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At 4 p.m. Saturday, Duke heads into John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va., to face No. 8 Virginia. Here are five things to know before tipoff.
Last year, Duke had its best regular season since 2007. Through 16 games, it had only lost one, a tight 18-16 contest in then-No. 3 Syracuse’s JMA Wireless Dome. The Blue Devils downed No. 2 Boston College in Koskinen Stadium, upsetting the 2021 national champions for the Senior Day victory. However, Duke’s efficient unit unraveled as the stakes increased. It lost to eventual ACC and national champion North Carolina 18-4 to close out the regular season, fell in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Notre Dame and was eliminated in just the second round of the NCAA tournament. The promising 16-game run ended in disappointment.
After each Duke men’s basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. Miami got the last word as it took down the Blue Devils Monday night. and the Blue Zone breaks down the contest:
Duke was not taking any losses this weekend.
March 5, 2022: Mike Krzyzewski walked off of a court named in his honor, where he had just coached his last home game. The Tar Heel celebration was heard around the college basketball world.
Some might think that running in circles loses its appeal after a while. When it comes to Duke, however, it never seems to; the Blue Devils always have a record to break or a meet to blow out of the water to keep those circles interesting.
In a hard-fought battle against the Hokies Monday, the Blue Devils suffered a casualty. Landing badly on his left leg mid-matchup, freshman forward Dariq Whitehead spent the latter half of the game leaning on crutches and watching from the sideline: a sight threateningly reminiscent of the season’s start, when an injury prevented him from seeing the court until Duke’s fourth game. In a press conference Thursday, however, head coach Jon Scheyer relayed that, fortunately for the Blue Devils, Whitehead’s latest injury would not be season-ending.
The Blue Devils return home with a Saturday afternoon matchup against Miami. Before the game, the Blue Zone looks at a player from each side who is capable of leading their team to victory:
With the wind of an 11-game winning streak in their sails, the 13th-ranked Blue Devils head behind enemy lines Thursday evening for an all-important ACC matchup at No. 17 North Carolina. Before the 8 p.m. tipoff, our beat writers make their predictions.
CHAPEL HILL—In a fieldhouse decked out with Tar Heel decorations, one might have expected an intimidated Duke team. But the Blue Devils infiltrated enemy territory undaunted by the building’s overwhelming “Carolina blue,” heading home to Durham with a successful day in the books.
Duke men's basketball is hitting the road again, this time heading to Clemson, S.C., to take on the Tigers. The Blue Zone has a potential-difference maker from each squad ahead of the tough matchup:
After a nervy win at Boston College over the weekend, Duke returns home for a date with high-flying Pittsburgh. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a Blue Devil win:
As 2022 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
In any sport, there is no game like a rivalry game to ignite fierce and sudden competition. When neighboring teams play one another, rankings fly out the window and all bets are off, except for one: The game is going to be worth watching.
As 2022 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
After 10 days without court time, the Blue Devils resume conference play Tuesday in Winston Salem, N.C. Here are three keys to success for No. 14 Duke’s matchup against Wake Forest:
While Blue Devils hunkered down Thursday night to study for upcoming exams, Duke faced its own final: one last home game before conference play begins in a few weeks. The team aced the test, earning itself an A-plus against Austin Peay.
Duke men's basketball is gearing up for the last Power Five matchup of its nonconference slate as it takes on Iowa Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic. The Blue Zone brings you three keys for a Blue Devil victory:
One word that head coach Shawn Wilbourn uses to describe this year’s Duke team is “talented.”
Entering on a three-win streak, Northwestern heads to Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday for a 5 p.m. matchup against the Blue Devils. This will be Duke’s first game following the Phil Knight Legacy tournament, where the team lost in a first-round matchup against UConn before redeeming itself Sunday against Oregon State. Here are five things to know heading into Duke’s game against Northwestern.
