Junior guard Alex O’Connell has entered the transfer portal. O’Connell averaged 5.2 points in 29 games this season and started 6 games for the Blue Devils. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/6mQvq0M9nQ — Alex O’Connell 🐰 (@Alex_OC11) March 21, 2020 2019-20 Appeared in 29 games with six starts Averaged career-highs with 5.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game Went 5-of-12 from the field for …
A Few Thoughts on Pending Blue Devil Decisions
Obviously sports is such a small part of the picture in what is happening in the country and all over the world with regard to COVID-19. Sometimes we need sports as escapism because, well, there is a lot to be worried about, angry about and uncertain of. So very rarely is sports tied into the what’s happening in the world, …
Vernon Carey Jr. Selected CBS Sports’ Top Freshman, Two Named All-American
DURHAM, N.C. – CBS Sports announced its 2020 college basketball All-America Teams with Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr., earning a spot on the Second Team and being named Freshman of the Year while sophomore Tre Jones earned Third Team status. Duke and Kansas were the only programs with multiple selections to the CBS Sports All-America Teams, as Carey and Jones joined …
A Season Incomplete: Thanks to the Players, Coaches & Fans for a Great Season
Clearly 2020 has been one of the more odd years for sports and it’s not even half over. Today was another piece of what has just been a surreal first 3 months of 2020. With the college basketball post season being cancelled all we have is the ability to look back on the season and enjoy it for what it …
Duke Downs the Tar Heels in the Rematch 89-76 to Earn Season Sweep; Carey Jr with 25; Jones with 21
This Duke Blue Devil team was in need of a winning streak heading into the post season. This game had zero influence on Duke’s seeding in the ACC Tournament but it probably did a lot for the psyche of a team that hasn’t played their best basketball as of late. Having lost 3 of 5 games getting two wins in …
Struggling Duke Finds the Zone; Second Half Run Downs NC State | 88-69
Facing NC State was a huge test for both the mental state of this Duke team as well as just trying to right the ship in terms of post season play. Duke did not look good right off the bat and NC State seems to pick up where they left off in the first game, shredding the Duke defense and …
Blue Devils Bounce Back against Virginia Tech 88-64; Stanley Scores 21
Losing to NC State in the fashion that they did clearly left a bad taste in the mouths of the Blue Devils. At home against Virginia Tech Saturday night gave the Blue Devils a chance to respond and redeem. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team did just that. Being home cured all the ails for the young Blue Devils and a renewed …
Blue Devils Dominant Over the Irish | 94-60; Carey Scores 21; Jones Scores 19
Mike Brey began his career at Notre Dame dominating his former boss Coach Mike Krzyzewski with a 5-1 record. Lately Duke’s Coach K has reversed that tide by winning 6 straight against his former assistant coach. With the ACC being as unpredictable as it’s been in a very long time even a supposed top heavy ACC has been a hotbed …
Quick Turnaround? No Problem, as Duke Pushes Past Florida State 70-65
Most including me would have given the Duke Blue Devils a pass if they’d lost this game against the number 8 team in the nation on short rest. With this teams history of slow starts, it didn’t seem to bode well for the Blue Devils but, well, Duke happened. Goldwire happened, Matthew Hurt happened. The Blue Devils jumped out to …
Blue Devils Win Improbable OT Thriller at Dean Dome 98-96 | Tre Jones Goes for 28
Duke Takes Game 1 against the Tar Heels | 98-96