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With the combination of a decorated graduating class taking part in its final home meet and the fact that the ACC and NCAA tournaments are fast approaching, a sense of urgency is brewing for the Blue Devils.
As the old saying goes, speed kills.
For the 16th time, Dan Brooks is the ACC Coach of the Year.
Victor Dimukeje is headed to the Grand Canyon State.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Gina Kim calmly took her putter back, stroked her short par putt and then let out a shriek of joy when the ball found its way into the bottom of the cup. Duke had officially clinched the ACC Championship in dominant fashion, just two days after Kim took home the individual conference crown.
This offseason has been a busy one so far for the Blue Devils, with Thursday evening being no different.
Seemingly every team in college basketball is doing business through the transfer portal this offseason, and Duke is no different.
Well, that didn’t take long.
In the golf world, the outset of spring signals one thing—drama returning to Augusta National.
As the old saying goes, records are meant to be broken. And when it comes to relays, it’s safe to say that speed kills.
April has officially arrived, meaning two things—spring football is wrapping up and the NFL Draft is approaching fast.
Season breakdown: In his final year at Duke, Buckmire posted a similar stat line to previous seasons and provided an exciting moment near the end of a blowout victory. The Pennsylvania native scored his only points of the season on a putback layup during the Blue Devils’ 79-53 win against Clemson back in January, a fitting end to what was one of Duke’s most impressive displays of the ACC slate. Interestingly, another one of Buckmire’s appearances came near the end of the first half in a road loss to Virginia Tech earlier that month, albeit for less than a minute. While Buckmire never had a breakout game a la Justin Robinson, he remained a fan favorite and a valuable leader within the program.
After a recent setback due to a COVID-19 cluster within the program, Duke football is back at it.
Last year was a hectic one for every track and field program in the country, but the Blue Devils dealt with a unique challenge outside of COVID-19. After 30 years as a member of the coaching staff—including the last 17 as the director of the track and field program—Norm Ogilvie announced his retirement last April. With Shawn Wilbourn now at the helm as interim head coach, a new era for track and field in Durham is underway.
Right down the road from the most famous golf course in the world, Duke women’s golf was part of a battle that would have made the Augusta National gods proud.
For the first time since 1995, an NCAA tournament is set to occur without Duke included.
While Wednesday night offered up one of the most impressive victories of the season for the Blue Devils, their season got shut down in heartbreaking fashion Thursday morning.
Once is happenstance, twice is a coincidence and three times is a trend. If the Blue Devils are to prevent their woes against Louisville from becoming a trend, they will need to carry over the momentum from an opening round victory against Boston College.
Five wins in five days. That’s what Duke will likely have to accomplish in order to receive what was once a routine invite to the Big Dance. Seems tough, right?
A third-place finish at the season-opening Palmetto Intercollegiate last week left the Blue Devils searching for more. Well, it seems like they found some this past Monday through Wednesday at the Gamecock Intercollegiate.