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Duke has been recruiting at a very high level for a long time now. Over the last couple of years, for instance, Jon Scheyer has brought in Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Cameron Boozer, but really, Duke has been killing it in recruiting for decades now. This year, along with Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Deron Rippey, […]
One of the fun things about basketball in the Triangle is that there are three teams that all woof at each other. The common element is that Duke and NC State historically hate UNC, while Carolina hates Duke and likes to condescend to State fans as if they’re the infamous little brother. Take this article […]
As usual, Duke brought in a fair amount of high-end talent this year, and the one who probably gets the least amount of attention is Maxime Meyer, who is the subject of the latest Duke Chronicle player profile. That may not last. Meyer will be behind at least three guys as a freshman – Pat […]
Christian Laettner built an immense legacy as a winner at Duke. He had two great buzzer beaters in the NCAA Tournament, one against UConn, and one immortal classic against Kentucky. He outdueled Shaquille O’Neal twice and did the same to Michigan’s Fab Five, including in the 1992 NCAA championship. By his senior year, he was […]
Duke’s non-conference schedule has been officially released, and, as usual, Jon Scheyer is putting his team through a gauntlet. Let’s take a look. Things open with Countdown to Craziness on Oct 3rd, then former Scheyer assistant Evan Bradds brings Belmont to Cameron for an exhibition (Oct 8), followed by a visit from Tennessee (Oct 20) […]
Duke women's soccer redshirt junior midfielder Sam Courtwright has been selected to the United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch List, which was announced Friday.
Duke men's basketball announced its complete non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season Friday.
If you took all the players who have come through Duke Basketball since 1960, for argument’s sake, and you had to pick one guy who epitomizes what we think of as Duke Basketball, it would be hard to beat Shane Battier. When he came to Duke, a lot of people predicted he’d run for president […]
Duke men's basketball will face Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Madison Square Garden as part of the 2026 Jimmy V Classic.
Former Duke women's basketball star and current WNBA Champion Chelsea Gray was selected to represent the 2026 USA Basketball Women's National Team at the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, set for Sept. 4-13 in Berlin, Germany.
Much like in recent seasons, the expectations are almost championship or bust for a very talented Duke squad, and we're looking at why John Blackwell is the key transfer piece to that puzzle.
Jon Scheyer has been coaching Duke Basketball since 2022. In that time, his point guards have been Jeremy Roach, Caleb Foster, Tyrese Proctor, and Cayden Boozer, with cameos from Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. He’s never had one quite like Deron Rippey, the subject of the Duke Chronicle’s latest new player profile. Rippey is more […]
Five-star guard A.J. Williams has reclassified into the 2027 class, creating another massive recruiting battle involving Duke, UNC and UConn.
Five-star prospect A.J. Williams has reclassified from the men's high school basketball class of 2028 to 2027, per comments made to ESPN's Paul Biancardi.
The latest two player profiles from the Duke Chronicle are of freshmen big men Cameron Williams and Joaquim “JoJo” Boumtje Boumtje. We’ve all heard a lot about Boumtje Boumtje over the summer, but what really surprised us with the practice videos Duke has released lately is just how physically mature he is at 17 – […]
One of the biggest media names in college basketball appears to be feeling decently optimistic about the Syracuse Orange going into the upcoming season. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports released his ACC preseason power rankings. Out of the conference’s 18 teams, Rothstein had the Orange at seventh going into 2026-27. Rothstein has Duke as his […]
Here’s a name to put on your recruiting board, if you haven’t already: Deng Ngor. A Canadian, Ngor played a key role in beating the U.S. in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup tournament, hitting a three, and then a dunk, to put Canada over the top. He is from a Sudanese family, and as it turns […]
We’ve been talking about Johnny Dawkins’s clutch plays for a couple of days now, and we thought that it was time to get closer to the present and take a look at one of the great clutch plays in recent history: Isaiah Evans’s game winner last year against Florida, then the defending national champions. Duke […]
This week is the final week for Duke Basketball’s Strongman Friday, and while we can’t say it looks like fun necessarily, it does look extremely productive in at least two ways. First, the obvious: these guys are all getting insanely strong. We’re not sure if anyone has transformed his body as much as Caleb Foster, […]
The latest new Blue Devil profiled by the Duke Chronicle is Loyola-Maryland transfer Jacob Theodosiou. A 6-4 native of Canada, he has moved around a bit, playing for Wyoming before Loyola, and now of course, he’ll finish at Duke. Here’s what the Chronicle says about him: “The guard brings a patient and polished offensive skillset […]
We missed this article from Thursday’s News & Observer, but Chip Alexander has a piece up on Duke freshman Joaquim “JoJo” Boumtje Boumtje. Duke is listing him at 7-2, but USA Basketball had him at 6-10 for the FIBA U17 World Cup last month. Whatever he is, what we’ve seen of him in Istanbul and […]
Duke basketball will visit Kansas for the Blue Blood Classic, marking the Blue Devils’ first game at Allen Fieldhouse since 1988.
Kansas Jayhawks News Turns out Bill Self sought out an exhibition game with Duke. The Topeka Capitol-Journal tells you why Another former Jayhawk is among the basketball players suing for another year of eligibility Bill Self says one particular player is impressing him in summer workouts Links! The Seattle police chief has resigned over his […]
Duke announced its preseason men's basketball schedule Wednesday, featuring a home scrimmage against Belmont, a home exhibition game versus Tennessee and a road exhibition contest at Kansas.
Duke’s preseason basketball schedule is set, with visits from Belmont (October 8) and Tennessee (October 20), and a trip to Kansas (October 25). Belmont is classified as a scrimmage, which is why Duke has three opponents, rather than the two traditionally allowed in preseason. Presumably, the scrimmage is a favor to new Belmont coach Evan […]