With only one game left in Duke men’s basketball's regular season, the Blue Devils travel to Chapel Hill for a rematch with North Carolina. The Chronicle previews the season-finale with an overview and three keys for Duke.
The film takes a look at the Blue Devils' first two championships, with interview footage from Mike Krzyzewski and Duke's former star players.
Forward Toby Fournier won Rookie of the Year following a remarkable rookie campaign during which she averaged 14.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on 55.0% shooting from the field. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team, and was joined in conference honors by Ashlon Jackson (All-ACC Second Team) and Jadyn Donovan (All-ACC Defensive Team). Fournier became just the second Duke player ever to be named to the All-ACC First Team.
Duke scored 17 more fast-break points compared to the Demon Deacons’ six, giving it an offensive edge that metastasized into an enormous lead. When the Blue Devils narrowly escaped Winston Salem, N.C., nearly a month ago, the scene looked very different: Duke tallied just two fast-break points to Wake Forest’s 12. This time around, the home squad played with a faster tempo to beat its opponents in transition, capitalizing on opportunities for quick buckets.
It didn’t matter that the Blue Devil offense never really got into a rhythm until the fourth quarter, or that Duke shot 20% from beyond the arc. Lawson’s defense refused to let the Seminoles pull ahead. The Blue Devils outrebounded their Sunshine State foes 51-35, ensuring that head coach Brooke Wyckoff’s team would never build a margin larger than four points.
Duke played its penultimate regular-season game against Wake Forest Monday night. The ACC rematch was the home team’s last hurrah in Cameron — and a hurrah indeed. Duke snagged a 93-60 win from the Demon Deacons, this one much more decisive than before. The victory put another jewel in the crown Jon Scheyer wears, as the young head coach stayed undefeated at home for the second time in just three years and the 20th time in program history.
A WNBA trade has shaken things up for a Blue Devil veteran, while a recent soccer alumna finds international success. The Blue Zone is here to update on their performance.
No. 2 Duke men’s basketball ends its home slate with a Monday night contest against Wake Forest. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils lead the Demon Deacons 40-27:
In Duke’s final regular-season game, a 28-point career-high contribution from the rookie Toby Fournier carried Duke to a 71-57 victory to clinch a double-bye in the ACC Tournament.
Darren Harris' play represented common theme throughout, multiple Blue Devils — starters and role players alike — doing the little things well for Duke to win.
Coming off its dominant 100-65 win against Florida State, Duke men’s basketball welcomes Wake Forest back in Cameron Indoor Stadium for its last home game of the 2024-25 season. The Blue Zone previews the encounter.
There is an often-overlooked offensive firepower on the Blue Devils’ roster who could be the difference-maker in Duke’s tournament journey: guard Isaiah Evans.
Despite the junior guard’s absence due to a knee injury and the freshman suffering a poke to the eye midway through the first half, the Blue Devils crushed the Seminoles for their 26th win of the season.
No. 2 Duke men’s basketball returns home for a Saturday night clash with Florida State. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils lead 47-30.
Fast-forward eight weeks, and No. 16 Duke avenged its previous loss tremendously with a 68-53 victory over the No. 8 Tar Heels. While the Blue Devils benefitted from the absence of two North Carolina starters — Reniya Kelly and Alyssa Ustby — it was ultimately Duke’s strong execution that led to the Tar Heels’ undoing.
The Blue Devils left the Tar Heels in the dust Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, winning 68-53. They were led by 23 from Reigan Richardson and 19 by freshman Toby Fournier.
The last time Duke and North Carolina played, the Tar Heels earned an overtime victory against the Blue Devils. This time, No. 16 Duke looks for revenge on Senior Night. Find out what our beats think will happen.
No. 2 Duke takes on Florida State back home at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Zone is here with an overview of the Seminoles, along with an X-Factor for each squad.
Dr. Javier Wallace, postdoctoral associate of African and African American studies, hosted a pre-screening of C.B.: Power to the Player, a film he produced celebrating the life and struggles of Dr. Claudius “C.B.” Claiborne, the first African American basketball player at Duke.
Sitting in a small press conference room in Watsco Stadium after a blowout 97-60 victory over ACC basement dweller Miami, it’s impossible to ignore the similar grit, desire and determination that this Duke team is playing with night in and night out. Despite the supposed lack of maturity as one of the younger squads in college hoops, this team is striving for that 1992 glory in all the right ways, and it shows on and off the court.
