With the second round of the NBA playoffs well under way, a few former Duke men’s basketball stars are in the midst of potential championship runs. The Blue Zone breaks down the recent performances of several Blue Devil alums.
In its return to the national tournament, Duke fell in a heartbreaking 16-11 defeat to the eighth-ranked Greyhounds after a back-and-forth contest for much of the game.
As Duke baseball marches towards the end of the season, former Blue Devils are keeping busy in the professional leagues. The Blue Zone takes a look at some previous Duke stars making it big.
The top-seeded Blue Devils defeated No. 5-seed Clemson 4-3 in the tenth inning to advance to the ACC Championship. This came a day following a 2-0 defeat of No. 9-seed Boston College in the quarterfinals off an Aminah Vega walk-off home run in the tenth inning as well.
Sion James, a 6-foot-6 guard from Tulane, is transferring to Duke, he announced via Instagram. James is the third player head coach Jon Scheyer has nabbed from the portal this cycle, along with forwards Maliq Brown and Mason Gillis.
Representatives from Duke’s various schools and Duke Kunshan University presented the 2024 degree candidates for approval of the council. The degree candidates will be approved by the Provost’s Office and the Board of Trustees ahead of Sunday’s commencement ceremony. DKU will host its commencement ceremony May 17.
With a second place finish at the NCAA Regional in Cle Elum, Wash., the Blue Devils have punched their ticket and are on track for the NCAA Championship. Duke jumped out fast among a 12-team field including top-ranked Stanford and ACC competitors Virginia and Virginia Tech.
As the Blue Devils set their sights on further aspirations, the talent on the court is only outmatched by the genuine bonds of brotherhood surrounding this team.
Izatt first joined the BME department at Duke in 2001. Throughout his 23-year tenure, Izatt received the 2008 Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence and Advising from the Pratt School of Engineering and the 2017 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the Duke Graduate School.
The All-ACC softball awards were announced Wednesday morning, and Duke was historically honored. The Blue Devils won four of the five major awards, and had five players on the All-ACC teams.
In its last road midweek matchup of the season, No. 9 Duke took on No. 6 East Carolina. And in a game that will go a long way come Selection Sunday, the Blue Devils handled the Pirates, clinching a 5-2 victory to give the program its first win in Greenville, N.C., since 1996.
This year, DCC's activism included publishing a report on the extent of Duke research funded by the fossil fuel industry, holding multiple protests to demand the University cut ties with fossil fuel companies and sending over 50 students to a rally in New York City where they called on President Joseph Biden to declare a climate emergency.
The Blue Devils let a bad start get the best of them and concluded their season with a 16-10 overall record after losing 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament to No. 16 Tennessee.
The Chronicle is here to celebrate the Class of 2024's accomplishments in preparation for commencement on Sunday with this year's graduation preview.
Junior year was one of new beginnings — a year marked by the implementation of QuadEx, the first seasons of two head coaches and the lifting of COVID-19 protocols that defined the beginning of the Class of 2024’s Duke experience.
The Class of 2024’s first year saw activism, a disappointing basketball season and adjustment to a new normal.
Sophomore year saw a near return to normalcy, sweeping changes to the housing system and an unforgettable basketball season.
In addition to commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld, Duke will present honorary degrees to four individuals during the Class of 2024's May 12 ceremony.
Commencement will take place at 9 a.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. President Vincent Price will preside over the event, which will feature student speeches from Trinity senior Zahra Hassan and joint MD/MBA-candidate Kayla Thompson. The ceremony will conclude by 11 a.m., and many academic departments will host gatherings and department-specific ceremonies in the afternoon.
As Duke transitions into bidding farewells to its beloved seniors and welcoming incoming Blue Devils, The Chronicle asked three members of the Class of 2024 to share advice and important lessons they learned from their experiences at Duke.
