Before heading to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for Thursday night's NBA Draft, Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski is making the most of his trip to New York.
The short- and long-term implications of Coach K's third surgery in a year.
The five-time national champion said he agreed with the recent statement issued by Kevin White, vice president and director of athletics, regarding House Bill 2, talked about the leadership development startup and spoke publicly about the national anthem protests sweeping across the country.
The swingman decided to compete in the Olympics despite his previous injury, and it didn't hurt that the head coach of the national team was still Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has been with George ever since the shocking moment in 2014.
Two weeks before the national team opens its showcaseleading up to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro against Argentina July 22, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski appeared on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" Friday morning.
Fourth-seeded Duke defeated the Seahawks 93-85 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Plumlee scored a career-high 23 points—including eight dunks—on 9-of-10 shooting and added eight rebounds, giving the Blue Devils point-blank scoring opportunities to ward off UNC-Wilmington.
Back in September, the Blue Devils celebrated their national championship with a trip to the White House. Now, Duke returns to the nation's capital looking for another title.
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The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger spoke with long-time Washington Post columnist John Feinstein, Trinity '77, who explores the relationships between Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith and Jim Valvano in his latest book.
Motivated by their fight to push themselves onto the right side of the NCAA bubble, the Panthers brought all they had against the Blue Devils, commanding sizable advantages in most statistical categories.
Saturday's second half at the KFC Yum! Center was the complete opposite of Duke's recent late-game success—things unraveled right when it appeared the Blue Devils were on their way to a sixth straight win.
Duke closed the game on a 14-5 run, walking away with a 74-73 victory that—just by looking at the box score—defied explanation. But the box score does not take heart into account.
On a night that ended with Grayson Allen lofting the basketball high into the air as he secured the game-winning rebound in pure jubilation after a gritty, come from behind victory against the Tar Heels, the lasting image for Blue Devil fans may not be the prettiest one.
Austin Rivers’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Jabari Parker's 30-point outburst. Tyus Jones’ late-game heroics. In the last four years, those are the players who have etched their names into Tobacco Road rivalry lore. Who will be next?
Brandon Ingram will have to handle a physical post presence in North Carolina forward Brice Johnson down low Wednesday night, but the 6-foot-9 freshman will create mismatches of his own on the perimeter against the Tar Heels.
Duke continues its treacherous journey through the heart of the ACC Saturday when No. 7 Virginia comes calling at 4:30 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Saturday-Monday turnarounds have not been kind to the Blue Devils this season, but they will get one last chance to change that narrative as they enter the meat of their ACC schedule.
