It's usually nothing but good news these days on the recruiting trail for the program that has had three straight top-ranked recruiting classes, but one of the best point guards in the Class of 2017 decided Duke was not for him.
The West Orange, N.J., native listened and has since blossomed into the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Rookie of the Year, three-time All-Star and recently-crowned NBA champion. He was also named the 2014 FIBA World Cup MVP.
He previously said he wanted to get his Duke degree within five years of leaving the University in 2011, but Kyrie Irving has changed his plans since becoming one of the NBA's youngest stars.
The Blue Devils will play three teams that made the 2016 NCAA tournament and five games on an opponent's home court.
They stood out at the Peach Jam earlier this month and recently won gold medals with the U17 national team, and five-star Class of 2017 forward Wendell Carter and five-star guard Gary Trent Jr. have wasted little time making headlines since.
Brandon Ingram received more hype entering the summer league as the No. 2 overall pick in this year's NBA draft, but it was Tyus Jones who stole the show and took the NBA by storm with an impressive week at the Las Vegas summer league to carry his team to the championship game.
Amile Jefferson, Matt Jones and Grayson Allen are Duke's only three upperclassmen that have been major contributors during their careers, and they will be the Blue Devils' three captains for the 2016-17 season. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the trio captains in a press release Friday afternoon.
The Blue Devils announced their nonconference schedule Wednesday, but still have a hole to fill because of controversial North Carolina House Bill 2.
On one of high school basketball's biggest stages at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Peach Jam finals in North Augusta, S.C., several Duke targets stood out in front of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, associate head coach Jeff Capel and assistants Jon Scheyer and Nate James.
Most of Duke's marquee non-conference games have already been announced during the last few months, but the team unveiled its entire non-conference schedule on its Twitter account Wednesday morning. Blue Devil fans will get their first chance to see the nation's top-ranked recruiting class in action during Duke's annual Countdown to Craziness event October 22.
After recently moving to Duke's campus, freshman swingman Jayson Tatum already has a prestigious award to add to his dorm room.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski went on former shooting guard J.J. Redick's podcast on The Vertical for Yahoo Sports Monday. Krzyzewski said it was the first time he had been on a podcast.
Anonymous sources drive media coverage of the NBA's free agency period, but former Blue Devil big man Jahlil Okafor did not take kindly to a report that targeted him.
Two weeks before the national team opens its showcaseleading up to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro against Argentina July 22, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski appeared on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" Friday morning.
After police shootings this week of two black men ignited protests and five Dallas officers were killed Thursday night in a sniper attack, former Duke basketball star Jabari Parker defended President Barack Obama on social media.
He was known in Cameron Indoor Stadium for his acrobatic finishes around the rim and highlight reel chase-down blocks, but Justise Winslow has extended his flashy habits since joining the Miami Heat.
Following a tumultuous year in which Duke missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994, lost star forward Azurá Stevens (transfer to Connecticut) and guard Angela Salvadores (Spanish professional team) and was investigated by a University human resources professional, The Chronicle’s Hank Tucker sat down with head coach Joanne P.
Former Blue Devil David McClure has been hired by the Indiana Pacers as a player development coach, the team announced Monday.
