Climbing the beanstalk and the sleeping giant I wish I’d slain
By Andrew Long | 2 days agoTrying to balance who I wanted to be as a person with what I wanted to do as editor was a scale that I never quite leveled.
Andrew Long is a Trinity junior and sports editor of The Chronicle's 119th volume.
Trying to balance who I wanted to be as a person with what I wanted to do as editor was a scale that I never quite leveled.
On Thursday afternoon, Adam Zagoria reported that sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor will neglect the opportunity to declare for the NBA Draft, instead opting for a third year at Duke. The 6-foot-5 sophomore captain has been a mainstay for the Blue Devils for two seasons and will continue to provide a steady hand for a young roster in 2024-25.
After redshirting this season in large part due to a nagging ankle injury that forced him to miss 13 games, sophomore center Christian Reeves told On3Sports Wednesday afternoon that he plans to enter the transfer portal, saving his three remaining years of eligibility for another program.
Fresh off a gritty upset win against No. 1-seed Houston, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils stare down No. 11-seed N.C. State for the third time this season in the Elite Eight, looking to advance to the Final Four. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their predictions.
No. 4-seed Duke faces its biggest test of the season Friday night in the NCAA Sweet 16, making the trip to Dallas for a colossal bout with No. 1-seed Houston. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict whether the Blue Devils can keep dancing to the Elite Eight.
On Sunday evening, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils play their second game in three days with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their takes about whether Duke can triumph over James Madison in Brooklyn, N.Y., to keep dancing.
No. 4-seed Duke awaits an evening tipoff with No. 13-seed Vermont in Brooklyn, N.Y. to open its NCAA tournament run. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their takes of how the Blue Devils will fare Friday against the Catamounts.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils were ragdolled by the sixth-ranked Orange inside the JMA Wireless Dome Wednesday evening, getting spiked 10-4 in their ACC opener.
The Blue Devils’ two-game skid is concerning. Nobody wants to enter March looking to rebound. But it’s important to consider the bigger picture: The actual crop of teams playing A-1 basketball right now is thin.
March Madness, at last, is here. In keeping with America’s favorite pastime this part of the year, The Chronicle’s beat writers took a stab at predicting how the world’s most unpredictable tournament will shake out, how Duke and the ACC will fare and more.