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In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Florida State beat Cal, 63-61 and Miami downed Stanford, 79-70. We had it backwards in Wednesday’s ACC Roundup – the Cali schools made an East Coast swing, not vice-versa. If you haven’t noticed, FSU is improved. They’re still not winning much but they’ve been competitive and they have won two of […]
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When it comes down to Duke teams that were sheer fun to watch, it was hard to beat the 2001 group. That bunch was a blast. Start with Shane Battier, who was sort of the ultimate Dukie, add in Jason Williams, Chris Duhon, Nate James, Mike Dunleavy, Reggie Love and Carlos Boozer and that was […]
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The lawsuit that everyone has been talking about is over. Duke University and Darian Mensah finalized a settlement that would allow each to go their separate ways, and we discuss it on DBR Bites #138. Jason and Donald discuss what the settlement means for all parties and how it will affect Duke Football moving forward. […]
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If it’s not stunning, it’s only because it’s become familiar. Still, it remains striking every time 6-9 freshman Cameron Boozer, one of the ACC’s rebounding leaders, steps out to the perimeter and calmly, smoothly launches and makes a 3-pointer as an organic part of Duke’s offense. Boozer, as is well known by now, possesses a […]
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The Rising Stars Challenge draft took place on Tuesday and the top picks spoke volumes: Carmelo Anthony took Cooper Flagg #1 while Tracy McGrady selected Kon Knueppel #2. Unable to pick a Dukie, Vince Carter had to settle for VJ Edgecombe. You can see the full teams here. The teams will compete with a G-League […]
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Tuesday’s ACC Action went about as we expected, but it was a close-run thing. NC State and Virginia Tech won, as expected, but Wake Forest was knocked off by Pitt and Notre Dame took Virginia to double-overtime before falling just short. NC State added to Syracuse’s misery, winning 88-68. The Pack shot 51% to 39% […]
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For people who never saw him play, it would be hard to explain Duke’s Jason Williams. Built like a fireplug with a low center of gravity and also strong and explosive, Williams could do anything he wanted on the basketball court. Once against UCLA, he scored 17 straight points. And while he could be flakey […]
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Despite what appears to be tampering by Miami to get Duke quarterback Darian Mensah, it was not in anyone’s interest to have a drawn out legal battle and so Duke and Mensah reached an agreement that resolved the dispute. Terms of the agreement are not immediately available, but Duke told ESPN that it was “always […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Wake Forest travels to Pitt, Virginia goes to Notre Dame, Syracuse heads down to Raleigh and the Techs play in Cassell. Interesting! Wake and Pitt is a game that Wake should win. Pitt is just not very good and in a close game, is an awful free throw shooting team. The […]
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When Zion Williamson is healthy and motivated, there isn’t a player in the world like him, and there’s no one in the world who can stop him. Everyone knows he’s probably going left and going straight to the basket. Knowing it and stopping it are two different things. Williamson’s bizarre combination of mass, power and […]
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The football schedule is out and Darian Mensah, who is being sued by the university, is all over it. First, Duke has its second game against Tulane, Mensah’s former school, and second, there is a road game to Miami. If Mensah plays, Duke will be motivated. If he doesn’t, Miami will be. Either way, it’s […]
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Whew, that was impressive. What was supposed to be one of the big matches in the ACC this season instead turned into a laugher. The Blue Devils put an absolute beatdown on the visiting Louisville Cardinals Monday night and the Duke Basketball Roundup has a recap of everything you need to know on Episode 791. […]
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This time was supposed to be different. Louisville with Mikel Brown was supposed to be a much tougher out. That’s what we thought, anyway. We thought it would be a really tight, challenging game. Not so much, as Duke ran the Cardinals out of the gym, 83-52. And Brown wasn’t much of a factor at […]
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After Duke’s fallout with previous quarterback Darian Mensah, who entered the portal at the last minute, Manny Diaz and company were in a real bind. Suing Mensah for breach of contract was probably critical as college sports moves to a pay-for-play world. Contract law is contract law and Duke appears to have a pretty good […]
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Weather update – the game will be played as scheduled. Duke’s road victory over Louisville comes with an unfortunate asterisk: the Cardinals’ best player, freshman Mikel Brown Jr., was inactive. In fact, Brown had missed all of Louisville’s ACC action before playing in their win Saturday over Virginia Tech. Brown certainly performed like a player […]
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Date 1/26 || Time 7:00 || Venue Cameron Indoor Stadium || Video ESPN Duke and Louisville are scheduled to play Monday night but that’s not guaranteed given the weather in the Triangle and Louisville, among other locales. Nashville: we feel for you! Update – the game is definitely on. As of this writing, there is […]
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With only one game on the schedule, a convincing win over Wake Forest at home over the weekend, Duke did little to improve its own resume this week. Yet, this may be the week that cemented the Blue Devils’ status as a team that “controls its own destiny” for a No.1. seed in the NCAA […]
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College basketball was quite different in 1988. The Age of Duke was just a few years old and no one understood that it was an historical epoch. Duke hadn’t even won a national championship at that point. And the old Big East was a monster. Georgetown and Villanova had won national championships. St. John’s was […]
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Duke absolutely dominated on the boards and in the paint at they thrashed Wake Forest by 21 points, 90-69 to remain undefeated in the ACC. The #1 Duke podcast around, the Duke Basketball Roundup, has a complete breakdown of all the numbers and the vibes from this contest on Episode 790, with special shout-outs to […]
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Bobby Hurley is not doing well at Arizona State. The Duke legend has definitely had his moments at ASU but things have not gone very well lately. After a loss to West Virginia, Hurley was more honest than most coaches are even after they are out of a job. Hurley surely didn’t hold back, saying […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, SMU survived Florida State, barely, 83-80, Clemson topped Georgia Tech 77-63, Louisville hammered Virginia Tech 85-71, NC State got by Pitt 81-72, Miami got back on track at Syracuse, 85-76, Notre Dame survived Boston College 68-64, Cal KO’d Stanford 78-66 and UNC took down Virginia, 85-80. The Wahoos started out great […]
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When you’re growing up and you have a love of basketball, at some point, when you’re playing by yourself, you have the dream: “three seconds left…Smith brings the ball up court…he fakes left, goes right, lets the ball go and…yesssssss! Smith hits the game winner! It’s all over! Smith came through in the clutch!” Everyone […]
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Duke’s ugly start to the season is firmly in the rear view now: after opening 3-6, the Blue Devils moved to 14-6 with a 95-41 dismantling of Pitt in Pittsburgh. This was pretty brutal from Pitt’s point of view. Duke forced 21 turnovers, had 48 points in the lane and got 50 rebounds including 16 […]
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With the intense storm bearing down on the Triangle and, well, everywhere else north of Florida (stop laughing, Floridians. You’ll hear from us during mosquito smacking season), there’s a strong chance we’ll lose power for some time. It’s impossible to know just how long we might be out, if it happens, but the recovery effort […]
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There was a bit of unexpected news during the Duke-Wake game on Saturday as a new roster addition has apparently been made: Malcolm Wilson, late of Queens, has transferred to Duke. A 7-0 center, Wilson was previously at Georgetown for three seasons and he’s been at Queens for two. Wilson has never been a stat […]
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