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With the regular season in the books and the ACC tournament starting Tuesday, our beats are here for the last time this season to give you The Chronicle's Power Rankings of each team vying for the ACC crown.
It’s conference tournament time in college basketball, meaning the regular season has finished up and the final AP Poll of the regular season is here. This week, Duke dropped to No. 7.
Before we jump into the postseason as the ACC tournament commences, let's take a look back and recap the Blue Devils' regular season from wins against Gonzaga and Kentucky to shocking losses in front of the home crowd in head coach Mike Krzyzewski's last season.
Freshman forward Paolo Banchero of Duke men's basketball has been named ACC Rookie of the Year and sophomore center Mark Williams has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Monday morning.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Paolo Banchero's performance and the rest of the Blue Devils' loss to North Carolina in their regular-season finale.
Let’s be honest. Everything else Saturday went according to plan. College Gameday made its triumphant return to Cameron Indoor Stadium, fatheads of Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski dotted Section 17 and the few North Carolina fans in the stands got booed mercilessly.
All game long, it was haymaker after haymaker from both sides. Brady Manek fired away from deep, but so did Trevor Keels. Armando Bacot bullied his way to paint buckets, but Mark Williams made sure to respond with some of his own.
It is finally here. The final night in Cameron Indoor Stadium of Mike Krzyzewski's storied career, after 42 years, has arrived. With a fired-up student section and dozens upon dozens of former players in attendance, No. 4 Duke and North Carolina took the stage yet again. The Tar Heels started out strong, but Duke got it going as the first half went on, ending with a 41-39 edge at the break. Here are five observations from what went down in the initial 20 minutes.
With Duke set to host North Carolina in its last regular-season game Saturday evening, the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets.
As of Friday afternoon, the Blue Devils are 11.5-point favorites against North Carolina–already a ridiculous figure–but I’m going to stick my neck out there and predict the scoreline will be even more one-sided when the dust settles.
Saturday is Coach K's final dance in Cameron Indoor Stadium. And it's against North Carolina. No further introduction.
Before Duke takes the floor back at home against North Carolina, the Blue Zone brings you back a few weeks to the first time the two teams played and previews the upcoming rematch.
With Saturday's highly-anticipated tipoff getting close, the Blue Zone presents three keys to a Blue Devil victory.
Ahead of Duke's regular season finale against North Carolina, the Blue Zone takes a look at some film from the Tar Heels' last outing against Duke.
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has had plenty of great moments, but some of his finest come against rival North Carolina. The Blue Zone has the five most iconic moments of all time between Coach K's Blue Devils and the Tar Heels.
It’s one of the staples of Cameron Indoor Stadium, alongside “Everytime We Touch” and “Dear Old Duke.” But not a lot of people know the man behind the towel, and how he got here.
If you want the true reason why the 34-year-old is next in line to lead the Blue Devils, you should look into when he donned a Duke jersey. Scheyer’s playing career, well, that is what truly tells the story. Let’s rewind.
It’s easy to forget humble beginnings in favor of modern grandeur.
Today, with the vast majority of Krzyzewski’s career behind him, it’s easy to forget the beginnings that preceded the five-time national champion’s legacy. It’s easy to overlook the trials it took for him to become the winningest head coach in college basketball history—that first national title came more than 30 years ago, after all—but that wasn’t always the case.
From personalized letters to little league quips to private reflections, here is what Duke fans all over the country had to say, edited for length and clarity.