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The Blue Devils needed a stellar second half from Luke Kennard to escape with their first true road win of the season Saturday, but they might need a little more luck to climb back above .500 in ACC play.
Two of The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beat writers, senior Brian Pollack and sophomore Hank Tucker, are tenting for Duke’s home game against North Carolina Feb. 9, and they answered a few questions about what it’s like to be in line for a basketball game for almost a month. Leave your questions in the comments, and they will get as many of them answered as possible next week.
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At first, it seemed like Duke was set to roll to another blowout win Saturday, building a first-half lead that grew as big as 25 thanks to lights out shooting and unselfish ball movement.
After exploding for a season-high 110 points against Georgia Tech Wednesday, the Blue Devils are lighting up the scoreboard again.
Following Monday’s unexpected news that head coach Mike Krzyzewski will miss an indefinite amount of time after having back surgery this Friday, three of The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beat writers discuss how they think his temporary absence will impact the Blue Devils’ season.
With No. 5 Duke opening ACC play Saturday at Virginia Tech, The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beat writers break down some of the biggest storylines of the Blue Devils’ nonconference slate.
Following the Thursday announcement of Grayson Allen’s indefinite suspension, The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beat writers react to head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s decision and explain what impact it could have on the No. 5 Blue Devils moving forward when they start ACC play Dec. 31 at Virginia Tech.
After a trip north to play at one of the world’s most famous arenas, the Blue Devils now head west to rekindle an old rivalry.
After pulling away from a pesky Florida squad to earn their seventh straight win Tuesday, the Blue Devils learned they may be getting an early Christmas present with the return of freshman Harry Giles.
Junior Grayson Allen shot poorly for the third consecutive game in Sunday’s Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship game against No. 21 Rhode Island, but Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski chalked the performance of his junior captain up to injuries that have mounted throughout the week.
UNCASVILLE, CONN.— Playing their second back-to-back in as many weeks, the Blue Devils are starting to show signs of fatigue.
UNCASVILLE, CONN.—With preseason All-American Grayson Allen struggling and several other top scoring options sitting with injuries, someone had to shoulder the offensive load for Duke.
UNCASVILLE, CONN.—By the end of last season, the Duke frontcourt consisted of only Marshall Plumlee and small doses of an inexperienced Chase Jeter, pretty much making small ball a necessity for the Blue Devils.
UNCASVILLE, CONN.— Traveling north for the second time this week, Duke’s already-short bench is getting even thinner as the injuries continue to mount.
NEW YORK—Coming into the season, the Blue Devil backcourt was expected to be one of the best in the nation—if not the best.
NEW YORK—For most of the second half, it looked like Duke had no chance to come back against Kansas.
In its first exhibition game against Virginia State last week, Duke came out of the gate a little sluggish as a few key players went down with minor injuries.
After nearly pulling off a second-half comeback on the road at Georgia Tech last week, a scuffling Duke team returns home still searching for its first ACC win of the year. The Blue Devils will welcome No. 23 Virginia Tech to Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday afternoon a year after they won a 45-43 four-overtime thriller in Blacksburg, Va. Every week throughout the football season, the Blue Zone will break down a player on each team who could be the difference-maker in the upcoming contest:
With the Blue Devils' season about a week from getting started against Marist, The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers made their predictions for the team's record and what to expect from its star players.