All seven players who saw at least 20 minutes of action recorded an assist and Duke gave the ball away just six times in a 113-75 romp against Bryant Saturday night.
No. 5 Duke rolled to an easy 113-75 victory against Bryant Saturday as sophomore Grayson Allen and junior Matt Jones led the way with career highs of 28 and 19 points, respectively.
With just one game under their belt, the Duke freshmen have a long way to go to achieve the same success on the hardwood as last year’s group.
Somebody forgot to tell Grayson Allen this was his first career start. The sophomore poured in 20 first-half points as the Blue Devils coasted to a season-opening win Friday night against Siena.
After more than half a year of anticipation following its fifth national championship, Duke will finally begin the 2015-16 campaign facing the same expectations despite sporting a drastically different roster.
Clemson may sit atop the most recent edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, but mid-November brings a new sense of excitement in the ACC—the start of basketball season. Three of the league's teams begin the season ranked inside the top six, a year after the ACC advanced three teams to the Elite Eight.
After signing his Army ROTC contract Jan. 23, Marshall Plumlee said one of his next goals was to become a better leader at army officer training during the summer.
If there is one question on Duke fans’ minds heading into the season, it is this: How will the Blue Devils fare without the talented band of freshmen that supplied 60 of the 68 points necessary to secure last year's national championship?
The newest member of the Blue Devil backcourt has the opportunity to step in as a freshman floor general and make an impact—much the way Tyus Jones did in 2014-15—which was a a big selling point on leaving Findlay Prep early and heading to Durham.
Always one to work diligently out of the spotlight, Matt Jones' time to shine may be on the horizon. With an increased role this season, his steady contributions could quickly gain the attention he has long deserved.
In the perimeter-oriented state of college basketball today, Duke’s ability to find the perfect combinations of its four McDonald’s All-Americans in the backcourt could decide how well the team defends its national title.
From the time they were in grade school, basketball players have been taught to play until the whistle. All the way up until the referee’s signal, but not past it—because those are the rules. But now the rules have changed.
The primary goal for any team in the preseason—even more important than evaluating players—is staying healthy and avoiding injuries that could cripple the season. The Blue Devils cannot say they have accomplished that as their exhibition slate comes to a close.
Once again, the Blue Devils won an exhibition game by a wide margin. And once again, a captain went down with an injury, as Amile Jefferson left Duke's lopsided win against Livingstone in the first half with an ankle injury.
No. 5 Duke finishes exhibition play against two-time defending Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions Livingstone Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Although games may not count as wins and losses for another couple of weeks, the Blue Devil veterans set the tone for a team that may have to be scrappier than the NCAA title-winning squad a year ago.
A lot of things went right Friday night for the Blue Devils, who opened exhibition play with a convincing win against the Division II national champions. But the victory may have come at a cost.
As is tradition, the Blue Devils will get a test in their first exhibition game in a matchup of defending national champions when reigning Division II champ Florida Southern visits Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday night.
The reigning national champion Blue Devils were picked to finish third in the ACC in the preseason media poll released Wednesday.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski told that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be his last as the head coach of USA Basketball.
