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Duke Recruiting: 5-Star Recruit Schedules Visit

Colton Hiller, a highly promising recruit from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, has set visits to Florida and Duke. He’ll be at Florida this weekend, and will be at Duke a month later, on October 5. Hiller came to see Duke play Michigan in D.C. this past winter, which was probably a great visit, all things considered. Hiller […]

A Great Hypothetical Matchup: Duke 2001 vs UConn 2024

Over at CBS Sports, they do a feature every summer called Candid Coaches. The idea is they ask questions anonymously and the coaches, secure in their anonymity, speak freely. The most recent question is: what was the best team so far of the 21st century? The top two vote-getters? 2023-24 UConn, with 17%, and 2000-01 […]

YouTube Gold: Duke-Indiana, 1992 Final Four

In 1992, Duke was the defending national champions. The 1991 Final Four opened with an emotional rematch with UNLV after being blown out by the Runnin’ Rebels in the 1990 championship game. Duke then beat Kansas. The 1992 season was different. Led by Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, and Bobby Hurley, Duke was a brilliant team. […]

Jared McCain Comes Home To Cameron

Around Duke, summertime might as well be called Brotherhood Time, as former Blue Devils regularly drop in to visit and advise the current players. Recently, Jabari Parker and Jayson Tatum came home to talk to the 2026-27 Blue Devils, and most recently, Jared McCain came through. McCain’s brother, Jayce, is a Player Development Specialist for […]

Former Duke star Kyle Singler accuses Coach K of mistreatment in concerning social media posts

Former Duke basketball star Kyle Singler has recently taken social media by storm with a series of videos he has been posting on his Instagram account. In one of his videos, the former Detroit Pistons small forward made serious accusations against his former coach, Mike Krzyzewski. In his recent posts, Singler accused Coach K of […] The post Former Duke star Kyle Singler accuses Coach K of mistreatment in concerning social media posts appeared first on ClutchPoints .

YouTube Gold: In 1995, Randolph Childress Became An ACC Legend

In 1995, Wake Forest was in its golden era. The Demon Deacons had Tim Duncan and Randolph Childress on the roster, and were on the way to back-to-back ACC Tournament Championships. And in 1995, Childress was on his way to a legendary ACC Tournament performance. He lit Duke up for 40 in the quarterfinals, then […]

Deron Rippey vs. VJ Edgecombe

There was a big buzz over July and August about Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and his rather advanced game and physique. But he’s not the only Duke freshman who is causing a ruckus. Fellow frosh Deron Rippey, who is expected to come off the bench, may make it tougher for Jon Scheyer to keep […]

YouTube Gold: The Exquisite Post Skills Of Kevin McHale

Over the last few years, a lot of things have changed in college basketball. Not all that long ago, between the influence of the Golden State Warriors and the endless defection of young college post players to the NBA, SmallBall was very much in vogue. More recently, with teams like Duke and Michigan building much […]

YouTube Gold: Duke’s Greatest Buzzer Beaters

When most people think Duke buzzer beaters, they immediately go to Christian Laettner gutting the entire state of Kentucky in 1992. And fair enough, that was an iconic play. There are so many other buzzer beaters in Duke history though, and this video runs them down. It starts with Gene Banks’ big shot to put […]

Duke Is Right To Avoid The 5th Year Madness

August is traditionally a slow news period for college basketball fans, as attention turns towards the approaching football season. But the American judicial system, being new to its outsized influence in dictating the rules of collegiate athletics, apparently didn’t get the memo. First, a class action lawsuit resulted in an order granting all members of […]

YouTube Gold: Gerald Henderson’s Top Ten Duke Dunks

When Gerald Henderson got to Duke, it didn’t take long for people to understand that he was a sensational talent. The most electrifying part of his game, though, the thing that got people out of their seats, was his leaping ability. Henderson is one of the best dunkers to ever come through Cameron Indoor Stadium. […]

YouTube Gold: The 1980 ACC Tournament Controversy

The Foster era at Duke was brief but fascinating. Bill Foster arrived in Durham in 1974 after a bizarre attempt to lure former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp out of retirement (only the death of Rupp’s farm manager stopped this from actually happening. Rupp was 72 at the time; he would die of spinal cancer in […]

Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje emerges as 2028 draft favorite

Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje has emerged as an early favorite to become the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NBA Draft. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Woo, the 7-foot-2 forward will spend two seasons at Duke before becoming draft-eligible because he was born in 2009. Boumtje Boumtje strengthened his reputation at the Under-17 World Cup, […] The post Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje emerges as 2028 draft favorite appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jackson Signs Rest-of-Season Contract with Sun

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun of the WNBA recently announced that it was signing former Duke women's basketball guard Ashlon Jackson to a rest-of-season contract. The Sun have 11 regular-season games remaining.