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Week 8 Open Thread

With no UW game this weekend, you can stay on this thread for the full weekend. Here are some of the top games to watch in each game window. Friday Evening – There are two ACC games tonight. First, Duke heads to Virginia in a fairly even matchup between teams trying to get a step […]

Next Up – Kansas

Duke plays at Kansas on Sunday, and in Lawrence, they’re calling it the Blue Blood Classic. Okay, the State Farm Blue Blood Classic, but same idea. It’s a big deal. It’s also a long way from what exhibition games were just a few years ago. And Kansas may be different from what it was just […]

Maybe It Is Time To Overreact

Every Duke preseason follows a familiar routine. During the summer, fans overanalyze every little scrap of intel or footage from early practices. Come the fall, the chatter becomes louder and the excitement builds, cluminating in a lofty pre-season poll ranking. By the time the team finally hits the floor against a real opponent in the […]

YouTube Gold: The Greatness Of Allen Iverson

Duke fans were understandably dazzled by the precocious and highly athletic play of freshman Deron Rippey, as he led Duke to a dominant win over Tennessee. You have to be mindful of the hype this early, but it’s inevitable that he’s going to get a lot of comparisons. We talked about his game having elements […]

Duke’s demolition of Tennessee in exhibition will only pour gas on Final Four hype

No. 2 Duke steamrolled No. 8 Tennessee, earning a resounding 103-64 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday in an exhibition matchup ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. The Blue Devils took control early, opening the contest with a 17-2 run. Duke kept the Volunteers without a field goal for the opening 5 minutes […] The post Duke’s demolition of Tennessee in exhibition will only pour gas on Final Four hype appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Duke Blows Out Tennessee In Exhibition Play, 103-64

During the second half of Duke’s win over Tennessee, CBS’s Matt Norlander sent out a one-word tweet with a still of the game. All his text said was: “What.” Duke was up 74-40. Whatever most people expected to happen, not many people expected the Blue Devils to do that to a preseason Top 10 team. […]

Chepow Tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Week

After helping lead Duke to its fifth consecutive win over a ranked opponent this season with a 1-0 win at then-No. 16 Louisville this past weekend, junior Kaiya Chepow was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.

Where Duke ranks in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll after losing Cameron Boozer

The Duke Blue Devils are entering the 2026-27 college basketball season without Cameron Boozer, but expectations in Durham remain high. Despite losing their star freshman to the NBA, Jon Scheyer’s squad has earned the No. 2 spot in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. Duke trails only Florida, which received 47 of 59 first-place votes […] The post Where Duke ranks in Preseason AP Top 25 Poll after losing Cameron Boozer appeared first on ClutchPoints .

UNC beats Duke — Winners, Losers, & Honorable Mentions

It didn’t need to be that hard. Carolina fans had seen this story before: the quick 17-0 lead on the road, a sinking feeling of when things would start to crash, and then the torture of the lead disappearing. The first sign was an unfortunate fumble, and yet the defense just kept giving the Tar […]

DBR Podcast # 861 – Tennessee Comes to Town

Looking ahead and looking back: we get a bit of both on the latest edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup. Jason and Donald start out by diving into the football Blue Devils difficult loss to the hated TarHeels. While you have to admire the grit of this Duke team to come back from a 17-0 deficit, […]

Duke Recruiting: Asa Montgomery Getting Close?

Recruiting analyst Joe Tipton, among others, reports that 5-star target Asa Montgomery has canceled visits to Arizona and Louisville. Additionally, he now has several Crystal Balls pegging Duke as his final choice. Montgomery is about 6-6, has a 6-10 wingspan, and some analysts think he’s not done growing. He’s an excellent defender and a guy […]

DBR Podcast #860 – Secret Agent Visits A Duke Practice

A report from the inside! As a reward for a very successful fundraising effort at the Duke Dribble for Victory over cancer, The Duke Basketball Roundup was invited to send someone to see a Duke basketball practice this week. Jason and Donald could not make it, so they sent their buddy Carl Heimel (of The […]

2026-27 ACC preview

The ACC enters the season with a clear group of championship favorites: Duke, Louisville and North Carolina The post 2026-27 ACC preview appeared first on The IX Sports .

Reject Mania Could Hit Duke This Season

He came and he went, one of contemporary college basketball’s vagabonds. Following stints at Kentucky and Kansas State, he paused for a year at Virginia and set a few records for blocked shots before heading off to the NBA. Ugonna Onyenso, a 6-11 center from Nigeria, had 105 blocks during the 2026 season as the […]

DBR Podcast #858: Preseason Awards And Rankings Love Duke

Duke Men’s Basketball is favored to do well in the ACC and nationally. We discuss all the preseason accolades on Episode 858! The ACC preseason polls and awards are out, and Duke is expected to be #1 in the conference. On top of that, several players earned nods for All-ACC teams and awards. Donald and […]