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Duke is now out of its bye-week, and just five games remain in the 2021 campaign. With that, some of our beat writers review the Blue Devils' first seven contests and look ahead to the next few weeks.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Oct. 18-24.
Duke suited up against preseason No. 4 Villanova in a closed-doors scrimmage Saturday in Washington, and the program posted some highlights to YouTube. Here are our main takeaways.
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Bringing an abundance of energy and seeming to be everywhere at once, Taylor can impact every aspect of the game at any moment.
With a stunning amount of awareness for anyone, but especially a freshman, Michelle Cooper let the ball roll right past her, where it found a wide-open Tess Boade at the top of the box, who sent a rocket toward the center of the goal.
Sophomore point guard Jeremy Roach is next in our men's basketball preview series.
With the college basketball season just around the corner, the time has officially come to take a deeper look at the 2021-22 Duke women's basketball roster. The Blue Zone has you covered with player previews for each member of the team.
As a consensus five-star recruit, Trevor Keels’ addition to Duke men's basketball further establishes the team as a force to be reckoned with.
Next in the Blue Zone's player preview series, we have senior captain, Joey Baker.
No. 6 Duke overcame the stylistic choices of the umpires to notch a crucial 1-0 win over No. 15 Notre Dame on Thursday, effectively clinching an ACC tournament berth.
With the college basketball season just around the corner, the time has officially come to take a deeper look at the 2021-22 Duke women's basketball roster. The Blue Zone has you covered with player previews for each member of the team.
“We do have a tough ending to the week, heading out to South Bend,... and we're going to continue to soldier on and learn from the mistakes that we did make tonight, and also continue to grow and develop some of our things that we're doing quite well,” head coach John Kerr said. “We will be the underdog, which is nice because we were on top of the table and everyone wants to shoot you down...so it's gonna be a fun opportunity for us and we're looking forward to it.”
With less than three weeks now until Duke men's basketball’s season opener against Kentucky, the Blue Devils continue to tease what’s to come this winter.
With multiple school record holders, top-10 all-time performers returning and a strong freshmen class, this season could be a special one for the Blue Devils, with their season starting Friday against Virginia Tech.
Griffin, a strongly built forward with elite two-way potential, is a key part of Duke's stunning recruiting class.
Shayeann Day-Wilson, a native of Toronto, comes to Duke as the No. 41-ranked recruit in the 2021 class and the top point guard from Canada.
Duke has a menacing frontcourt this season, and contributing to that is graduate transfer Theo John, the latest installment in the Blue Zone's 2021-22 men's basketball player previews.
Shepherd took home second-place honors at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational this past weekend at the Finley Golf Course, shooting a career-low 54-hole ledger of 206.
On Tuesday, the ACC released its annual preseason polls for college basketball. The polls include the Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of media and team broadcast personnel, and the head coaches. The two differed greatly on a few teams, but agreed on Duke’s tier. The Blue Zone gives you the biggest takeaways from the polls.
It all comes down to this. After 13 games of mostly elite soccer, the Blue Devils’ tournament prospects come down to just a pair of games.
