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The bell of the Blue Zone stock exchange has just rung again, meaning it's time to take another look at who is rising and falling with their performances for Blue Devil sports teams. Each week The Blue Zone will look at whose stock is on the rise and whose stock has taken a hit from the week in the world of Duke athletics.
After arguably its best performance of the season Saturday in its 90-60 romp of then-No. 10 Notre Dame, No. 4 Duke will look to keep the momentum going Monday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. Before each game this season, the Blue Zone will select a player on both teams that could make the difference for their respective squads:
Saturday afternoon marked a lot of things for Duke—the Blue Devils' best first-half performance of the season, Matt Jones' career-high 17-point effort and Justise Winslow's third consecutive double-double.
Notre Dame hit threes on its first two possessions, but from there, it was all Blue Devils.
In its first home game against a ranked team this season, No. 4 Duke (19-3, 6-3) fed off the energy inside Cameron Indoor Stadium to build a 50-24 lead against No. 10 Notre Dame (21-3, 9-2) in the first 20 minutes Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils were on fire offensively, shooting 81 percent and going 7-of-8 from 3-point range to put together one of their best halves of basketball of the season. Duke assisted on 11 of its 17 made shots in the period.
Coaches vs. Cancer has become a preeminent fundraising effort by college basketball coaches, but another advocacy effort could soon catch up.
No. 4 Duke is halfway through its ACC slate and has already had plenty of ups and downs to this point. The Chronicle's beat writers break down some of the most pressing questions as the Blue Devils get set to host No. 10 Notre Dame Saturday.
Ten days doesn't seem like a long time for things to change.
In its first home game since Jan. 19, No. 4 Duke held off a determined Georgia Tech squad that is much better than its 1-9 ACC record indicates, eventually prevailing 72-66 led by senior Quinn Cook. The Blue Devils' lone senior scored all 17 of his points in the second half as Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past North Carolina legend Dean Smith atop the ACC's all-time wins list with No. 423.
The Blue Devils have gotten used to Jay Bilas commentating during their biggest regular season games, but come April they could have one of their own also calling the biggest games of the season in pursuit of their fifth national title.
There were plenty of highlights of Shane Battier's trademark chase-down blocks as head coach Mike Krzyzewski approached win No. 1,000 and fans relived the greatest moments of his career. Now, one of Krzyzewski's greatest players will get a chance to create a new memory for younger fans to enjoy live.
The Blue Devils lost one of their top commits for next year Dec. 12 when four-star tight end Tyler Petite decided to stay in-state and play for Southern California, and a day before national signing day, Duke got more bad news.
The bell of the Blue Zone stock exchange has just rung again, meaning it's time to take another look at who is rising and falling with their performances for Blue Devil sports teams. Each week The Blue Zone will look at whose stock is on the rise and whose stock has taken a hit from the week in the world of Duke athletics.
Two years ago, Kurt Roper was the offensive coordinator when Duke enjoyed a historic season and took on Texas A&M and Johnny Manziel in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Sometimes there’s such a thing as too much preparation and apparently that was the case for Jahlil Okafor Saturday night.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Blue Devils have played 20 games this season and have already done something almost no team has the chance to—beat three top-six opponents on their home court.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski reached the pinnacle of his profession with win No. 1,000 Jan. 25 at Madison Square Garden, but just six days later he achieved another notable accomplishment.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—After the way Duke stormed back against the No. 2 team in the country Saturday night, it was hard to fathom that just 48 hours earlier the Blue Devils were reacting to a historic decision that put the team in a negative light.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—With 5:19 left in arguably their most important game of the season, the Blue Devils looked dead in the water.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—No. 2 Virginia leads the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 49.2 points per game this season.
