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Despite its relative lack of importance for NCAA tournament seeding purposes, Sunday’s ACC championship game against Notre Dame was crucial for Duke’s confidence. Instead of serving as a momentum builder, though, the game was one the Blue Devils will hope to forget.
It is said that good things come in threes.
If Manny Diaz’s coaching philosophy could be summed up in one word, it would be “excellence.”
The Blue Devils have added a player with experience on the biggest stage.
What could have been a dominant weekend trip for No. 6 Duke turned into a long bus ride home in a matter of unfortunate late-game moments.
As the Blue Devils’ season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to break down every player’s performance this year, and compare it to our preseason predictions. We already looked at TJ Power, Sean Stewart and Jaylen Blakes. Next up is Ryan Young:
Sophomore forward Mark Mitchell announced Friday morning via Instagram that he has committed to Missouri for his junior season. Duke’s starting lineup will have a 6-foot-9 hole next season as an integral member of its frontcourt makes the transition to be a Tiger for Missouri head coach Dennis Gates.
DALLAS—After traveling hundreds of miles, Duke was sent packing at the hands of a school just a few dozen minutes down the road.
Fresh off a gritty upset win against No. 1-seed Houston, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils stare down No. 11-seed N.C. State for the third time this season in the Elite Eight, looking to advance to the Final Four. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their predictions:
DALLAS—The first three minutes of Duke’s Sweet 16 game against Houston could not have gone worse.
DALLAS—After winning both of its first two games in the NCAA tournament comfortably, No. 4-seed Duke has been forced to scrap in the first half of its Sweet 16 game against No. 1-seed Houston. The Blue Devils head into the locker room narrowly leading 23-22 after one of the most physical periods of basketball this tournament has seen so far:
No. 4-seed Duke faces its biggest test of the season Friday night in the NCAA Sweet 16, making the trip to Dallas for a colossal bout with No. 1-seed Houston. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict whether the Blue Devils can keep dancing to the Elite Eight:
RALEIGH—Those watching March Madness have seen all weekend how quickly a team can go on a run and completely change the momentum of a game. Basketball is not the only sport that follows this pattern, though, as Duke baseball witnessed the influence of momentum firsthand in its weekend series against N.C. State.
On Sunday evening, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils play their second game in three days with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their takes about whether Duke can triumph over James Madison in Brooklyn, N.Y., to keep dancing:
No. 4-seed Duke awaits an evening tipoff with No. 13-seed Vermont in Brooklyn, N.Y. to open its NCAA tournament run. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their takes of how the Blue Devils will fare Friday against the Catamounts:
March Madness, at last, is here. In keeping with America’s favorite pastime this part of the year, The Chronicle’s beat writers took a stab at predicting how the world’s most unpredictable tournament will shake out, how Duke and the ACC will fare and more:
In just a couple weeks, millions will watch as small, lesser-known schools take down some of the top teams in the nation in March Madness. Those who watched No. 3 Duke baseball against Rider got a sneak peek of the excitement.
No. 2-seed Duke kicks off its postseason journey Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., against N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Before the rematch between these two Tobacco Road foes, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions:
Last season, Duke won its final six regular-season games before thoroughly beating Pittsburgh, Miami and Virginia to win the ACC tournament. This year’s squad will have the same goal in mind, but the Blue Devils are entering the postseason with a sour taste in their mouths. A loss at home to North Carolina kept Duke from earning a share of the regular-season title and pushed the team down to the No. 2-seed in the ACC tournament.
No. 9 Duke faces its last — and biggest — test of the regular season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium, welcoming historic rival and national No. 7 North Carolina. With an ACC regular-season title on the line, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their forecasts for what promises to be a chaotic evening:
