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Duke men's basketball player of the week: Week 2
By Ben Golbin | November 21, 2016Amile Jefferson has thrived as Duke's only healthy frontcourt player in the rotation.
Amile Jefferson has thrived as Duke's only healthy frontcourt player in the rotation.
The Chronicle's Brian Pollack breaks down Duke's 75-65 victory against Rhode Island in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship.
Allen was limited as a shooter this weekend but affected the game with his passing and defense.
The Blue Devils held their own in the frontcourt even with Chase Jeter limited due to an ankle injury.
UNCASVILLE, CONN. — With preseason All-American Grayson Allen struggling and several other top scoring options sitting with injuries, someone had to shoulder the offensive load for Duke. Luke Kennard proved he was up to the task.
No. 1 Duke leads No. 21 Rhode Island 34-26 after a messy first half Sunday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Chronicle's Brian Pollack breaks down Duke's 78-68 win against Penn State Saturday, which came at a cost for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils primarily used just five players Saturday, but it was enough to beat Penn State.
After starting center Chase Jeter went down early in the first half with a left-ankle injury, the No. 1 Blue Devils bounced back from their first loss of the year and defeated Penn State 78-68 Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena
The No. 1 Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday against No. 7 Kansas, but have bounced back to take a 36-24 halftime lead against Penn State Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Devils will be looking for a lot of production from their backcourt with no depth in the post again this weekend.
Grayson Allen will look to bounce back from a disappointing Champions Classic performance for the second straight year.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Brian Pollack break down Duke's matchups this weekend with Penn State and either Cincinnati or Rhode Island.
Curry thinks head coach George Karl may not have given him much playing time last year because Karl played at North Carolina in the 1970s.
Less than a week after a tough neutral-site loss to Kansas, the Blue Devils hit the road again for the Mohegan Sun nonconference tournament, taking on Penn State and the winner of Cincinnati and Rhode Island.
The Chronicle's Hank Tucker and Brian Pollack break down Duke's rally against Kansas at Madison Square Garden that came up just short.
The Jayhawks' veteran backcourt proved to be too much for the Blue Devils to overcome.
Duke ran into another elite unit Tuesday night—and it was the veteran Kansas backcourt that came out on top.
The freshman guard scored all 11 of his points in the last 10 minutes of the game as Duke gradually clawed back from the double-digit hole, knocking down the biggest shot of his young career with 20 seconds left.
Kansas senior Frank Mason III hit a stepback jumper with 1.2 seconds left from the top of the key to give the No. 7 Jayhawks a 77-75 victory against the top-ranked Blue Devils Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in the Champions Classic.