R.J. Barrett in the spotlight as Duke men's basketball opens Canada tour
(08/14/18 3:24am)
Plenty of Canadians have made a name for themselves on the basketball court.
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Plenty of Canadians have made a name for themselves on the basketball court.
When Duke travels north of the border this week, it will go up against a trio of Canadian schools in the country's two largest cities. The Chronicle gets you ready for the Blue Devils' preseason tour with a primer on Duke's competition, rule differences and more.
Daniel Jones probably wished the 2017 season didn't have to end. When the Blue Devil quarterback lifted the Quick Lane Bowl trophy in Detroit, it was the culmination of the best stretch of his collegiate career.
With Thursday night's 2018 NBA Draft approaching, four of The Chronicle's editors in the sports department give their opinions on how the lottery will shake out and where the top five Blue Devil prospects will land in Brooklyn.
On a scorching day in west Texas, Duke knew it needed its bats to stay hot. After scoring 11 runs Sunday to force a winner-take-all Game 3, the Blue Devils had faith in their arms.
"Records were made to be broken."
When Duke last got a shot at match play in the NCAA championship, it was a No. 6 seed taking on third-seeded Southern California in Eugene, Ore. So, it was only fitting that after failing to get past the opening rounds in 2017, the Blue Devils found themselves in an identical scenario Tuesday.
A year ago to the day, Duke's season ended in disappointment. Even with a second-place finish by then-junior Leona Maguire, the Blue Devils wound up in 18th place, missing out on match play by a wide margin.
“155 pounds soaking wet.”
In Oklahoma, the official state motto is Labor omnia vincit, meaning "Work conquers all." So it is only fitting that if Duke hopes to come out on top in its trip to the Sooner State, the Blue Devils will have to outwork some stiff competition.
Since the Blue Devils captured back-to-back national titles in 2013 and 2014, their postseason resumé looks like this: two first-round NCAA tournament exits, one NCAA tournament victory and zero championship banners of any sort.
For Team One, there have been plenty of expected firsts—from the first hit to the first strikeout to the first series sweep. There have also been some unexpected ones, including a seventh-place finish in the ACC.
For a little more than 10 minutes Sunday afternoon, it looked as if Boston University might ruin the Blue Devils' Senior Day festivities—a couple of Terrier goals sandwiched around an empty Duke possession had staked the visitors to a quick 2-0 advantage.
For a quarter Friday night, it appeared as if Marquette might be able to give the nation's third-ranked team a battle—something the Golden Eagles had yet to accomplish against the Blue Devils—with the visitors down just one at 3-2.
With the opening round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs underway, there are plenty of Blue Devils still in action—Duke leads all ACC teams with 12 alumni on current playoff rosters, and there certainly a number of guys putting up big numbers. The Blue Zone takes a look at just some of the Blue Devils doing work in the postseason:
Under the bright lights of the big leagues, it looks a little something like this: the bullpen door swings open and the reliever, fresh off his final warm-up tosses, trots across the warning track before breaking into a light jog. The stadium's stereo system blares Metallica's "Enter Sandman," Guns n' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle," AC/DC's "Hell's Bells" or something of that ilk and the flamethrower settles in on the mound, ready to do his bidding as the crowd rises to its feet.
The last time Duke played a game in Tallahassee, Fla., it emerged victorious. But against one of the ACC’s powerhouse programs, road wins like the one in the 2014 series finale have been few and far between.
For much of the first two months of the Blue Devils’ season, it was smooth sailing.
Gary Trent Jr.
With the men's college basketball season ending last weekend, our men's basketball beat writers analyze a busy first week of the offseason with three questions.