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Hearts were broken Friday afternoon.
Duke continues to leave its imprint on USA Basketball.
The stretch big displayed his limitless offensive arsenal, finessing hook shots over traditional centers in the low post and shooting over defensive mismatches for an efficient 55.6% field goal percentage.
Thursday night, freshman guard DJ Steward unexpectedly declared for the NBA Draft, leaving an open guard spot in Duke's rotation. It didn't take long for the Blue Devils to fill that spot.
After a back-and-forth grind for 60 minutes filled with highlight-reel goals and clutch saves, the blockbuster matchup went into sudden-death overtime, where it was anyone's game.
With the softball season just past the halfway mark, beat writers Em Adler and Micah Hurewitz dished out their midseason awards.
On Thursday morning, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams announced his retirement from college basketball. We took a look back at some of the most notable moments between him and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, from their bout in the 1991 NCAA Championship Game to that 2009 Guitar Hero commercial with Metallica.
In his time at Duke, Johnson shined for the Blue Devils before shocking the college basketball world with his decision to opt out of the remainder of the season Feb. 15.
Duke saw its first truly surprising exit from the program Thursday evening.
Cutcliffe spoke with the media to discuss a laundry list of topics, including spring practice, Pro Day and the team's changes to the coaching staff.
Add one more to the list of Mike Kryzewski’s assistants who are now head coaches.
The decision came as a surprise to virtually everyone in the college basketball world, including Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Peter Matt has not only been excellent, but excellently well-rounded as well to this point.
Both squads blitzed through their nonconference competition before securing a top-10 win to begin ACC play and swapping the top two spots in the polls, making Thursday's contest a regular-season rivalry matchup of epic proportions.
Williams' high-usage and high-production finish to the year made many wonder why he was not getting starter minutes from the onset.
Duke closed out its season with the four-day meet in Greensboro, N.C., last Wednesday through Saturday, with junior Matthew Whelan and freshman Seamus Harding Jr. representing the Blue Devils.
A month ago, Duke fencing made history at the ACC Championships. This past weekend, the Blue Devils did the same on a national level.
Steward was an explosive and integral part of the 2020-21 Duke squad from the jump, and he continued to be a proven contributor all season long.
Another Blue Devil will be taking his talents elsewhere next season.
A red-hot Duke team entered the weekend in hope of extending its run. Clemson, however, came prepared with the water to douse the Blue Devils’ fiery bats in an even series.
