Duke finds defensive identity
After Kyrie Irving’s injury forced head coach Mike Krzyzewski to reestablish Duke’s identity, the coach has said he has remained focused on helping the team reach its potential by the NCAA Tournament.
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After Kyrie Irving’s injury forced head coach Mike Krzyzewski to reestablish Duke’s identity, the coach has said he has remained focused on helping the team reach its potential by the NCAA Tournament.
In No. 5 Duke’s dominating 20-6 win over Siena last Saturday, the new-look Blue Devils showed some of the same offensive firepower that made them a championship team last season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — After a disappointing week, senior Jasmine Thomas said that No. 5 Duke needed to demonstrate its competitive fire if it wanted to regain its momentum from earlier in the season.
Sunday’s slow start against N.C. State nearly cost No. 3 Duke its undefeated record, but last night’s game against Clemson game could not have started more differently.
Coming off their most complete game of the year, the No. 4 Blue Devils have good reason to be confident when they take on Wake Forest Saturday.
Ryan Kelly wasted no time making his presence felt on both ends of the court Friday night.
The Blue Devils only need one win in their last three games to clinch the ACC championship and the automatic NCAA Tournament berth that comes with it, but that doesn’t mean they’re losing sight of their larger goals.
Brian Zoubek, who finished last year as the starting center and provided a physical presence and rebounding prowess, was also known for his thick beard, which symbolized the gritty way that he and fellow senior Lance Thomas played.
Last year, the talented and talkative Greivis Vasquez won ACC Player of the Year while carrying Maryland to a share of the regular-season conference title. In the NCAA Tournament, the Terrapins were four-tenths of a second from advancing to the Sweet 16 when Korie Lucious hit a game-winning 3-pointer to keep Michigan State—which eventually advanced to the Final Four—alive.
When Duke faced Clemson and Georgia Tech earlier in the year, the Blue Devils came away with two five-set wins on their opponents’ home floors.
Duke started off its pursuit of a fifth national title with an explosive offensive performance in a 141-68 rout of Saint Augustine’s Saturday.
Duke posted its best finish of the year this weekend, earning third place at the Tar Heel Invitational behind deft underclassmen performances.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Sometimes even a perfect game plan doesn’t guarantee success.
When Duke and Maryland met at Wallace Wade Stadium last year, their seasons were headed in opposite directions. The same is true this year—but the situation is opposite.
A week after getting drubbed by Alabama in the “Wallace Wade Showdown,” Duke watched its season possibly begin to slip away with a 35-21 loss to Army—on homecoming weekend, no less.
In their first event of the year, the Blue Devils came out swinging and hit their marks with several winners. Duke hosted the Fab Four Invitational, which featured 11 schools from around the country, at Cary Tennis Park this weekend, and its players won five of the six possible championships, including each of the three singles brackets and two of the doubles brackets.
After sweeping through Delaware and N.C. Central to run its win streak to eight games, Duke ran into a wall in the form of No. 12 Minnesota.
After sweeping through the Blue Raider Bash by winning three matches in two days against Middle Tennessee State, Auburn and Georgia Southern, Duke is feeling the lingering effects of its accomplishments.
Duke opens its home schedule today against Campbell after splitting a pair of matches against Colorado State and Colorado in the Coors Rocky Mountain Challenge last weekend.
After losing 3-1 to No. 17 Colorado State Friday night, Duke rebounded with a comeback 3-2 win at Colorado the next day in the Coors Rocky Mountain Challenge.