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On Dec. 17, Louisville guard Nyah Green entered the transfer portal. Just over two weeks later, after “over 30 schools” had contacted the 2019 McDonald’s All-American and former five-star recruit, she committed to Duke.
While Duke may have opted out of the 2020-21 season, Kara Lawson continues to pick up wins on the recruiting trail.
Duke didn’t waste any time starting 2021 on the right foot.
More than two decades after the school nearly got her to don Duke blue, Kara Lawson would be leading the Blue Devils into their next era.
Duke women’s basketball began the 2019-20 season in disappointing fashion, but won 11 of its last 14 games to storm back into contention.
"The student-athletes on the Duke women’s basketball team have made the difficult decision to conclude their current season due to safety concerns,” Michael Schoenfeld, Vice President for Public Affairs & Government Relations and Chief Communications Officer for Duke University, said in the release.
Four days after postponing a game against Miami, Duke is completely shutting down team activities for the time being.
Duke women's basketball had been lucky enough to play its first four games this season without an interruption. That was bound to change eventually.
Head coach Kara Lawson gave little in the way of clues as to what Duke’s playbook would look like this season. Three games in, there’s film to look at, and we can get a sense of what the team prefers to run.
In the battle to remain undefeated, the perennial contender Cardinals ultimately proved too strong for the upstart Blue Devils.
We break down each of the Blue Devils' conference opponents this season.
The Blue Devils have been riding high so far this season en route to three nonconference blowouts. But the time has come for a reality check.
The question of the season may not be who replaces Odom and Gorecki, but rather how the entire team rises to the occasion and shares the load.
For the third straight game, the Blue Devils blew their opponent off the court.
The Blue Devils will host East Carolina in Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday at 12 p.m., looking to stay undefeated after two back-to-back blowout wins against Longwood and Western Carolina.
With the intensive planning and prepared resources, Duke is in a good position to play many of the games on its schedule.
The Blue Devils clearly had the size advantage, but as the game progressed they showcased another strength that perhaps wasn’t as clear coming into the game.
Behind a flurry of impressive performances, the Blue Devils rolled to their second straight win to begin the season.
Duke looks to continue its strong start to the “Kara Era” as it gets into the thick of its nonconference schedule.
For the first time in Duke basketball history, a Black head coach led the Blue Devil sideline.
