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Sometimes it takes a slap in the face or a punch in the gut to serve as a wake-up call.
The last time Duke honored scholarship seniors in 2006, the Blue Devils lined up at midcourt after an 83-76 loss to North Carolina, thanked the crowd and basked in serenade of "Thank you, seniors!"
Comparing the statistics of last year's Duke squad to this year's team, one number immediately stands out.
It could be Duke is suffering a down year after losing Lindsey Harding and Alison Bales, two of its best players in recent history.
Wednesday night's game began with a flood of orange jerseys soaring to the basket. Duke responded with a smothering orange cloud of its own.
Brown is a man of many sweaters: 10-years- or some 350 games-worth, in fact. And in that time, Brown said he's gotten varying feedback on the technicolor pullovers.
Wanisha Smith is known to her teammates as a strong leader, an easygoing friend and a fiery competitor.
With regular-season play finished, every team is getting ready to pack their bags for Greensboro to take on some of the most elite squads in the ACC-and the nation.
Even with numerous foot injuries freshman year and a lack of significant playing time the following season, redshirt sophomore Keturah Jackson knew that she could make a difference.
Last year's Duke squad was Lindsey Harding's team. The point guard, the leader and the emotional sparkplug, Harding was the player who could turn the game around with a steal at midcourt and a...
Right now, Duke is struggling. The team just suffered its worst loss in 15 years-against archrival UNC, no less-and is quite clearly the third-best team in the ACC.
Duke starts every game playing "1," its trademark man-to-man defense. What the Blue Devils do next is anyone's guess.
The Blue Devils know that to be the best, they have to play the best.
As Duke heads into the ACC and NCAA Tournaments, it's not with the same fanfare that it has in the past.
On the first of the month, both Duke and North Carolina erased double-digit deficits to get crucial road victories. One day later, Clemson came back from 20 points down to stun Maryland.
As the clock ticked down with four minutes remaining, North Carolina fans began to file out of Carmichael Auditorium with the Tar Heels adding to a staggering 28-point lead.
In his milestone win, head coach Mike Krzyzewski showed what makes him one of the best coaches the college game has ever seen.
Six minutes into the game, junior Abby Waner set up behind the arc and let her shot fly. It looked true, but it hit the rim, rolled around twice, and spun out into the hands of North Carolina's...
One trick of the trade learned by Mike Krzyzewski in his 800-win career-let your players do the talking.
