Leading up to Thursday's Duke-North Carolina game, Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski and co-captains Amile Jefferson met with the media. See below for some of their most noteworthy comments leading up to the contest.
Restricted by rules on tents, standing structures, and non-folding furniture—all are strictly prohibited—these pairs of Crazies battle the elements at a higher intensity than their tenting brethren, albeit for a shorter time.
The Blue Devils come into the contest riding a three-game winning streak and will look to close the gap on a Tar Heel team that has won nine of its last 10 and sits atop the ACC standings, 2.5 games ahead of its rival.
Ahead of Thursday’s Duke-North Carolina clash at Cameron Indoor Stadium, The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beat writers Amrith Ramkumar, Sameer Pandhare, Hank Tucker and Brian Pollack scout the No. 8 Tar Heels and explain what they’re most looking forward to watching Thursday night.
Leading up to the first Duke-North Carolina game of 2017, The Chronicle has compiled a timeline looking back at some of the teams' most memorable matchups dating back to 1952.
I decided to take a look at some of the key numbers for Duke so far, measuring Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski's impact as well as where the team needs to improve the final month of the regular season.
After missing seven games while recovering from lower-back surgery, Krzyzewski had to reacclimate to his usual position on the bench with the same players who had been battling without him for a month.
But following lower-back surgery barely more than a month ago, the Blue Devils' leader was back on the sidelines encouraging his team to hold on despite a sluggish performance.
But with a pair of consecutive road victories—Duke's first two of the season—the Blue Devils appear to have found a bit of a groove as they begin a stretch with four of their next five games at home and Krzyzewski back in action.
With Monday’s road victory, Duke has reached the midway point of ACC play, which unfortunately means that the Blue Devils still have nine games remaining against teams in the best conference in college basketball history.
The talented freshman took a lot of criticism during No. 21 Duke’s recent slide for his poor shot selection and lack of energy on defense but bounced back in a big way Monday.
Duke came to South Bend Monday night fresh off another Saturday second-half surge—but this time it came away with the victory in one of its most complete efforts of the year.
Kennard’s heroics were all that kept the Blue Devils from limping into Monday’s tilt having lost four of their last five, and Duke is hoping it can carry that momentum as it starts to get into the meat of its ACC slate.
In his own way, junior Grayson Allen has found his niche as well. And it's not as the superstar, even if that was his role last year.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—With its season on the line in the last four minutes, Luke Kennard brought the energy Duke has been seeking for the last month.
The No. 17 Blue Devils have been plagued by lackadaisical defense in their current slump of three losses in their last four games, allowing at least 78 points in all three defeats, and keeping points off the board will not be any easier when Duke visits Wake Forest Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, N.C.
After losing three of their last four games, including a home loss to N.C. State for the first time since 1995, the Blue Devils find themselves at a crossroads before hitting the court Saturday at N.C.
From Richard Brodhead’s first day in office June 28, 2004, his presidency was tied to head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Despite the lack of marquee matchups in this year's SEC/Big 12 Challenge, the merits of scheduling nonconference games this late into the season should be considered.
The Blue Devils came into their two-game home swing against Miami and N.C. State looking to right the ship and build momentum in what has already been a roller-coaster season. Instead, Duke finds itself with more questions than answers and in need of a serious look in the mirror with stiff ACC challenges still ahead.
