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From an array of injuries to the surprising resurgence of one former Blue Devil one-and-done, the Blue Zone takes you inside another week of Duke in the NBA.
There’s no place quite like Manhattan as the holiday season approaches.
Duke barely scraped out a win against Kansas two weeks ago in New York. That'll have to be ancient history when the Blue Devils take on California Thursday and either Georgetown or No. 22 Texas Friday.
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Here are five things to watch for when the Blue Devils return to Madison Square Garden later this week.
At 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds with the skills of a point guard, Jalen Johnson fits the mold of a classic five-star one-and-done Blue Devil.
This year's Champions Classic featured a No. 1 vs No. 2 bout with Michigan State and Kentucky, and that might not be the only one of the season.
Duke fell hard to the Wildcats due to a sloppy second half.
Although the Blue Devils held the Wildcats to just six points in the second quarter, Northwestern’s combined 48-15 advantage in the first and third quarters allowed the Wildcats to pull away in the second half.
The mirror-image Duke and Northwestern programs will meet in Cameron Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
This week our hosts Derek Saul and Shane Smith are joined by Michael Model to discuss what’s going on in the world of Duke basketball.
Joey Baker contributed more to his team than he could have imagined with a simple slap of the Cameron Indoor Stadium hardwood on defense.
That image of a dominant Jones was a common theme throughout No. 2 Duke’s win against Georgia State Friday night, as Jones carried the Blue Devils to their 150th consecutive nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Here are five observations from the first half of play.
Graduate student Haley Gorecki led the Blue Devils with 15 points, while senior Leonna Odom put up 13 and sophomore Miela Goodchild added 12 points of her own.
The Blue Devils have now established themselves as a formidable defense that will stifle just about any offense.
Matthew Hurt must build off his impressive performance against Central Arkansas.
Five months after the North Carolina government approved the sale of alcohol at state schools' sporting events, Duke seems to be moving forward with expanding its own beer and wine policy.
It was an electric performance for the Blue Devils' defense, holding the Bears to 54 total points through a combination of effective shot blocking, steals, and drawing offensive fouls.
The No. 2 Blue Devils must know their personnel and play smart to beat tougher opponents.
If Duke is to reach its potential in the 2019-2020 season, improving outside the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium is key.
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