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YouTube Gold: SLAM Magazine’s Visit With Deron Rippey, Jr.
As you probably know, SLAM Magazine did a feature on incoming Duke freshman Deron Rippey recently. Here’s the video that accompanies it. It’s pretty clear by now that his father, Deron Rippey Sr., is a huge part of his life in general, but a huge influence in his basketball development Deron Sr. played for ECU […]
DBR Podcast #826: KJ Conklin, Alexander Powell join Duke staff
We’re back with Episode 826. As Jason is in the early days of his vacation, Donald is joined by Scott Rich to discuss a couple of new additions to the Duke Men’s Basketball program. First, Duke has added KJ Conklin as a new assistant coach to replace Evan Bradds, who left this offseason to become […]
Two New Hires For Duke Basketball, And They’re Both Interesting
Jon Scheyer announced two hires Tuesday: new assistant coach KJ Conklin, and Alexander Powell, who is to be the Executive Director of Basketball. About Conklin, Scheyer said this: “KJ is an unbelievable addition to our staff and our program. He has a genuine passion for developing people and helping them reach their potential, and that […]
Jared McCain Update
It’s been interesting to watch Jared McCain through the playoffs, as he radically exceeded most people’s expectations. It’s also been fun to watch the reactions of Philadelphia fans and Sixers writers as they realized that Philly really blew the McCain trade. In Oklahoma City, McCain emerged as a major force. Like we saw at Duke, […]
The ACC Is Going To Be Very Different In 2026-27
For a time Monday, it looked as if Louisville might have gotten Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic, but as it turns out, he chose Kentucky later in the evening. He’s a great three-point shooter, but we’re not sure the rest of his game is that polished. Nonetheless, it’s a big get for Mark Pope and […]
YouTube Gold: Duke Recruit Maxime Meyer Has Some Real Potential
Duke has a tremendous freshman class coming again, and Cameron Williams, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Deron Rippey, and Bryson Howard are getting most of the attention. Maxime Meyer is getting less, but you shouldn’t overlook his potential. Take a look at this video, and you’ll see the outlines of a promising player. He can work around […]
A Look Back As Jay Bilas Eulogizes The Late Tom Emma
We were poking around the Web Sunday, and we looked up Phil Henderson after seeing the Duke-Arkansas Final Four game from 1991. Henderson of course died young of a heart attack in 2013. He was just 44. That reminded us of the sad story of Tom Emma, who was a Bill Foster recruit who helped […]
Is UNC Still A Blue Blood?
So this is interesting: former Duke greats Jason Williams and Grant Hill disagree about whether UNC is still a Blue Blood or not. Both of them grew up Carolina fans before they developed more refined taste, incidentally. Williams argues that UNC is no longer a Blue Blood, that they’ve fallen off for too long. Hill […]
YouTube Gold: Duke’s 1998 Cameron Win Over UNC
The Duke-UNC rivalry, like any rivalry, has its ups and downs, but the ups are really something. Take 1961, when Art Heyman brawled with most of UNC’s team, including then-coach Frank McGuire, who Heyman gleefully claimed he hit in the family jewels (Heyman said that years later, he ran into McGuire, who said, “It still […]
Cameron Boozer Draft Scuttlebutt
One of our favorite things about the NBA Draft is the skullduggery, machinations, and positively Machiavellian manipulation that goes on as people try to up or downgrade prospects in order to get the guy they really want. Whisper campaigns get started about a prospect who supposedly had a bad attitude during a workout, or rumors […]
YouTube Gold: Duke-Arkansas In The 1990 Final Four
What people remember about Duke in the 1990 Final Four was that UNLV just destroyed the Blue Devils in the championship game, 103-73. It was the biggest blowout in NCAA championship history. What people tend to forget is that the Final Four was in Denver, which presents some altitude issues, and that Bobby Hurley had […]
Sunday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to Mason Plumlee and the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night, 111-103. McCain scored 12 points for the Thunder but Plumlee did not get in the game. However, Plumlee is now the last member of the Brotherhood who may get a […]
YouTube Gold: The Overlooked Moses Malone
Moses Malone has a unique place in ACC history. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Malone was intensely recruited in high school, and ultimately chose Maryland. He would have enrolled in 1974. However, Malone, who grew up in grinding poverty, opted to sign with the Utah Stars of the ABA. If he had signed with Maryland, […]
With Game 7 Of The WCF Saturday, Here’s A Jared McCain Links Run
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs will play Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals, and it’s become one of the most compelling series in recent memory as two young teams are emerging into potential greatness. OKC is very young and remarkably deep and flexible, while San Antonio is even younger. We […]
SLAM: The Rippeys Have Put In The Time For Deron Jr. To Be Special
We don’t know much about Maxime Meyer and his family, or Nick Arnold’s either, but Duke’s other four recruits have something in common: Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard, and Deron Rippey Jr. all have fathers who have a background in basketball. And all of them have helped mold their sons into prominent prospects. […]
Jay Bilas On Where Duke Basketball Is
Jay Bilas spoke to BFSN.com, and had thoughts about a lot of things, including the job that Jon Scheyer has done at Duke and how his next team is looking. Here’s what he said about Duke: “Jon Scheyer has done an amazing job at Duke. In the four years he’s been head coach, I mean, […]
Twitter Gold: Grant Hill & Rick Pitino Discuss The 1992 Duke-UK Classic
It’s amazing that the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Elite Eight game is still talked about, but it was a phenomenal contest. Obviously, what people remember is Christian Laettner’s astonishing winning shot. It’s become legend, and rightly so. The whole play was incredible, from Grant Hill’s long, looping pass to Laettner, to his presence of mind to fake […]
DBR Bites #166 – Numbers Game And Scheduling Stuff
We are getting more little nuggets of news about the 2026-27 Duke Blue Devils. The team has released what numbers everyone will be wearing next season. And while numbers may seem less than exciting, the Duke Basketball Roundup crew is able to find something interesting to talk about in the digits each player chose. Plus, […]
Duke To Tangle With Georgia In The Jimmy V Classic
Duke usually makes a mid-to-late season trip to Madison Square Garden, but this year, the Blue Devils may go twice. If so, the first time will be against Georgia in the Jimmy V Classic. The date hasn’t been released yet, but more than likely, it will be early in the season. If the Blue Devils […]
Brotherhood News From Two Former Blue Devils
Two cool Brotherhood notes: first, former Duke great Johnny Dawkins got an extension from Central Florida. If you remember, when UCF joined the Big 12, Dawkins was widely seen as being on the hot seat. In his first season in the new league, Dawkins went 17-16. Since then, he’s gone 20-17 and 21-12 and made […]
And Now, The New Jersey Numbers
Next year’s jersey numbers were released Thursday, and here they are: Just a few thoughts. First, in the link, it looks like Boumtje Boumtje is misspelled. It won’t be the last time. We thought that it might wrap around like Wojciechowski when Steve Wojciechowski was a Blue Devil, but they opted to stack the Boumtjes. […]
Modern ACC Scheduling Sucks
The ACC released the 2026-27 conference opponents on Thursday, and the first thing you realize is this: the unbalanced schedule sucks, has always sucked, and always will suck. One way you can tell is this: we understand that this is the first time ever that neither Duke nor UNC will play NC State in Raleigh. […]
Friday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
In Thursday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, San Antonio smoked Oklahoma City, 118-91, to even the Western Conference Finals at 3-3. The Spurs just punked the Thunder. There’s really no other way to put it, and keep in mind that OKC is a great defensive team, and San Antonio is ridiculously young. Jared McCain got the start […]
YouTube Gold: Nike Enters The Chat
The final ad of our Coach K ad week is a fun one from Nike for customizable shoes. Mike Krzyzewski is in his office and the Blue Devil is seated across from him. He has submitted a design for Duke’s tournament shoes. Coach K is trying to break it to him gently that it’s a […]
Duke’s 2026-27 ACC Opponents Revealed
Duke’s ACC schedule is out, and here’s what they gave us: The Blue Devilswill get UNC and Virginia for the home-and-home games. The home games will be: The away games are: Dates will be released later. Some interesting points here: First, Jon Scheyer will face new coaches at State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse. […]
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