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Thursday evening, five former Blue Devils hope to hear their name called on stage at the 2022 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, N.Y. Before then, The Chronicle predicts where each Duke product could land and breaks down the rest of the lottery.
Former Duke star Grant Hill returned to campus Wednesday evening for a special Brotherhood leg of his autobiography promotional tour. The NBA legend’s book, titled "Game," was published Tuesday and recounts Hill’s life as a collegiate leader in the sport, his time with USA Basketball and his distinguished professional career. The memoir also details his post-NBA career as a broadcaster, managing director with USA Basketball, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and more.
Just days ago, Duke's whole roster was competing in Champaign, Ill. But after a loss in the national semifinal to Oklahoma, just one remained on the rainy courts at Illinois—junior Chloe Beck.
With 11 victories down the stretch and a matchup with a team it had lost to in a one-point game just one month before, Duke was expected to care of business when it visited No. 7 Notre Dame for its season closer. That was not the case Saturday afternoon in Arlotta Stadium, where the Blue Devils fell to the Fighting Irish in a 16-14 battle.
With home-court advantage and the Duke faithful to cheer them on, the Blue Devils played their usual game.
With the hosting team decked out in visiting jerseys and holding one last chance to punch its ticket to the NCAA tournament, Friday’s game was a classic underdog tale. But not for Duke, which had its conference tournament run cut short due to a locked-in Notre Dame squad.
The NBA postseason is well underway, and former Duke men's basketball players are starring in their teams' victories. The Blue Zone takes a look:
After an impressive postseason showing in 2021-22, there was plenty of chatter on whether sophomore guard Jeremy Roach would be staying with the Blue Devils or declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-2 Leesburg, Va., native dismissed the latter theory Friday, announcing via Instagram that he will be returning to Duke for his junior season.
On a sunny and warm Senior Day in Durham, Boston College, the nation’s second-ranked team, walked into a packed stadium ready to rain on the Blue Devils’ parade. But after an intense week of preparation to reaffirm their potential on the national level, the level of competition didn’t matter. From the opening draw to the final seconds, Duke never trailed.
The NBA postseason has officially begun, and former Duke men's basketball players are leading the way. The Blue Zone takes a look:
In a Final Four game doubling as a rivalry rubber match, Duke and North Carolina will meet Saturday for a chance to compete for the national championship Monday. Ahead of the historic contest, join the Blue Zone in the film room to analyze what the Blue Devils should expect to see in New Orleans:
Tuesday night on campus, at first, looked quite ordinary. Students were in late meetings, picking out rooms for next year or grinding homework in libraries and common rooms when just after 9 p.m., phones started to buzz, and all work stopped. The lottery tickets had come out.
With No. 2 seed Duke set to take on No. 4 seed Arkansas in its Elite Eight game Saturday evening, the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets:
With No. 2 seed Duke set to take on No. 3 seed Texas Tech in its Sweet 16 game Thursday evening, the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets:
The most famous quote from former Iowa State wrestler, two-time NCAA national champion and one of the greats of collegiate wrestling, Dan Gable, came after his gold medal win at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Gable shut down each of his opponents in his path to the top and once said about the experience, “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
As the 1941 song “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio” about the great New York Yankees center fielder says, “we need a hit, so here I go.”
The Blue Devils take on Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday in Greenville, S.C., and the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets for the game:
As the sun set and twilight dawned upon the sky, 12 Blue Devils and 12 Cardinals ran onto the field prepared to dominate. But in the darkness of the night, only one team found the light—Duke—which tallied its third-straight victory at home.
With Duke starting off its NCAA tournament Friday against Cal State Fullerton in Greenville, S.C., the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets:
Graduate/Professional Young Trustee finalist Nicole De Brigard, a second-year juris doctor candidate at Duke Law School, hopes to bring her diverse background and selfless character to the Board of Trustees.