Duke men's basketball 2016-17 player review: Amile Jefferson
By Mitchell Gladstone | April 1, 2017Jefferson had an excellent start to the season but was slowed by a foot injury for much of the ACC slate.
Jefferson had an excellent start to the season but was slowed by a foot injury for much of the ACC slate.
Jones was the defensive stopper the Blue Devils needed him to be throughout the season.
Kennard surprised everybody as the Blue Devils' best player this season.
It’s been a tough week and a half for the Cameron Crazies, to say the least. But for most other college basketball fans, this has been another perfect example of what makes the NCAA tournament the greatest spectacle in collegiate sports.
Almost a week after losing swingman Jayson Tatum when he declared for the NBA Draft, the Blue Devils will now say good-bye to his close friend Harry Giles.
The Blue Devils announced another piece of news Tuesday morning—just not the one many people were expected. Forward Sean Obi will transfer after earning his degree this spring, Duke announced on Twitter and in a press release.
Vrankovic was an effective rebounder against inferior competition in nonconference play, but spent most of the ACC slate on the bench.
The Blue Devils got rid of their football program from 1895 to 1920 but have since used athletics as a major image-maker.
Jeter will transfer after spending most of his two years with the Blue Devils sitting on the bench.
Tatum was one of the Blue Devils' few newcomers that lived up to the hype for most of his only year in Durham.
After returning from injuries that kept him off the court for more than a year, Giles never lived up to the lofty expectations set for him entering the season.
After missing the first eight games of the regular season with a foot injury, Bolden never reached his full potential in his freshman season despite infrequent bursts off the bench.
Many expected the offseason roster moves to come early and often for the Blue Devils, and a day after Jayson Tatum declared for the NBA Draft, the team found out it will lose another frontcourt player as well.
Jackson had an impressive start and finish to the season, though he was inconsistent in the middle.
Following an abrupt end to Duke's season with Sunday's stunning second-round loss to South Carolina, the Blue Devils' offseason began with news that has become familiar to Duke fans.
Despite coming to Durham as the No. 44 prospect in the ESPN 100, DeLaurier was lost in the shadows of frontcourt players like Jayson Tatum and Harry Giles.
Nine ACC teams earned a spot in the 2017 version of the Big Dance—but with six of the nine among the selection committee's top 20, the league had an opportunity to both top its own Sweet 16 record and settle the debate once and for all. Instead, what seemed to be an embarrassment of riches turned out to be little more than an embarrassment.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar, Sameer Pandhare and Hank Tucker break down what went wrong in the loss to South Carolina and debate whether the Blue Devils had a successful season.
Tom Crean became yet another victim of a thought process sweeping across college athletic departments defined by the question, “What have you done for me lately?”