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Thursday night, former Duke football quarterback Daniel Jones was taken with the sixth overall pick by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. It marked the most recent first-round pick for the Blue Devils since Laken Tomlinson in 2015 and the highest a Duke player has been taken since linebacker Mike Junkin was taken fifth overall in 1987.
Despite a season-ending Elite Eight loss to Michigan State, Mike Krzyzewski’s job never stops. Now, the all-time Division I wins leader has turned his focus to the daunting task of replacing three projected top-10 picks in the NBA Draft.
If you took a peek at any major sports media source in the days following Duke men’s basketball’s Elite 8 loss to Michigan State, it would have been filled with takes burning the Blue Devils for a “failure” of a season. I’m looking at you, Stephen A. Smith.
Marques Bolden
With the final signing date for college basketball a little over a month away, the final top recruits will soon don school colors and choose a place to spend their college careers. Though one could argue that Mike Krzyzewski just landed his most important “recruit” in Tre Jones, there are still some names that could complete the Blue Devils’ 2019-20 roster.
Coming as a shock to no one, one of the most dominant players in program history will officially move on to the next level.
Following a scare in the second round against Central Florida, Duke men’s basketball will face a familiar foe in Virginia Tech, a team that beat them in late February, albeit without Zion Williamson. The Blue Zone gives you three keys on how the Blue Devils can avenge their loss and reach the halfway point to a championship:
With an 8-4 lead in the fourth quarter, Duke looked like it had finally crushed its recent struggles against its ACC foes from up north. After a long, excruciating nine minutes, it all changed.
Leading up to the first round of the NCAA tournament, The Chronicle will preview one of the four regions in the bracket, touching on the true contenders in the region and potential bracket-busting Cinderellas. After starting with the South and Midwest, we move on to the West:
VCU Rams: 25-7, 16-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico State Aggies: 30-4, 15-1 in the Western Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats: 27-6, 14-4 in the Southland Conference
N.C. Central Eagles: 18-15, 10-6 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
After holding off Syracuse late in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, the Blue Devils will now face North Carolina in the postseason for a third straight year. The Blue Zone gives you a player from each team to keep an eye on in Friday’s showdown:
North Dakota State Bison: 18-15, 9-7 in the Summit League
Northeastern Huskies: 23-10, 14-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association
Iona Gaels: 17-15, 12-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wofford Terriers: 29-4, 18-0 in the Southern Conference
Nevada Wolf Pack: 29-4, 15-3 in the Mountain West
Maryland Terrapins: 22-10, 13-7 in the Big Ten
