In head coach Joanne P. McCallie's first season, the Blue Devils stayed in games with defense. They won by outlasting and outhustling their opponent. Indeed, Duke was 1-8 when it surrendered more...
Another season kicks off next week, and again, Duke is a preseason top-10 team. The formula isn't too complex: The sport's most prestigious program, the biggest coaching name in basketball and four...
It's always the same old story. It's the story of a new freshman class coming into a powerhouse program, forging relationships from day one, bonding and calling each other family. Every year,...
Despite losing just one player from last year's starting lineup, Duke could have a 60 percent turnover in its opening five this season. But one of those new starters really isn't new at...
Ask Olek Czyz about the rigors of a Blue Devil practice, and he doesn't say much, understandably humbled by the steep learning curve for a first-year player. It's not that he's not talkative-just...
N.C. State looks to erase the memory of last year's embarrassing season, which the Wolfpack entered with high expectations and finished with a 15-16 record, losing their last nine games en route to...
Miles Plumlee wasn't the most highly touted recruit in his class. Then again, he wasn't even a member of Duke's group of freshmen until May. But on a team lacking a dominant big man, he may just be...
Expectations are high for North Carolina, and justifiably so. The Tar Heels, who return all five starters from last year's Final Four team, have already been unanimously tabbed the best team in...
Led by four talented seniors back from a 23-11 squad, No. 17 Miami seems poised to challenge the ACC's bluebloods for the conference title and, in another season of football mediocrity, could keep...
Over the last three years, the Blue Devils have added another team to their list of ACC rivals-not because Duke and Virginia Tech are separated by eight miles, but because their games have been so...
When freshman Elliot Williams arrived at Duke, he knew life was going to be different. He knew some of the time he normally enjoys playing video games and chess would have to be allocated toward...
It's an age-old piece of basketball wisdom: The team that makes its free throws will, more often than not, win the game. It was these uncontested shots, however, that doomed Wake Forest in several...
The Blue Devils toss around words like "mentor," "watcher" and "uncle figure" to describe their former associate head coach Johnny Dawkins-that's how Dawkins will be remembered by his former players.
