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So this is interesting: former Duke greats Jason Williams and Grant Hill disagree about whether UNC is still a Blue Blood or not. Both of them grew up Carolina fans before they developed more refined taste, incidentally. Williams argues that UNC is no longer a Blue Blood, that they’ve fallen off for too long. Hill […]
The Duke-UNC rivalry, like any rivalry, has its ups and downs, but the ups are really something. Take 1961, when Art Heyman brawled with most of UNC’s team, including then-coach Frank McGuire, who Heyman gleefully claimed he hit in the family jewels (Heyman said that years later, he ran into McGuire, who said, “It still […]
One of our favorite things about the NBA Draft is the skullduggery, machinations, and positively Machiavellian manipulation that goes on as people try to up or downgrade prospects in order to get the guy they really want. Whisper campaigns get started about a prospect who supposedly had a bad attitude during a workout, or rumors […]
What people remember about Duke in the 1990 Final Four was that UNLV just destroyed the Blue Devils in the championship game, 103-73. It was the biggest blowout in NCAA championship history. What people tend to forget is that the Final Four was in Denver, which presents some altitude issues, and that Bobby Hurley had […]
Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to Mason Plumlee and the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night, 111-103. McCain scored 12 points for the Thunder but Plumlee did not get in the game. However, Plumlee is now the last member of the Brotherhood who may get a […]
Moses Malone has a unique place in ACC history. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Malone was intensely recruited in high school, and ultimately chose Maryland. He would have enrolled in 1974. However, Malone, who grew up in grinding poverty, opted to sign with the Utah Stars of the ABA. If he had signed with Maryland, […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs will play Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals, and it’s become one of the most compelling series in recent memory as two young teams are emerging into potential greatness. OKC is very young and remarkably deep and flexible, while San Antonio is even younger. We […]
We don’t know much about Maxime Meyer and his family, or Nick Arnold’s either, but Duke’s other four recruits have something in common: Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard, and Deron Rippey Jr. all have fathers who have a background in basketball. And all of them have helped mold their sons into prominent prospects. […]
Jay Bilas spoke to BFSN.com, and had thoughts about a lot of things, including the job that Jon Scheyer has done at Duke and how his next team is looking. Here’s what he said about Duke: “Jon Scheyer has done an amazing job at Duke. In the four years he’s been head coach, I mean, […]
It’s amazing that the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Elite Eight game is still talked about, but it was a phenomenal contest. Obviously, what people remember is Christian Laettner’s astonishing winning shot. It’s become legend, and rightly so. The whole play was incredible, from Grant Hill’s long, looping pass to Laettner, to his presence of mind to fake […]
We are getting more little nuggets of news about the 2026-27 Duke Blue Devils. The team has released what numbers everyone will be wearing next season. And while numbers may seem less than exciting, the Duke Basketball Roundup crew is able to find something interesting to talk about in the digits each player chose. Plus, […]
Duke usually makes a mid-to-late season trip to Madison Square Garden, but this year, the Blue Devils may go twice. If so, the first time will be against Georgia in the Jimmy V Classic. The date hasn’t been released yet, but more than likely, it will be early in the season. If the Blue Devils […]
Two cool Brotherhood notes: first, former Duke great Johnny Dawkins got an extension from Central Florida. If you remember, when UCF joined the Big 12, Dawkins was widely seen as being on the hot seat. In his first season in the new league, Dawkins went 17-16. Since then, he’s gone 20-17 and 21-12 and made […]
Next year’s jersey numbers were released Thursday, and here they are: Just a few thoughts. First, in the link, it looks like Boumtje Boumtje is misspelled. It won’t be the last time. We thought that it might wrap around like Wojciechowski when Steve Wojciechowski was a Blue Devil, but they opted to stack the Boumtjes. […]
The ACC released the 2026-27 conference opponents on Thursday, and the first thing you realize is this: the unbalanced schedule sucks, has always sucked, and always will suck. One way you can tell is this: we understand that this is the first time ever that neither Duke nor UNC will play NC State in Raleigh. […]
In Thursday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, San Antonio smoked Oklahoma City, 118-91, to even the Western Conference Finals at 3-3. The Spurs just punked the Thunder. There’s really no other way to put it, and keep in mind that OKC is a great defensive team, and San Antonio is ridiculously young. Jared McCain got the start […]
The final ad of our Coach K ad week is a fun one from Nike for customizable shoes. Mike Krzyzewski is in his office and the Blue Devil is seated across from him. He has submitted a design for Duke’s tournament shoes. Coach K is trying to break it to him gently that it’s a […]
Duke’s ACC schedule is out, and here’s what they gave us: The Blue Devilswill get UNC and Virginia for the home-and-home games. The home games will be: The away games are: Dates will be released later. Some interesting points here: First, Jon Scheyer will face new coaches at State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse. […]
Who are your favorite Duke players of all time? How hard would it be to pick a guy, just one guy, at each of the five positions on the floor? The latest edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup dives into the question — pick your favorite Dukies (not best, favorite). But, before Jason and Donald […]
Here’s a fun little clip from the K Academy as current Blue Devil Dame Sarr coaches his team with enthusiasm. He’s very supportive of his guys and seems to genuinely take pleasure in their accomplishments. Playing for a guy like that would be easy. If you’ll look to the left, you’ll see Danny Ferry and […]
Wednesday at 11:59 was the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and there have been some interesting decisions. Among the players who have pulled out: ACC-wise, Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie is staying in, as is UNC’s Henri Veesaar, but Matt Able will follow through and be in Chapel Hill now. Flory Bidunga took a look-see, […]
Over the years, Mike Krzyzewski has done commercials for many companies. This State Farm ad may not be his finest, but it’s fun, and it may have some historical relevance. In the ad, Coach K is essentially running a fantasy camp. The ad dates from around 2003–2005, which aligns with when the Coach K Fantasy […]
Well, the Thunder-Spurs series is suddenly a lot more interesting. We saw the hard fouls late in Game 5 against Jared McCain, one by former Duke star Mason Plumlee, and one by Bismarck Biyombo. What we didn’t see was the video of Victor Wembanyama whispering to each of them as he left the game. Shortly […]
We’ve long thought that Quinn Cook could be a great coach if he ever decided to go that route. He’s very personable, communicates well, and has an immense history in the game. He’s one of a small number of people who played for legendary DeMatha High coach Morgan Wootten and also Mike Krzyzewski, and is […]
Looking for more offense against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault decided to insert Jared McCain into the starting lineup, and it paid off, as McCain scored 20 points. He scored 18 after halftime, and hit a pair of backbreaker threes in the fourth for a very impressive showing. Overall, OKC’s performance […]