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The lead-up to Duke’s season finale—and head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s last game at Cameron Indoor Stadium—will look a little bit different this spring.
After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. Today, the Blue Zone breaks down AJ Griffin's clutch performance in the Blue Devils' first conference game and win of the season.
When it comes to recruiting, head coach-in-waiting Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils appear to be years ahead of the competition.
Coming in at No. 8: Duke women's golf combines youth and experience to finish in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships.
“[AJ Griffin] showed, not just me but himself something tonight that he can do that. And if he doesn’t play like that, we don’t win,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
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This article is the fifth of 16 in our "Coach K's Sweet 16" series, where we will walk back through the legendary head coach's career and recap his most iconic moments.
With the regular season closing in on its exciting conclusion, the Blue Zone is back to keep you up to date on how former Blue Devils fared in another week of NFL action.
Duke faced its toughest challenge in December at Cameron Indoor Stadium against a veteran-laden Virginia Tech squad. Donning the new Brotherhood jersey, the Blue Devils resiliently fought back against several waves of Hokie pushback to earn the 76-65 win against one of the better teams in the ACC.
Duke welcomed Virginia Tech to Cameron Indoor Stadium for its first ACC game of the season. The Blue Devils came in as 9.5-point favorites, but this is conference play, and the Hokies have taken a 36-32 lead into the half.
And so it begins.
The 20-game marathon begins Wednesday.
The athletic directors of all ACC schools have voted to rescind the conference's forfeit rule, which stated that if a team is unable to play a conference game on its scheduled date due to COVID-19, the team forfeits the game and is assessed a loss, per a report from Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.
Coming in at No. 9: Duke men's lacrosse compiles a team of All-Americans to go to the NCAA Tournament, making it all the way to the Final Four before being knocked out.
Duke dominated the game throughout, but Tuesday’s matchup against Charleston Southern was nothing of the ordinary for the squad. For the first time this season, every member of the roster saw game time.
Duke opens up ACC play Wednesday night with a showdown against Virginia Tech in Durham, and the Blue Zone is here with three keys to victory for the Blue Devils.
Even within the first few minutes, it was clear that Duke would be taking the win back to Durham. It posted 20 points to Charleston Southern’s 10 within the first quarter, led by 16 at half-time and surrendered only 35 points at the final whistle, its lowest all year.
As 2021 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
Duke men's basketball's nonconference schedule is finished, and it plays its first ACC game of the season on Wednesday, facing off against Virginia Tech Wednesday night at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium. With that in mind, the Blue Zone takes a look at how the Blue Devils finished their nonconference slate and three key matchups of their ACC season.
Coming in at No. 10: Duke men's soccer bounces back from a subpar 2020 season to go to the ACC Championship game and third round of the NCAA tournament.
