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(05/07/20 4:00am)
It feels like yesterday that I walked into 201 Flowers for my first Chronicle sports meeting. As an avid Duke basketball fan, I figured I would chip in the occasional blog to share my thoughts about the team, but not much more.
(04/11/20 9:46am)
Editor's note: This is part of The Chronicle's bracket for Duke men's basketball's best wins of the Coach K era. If you want an overview of the tournament or information on the other regions within the bracket, click here.
(03/29/20 6:37pm)
With the suspension and later cancellation of all Duke athletic competition due to the spread of coronavirus, many Blue Devil seasons were abruptly cut short. The Chronicle is going to take a look back at those seasons affected as well as what we missed out on with their cancellations. First up: men’s basketball.
(03/09/20 5:53pm)
Despite coming off of back-to-back NCAA super regional appearances, this season's Duke team very well could be the best iteration of the Blue Devils in the last three years.
(03/07/20 3:14pm)
At 6 p.m. Saturday, No. 12 Duke will take on a sub-.500 North Carolina squad in its regular season finale. In the teams' Feb. 8 meeting, the Blue Devils came out on top in an instant classic. Will Duke be able to replicate that magic in Cameron Indoor Stadium?
(03/05/20 1:57pm)
Editor's note: This is part of a series about the Duke men’s basketball walk-up line experience based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle. You can learn more about the methodology and limitations of the survey here, student opinions on the in-game experience here and the reasons people do not go to games here.
(03/03/20 5:40pm)
At the end of every game, the Blue Devil players run in a single-file line down the sideline high-fiving the Cameron Crazies before entering the locker room. After Monday’s victory against N.C. State, however, the Crazies were treated to something extra special.
(03/03/20 2:02am)
(03/01/20 3:44am)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—If you were asked "Which three Blue Devils are going to lead the team?" the response would seem simple at first. Tre Jones and Vernon Carey are easy answers, but the third is a whole lot trickier.
(02/29/20 11:52pm)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Blue Devils have struggled on the road all season long and that trend does not appear to be changing Saturday in John Paul Jones Arena. No. 7 Duke was sluggish out of the gates, but used a 15-4 run to take the lead midway through the period. Virginia would not go away easy, however, and the teams enter the locker room tied at 25. Here are five observations from the opening period.
(02/28/20 5:49pm)
Prior to Tuesday’s double-overtime loss at Wake Forest, Duke was in the driver’s seat for the top seed in the ACC. With a defeat at Virginia, the Blue Devils will fall to fourth.
(02/27/20 1:17pm)
There’s no other way to put it: the 2019-20 Blue Devils have been a disappointment on the road.
(02/09/20 1:57am)
CHAPEL HILL—Eight years ago, Austin Rivers etched his name in the Duke-North Carolina history books with a game-winner as time expired. Saturday, Tre Jones and Wendell Moore Jr. took their place right alongside him.
(02/07/20 6:35pm)
Duke and North Carolina will battle for the 252nd time Saturday afternoon when they face off at the Dean Dome in Chapel Hill. Our Evan Kolin, Winston Lindqwister, Conner McLeod, Michael Model, Glen Morgenstern, Derek Saul and Shane Smith break down their predictions for the latest iteration of the Tobacco Road rivalry. Who do you think will come out on top?
(02/06/20 3:36am)
Duke will travel eight miles down 15-501 Saturday afternoon, searching for its first victory against Tobacco Road rival North Carolina in Chapel Hill since 2016.
(02/02/20 3:32am)
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—With Syracuse leading 21-14 and Blue Devil big men Vernon Carey Jr., Javin DeLaurier and Matthew Hurt all with two fouls in the first 11 minutes, Duke was in dangerous territory in the early going.
(01/05/20 3:08am)
CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Miami may be the farthest the Blue Devils have to travel this regular season, but for Vernon Carey Jr., Saturday evening’s matchup provided him an opportunity to feast on some home cooking.
(12/29/19 5:26pm)
As 2019 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
(12/27/19 3:06pm)
The 2010s were kind to Duke men’s basketball—Mike Krzyzewski’s program brought home a pair of national titles in addition to a host of individual accolades. With the embrace of one-and-done players, this decade brought perhaps the most individual talent that Durham has ever seen.
(12/04/19 4:43am)
EAST LANSING, Mich.—Despite playing in his first true road game and getting booed on every miss during shootaround, Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. was simply unfazed by the spotlight.