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Brandon Ingram’s Injury News
Former Duke star Brandon Ingram was recently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, but he won’t be playing for a while, as he has had surgery for a partial Achilles tear and also a heel spur. There’s not a ton of information about his status, but our guess, for what it’s worth, is that it’s […]
YouTube Gold: George McGinnis
George McGinnis is somewhat forgotten today, and that’s really too bad, because he was a heck of a player. After growing up in Indianapolis, McGinnis chose Indiana, where he averaged 29.9 ppg as a sophomore in 1970-71. He left for the ABA, missing playing for Bob Knight by a single season. As an Indiana Pacer, […]
ACC Preview #18 – Duke, Part V: The Offense
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Better Keep An Eye On Deron Rippey
One of the players we’re most excited to see this year is freshman Deron Rippey. Rippey is a tremendously talented athlete with a 40” vertical, among his many gifts. Guys with his talent level could always coast on athleticism, but it seems pretty clear that he’s not going to settle for that. He’s already won […]
Why John Blackwell Is Likely To Fit In Well At Duke
One of Jon Scheyer’s underrated coaching talents is not just finding talented guys, but finding guys who can fit together. And in the modern era, when players come and go so quickly, that’s an immense tactical advantage. We’ve seen it before with guys like Ryan Young, Maliq Brown, and Sion James, all of whom integrated […]
YouTube Gold: Celtics vs. Royals, 1966 NBA Playoffs
This is an impressive clip from the second half of a 1966 playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Cincinnati Royals. It’s (mostly) in amazing condition, and, aside from the various great Celtics like Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, and Satch Sanders, you also get to see vintage Oscar Robertson and […]
DBR Podcast 851 – Mashing W&M And More Hoops Scrimmage Video!
Duke football continues to roll the opposition, beating William & Mary in a game that had folks going back to the 1940s for comparisons. The Duke Basketball Roundup breaks down what it all means and how things are shaping up for the football devils as they move forward. After the break, there is more preseason […]
The Defending ACC Champions Are 4-0. Will Anyone Care?
The defending ACC Champions started off the year with a win against a team that played in last year’s College Football Playoff. They followed that up with a road win against a Big Ten school. Then, they annihilated a conference opponent in their ACC opener before trouncing a FCS cupcake, as good teams do. If […]
Duke Puts Out New Scrimmage Video
Duke released some scrimmage video on Saturday. As you’d expect, it’s almost entirely flattering. That’s the nature of this sort of footage. You aren’t going to see many mistakes, you’re not going to see a ton of defensive highlights, and we’re not sure a single shot was missed. Nonetheless, there’s still some pretty great stuff […]
Cooper Flagg’s Big News
Well, it looks like it’s true: Former Duke star Cooper Flagg is still growing. Fans noticed that the second-year forward for the Dallas Mavericks appeared taller over the summer, and he confirmed it on Dallas Media Day, saying this: “[The speculation about my height] is not very accurate. I’m 6-10. I got listed in my […]
YouTube Gold: Elgin Baylor
Depending on your reference point, the NBA either started in 1946 as the BAA, or in 1949, when the BAA merged with the NBL to make the NBA. However, the league at that point was pretty stale. It began to change in the late 1950s, with Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. It would change a […]
Duke 62, William & Mary 7: Five Key Plays
Duke amassed 638 yards of total offense and scored eight touchdowns in a 62-7 rout of William & Mary, extending their winning streak to eight games and improving to 4-0 in the 2026 season. Two Duke quarterbacks tossed five touchdown passes to five different receivers while three different running backs rushed for touchdowns. Starting quarterback […]
2026-27 Duke Blue Planet Episode 3: Pro Devils
People talk a lot about the Duke Brotherhood, and admittedly, it’s great branding. But is it real? Well, in a word: yes. Duke’s head coach played here. Two other coaches did as well. Former Duke star and current Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is the Chief Basketball Officer. It’s a volunteer position, but he’s fully […]
Kon Knuppel Suffers Injury, Will Be Out For A While
Last year, former Duke star Kon Knueppel missed a game and remarked that it was the first time he had ever missed a game. The guy is nothing if not durable. Unfortunately, he’s going to miss a few games now, as the second-year Charlotte Hornets star has suffered a hamstring injury. It may keep him […]
An Update On Still-Possible ACC Transfers
Writing ACC previews is a lot harder than it used to be. First, there are 18 teams now, and second, with so many players suing for a fifth year, it’s next to impossible to keep everyone straight. We started our previews in August, we’ll finish them Monday, and several are already outdated. Here is a […]
YouTube Gold: The Airball Game
After Duke’s joyride of a season in 1978, the 1979 season wasn’t nearly as fun. Coach Bill Foster had a tough time dealing with the pressure of being the hunted, and the team picked up on the paranoia and was tight for much of the season. Senior Day, however, was different. It was Jim Spanarkel’s […]
Duke Media Day Video!
Duke Basketball had Media Day Thursday, and Jon Scheyer’s opening comments are below. You can catch the rest in this video. We’ll link to some other videos from the staff and players below. Also worth noting: Scheyer again commented on his future at Duke. “Uh, first I just want to touch on, um, you know, […]
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YouTube Gold: Bob Pettit, RIP
NBA legend Bob Pettit died on Wednesday. He was 93. Pettit was a blend of many things. Born in Louisiana during the Great Depression, Pettit attended LSU, and was one of the first great players in the NBA. Drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in 1954, Pettit averaged 20.4 points and 13.8 rebounds per game that […]
William & Mary Game Preview
Duke (3-0, 1-0) hosts William & Mary (2-2, 1-2) on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. EDT in Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke is looking to start the season 4-0 and extend its winning streak to eight games, going back to last season. The last time Duke won eight straight games was during the 2013 season. William […]
Men’s Or Women’s, Duke Basketball Is On A Roll
Call it the Duke Double. Last year the Duke women’s and men’s basketball teams won their respective ACC Tournament championships. That was the second straight year both Duke teams emerged as ACC champs. Each finished atop the regular season standings, too, for the second straight time. But that’s not the entire story. The ’26 season […]
Jay Bilas On Chris Spatola
When Tom Emma ended his life in 2011, the most touching thing we read about his passing was from Jay Bilas. It was a very moving, personal recollection of Emma, who was an older teammate and a selfless mentor for his younger teammates. So it’s not really a surprise to see that Bilas has moving […]
YouTube Gold: David Robinson
David Robinson was never supposed to be a star. A high school nerd, Robinson was one of the last great sleepers. His college coach, Paul Evans, recruited him to Navy because he was 6-6 and had big feet. Seriously. He thought Robinson’s feet suggested that he was going to grow some more, and at the […]
Rick Barnes On Tennessee’s Exhibition Game vs. Duke
As you probably know, Duke will host an exhibition game against Tennessee on October 20. We might be wrong, but it’s likely the first time Tennessee has been to Cameron since the Ernie and Bernie Show came through in 1975, dazzling the crowd with a spectacular warmup routine. The Vols would win 86-80 in Jim […]
Cooper Flagg Update: Now In Takeover Mode?
Former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg had a tremendous rookie season last year, winning Rookie of the Year over former roommate and teammate Kon Knueppel. What will he do for an encore? Well, it’s going to be interesting. First, many fans think that he’s grown significantly. And at 19, that’s certainly possible. He entered the NBA […]
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