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It’s in Duke’s best interest to opt out of the season. But in this Prisoner’s Dilemma, every school acting on its own self-interest would cripple the financial pillars the NCAA needs to survive.
For the vast majority of his five years in Durham, Justin Robinson didn't get many chances to take the court for Duke men’s basketball. At the end of last season, however, that all started to change.
The Duke faithful will have to prepare for a season without defensive end Victor Dimukeje for the first time in four years.
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.
Head coach Marissa Young hopes to use her program’s historic 2020 campaign as a springboard for the program entering the 2021 season.
The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics.
Duke men’s basketball was one of many athletic programs nationwide to call attention to racial injustice this year.
As colleges nationwide formulated their own responses to the outbreak and plans for the fall semester, the fate of the college football season was thrown into question.
Last Wednesday, I had the honor of covering a Duke basketball game in person, something that is sure to be a rare occurrence this season.
Five former Blue Devils checked in on ESPN's list of the top 100 players in the NBA.
Despite a disappointing season, the Blue Devils had three players earn All-ACC honors.
As 2020 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics.
The No. 20 rank is respectable, and the forecast of this team is much sunnier than it was a week ago.
Hosts Derek Saul and Shane Smith are joined by fellow men's basketball beat Jake Piazza to discuss Duke's success against the Fighting Irish, as well as how the team should operate with Johnson on the sideline.
The Blue Devils avoided these scoring droughts against the Fighting Irish with a focus on teamwork and avoiding “iso-ball”.
After a 2020 season that left much to be desired, Duke now turns its focus toward next year’s squad.
Good things really do come in threes.
Duke cruised to a 75-65 win behind newfound ball movement on offense and gritty effort on defense.
Even without Jalen Johnson, the Blue Devils have looked comfortable thus far, leading 41-34 into the break. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes.
