ACC cancels remainder of men's basketball tournament
(03/12/20 5:04pm)
For the first time since the conference's inception, the ACC will not hold a men's basketball tournament.
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For the first time since the conference's inception, the ACC will not hold a men's basketball tournament.
After some deliberation, the ACC has decided to follow the NCAA's lead.
In Duke President Vincent Price's statement responding to coronavirus concerns released Tuesday night, Price said that the school is "postponing, cancelling or virtualizing any Duke-sponsored in-person event with expected attendance of more than 50 people taking place on-campus or off-campus between now and April 20." However, the release also stated that "further guidance on athletic events will be forthcoming."
Duke recovered this past week with two convincing home wins, including a thrilling regular season finale against North Carolina. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
At 6 p.m. Saturday, No. 12 Duke will take on a sub-.500 North Carolina squad in its regular season finale. In the teams' Feb. 8 meeting, the Blue Devils came out on top in an instant classic. Will Duke be able to replicate that magic in Cameron Indoor Stadium?
Editor's note: This is part of a series about the Duke men’s basketball walk-up line experience based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle. You can learn more about the methodology and limitations of the survey here, student opinions on the in-game experience here and thoughts on the pregame process here.
After a brutal two-loss week, Duke took another dip in the latest AP poll. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
Duke knew it couldn’t start off the way it did in Raleigh if it wanted to avoid a second consecutive upset loss. But few expected the Blue Devils to provide the fireworks that encompassed the early stages of Saturday night’s 88-64 win against Virginia Tech in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Coming off of an embarrassing loss at N.C. State, No. 6 Duke dominated Virginia Tech throughout the first half of their Saturday night matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium, heading into the locker room with a 51-25 advantage. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes.
Despite Duke’s debacle at North Carolina State Wednesday night, the team still has a chance to win the ACC regular season crown.
For the first time ever, a Duke pitcher has thrown a perfect game.
RALEIGH—Countless times this season, Duke has fallen behind early on the road, only for a second-half surge to come in and save the Blue Devils from an unranked loss.
RALEIGH—No. 6 Duke struggled in yet another slow start on the road, falling behind North Carolina State 44-29 heading into the PNC Arena locker room. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes.
After a blowout win against Notre Dame Saturday, Duke travels to nearby Raleigh to take on N.C. State in perhaps the team's toughest road competition left on its schedule. The Blue Zone breaks down three keys if the Blue Devils want to come away with a victory and remain atop the ACC standings:
Duke continued its dominant February this past week, while its fellow powerhouses atop the ACC struggled to keep up. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
With the NBA’s All-Star weekend taking place over the weekend, an abundance of former Blue Devils made their way to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday for Duke’s matchup against Notre Dame.
Duke finished off another undefeated week, albeit barely, to stay put in the AP poll. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday to give you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
Duke is coming off of perhaps the greatest Tobacco Road rivalry game ever played.
Duke and North Carolina will battle for the 252nd time Saturday afternoon when they face off at the Dean Dome in Chapel Hill. Our Evan Kolin, Winston Lindqwister, Conner McLeod, Michael Model, Glen Morgenstern, Derek Saul and Shane Smith break down their predictions for the latest iteration of the Tobacco Road rivalry. Who do you think will come out on top?
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.—It’s been over two years since Duke last visited Conte Forum. That meeting, Boston College spoiled Marvin Bagley III and company’s ACC opener en route to an 89-84 upset win.