People seem to be making a big deal out of a Trevon Duval tweet where in response to the NCAA rules change regarding players who aren’t drafted being able to return to school. Duval was not selected in either round of the 2018 NBA Draft and caught on as part of the Houston Rockets summer league team. Wasn’t going back … Read More
Some Thoughts Going into the 18-19 Season
Suffice it to say the 2018-2019 Blue Devil squad under Coach Mike Krzyzewski will have their work cut out for them. Outside expectations aside this iteration of Duke Men’s Basketball has big shoes to fill.
Some Recruiting Tidbits Over the Last Month or so:
What seemed like Duke going somewhat hard at Nico Mannion may be for naught as the 6’3 point guard reclassified to the 2019 class and is eyeing a decision in the spring. All signs, if you can call them that, point to Seam Miller
Summer Hoops Prep More than Just X’s and O’s
Courtesy: Duke Sports Information DURHAM – The summer workouts for the Duke men’s basketball team are more than just fundamentals. The entire first week of July was focused on education and analysis as the Blue Devils learned about their bodies, how to train, how to eat right and how to recover. In conjunction with the Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Lab … Read More
Change is Good…Right?
Being a College Basketball fan means getting used to change. You know going in that each new crop of freshmen, at most, are only going to be around for 4 years – if you are lucky. Being a fan of a high-major College Basketball team nowadays means bracing yourself for the inevitable – the best players are going to bounce. Duke fans have been subject to this as much as anyone, the past several years especially.
Duke Falls Short of the Final Four; Jayhawks Win in Overtime 85-81
All good things must come to an end and Duke’s journey this season ends a few wins shy of the goal with the Kansas Jayhawks moving on to the final four. Kansas moves on with an 85-81 victory over the young Blue Devils in an overtime classic. In the end Kansas was able to get stops against the Blue Devils … Read More
Duke Survives Gutty Syracuse 69-65 to Advance to the Elite 8; Bagley III Scores 19, Carter Jr. Notches 16th Double-Double of the Season
Everyone knew coming into Duke vs Syracuse Part II: Game of Zones that this would be a low scoring affair and a game that would come down to the final few possessions. The game was an ebb and flow of momentum 40 minutes and neither team gave much more than an inch. Duke came in looking to have much more … Read More
Duke Bound! Cam Reddish (@camreddish) Is Taking A Pro Game To Durham! Courtesy of @pthoops_
Duke commit Cam Reddish was selected for the McDonalds All American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit and has had a phenomenal senior year. Cam helps to make up the top recruiting class in the nation alongside R.J. Barrett, Tre Jones and Zion Williamson.
Duke Swats away the Gaels 89-67; Trevon Duval 19, Dishes 8 Assists
The Blue Devils for the first 13 minutes of their first NCAA Tournament game looked impressive on offense and pedestrian at best on defense. The Iona Gaels came out firing against the Duke zone and were step by step with the 2 seeded Blue Devils at 19 a piece. Duke, however, had an extra gear that sent them a 34-20 … Read More