Former Marquette big man Theo John transfers to Duke men's basketball
(04/16/21 2:14pm)
Seemingly every team in college basketball is doing business through the transfer portal this offseason, and Duke is no different.
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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.
Duke made some headlines in the individual events over the weekend, but as a team finished the ACC Indoor Championships in similar fashion to last year.
During his short time in Durham, Cassius Stanley dazzled Blue Devil fans with his jaw-dropping athleticism and highlight-reel dunks. Now, he'll have a chance to show off that flair for the spectacular on NBA All-Star weekend.
For Duke women’s golf, expectations are sky high in just about every event the program tees it up in, and the Palmetto Spring Intercollegiate was no different.
For Duke track and field, the end of February is always a crucial point in the indoor season, with this year being no different. The ACC Indoor Championships get started Thursday in Clemson, SC., and the Blue Devils are looking to take a step forward from last February’s fifth and ninth-place finishes for the women and men, respectively.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—While the drive to Winston-Salem was short for the Blue Devils, it turned out to be a long night for Wake Forest.
There’s a lot for the Duke women’s golf team to be concerned about. While the Blue Devils technically enter this season as reigning national champions, much of their title-winning squad from 2019 is gone. Duke did not play at all during the fall due to COVID-19 concerns. The team’s lone senior, Jaravee Boonchant, stayed in her native Thailand during the entire fall semester.