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Yesterday saw a fair amount of Madness with Duke nearly losing and Wisconsin actually losing. It was a fun first day. But now it’s day 2 and while I know the vast majority of our energy today will be focused on the game against Queens I wanted to give you all a place to talk […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 hour ago | 0 reads
The opening day of the NCAA Tournament – First Four aside, since those are basically play-in games – did not disappoint. First, Siena played magnificently against #1 seed Duke, shocking the Blue Devils in the first half and totally outperforming them until the second half, when the Blue Devils finally got going. Howard punched above […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
Today is the day. Purdue starts their 2026 NCAA Tournament journey. After seeing Duke struggle with Siena and Wisconsin lose to High Point in the early games on Thursday it should be more clear than ever that Purdue cannot take anyone for granted. It was fascinating to see a Duke player actually say that they […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
Day 1 of the NCAA tournament is always a treat, unless your team loses as a higher seed. Losing stinks. Losing and busting your bracket stinks even more. Duke almost made Siena an all-time March Madness hero. #16 UMBC knocking off #1 Virginia has been done, but Virginia isn’t Duke. Everyone I know, UNC fan […]
From Tar Heel Blog | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
Justice Shoats, Gavin Doty, Brendan Coyle, Francis Folefac and Riley Mulvey. Those five, and those five only. That’s all Gerry McNamara and the Siena coaching staff were going to ride with on Thursday. And those five gave the Saints’ faithful and the entire country a heck of a lot to cheer for in Greenville. For […]
From Mid-Major Madness | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
How is your heart rate? The Duke Basketball Roundup is here to talk you down off the ledge from a nerve-wracking opening NCAA tourney game against the 16-seeded Sienna Saints. It was a tale of two halves as Duke looked nothing like a top seed in the opening 20 but then found their way in […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
First: Hats off to Siena for a magnificent effort. It would be hard to be more impressed with what that team did. And second, hats off to Duke for getting things together after a disastrous first half to win, 71-65. This is about as high a compliment as we can give Siena after that first […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Picking brackets is an annual humiliation, but we’ve put it off long enough. Let’s go get embarrassed! Well, sort of. We usually go round-by-round, because picking the whole thing is an exercise in futility. However, here are our Final Four picks: Duke, Houston, Arizona and Iowa State. We didn’t post our picks for the First […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 1 day ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | 1 day ago | 0 reads
If you haven’t seen it, Carlos Boozer made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, and most of it, understandably, was about his sons, Cameron and Cayden, who are having terrific freshman seasons for Duke. He talked about several things, like staying out of their recruitment and “retiring” when he knew he wouldn’t be able […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 1 day ago | 0 reads
On the eve of the start of the NCAA Tournament for Duke comes big news… Evan Bradds, one of the brilliant assistant coaches on Scheyer’s squad, will be the next head coach at Belmont, one of the better mid-major programs in the country. Bradds was a star player at Belmont and the allure of heading […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 1 day ago | 2 reads
The Duke Basketball Roundup again welcomes underdog expert Jordan Brenner to the pod... and there has never been a better time to chat with him as we are on the verge of the NCAA Tournament. For 20 years. Jordan has been one of the definitive experts on picking upsets and bracket busters. Find out why he loves […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The NCAA Tournament is officially underway, and the North Carolina Tar Heels are getting ready to face off against VCU tomorrow night in Greenville, SC. The Heels are hoping to stop the two-game skid that they are currently on after losing to Duke and Clemson to finish out ACC play. Meanwhile, the Rams are on […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 2 days ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Date 3/19 || Time 2:50 || Venue Bon Secours Wellness Arena || Video CBS Update – Patrick Ngongba has not been ruled out for Thursday, but is “highly unlikely” to play Duke opens up NCAA tournament play on Thursday with the Siena Saints. As you probably know by now, former Syracuse star Gerry McNamara is […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Led by National Player of the Year Cam Boozer, Duke lost two games all year by a combined four points and will have Patrick Ngongba back after missing the last four games. With a thin rotation made even thinner late in the year, Siena’s star guards Justice Shoats and Gavin Doty have stepped up in […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 3 days ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | 3 days ago | 0 reads
In some respects what they achieved was unique to the times and circumstances, yet in an essential sense entirely the same. And, in any sense, historic in a manner that cannot be minimized. Only Everett Case, whose uptempo NC State teams did more than any others to immediately establish the ACC as a basketball conference […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Here’s the latest on Pat Ngongba, as Coach Jon Scheyer says he’s making progress. He talks about how analytics sees Ngongba, and what he has meant to Duke’s defense, especially inside. And he also says things are “very positive,” but he doesn’t want to risk a setback. It’s hard to know without more information, but […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The NCAA Tournament begins for Duke on Thursday, and their First Round opponent is the Siena Saints. We preview the 1 vs. 16 matchup on DBR Bites #152. Siena is coached by Syracuse legend Gerry McNamara, and they got to the Dance by winning the MAAC Tournament. We look at who they’ve played and how […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 4 days ago | 1 read
Arizona men’s basketball secured the second overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Sunday. The seeding coincides with how AP voters have ranked the Wildcats for the last month. Arizona is No. 2 in the penultimate AP Top 25 poll behind top-ranked Duke. Arizona received seven first-place votes, up from four last week. Michigan […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 4 days ago | 0 reads
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From Duke Basketball Report | 4 days ago | 1 read
It has only been less than 24 hours since Duke won the ACC title over Virginia but there is little time to look back as the most important games now lie before us. The Duke Basketball Roundup crew is already deep into their analysis of the brackets, especially Duke’s East region, which looks absolutely loaded. […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 5 days ago | 2 reads
There are still some pieces that will be sorted out Sunday, and of course bracketology is not the final word. But it is fun, and it is worth taking a look at. After Duke’s win in Saturday’s ACC Championship, Duke is likely to retain the #1 seed overall and the #1 seed in the East. […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 5 days ago | 0 reads