The Blue Devils will need a strong performance from guard Luke Kennard Thursday if they hope to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
With the first round of the NCAA tournament officially getting underway Thursday, The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers give their thoughts on the Big Dance.
Grayson Allen introduced himself to the nation with a 16-point performance in last year's national title game against Wisconsin, helping Duke erase a big second-half deficit to cut down the nets. What does he have planned for an encore?
For two straight years, Notre Dame has ended Duke’s hope of securing an ACC tournament title. Last season, the Blue Devils were galvanized by the loss to the Fighting Irish in the ACC semifinals, made the necessary adjustments did not drop another game the rest of the way.
The Blue Zone takes a look at the East region, which is headlined by some of the most explosive offensive teams in the nation.
The Blue Zone takes a look at the South region—home to a handful of the top coaches in college basketball.
Duke's streak of 21 consecutive NCAA tournaments came to an end Monday when the selection committee declined to offer the Blue Devils an at-large bid.
Former Blue Devil Johnny Dawkins was relieved of his coaching duties at Stanford Monday afternoon.
Grayson Allen was the Blue Zone's Player of the Week following his strong performance in the ACC tournament.
The Blue Zone breaks down the West region which is home to Oregon, Oklahoma and defending champion Duke.
The Blue Zone takes a look at the Midwest region in the NCAA tournament, where many expect Virginia and Michigan State to battle for a Final Four berth.
Duke was awarded a No. 4 seed when the NCAA tournament field was revealed Sunday evening on CBS. The Blue Devils will open up first-round action Thursday against 13th-seeded UNC Wilmingtonin Providence, R.I.
The Philadelphia 76ers center will undergo an arthroscopic procedure after suffering a slight tear in his right meniscus, the team announced Friday.
With the NCAA tournament almost upon us, a group of former Blue Devils that made names for themselves in March are doing the same in the association.
Duke led by as many as 16 points early in the second half, but Notre Dame closed on a 22-6 run to force overtime as the Blue Devils missed 16 of their last 18 shots in the second half.
After building a 16-point lead, Duke faded down the stretch and allowed Notre Dame to crawl all the way and take a lead late in the second half. The Blue Devils gutted it out to force overtime, but following 40 tough minutes against the Fighting Irish—piled on top of 40 back-and-forth minutes versus N.C. State Wednesday—five more minutes proved too much to handle
Fifth-seeded Duke blew a 16-point lead and fell in overtime to fourth-seeded Notre Dame in the ACC tournament quarterfinals Thursday. The Fighting Irish defeated the Blue Devils in the conference tournament for the second straight year.
After forcing overtime with a 14-0 run near the end of regulation, fourth-seeded Notre Dame scored the first five points of the extra session and outlasted the fifth-seeded Blue Devils 84-79 Thursday at the Verizon Center, knocking Duke out of the ACC tournament for the second straight year.
Fifth-seeded Duke grabbed the advantage with a 13-0 run late in the half and leads fourth-seeded Notre Dame 45-37 at the Verizon Center after 20 minutes of play Thursday.
