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Under The Radar Keys To Duke-UNC
If you’ve followed any of the media coverage hyping up the latest matchup along Tobacco Road tonight, you might be convinced it will simply be a game of one-on-one between Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson. Certainly, those freshman stars will surely play a major part in deciding the victor. However, games between Duke and UNC […]
Cooper Flagg Update – Jedi Level Unlocked
We’ve gotten a few crank e-mails lately from people who are saying stuff like we’re only talking about Cooper Flagg because he’s white or something along those lines, which is obviously ridiculous. Take his last four games. Here’s what he’s done: Did we mention he’s 19? Overall, Flagg is averaging 20.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg and […]
ACC Roundup – Big Saturday Ahead
In Saturday’s ACC Action, Syracuse visits Virginia, Louisville is off to Wake Forest, Virginia Tech is in Raleigh to play the Pack, SMU checks in at Pitt, Miami jets up to Beantown to play Boston College, Florida State visits the Fighting Irish, Clemson is at Cal and Georgia Tech takes on Stanford. Some of these […]
YouTube Gold: Austin Rivers Becomes Legend
For Game Day, we thought we’d feature arguably the greatest buzzer beater for Duke in the history of the Duke-UNC thang. Candidates include Gene Banks’ 1981 thriller and the double buzzer beaters by Tre Jones and Wendell Moore, but Austin Rivers’ buzzer beater just had…so much…swagger. When UNC misses, Miles Plumlee gets the rebound and […]
Next Up – UNC In Chapel Hill
Date 2/7 || Time 6:30 || Venue DeanDome || Video ESPN America’s greatest sports rivalry resumes Saturday when #4 Duke visits #14 UNC. The focus will naturally be on freshmen stars Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson, but that’s an oversimplification. First, there are a number of good players on both teams and second, it’s not […]
Friday’s Duke-UNC Links Run
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 3: Cameron Boozer #12 of the Duke Blue Devils takes a drink in the second half against the Boston College Eagles at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 3, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Chronicle’s 2025-26 Duke men’s basketball rivalry edition The history of the Duke-North Carolina men’s basketball rivalry, told through The Chronicle’s coverage Davis Beischer would do anything for Duke men’...
YouTube Gold: Duke-UNC, 1998 In Cameron
One of the better Duke-UNC games, at least from Duke’s point of view, came on February 28th, 1998, when Carolina visited Cameron. UNC was ranked #3 and Duke #1, but the Tar Heels took a 12-point lead into halftime before stretching it out to 17 after the break. But Duke wasn’t giving up. It had […]
DBR Podcast #794 – Final Carolina Prep With Jay Bilas!
We’re doubling our preview of the Duke-UNC game! On Episode 794, we welcome back Jay Bilas to break down the matchup between the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels. We start on the UNC side, and Jay tells us what’s made their bigs so successful and where UNC will have to perform well if they […]
Duke Pulls Out An Exhilarating Win Over #6 Louisville
Duke’s incredible win streak is now at 14 with a thrilling 59-58 road win over #6 Louisville. Duke led for much of the game before Louisville tied it up at 46-46 and then hit a three to push out in front, 49-46. The Blue Devils pushed back out in front by 6 but the Cardinals […]
Another Brotherhood Trade (And One More)!
We sort of wondered why the Charlotte Hornets traded for two point guards at the last minute, but now we know: they’re sending former Duke guard Tyus Jones to Dallas. This will give them first of all a very solid point guard for the moment and a really good backup when fellow former Blue Devil […]
Thursday’s Duke-UNC Links Run
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ACC Roundup Clemson Overcomes Stanford And Louisville & Cal Win
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Notre Dame pushed Louisville but lost 76-65, Cal slipped by Georgia Tech 90-85 and Clemson stole one at Stanford, 66-64. It was a back-and-forth game but the last few minutes were sort of a battle of futility. Ebuka Okorie hit a meaningless uncontested shot as time ran out but other than […]
YouTube Gold: Gene Banks Saves The Day In 1981
When we posted this yesterday, we knew some of you would have memories that we didn’t mention and sure enough, John wrote in to remind us of the 1981 classic. This was the final home game for Kenny Dennard and Gene Banks and Banks, who was one of the most charismatic players ever at Duke, […]
DBR Bites #141 – The Big Carolina Preview
With BC in the rear view, the Duke world can officially turn our attention to the hated Tar Heels. The Duke Basketball Roundup is going to have multiple previews of this weekend’s big game and it all starts with Jason and Donald doing a deep deep deep dive into this year’s Carolina team. What are […]
Tyus Jones Traded To Charlotte
Former Duke point guard Tyus Jones has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Charlotte Hornets, where he’ll join fellow former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel. He’ll most likely back up LaMelo Ball. Given Ball’s injury history, having a solid backup is a really good idea. Charlotte got some redundancy there, also trading for former […]
Two Big Brotherhood Trades…And One More Too
Two major trades Wednesday involving former Duke stars Jared McCain and Marvin Bagley: McCain will join Oklahoma City and Bagley is heading south of there to Dallas. These were big deals. The Sixers sent McCain to OKC for the Rockets 2026 first round pick and three second round picks. As for the Wizards-Mavericks trade, Dallas […]
Cooper Flagg Continues To Silence Doubters
There are apparently some people who still think that Cooper Flagg is the product of hype, the latest Great White Hope, but the facts on the court show how lazy that sort of thinking is. Because Flagg is just killing it. These are some stats from the last three games: Over his last 10 games, […]
UNC Is Saturday, So The Rest Of The Week Is Red Meat
We are a few days away from the first Duke-UNC meeting and UNC is playing well enough to hold up their end of the bargain. As you know, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels have the best rivalry in sports and routinely put on games that we talk about for years afterwards. There are games […]
ACC Roundup – NC State Gets A Great Win At SMU
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Virginia dismissed Pitt 67-47 and NC State slipped by SMU 84-83. And that was one of the best endings of this ACC basketball season. SMU led for most of the game but the Pack caught up and passed the Mustangs with 10:57 to play. State built an 11 point lead but […]
Twitter Gold: Kyrie Irving Destroys Michigan State
There are some great what-ifs in Duke Basketball history. What if Bob Verga hadn’t gotten sick just before the 1966 Final Four? What if Duke had played Texas Western instead of Kentucky? Could Mike Lewis have dealt with Big Daddy Lattin? We’ll never know. What if Bob Bender hadn’t had appendicitis during the 1980 NCAA […]
DBR Podcast #793: Cruise Control As Blue Devils Cages Eagles
The Duke Blue Devils were able to hold Boston College at arm’s length with a 67-49 victory. We discuss the win on Episode 793. After some fun headlines, we get into the stuff Duke did well, from the 13-0 start to the suffocating defense holding BC under 50 points. Cam Boozer is doing some historic […]
An Up And Down Duke Knocks Off BC, 67-49
You know that concern/complaint Duke fans have had this season about the Blue Devils starting slow? For at least one night, you can strike and reverse that, because Duke started Tuesday’s game against Boston College brilliantly, but trailed off significantly later. Not that it mattered. Duke was by far the better team in this one […]
A Terrific Tiger Statistical Accomplishment
Basketball turnovers are nothing if not lost opportunities. This season, there’s only one ACC team that’s making the most of its possessions in that regard, and that’s Clemson. Playing with toughness and tight discipline, Brad Brownell’s Tigers lead the league in a single official statistical category and that’s defensive rebounding percentage. But they’re also among […]
ACC Roundup – UNC Nearly Blows A 32 Point Second-Half Lead
In Monday’s only ACC Action, UNC built up a huge second half lead then gave most of it up but held on to win, 87-77. The Tar Heels were up 72-40 with 9:56 to play only to watch Syracuse cut that down to just 6 with :42 to play. Syracuse outscored UNC 37-15 in that […]
YouTube Gold: Zion Williamson vs. Hornets Highlights
Zion Williamson is back in form, which is great. His year at Duke remains iconic, but injuries have plagued his NBA career. When he’s healthy though, no one can stop him. We got a good glimpse of his game Monday night against the red-hot Charlotte Hornets. At 6-6 and 284, and with immense power and […]
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