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Cameron Is The Definition Of Home-Court Advantage
We’re long past marveling at Duke’s home court dominance, which ultimately comes down to having superior teams guided by gifted coaches in an extraordinary, tradition-rich setting. But just because a particular attribute is enduringly exceptional doesn’t mean we should take it for granted. So, get this: Last season was the third in the past four […]
Is Cooper Flagg About To Go Into Takeover Mode?
Over at ESPN, Brian Windhorst has a column up that starts with this headline: “Why Cooper Flagg’s ascension is starting to feel inevitable.” Pretty solid hook there, and he’s right. Last year, Flagg surprised people with a very complete game. His biggest weakness was probably outside shooting, something he’s been working on over the summer. […]
Twitter Gold: Cam Boozer Slams One Home!
During the run-up to the NBA Draft, Arizona’s Tobe Awaka and Duke’s Cameron Boozer faced a similar issue: neither was thought to have much of a vertical leap. Awaka – 6-8 and 261 – registered a standing leap of 32.5 inches. For his part, Boozer – 6-9 and 253 – got 28.5 inches, which was […]
The Latest Duke Chronicle Player Preview: John Blackwell
Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins || Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski || Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje The latest Duke Chronicle player preview is of Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell. Blackwell chose Duke over UCLA, Illinois, and Louisville. At Wisconsin last season, he averaged 19.1 ppg, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. He also shot 85.9 percent from the line, which is […]
After 19 Months Away, Kyrie Irving Returns To Basketball
The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets took their Texas rivalry on the road to Asia for some preseason games, and one of the highlights was the return of Kyrie Irving. Irving missed 586 days after blowing out the ACL in his left knee, and he’s now 34, which means that his playing days are mostly […]
YouTube Gold: Pete Maravich Torches The Knicks
In his day, Pete Maravich was called a hot dog and a show-off, because no one in his era did the sorts of things that he could do. He had total control of the ball, and was essentially unstoppable, and people in his era didn’t know how to take him. At LSU, he averaged 44.2 […]
DBR Podcast # 857 – Argh In Atlanta, Duke Falls From The Unbeatens
The Devils went down to Georgia and came away with a frustrating loss on the football field. The DBR podcast gang breaks down the 28-25 game with the Yellowjackets that drops them from the ranks of the undefeated. Jason and Donald give full credit to Ga Tech for an outstanding game plan but also lament […]
Latest Duke Chronicle Player Preview: Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje
Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins || Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski We missed this on Saturday, but here is the latest Duke Chronicle Player Preview, this time featuring freshman JoJo Boumtje Boumtje. Boumtje Boumtje was out of the spotlight as an American teenager playing for FC Barcelona, but the basketball public caught on pretty quickly after […]
Latest Chronicle Player Preview: Cameron Williams
Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins || Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski We’ve been under the weather a bit and missed the last couple of Chronicle Player Previews, both of highly promising young big men. This one is of freshman Cameron Williams. Williams is a 7-0 tall player from Phoenix who, while still quite slim, has vast […]
YouTube Gold: Boumtje Boumtje vs. Belmont Highlights
After the Belmont game, a reporter asked Jon Scheyer if JoJo Boumtje Boumtje was a better shooter than he was. The competitor in coach Scheyer woke up, he smirked, and said no. Fair enough: Scheyer was a gifted offensive player who could really shoot. But someone should asked him the logical follow-up question: is Boumtje […]
Georgia Tech 28, Duke 25: Five Key Plays
Duke incurred a heartbreaking loss in Atlanta, 28-25, to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets when freshman kicker Gavin Strange missed a 33-yard field goal that would have forced overtime. The loss breaks an eight-game winning streak and drops Duke to 4-1 on the 2026 season. Georgia Tech has now beaten Duke six straight games. Play […]
Duke Recruiting: Colton Hiller Update
Looks like Colton Hiller’s recent visit to Duke went pretty well, with him saying it was “awesome,”which is pretty great to hear. Here is part of what he said: “It exceeded expectations. It was great, definitely, just getting down there and seeing what Duke is about and the brotherhood. It was awesome.” If you noticed, […]
Paolo Banchero Is Impressed With Cameron Boozer
On Wednesday, the Memphis Grizzlies, featuring Cameron Boozer, fresh off a sensational freshman year for Duke, took on the Orlando Magic. The star of the Magic is another member of the Brotherhood, Paolo Banchero, and after the game, he had this to say about Memphis’s prize rookie: “He looked pro ready, definitely composed. Thought he […]
Duke-Georgia Tech Links Run
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YouTube Gold: Duke-Texas A&M, 1987
After the 1986 run to the championship game, people developed a lot of respect for Mike Krzyzewski’s program. However, in 1987, it wasn’t at all clear that he could maintain his program at a high level. Coach K was replacing four starters and five seniors, in an era when you couldn’t just overhaul a team […]
DBR Podcast # 856 – Battering Belmont
We have gotten our first look at the 26-27 Blue Devils playing against someone other than themselves… and it was pretty fun. Duke ran away from a game Belmont team, winning by 40 points and topping the 100-point threshold. The DBR Podcast crew, Jason and Donald, break down everything they saw in the scrimmage. Duke’s […]
Best ACC Three-Point Defenses
Coaches say the darnedest things. In an era when paying players and other previously forbidden stratagems are openly countenanced in college basketball, well-traveled Cuonzo Martin, with tongue presumably planted firmly in cheek, suggested a strategy this past summer to “create an atmosphere” at Missouri State. To boost the school’s negligible student attendance at Springfield’s Great […]
YouTube Gold: Duke-Belmont Highlights
Duke’s exhibition win over Belmont had some really great highlights, most of which are in this video, along with the commentary by Ryan Kelly. There’s a lot of great stuff here, from JoJo Boumtje Boumtje’s threes and inside moves, to Dame Sarr’s drives. Sebastian Wilkins was a revelation. John Blackwell is as advertised, but a […]
Duke Rolls Over Belmont By 40
Duke showed a lot in its 40-point win over Belmont, but we’re going to start with one thing we’re not sure we’ve ever seen before: In the +/- column, every Duke player was + and every Belmont player was -. It was bumpy, like exhibitions tend to be, but there was a lot to be […]
Latest Duke Chronicle Player Preview: Deron Rippey
Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins|| Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski Since there’s not a Cooper Flagg or Cameron Boozer, this year’s Duke freshman class is probably somewhat underrated. There are some highly promising players in the class though, not least of all Deron Rippey, the subject of the latest Duke […]
Duke Football: Georgia Tech Preview
Duke (4-0, 1-0) travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (1-3, 0-1) on Saturday afternoon with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT, with TV coverage provided by ESPN2. The Blue Devils are riding an eight-game winning streak stretching back to November 2025. Duke is looking to start the season with five straight victories for the […]
Cam Boozer Update – Game II Another Success
In his second preseason game, former Duke star Cameron Boozer did pretty well. He got 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists, in just 22 minutes. He also shot 4-7 overall and 2-3 from behind the line. In this video, Gary Parrish and Chris Herrington talk about the impression Boozer is making, with Herrington noting […]
YouTube Gold: Duke vs. Mississippi Valley State, 1986
In 1986, Mike Krzyzewski led Duke to the Finał Four for the first time. The Blue Devils entered the tournament at 32-2 and a breath of fresh air for the national media (in retrospect, it’s hard to think of Duke as the likable new kid on the block). Duke was the #1 seed in the […]
Links & Video From Duke’s ACC Tipoff
ACC Basketball Tipoff was Tuesday and Wednesday, and Duke’s turn was Wednesday. Coach Jon Scheyer took Patrick Ngongba and Dame Sarr as the two players. Here are some video and links from Duke’s time in the media spotlight Wednesday. Links Video Go to the DBR Boards to find Blue Healer Auctions || Drop us a line
Scheyer On Foster’s Ankle
A couple of notes from Jon Scheyer’s comments at ACC Tipoff: first, Caleb Foster will not play on Thursday, as he has an ankle injury. He’s expected back for the season opener with Army. Missing him against Belmont is less than ideal, but not having him for the subsequent exhibitions vs. Tennessee and Kansas could […]
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