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Sometimes it takes a little luck to keep a season alive, and the Blue Devils certainly enjoyed more than their fair share of it Tuesday night.
CHAPEL HILL—The last weekend of the regular season mattered very little for the Blue Devils’ postseason prospects, but Duke finally proved it can consistently compete with the best in the nation—if it makes an improbable ACC championship run this week to get to the NCAA tournament.
After two comeback wins to clinch the series against Georgia Tech last weekend, Duke saved its most dramatic victory for its final home game of the year.
Duke’s chances of making the NCAA tournament for the second straight year remain far-fetched, but the Blue Devils took a big step in the right direction with their first series win in more than two months—virtually locking up a berth in the upcoming ACC tournament.
A year after Texas came to Durham and upset Duke in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the 15th-seeded Blue Devils made sure history did not repeat itself with another team in orange on the other side of the court.
With a quick turnaround looming before Saturday’s second round, the Blue Devils were hoping for a quick victory in their NCAA tournament opener to stay fresh.
Duke’s chances of making the NCAA tournament looked bleak toward the end of March.
A week and a half removed from a disappointing series loss against Notre Dame, it did not take much for the Blue Devils to get over the hump Tuesday against Campbell.
If Stephen Curry and former Blue Devil Seth Curry had a sibling rivalry in basketball, Stephen would have the better of it so far as a two-time MVP and 2015 NBA champion.
In the Blue Devils’ biggest home meet of the season, Duke’s women defended their home track well against competition from up and down the East Coast.
CHAPEL HILL—After coasting through the first month of ACC play against inferior competition, the Blue Devils got a rude awakening against the first top-10 opponent they have faced since February.
In a season that has fallen short of expectations after the Blue Devils made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 55 years last spring, Duke hit rock bottom Saturday before saving itself from a disappointing sweep Sunday.
Sophomore Crystal Primm will become the sixth Blue Devil to transfer out of head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s program since 2013, a source close to the program confirmed Saturday.
Grayson Allen
On the same day Jayson Tatum, a sure-fire lottery pick, declared for the NBA draft after just one season, nine Blue Devil seniors tried to make an impression on NFL scouts at the team’s annual pro day with hopes of getting drafted at their sport’s highest level.
Jack White
Duke's season came to an abrupt end with an 88-81 upset loss to No. 7 seed South Carolina in the NCAA tournament's Round of 32. The Gamecocks rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit with a friendly crowd in Greenville, S.C., cheering them on to advance to their first Sweet 16 in program history.
It would have been easy for Duke to take a step back this year after three-time All-American Conner Hartmann graduated.
The second-seeded Blue Devils' road to Phoenix for the Final Four begins Friday in Greenville, S.C., against No. 15 seed Troy. With Duke coming off a stunning ACC championship run last week, here are three keys for the Blue Devils to avoid what would be an equally shocking upset loss.
The second-seeded Blue Devils are heavily favored in their NCAA tournament opener against No. 15 seed Troy, but Duke has learned not to take any opponents lightly in March after falling victim to two shocking first-round upsets in the last five years. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team who could be the difference-maker in the game:
