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Our Jake Piazza and Alex Jackson engage in a point/counterpoint debating whether or not the struggling Blue Devils will make the NCAA tournament this season. This is Jake's argument for why Duke will still make it in. To read Alex's counterpoint, click here.
Heading into Tuesday night's battle between Duke and Pittsburgh, the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-lose bets:
Each week, we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week, and give a brief look ahead.
In a year that has already been filled with anomalies, add one more to the list—Duke will enter a game unranked.
If Duke swings and misses on who it hires to replace Kevin White, the athletic department will be reeling in chaos for years.
Another week of the 2020-21 college basketball season is in the books and that means the Blue Zone is here to give you our thoughts on the action from last week:
Mike Krzyzewski transcended basketball Saturday during his postgame press conference following the Wake Forest game, giving a goosebumps-worthy response when asked about Wednesday’s riots at Capitol Hill.
Cameron Indoor Stadium hosted a shooting clinic Saturday afternoon.
The regular season is over, so the Blue Zone is here to give you a recap of how the season ended for some former Blue Devils in the NFL:
The Blue Zone is back with another round of our thoughts on the latest AP rankings. Duke took a dip and a few teams made surprising jumps in this past week:
Duke will be without head coach Mike Krzyzewski against Florida State.
After a holiday hiatus, Duke is back in action against Florida State Saturday at 8 p.m. for the Blue Devils’ second ACC matchup of the season. Get up to speed with five things to watch out for in Duke’s first high-profile conference game of the year:
As 2020 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils. Check out the rest of the top 10 here.
The Duke faithful will have to prepare for a season without defensive end Victor Dimukeje for the first time in four years.
Conference play finally began and it was a week filled with unexpected victories for unranked teams. Catch up on the latest AP rankings with the Blue Zone:
Despite playing just one game, it has been an eventful week and a half for the Blue Devils. Freshman forward Jalen Johnson was ruled out indefinitely with a foot injury, while Duke canceled the remainder of its nonconference games. The Blue Devils did find the time to get back on track, however, showing off an improved offense in an impressive ACC opener victory over Notre Dame.
Good things really do come in threes.
Duke traveled to South Bend, Ind., for its first ACC of the contest this season against a Notre Dame squad coming off a big upset of Kentucky. Even without Jalen Johnson, the Blue Devils have looked comfortable thus far, leading 41-34 into the break. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes:
The last time Duke made the trip to South Bend, Ind., Zion Williamson and company cruised past Notre Dame en route to an 83-61 victory.
Duke will have to play down a man Wednesday against Notre Dame, and perhaps further into ACC play as well.