X-Factor: Duke men's basketball's Jordan Goldwire looks to clamp down the perimeter
By Ramona Naseri | January 7, 2020The Blue Zone breaks down a key matchup on the perimeter for Wednesday night's contest.
The Blue Zone breaks down a key matchup on the perimeter for Wednesday night's contest.
If the Blue Devils do not want to suffer the same fate as their rivals, they will need to place an emphasis on getting to the rim from the tip and making sure that the Yellow Jackets never get an opportunity to sting.
No. 2 Duke will travel to McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech Wednesday night, looking to keep its perfect ACC record in tact.
It looked like it was going to be a true underdog story Sunday afternoon.
Duke will be without a key piece of its 2020 freshman class as it continues its ACC slate.
College basketball rang in 2020 in appropriate fashion with a pair of top-five upsets on back-to-back nights.
The Blue Devils’ offense was predicated on motion and ball movement throughout Saturday’s matchup.
Stanley’s hustle and willingness to drive relentlessly to the basket helped him score Duke’s first seven points in a blowout win against Miami.
Miami may be the farthest the Blue Devils have to travel this regular season, but for Vernon Carey Jr., Saturday evening’s matchup provided him an opportunity to feast on some home cooking.
Here are five observations from the opening half between Duke and Miami.
The script could not be more different thus far for both teams.
The Minnesota native will need to bring his usual tough on-ball pressure to the Hurricanes to maximize Duke’s defensive stops.
After a dominating New Year's Eve victory against Boston College, Duke heads south to continue its conference slate.
Coming off of an overtime victory at Clemson, the Hurricanes will be eager to take the floor in the Watsco Center against the Blue Devils and stop them right in their tracks as the new decade kicks off.
The Blue Devils suffered their third straight loss Thursday.
Redshirt freshman guard Mikayla Boykin will return to the women's basketball team's active roster for the first time in nearly a year.
Just two days into the new decade, the Blue Devils will also be ringing in the brunt of ACC play Thursday.
Tre Jones and the Blue Devils hounded Derryck Thornton in his first time back in Cameron Indoor Stadium since the 2015-16 season, when he started 20 games at point guard for the Blue Devils.
Eleven Blue Devils put points on the scoreboard against the Eagles, but star point guard Tre Jones' return made an impact bigger than a scoreboard could measure.
Duke could do no wrong in its ACC battle with Boston College.