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Well, College Sports Just Got Rocked Again, This Time By A Judge
In a bit of ACC news, Judge Charlotte Sweeney, out of Colorado, has ruled that every freshman in the 2022 class now gets an extra year. This is going to be a combination of hilarious and stupid the likes of which we rarely see. Locally, it means that Seth Trimble gets an extra year, which […]
A Bit Of Kansas Perspective On Duke’s Upcoming Visit
Duke has only played at Kansas once, in 1988, which was a 74-70 overtime win for the Blue Devils. However, Kansas got payback that March, winning in the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament, 66-59. To the best of our knowledge, Kansas has never visited Duke. Nonetheless, the teams have had a solid rivalry over […]
YouTube Gold: More Vintage Johnny Dawkins
Why? Because you just can’t get enough Johnny Dawkins. On Thursday, we looked back at Johnny D’s masterful play against Notre Dame in 1986, where he blocked David Rivers at the buzzer to preserve a one-point Duke victory in Cameron. This play is from his NBA days with the Philadelphia 76ers. He hits a clutch […]
UNC Fans Seem A Bit Touchy About Hubert Davis Criticisms
From the outside, UNC’s transition from Hubert Davis to Michael Malone is fun to watch, but apparently, from a partisan point of view (and by partisan, we mean their side, not ours), it’s hard to tell how it’s going. This article criticizes Davis mildly for not doing a great job of maintaining the UNC family […]
Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profile: John Blackwell
The latest player profile from the Duke Chronicle is of Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell. He was a solid and clutch player for Wisconsin, averaging 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. He also picked up 1.1 steals, shot 43% overall, and 38.9% from deep. And he’ll do well if he gets fouled late, having hit […]
Memphis Plans For A Boozer Weakness
With the fire sale trade of Ja Morant to Portland, Memphis is fully committed to rebuilding around Cameron Boozer. They got a pretty good idea of his talents in Las Vegas during Summer League play, but like all players outside of Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, Boozer has limitations. Memphis is building intelligently, though, and […]
YouTube Gold: Johnny Dawkins Guts Notre Dame At The Buzzer In 1986
Duke has had plenty of great clutch plays, and great clutch players, over the years. JJ Redick, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, Bobby Hurley, Grayson Allen, Tyus Jones, Gene Banks, and most of all, Christian Laettner – you could go on for a while. But one of the greatest clutch plays in Duke history came in […]
Duke’s Preseason Is All Set And It Looks Loaded
Duke’s preseason basketball schedule is set, with visits from Belmont (October 8) and Tennessee (October 20), and a trip to Kansas (October 25). Belmont is classified as a scrimmage, which is why Duke has three opponents, rather than the two traditionally allowed in preseason. Presumably, the scrimmage is a favor to new Belmont coach Evan […]
New Practice Video!
There’s a new video out of Duke players scrimmaging, and there are some really interesting moments in this one. As we mentioned before, we recommend hitting the space bar a lot to catch details. Here are some highlights: There are two basic themes here: very intense competition, and older players who have a few things […]
Latest Duke Chronicle Profile: Drew Scharnowski
The Duke Chronicle has its first profile of a new men’s basketball player up, and it’s of Belmont transfer Drew Scharnowski. Chronicle sports writer Ryan Hamner makes the obvious comparison to Maliq Brown, and to be sure, Scharnowski will take on some of his responsibilities. But they are not the same players. Brown is a […]
Josh Pastner Is Still Doing Odd Things
Former Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner has a habit of, let’s say, awkward speech. No one doubts his intelligence. He finished at Arizona in 2 1/2 years, despite being a walk-on on the basketball team and having, for all intents and purposes, a part-time coaching job. It takes a tremendous amount of intelligence and discipline […]
YouTube Gold: The Five College Basketball Players Bill Walton Admired Most
The late Bill Walton has a unique presence in basketball history. When healthy, he was as good as any center who ever played, and, with the possible exception of Arvydas Sabonis, the best passing center in history. But injuries caused huge disruptions in his NBA career. He won a championship with Portland in 1977, and […]
Brotherhood Podcast #80: KJ Conklin
The latest Brotherhood Podcast is out, and this time, Cayden Boozer interviews new assistant KJ Conklin. He talks about his path to Duke, which includes some interesting stops before he got to the San Antonio Spurs, where he worked as assistant coach and director of player development for the Austin Spurs, their NBA G League […]
DBR Podcast #837: Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Speaks On JoJo’s Path To Duke
On Episode 837, we have a very special interview! We get to chat with Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, the father of incoming freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje! JoJo has had a non-traditional journey to a traditional pathway to the NBA due to Ruben’s career in the NBA, overseas, and now as an executive for the Basketball Africa League. […]
Depth Charge: Jon Rothstein’s Take On Duke
Jon Rothstein has a video out that has a surprising suggestion: Duke’s second team could be ranked. It’s not as ludicrous as it sounds. Here’s who Rothstein expects will start: Caleb Foster, John Blackwell, Dame Sarr, Pat Ngongba, and either Cameron Williams or Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. The second team therefore would be either Williams or […]
More Scandal For UNC Football?
After what happened in Chapel Hill between 2010 and 2017, with the disgraceful academic and athletic scandals that hit during those years, you’d think UNC would be absolutely vigilant about potential scandals. You would be wrong. Apparently. UNC is dealing with two potentially bad situations this week, and it’s just Tuesday. First, football GM Michael […]
YouTube Gold: Get Ready For Mach 7.6
Typically, when an extraordinarily tall player comes along, his main value is simply his height. Take Tacko Fall, for instance. When he was at UCF, Fall, at 7-6 and around 300 lbs, was a huge pain in the paint. Duke learned about this in the 2019 NCAA tournament, when Central Florida nearly knocked the Blue […]
Wendell Moore Update: Heading To Europe?
Former Blue Devil Wendell Moore has been in the NBA for four years now, and he hasn’t really established himself, and it looks like he’s going to go a different direction. Moore is reportedly talking to several European teams, including Partizan Belgrade and Hapoel Tel Aviv. However, he may be more interested in BC Roma […]
ACC Preview #8 – Pitt
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville Jeff Capel is lucky to still be Pitt’s basketball coach. After a 13-20 season, he was clearly on the hot seat. He also had a new AD, Allen Greene, and typically, new ADs like to hire their […]
Former Blue Devils Harris, Schutt Getting Fresh Starts In The Midwest
One of the real downsides of the modern era of college basketball, at least for fans, is that players who might have stuck around for four years often leave after just one or two. That was the case with both Darren Harris and Jaden Schutt. Harris left after two years in Durham last spring and […]
Latest Duke Chronicle Profile: Taylor Sofilkanich
The latest Duke Chronicle profile is of freshman center Taylor Sofilkanich. Last year, we weren’t sure that Duke had enough size to compete. As it turned out, they did, but adding a 6-4 big can’t hurt. From the Chronicle: “Sofilkanich couples her size advantage with strong footwork under the basket, using pivots to create separation […]
YouTube Gold: Showtime In L.A.
During his playing days, Jerry West was devastated nearly every year when his Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics. He briefly coached, but given his high-strung nature, that really didn’t suit him in his post-player career. He worked as a scout until 1982, when he took over as GM. The Lakers had a […]
Duke Recruiting: Beckham Black Update – A Brotherhood Assist?
A lot of schools are after Beckham Black. Widely regarded as (at least) one of the top two point guards in the class of ‘27, Black is certainly considering schools like Texas, Arkansas, and Duke. His brother, Anthony, played for the Razorbacks, and is now with the Orlando Magic, where he is teammates with former […]
The Duke Chronicle Looks At Four New Talents For Women’s Basketball
The Duke Chronicle is cranking up its annual look at new talent for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, and so far, they’ve done four on the women’s side. We’ve linked the stories below, but here are just a couple of quick points: Aaliyah Crump transfers in from Texas, where she started off well, […]
YouTube Gold: Grant Hill Elevates
Grant Hill had a brilliant four-year career at Duke, with more great plays than anyone could easily catalog. For us, there were three that stood out. #1: You won’t find it on YouTube, because it was a defensive play, but it was incredible: in his senior year, when UNC came to Cameron, Hill was back […]
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