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Following a nerve-wracking first weekend of the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils will take on Virginia Tech in the Sweet 16 Friday night. The Blue Zone looks at a key player for each team as they head to Washington D.C.:
In the Blue Devils’ third 2019 meeting with the Tar Heels, a dominant effort from forward Zion Williamson powered the team to an 74-73 victory and a berth to the finals of the ACC Tournament. The Blue Zone breaks down three key takeaways, three key stats and looks forward for the Duke squad:
Duke Blue Devils: 29-5, 14-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Year: Sophomore
2017-18 record: 13-18, 4-14 in the Big-12
With the 2018-19 NBA season primed to feature a plethora of former Blue Devils making their much-anticipated transition from the brotherhood to the league, the Blue Zone will take a brief look at each rookie’s preseason performance.
Following a sensational performance from sophomore Graeme Stinson on the mound, the Blue Devils thrived yet again with their backs against the wall in a crucial elimination game in the super regional.
Coming off a series-win against then-No. 3 North Carolina, Duke headed to Atlanta this weekend looking to close out one of the best regular seasons in program history on a high note.
If there were any unanswered questions left surrounding the legitimacy of this Blue Devils team, they were answered this weekend in bold, Duke-blue font.
Head coach Chris Pollard and his army of veterans have Duke on the verge of something special. Although the 11th-ranked Blue Devils have been tearing through their competition, the surging club cannot overlook a Gardner-Webb team that has collected some impressive nonconference wins already.
Coming off perhaps their biggest series win of the season last weekend, the Blue Devils will have another opportunity to bolster their NCAA tournament resume Tuesday when they host a top-15 in-state rival.
After offensive explosions against nonconference foes Richmond and Campbell last week, the Blue Devils took a step back, dropping their first ACC series of the year Monday night in a nationally-televised rubber match.
After trailing late in all three games, the Blue Devils wrapped up a thrilling weekend sweep of Notre Dame at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Sunday.
With the season more than a month old, it’s time to start taking head coach Chris Pollard’s Duke squad seriously.
Some remember 2008 as the year when Flo Rida’s hit single, “Low,” took the country by storm. Others remember the year for the long-anticipated return of Harrison Ford in everyone’s favorite archeological adventure series, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
Head coach Chris Pollard’s Blue Devils faced unprecedented expectations before flying to Nashville to face perennial powerhouse Vanderbilt last week. After being outscored 22-7 in the three games, Duke saw its name vanish from the preseason polls it appeared in after only a week.
After surrendering 22 runs in a lackluster opening series against No. 15 Vanderbilt, the Duke pitching staff was ready to go for the home opener Wednesday afternoon, allowing only three hits and two runs to the N.C. Central.
When most sports fans hear “Duke,” they think perennial basketball powerhouse. Maybe in the last couple years, some even think of an up-and-coming football team, but few think of Duke baseball, a program that has reached the NCAA tournament only once in the last half-century.
Last year, Duke opened conference play in disappointing fashion after getting rocked by unranked Virginia Tech and surrendering 89 points. The Blue Devils responded to a flurry of defensive questions by playing what may have been their most complete game of the season, dismantling Georgia Tech 110-57.
Graduate student Rebecca Greenwell entered Sunday’s top-25 contest against No. 5 South Carolina with aspirations of claiming Duke’s all-time career record for made 3-pointers, needing just one to tie it and two to break it.
