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Not all .500 records are created equal. If you take a glance at the gauntlet that has been Duke’s schedule, you will understand why.
The final hours of this year’s NBA trade deadline were jam-packed with action, and several former Blue Devils now find themselves on new teams.
As Duke men's basketball wraps up its season, the Blue Zone gives individual breakdowns of each player's season with comparisons to their pre-season projections. Read the previous player breakdowns here: Mike Buckmire.
Liberty’s mascot may be the Flames, but it was Duke that started the game on fire Sunday, shooting out to an early 2-0 lead behind goals from sophomore Hannah Miller and freshman Darcy Bourne in the first 3:23.
For the first time since 1995, an NCAA tournament is set to occur without Duke included.
Duke’s season is officially over.
It’s not time for Blue Devil fans to paint their faces blue and book a last-minute plane ticket to Indianapolis just yet, but it looks like Duke is going to make the end to this 2020-21 campaign interesting.
Duke made the bus ride to Greensboro, N.C., knowing that if it wanted to sneak into the NCAA tournament, it would likely have to win the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils started off on the right foot against Boston College Tuesday, taking a 41-27 halftime lead into the locker room.
Although this season has not been up to the typical standard of Duke men's basketball, Matthew Hurt, DJ Steward and Jordan Goldwire were all recognized Monday morning in the annual ACC awards.
The early spring sunshine was out for all 60 minutes of Duke’s bout with Virginia, but it was Darcy Bourne and Piper Hampsch who shined the brightest.
The stakes are always high for both sides in the Tobacco Road rivalry, but this year, Duke has a different kind of pressure riding on the outcome of this game.
Duke has taken its first step in finding athletic director Kevin White’s successor.
It may not be the NCAA tournament just yet, but it is March. And this game was filled with madness for all 45 minutes.
In a weekend of baseball that included a walk-off grand slam and 50 runs scored, it was an eighth-inning bunt play in the rubber match that ultimately tilted the series in Duke’s favor.
When Duke takes the field against Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon, it will have been 3,173 days since Chris Pollard was hired as the Blue Devils' next head baseball coach.
A strong 12-4 start to the 2020 season was enough for the Blue Devils' ace to go pro while the team held on to the talents of several experienced leaders. The upcoming campaign poses some interesting questions regarding starting pitching and bench depth, but Duke looks ready to plunge into a heavy dose of ACC competition. The small sample size from last season showed that these Blue Devils are steady on defense and efficient on the basepaths, but it is yet to be seen whether the unpredictable landscape of the 2021 season will throw a back-door curve or a fastball down the middle as No. 16 Duke sorts out its path toward extending its conference and national success yet another year. -Micah Hurewitz
On Monday night, Jalen Johnson opted out of the remainder of the 2020-21 season, ending a tumultuous campaign for the freshman forward. The five-star recruit started the season with a bang, putting up 19 points and 19 rebounds in the Blue Devils’ season opener, but quickly ran into some issues with replicating that high-level performance. The Milwaukee native missed three games due to a foot injury between December and January and even after returning has seen his playing time decrease in recent contests, including playing just eight minutes Saturday against N.C. State.
The towering figure that is Mark Williams is no longer just the 7-footer that spells Matthew Hurt whenever the latter gets into foul trouble.
Duke came into its matchup with N.C. State in desperate need of a win in order to keep any outside chance of sneaking into the NCAA tournament alive. We’ve still got a half of basketball to play, but Duke jumped out to a sizable advantage after the first five minutes and leads 39-21 entering the break. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes:
Duke hosts North Carolina Saturday at 6 p.m. in 2021's first rendition of the Tobacco Road rivalry. Our beat writers make their predictions for the primetime matchup.
