Riding solo
(06/05/17 4:00am)
By now, Duke fans are familiar with the one-and-done trend that has swept through college basketball.
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By now, Duke fans are familiar with the one-and-done trend that has swept through college basketball.
In a year that has seen Russell Westbrook and James Harden captivate the eyes of the basketball world with two of the greatest regular seasons in NBA history, fans have had little to complain about.
Superstar New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. took to Instagram this weekend to share a handful of videos from his time in Phoenix for the Final Four, including his brief handshake with Roy Williams—North Carolina's coach and the leader of a basketball camp that Beckham participated in long ago.
Before the officials hijacked what was expected to be a riveting showdown between North Carolina and Gonzaga, one of the most eye-popping similarities between the teams was their size.
Antonio Vrankovic
Javin DeLaurier
Coming into a matchup with the nation’s seventh-ranked scoring offense, it looked like Duke would need to win a shootout to earn a second consecutive win against a ranked opponent.
Vermont Catamounts: 29-5, 16-0 in the America East
Baylor Bears: 25-7, 11-6 in the Big 12
In a season that has been filled with frustration at times, two of Duke’s most crowd-pleasing moments have been provided by a pair of youngsters.
With the attention paid to the strength of the ACC and its top teams, its easy to forget that other conferences in America also have potential national title contenders.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.—After losing at the buzzer Wednesday the Blue Devils found themselves in another close contest against a team that has caused them troubles in years past.
Perhaps the only thing Kentucky head coach John Calipari is better known for than his ability to develop future NBA All-Stars is his willingness to speak his mind.
After pulling out a gritty road win at Virginia Wednesday, the Blue Devils prevailed in a high-scoring affair against Wake Forest Saturday. Duke came away with a 99-94 victory to extend its winning streak to seven and move to 10-4 in conference play to keep pace close to the top of the ACC standings.
The last time the Blue Devils took the floor against Wake Forest, they were a completely different unit struggling to develop an identity with head coach Mike Krzyzewski still on the mend from back surgery.
With the NCAA's preview bracket revealed Saturday afternoon and some tight contests throughout the weekend, the AP Poll saw some shake-up just a month away from the Big Dance.
On the stat sheet following the first Tobacco Road rivalry matchup of 2017, the rebounding column read: Duke 31, North Carolina 30.
Coming into the game, the Blue Devils’ inability to match up with North Carolina’s post players appeared to be a point of concern.
Through 20 minutes of play, freshman Jayson Tatum had shown all the signs of a freshman struggling with the intensity of the Tobacco Road rivalry.
Leading up to Thursday's Duke-North Carolina game, Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski and co-captains Amile Jefferson and Matt Jones met with the media. See below for some of their most noteworthy comments leading up to the contest.