basket like a train highballing downhill. He fakes […]
Duke won a remarkable ACC Championship over Virginia on Saturday, and Blue Devil fans will remember this one for a long time. It may be the most satisfying championship many fans have ever seen. But the most satisfying? Maybe, although we can think of three that might rival it. In 1960, Vic Bubas was an […]
There are still some pieces that will be sorted out Sunday, and of course bracketology is not the final word. But it is fun, and it is worth taking a look at. After Duke’s win in Saturday’s ACC Championship, Duke is likely to retain the #1 seed overall and the #1 seed in the East. […]
If you haven’t seen the end of the Dayton-Saint Louis game, you’re in for a real treat. First, Dayton got a three from Jacob Conner with about 15.5 seconds left to play. Then Saint Louis brought the ball down and ran a variation of the play that Villanova used to beat UNC in the 2017 […]
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Duke wasn’t supposed to do this. Not down two starters. Not with just seven players. Wasn’t supposed to happen. But it did. Duke knocked off Virginia in a taut, 74-70 win that took everything the depleted Blue Devils had. We’ve said all year that this team has a winners’ mentality, and we really saw that […]
Duke is missing two starters, as you probably know, and there’s some positive news about at least one of them. Jon Scheyer told Brendan Marks of the Athletic that “Pat is working his butt off every day. He took another really good step with our medical team today, so he’s trending in a great direction […]
Date 3/14 || Time 8:30 || Venue Spectrum Center || Video ESPN Duke and Virginia, the top two teams in the ACC regular season, will meet for the ACC Championship on Saturday in Charlotte. Duke got there after surviving Florida State, 80-79, and then hammering Clemson on Friday night, 71-63. Virginia defeated NC State on […]
In Saturday’s ACC Tournament Action, Virginia beat Miami, 84-62, to reach the ACC Tournament Championship against Duke Saturday night. Ugonna Onyenso, who was outstanding against NC State, and who has already set the tournament record for blocked shots with 12, had another big night for the Wahoos. Onyenso blocked 4 shots here after getting 8 […]
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It’s March, it has been for two weeks now, but it’s not officially March for hoop heads until the buzzer beaters start rolling in. And it’ll be hard to beat Arizona’s game-winner against Iowa State. Both teams were brilliant down the stretch, trading baskets, with each unable to stop the other. Iowa State tied the […]