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Duke fans got a pleasant surprise when Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje committed to the Blue Devils fairly late, but the surprise has turned to delight as more and more highlights come out. This video is one of the latest from his Adidas EuroCamp performance. He’s obviously highly promising, and the player he makes us think of […]
This will come as a bit of a surprise to Duke fans, but the nation’s second-most hated NBA player? According to RotoWire, it’s former Blue Devil Jayson Tatum. He’s also the second-most hated NBA player nationally, including in Los Angeles, which is understandable given the intensity of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, and also, for some reason, […]
With the NBA Draft coming up soon, it seems like a good time to look at various mock drafts and see what various people and outlets are thinking. Of course, nothing is definitive until the actual draft takes place, but you can get the general outlines and then wait for the surprises. Go to the […]
In the 1988-89 season, Duke and Kentucky were headed in very different directions. Kentucky was embroiled in scandal after an envelope with $1,000 to Chris Mills’ father came open en route. The carrier, Emery Worldwide, investigated, and when it went public, Kentucky was in big trouble. This was compounded when it was discovered that Eric […]
Most of next year’s team is on campus now, and seven of the eight new players are getting incorporated and up to speed. The one who’s not? Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, who is currently playing in the Adidas Eurocamp, and apparently making a major impression. As most Duke fans know by now, Boumtje Boumtje seems well […]
As the NBA Draft draws closer, the Dallas Mavericks have made it clear that Cooper Flagg is now their cornerstone, their primary building block. That makes perfect sense. He’s coming off a spectacular rookie season, he is just 19 and will be 20 for most of next season, and he’s shown every sign of being […]
Sebastian Wilkins redshirted last year and we really didn’t get to see much of him. He’ll be playing this year, of course, and we’ll see a lot more of what he can do. Here’s a bit of summer video for a start. This is obviously not high-level play. He gets off a lot of uncontested […]
Some potentially great news for former Duke ace Maliq Brown, as he appears to have made a solid impression in the run-up to the draft, and now, he may have moved up near the top of the second round. Yahoo’s Kevin O’Connor has a mock draft up, and he has Brown going to the Los […]
There’s not much question that Victor Wembanyama is the future of the NBA, but at the end of the day, he’s also a skinny 22-year-old, and most young players have a lot to learn. Wembanyama, for all his freakish talent, is no exception to this. He’s a brilliant talent, but he also made a devastating […]
Kara Lawson has gradually made Duke a force in women’s basketball, and as part of that rise, her Blue Devils are getting some tough draws schedule-wise. And along those lines, Duke will play Dawn Staley’s powerhouse South Carolina team again this fall as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Gamecocks will come to Cameron on […]
In this video, former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Dan Patrick talks about how the iconic SportsCenter ads came to be. If you’ve never seen them, they’re very clever. They get athletes from various sports to show up to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, in their uniforms, and do various things as if it’s how things work […]
The ACC/SEC Challenge pairings have been released, and Duke will be playing Florida in the Swamp. This is the first time that Duke has visited Florida since both teams were in the SEC in 1937 – 89 years ago. It’s also going to be a Top 5 clash, and a chance for Florida to avenge […]
Duke’s 2026-27 roster is fascinating for a lot of reasons. First of all, the Blue Devils get Pat Ngongba, Dame Sarr, Caleb Foster and Cayden Boozer back, and Sebastian Wilkins too, after his redshirt year. Then there are the intriguing portal additions: John Blackwell, Drew Scharnowksi, and Jacob Theodosiu. Finally, there are the freshmen. Jon […]
The NBA Draft is in less than three weeks, and the speculation about Cam Boozer is hitting new heights. Part of it may be gamesmanship, as various front offices try to push players up or down to get their true target. Subterfuge is actually one of our favorite parts of the whole process. In Boozer’s […]
Andrew Toney is somewhat overlooked today, which is really a shame. Drafted out of the University of Lousiana by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1980, Toney quickly established himself as a superb offensive guard. He was particularly lethal against the Boston Celtics, to the point where Beantown media called him The Boston Strangler. He was a […]
Interesting Nolan Smith news, as the second-year Tennessee State coach, along with several other coaches, including the football coach, women’s basketball, softball, track and field, and volleyball coaches, have sent a letter to the university president, expressing no confidence in A.D. Dr. Mikki Allen. Some of their concerns include the following: This is such a […]
In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, New York basically out-toughed San Antonio late in the game to pull out a 105-95 win. As we’ve seen during the rest of the playoffs, former Blue Devil Mason Plumlee rarely gets off the bench, and Wednesday was no exception, as he got another DNP. In general, you […]
We’ve talked before about the hilarious story of Prince renting Carlos Boozer’s LA mansion. As we understood it, Boozer rented it to Prince, expecting a straightforward rental situation, or at least whatever you do when it’s a mansion. But Prince always did things his own way. This video does a great job of explaining the […]
Well this is exciting: after Fox and the Big Ten had a hissy fit about Duke scheduling Michigan in Madison Square Garden, arguing that they they should get a cut of the take from Amazon Prime, it looked like it might be a snag. We first suggested moving it out of the shared territory of […]
Cameron Boozer’s NBA track is pretty set: unless something very strange happens, he’ll go between the #1 and the #4 picks, and lately, a lot of people have suggested that maybe he’ll be the first pick. Time will tell, obviously. For his Duke teammate, Isaiah Evans, his path is less certain. He didn’t test that […]
NBA greats LeBron James and Steve Nash sat down on The Mind the Game podcast to talk about Cooper Flagg and his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, and who had the most upside. Not surprisingly, they both agreed on Flagg. That’s no knock on Knueppel, who had an unbelievable rookie year, vastly exceeding expectations. He […]
As you probably know, SLAM Magazine did a feature on incoming Duke freshman Deron Rippey recently. Here’s the video that accompanies it. It’s pretty clear by now that his father, Deron Rippey Sr., is a huge part of his life in general, but a huge influence in his basketball development Deron Sr. played for ECU […]
We’re back with Episode 826. As Jason is in the early days of his vacation, Donald is joined by Scott Rich to discuss a couple of new additions to the Duke Men’s Basketball program. First, Duke has added KJ Conklin as a new assistant coach to replace Evan Bradds, who left this offseason to become […]
Jon Scheyer announced two hires Tuesday: new assistant coach KJ Conklin, and Alexander Powell, who is to be the Executive Director of Basketball. About Conklin, Scheyer said this: “KJ is an unbelievable addition to our staff and our program. He has a genuine passion for developing people and helping them reach their potential, and that […]
It’s been interesting to watch Jared McCain through the playoffs, as he radically exceeded most people’s expectations. It’s also been fun to watch the reactions of Philadelphia fans and Sixers writers as they realized that Philly really blew the McCain trade. In Oklahoma City, McCain emerged as a major force. Like we saw at Duke, […]