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Jon Scheyer has had such a remarkable turn as a still-young head coach – remember, he’s just 38 – that his playing career tends to get overlooked, and that’s a shame, because Scheyer had a heck of a career at Duke. Scheyer finished just two points behind Gene Banks and Jason Williams as the 10th […]
Although we should stress that we haven’t seen anything official about this, there have been a lot of posts over the last 24 hours or so suggesting that Duke and Kansas will have an exhibition game in Allen Fieldhouse this fall. And the following year, that favor will reportedly be returned with a trip to […]
When Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje announced for Duke recently, it developed very quickly, but obviously, it was great news for Duke. Still just 16, Boumtje Boumtje is a bit of an unknown quality, but performances like this are helping to bring his game into focus. It’s not just that he can take the ball to the […]
As you probably have heard, Duke will be visiting Kansas this fall for an exhibition game. This program has been playing basketball for 120 years, and has been to Lawrence exactly once, in 1988. To give that some perspective, in 1988, Mike Krzyzewski had taken Duke to one Final Four. There was no obvious indication […]
At a certain point during Duke’s rise to iconic status during the Mike Krzyzewski era, the university began to consider a new arena. They even had a location picked out: up the hill on what is now Coach K Highway, near the 15/501-147 ramp, if memory serves. They had to consider it, but in the […]
If you haven’t been following Quinn Cook on X, he’s been teasing something for the last several days, and now we know what it is. Check this out: My big brother @NdotSmitty and I are doing “THE BROTHERS CHAT” in Durham, NC with all the Duke fans that are able to attend on Thursday May […]
It became increasingly clear over the last several days that staying in the NBA Draft would be a mistake for John Blackwell, and on Friday, he made the smart move and will follow through on his transfer to Duke. Although he isn’t ready for the NBA, Blackwell is a terrific college basketball player and will […]
Isaac Ambrose sat down with Scott Rich of Duke Basketball Report to break down the home-and-home basketball series between the two schools and the upcoming football matchup this fall. The Illini agreed to a home-and-home series with the Blue Devils and will travel to Cameron Indoor this fall. The last time the two squads met […]
This episode of ‘Oskee Talk’ is a collaboration with TCR’s “Illini Isaac” Ambrose! We chat about Andrej Stojakovic’s looming NBA draft decision (3:54), Keaton Wagler’s potential new team (9:49), men’s basketball’s non-conference clash with Duke (15:46), and the benefit of playing so many top-tier opponents (24:42). We also break down Brad Underwood’s contract extension (27:19) […]
We’ve been thinking about jersey numbers for a while, partly because when you think back to, say Alex O’Connell, or Martyna Pocius…do you remember the jersey number? Some yes, some no. But we also thought it would be interesting to write it down and see who wore what, and to see what numbers are most […]
If someone asked you which college has produced the best NBA guards, which school would you choose? Most would choose Kentucky, some would choose Duke, or maybe even UCLA. While these schools have produced a plethora of elite NBA talent at the guard position, hardly any school has done it better as of late than […]
When Duke got a commitment from Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje in April, it seemed to come together very fast. And while, as we understand, he’s a Floridian, he’s been playing in Spain, so he’s really been off the U.S. recruiting radar to an extent. But the game is global now, and when you add YouTube and […]
It wasn’t really a controversy, it was more like a slight glance across the room, some raised eyebrows. It was not a big deal, but people noticed when Mike Krzyzewski compared Duke’s succession to Auburn’s. Remember when his retirement was announced? There were people around the ACC and college basketball who thought Coach K was […]
When he was at Duke, it was easy to underestimate Jared McCain. First, at 6-3, he was relatively small and never seemed hugely athletic. And in some ways, like the nails and the TikTok career, he might have been a guy that Mike Krzyzewski might have passed on. That’s just a hunch, and we have […]
The House Settlement supposedly eliminated walk-ons, but the concept is still there. Nick Arnold announced his commitment to Duke yesterday, but he is referring to himself as a preferred walk-on. The concept endures, even if the language has been memory-holed. So the powers-that-be hope, anyway. Here is a longer article that gives some insights into […]
Duke and UNC are always talked about together in some way or another. It’s just inevitable, and this is especially true for recruiting. You never know how players will work out, but this article rationally suggests that Duke is well ahead this year in recruiting, and that more is generally expected from Jon Scheyer’s next […]
Haskell “Hack” Tison, a mainstay of Duke’s first Final Four teams in 1963 and 1964, has passed away. A war baby, Tison was born on November 16, 1942, and came to Durham early in the Vic Bubas era. He was a freshman in 1962-63, but the rules of that day would not allow him to […]
In 1991, Jerry Tarkanian’s UNLV team was still riding high after putting on an awesome blitz against Duke in the 1990 national championship game. Behind Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Anderson Hunt, and Greg Anthony, the Rebels were a burgeoning dynasty. Everyone knew that team was going to repeat, and the performance at Arkansas on February […]
Duke Men’s Basketball has set up another terrific home-and-home series, and the NBA Draft declarees hit up the Draft Combine. Donald and Jason go over it all on Episode 824! Duke has a couple of games added to the schedule: a home-and-home with Illinois starting with a game in Cameron this fall along with Coastal […]
Well this is interesting: Nick Arnold, a point guard who plays at Davidson Day, says he’s committed to Duke. He was a high school teammate to Isaiah Denis, of UNC, and Will Stevens, who will be at Clemson this fall. He certainly wasn’t on our radar, but he seems like a tough-minded kid with leadership […]
First things first: we don’t know who Tvzi Machlin, the author of this article is. We wouldn’t know him from Adam’s housecat. But we do know this. Duke fans were not calling for “…Jon Scheyer to get the boot” after the loss to UConn. Unhappy? Okay. Upset? Fair enough. But we wanted him canned? Ludicrous. […]
The Illini are headed to North Carolina this season. Illinois basketball announced Wednesday that it will play Duke on Nov. 17 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will come to Champaign in December 2027. Duke and Illinois have matched up just twice this decade, most recently during the 2024-25 season. It was a game […]
With the roster seemingly set, the Duke Basketball Roundup dives into two burning questions — what are the strengths of this team and where are the weaknesses? Jason and Donald welcome frequent podcast contributors Scott Rich and Jordan Brenner for what amounts to a very, very early preview of the season. Listen in as each […]
The traditional college basketball power structure is being tested more than ever, and many are questioning whether college basketball’s blue-bloods still exist. Well, college basketball insider Jon Rothstein recently said only two programs are truly operating at a blue-blood level. Those two programs? Duke and Connecticut. “There are two programs in college basketball that are […]
Bryson Howard, we suspect, will come into Duke a bit underrated. After all, look who else is in his class: Cameron Williams, Deron Rippey, and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. Howard has a lifetime of basketball education from his father Josh, who started for four years at Wake Forest and was not necessarily fond of Duke. Fortunately, […]