A pair of future Blue Devils put their talents on display Wednesday's in the McDonald's All-American game.
The Blue Zone reviews the play of sophomore Luke Kennard this season and his outlook going forward.
Sophomore Grayson Allen was named to the AP All-American third team Tuesday, and freshman Brandon Ingram earned honorable mention recognition.
The Blue Zone continues its season-ending player reviews with freshman Chase Jeter.
Freshman Brandon Ingram is the Blue Zone's Player of the Week after putting up a team-high 24 points in Duke's season-ending loss Thursday to Oregon.
The Blue Zone begins its season reviews with freshman Antonio Vrankovic, who appeared in only five games this season.
North Carolina and Syracuse will face off in the Final Four with the winner advancing to the national title game against the winner of Villanova/Oklahoma.
Following confusion Thursday about what head coach Mike Krzyzewski said to Oregon star forward Dillon Brooks after the Ducks beat Duke 82-68 in the Sweet 16, Krzyzewski released a statement apologizing Saturday afternoon.
After a hot start to the second half, Oregon went on to win 82-68 to punch its ticket to the team's first Elite Eight since 2007 and end the Blue Devils' season.
Dillon Brooks scored 22 points to go with five rebounds and six assists as Oregon's athleticism was too much for Duke to handle.
Thursday night’s loss to Oregon marked the end of a long season for Duke, but for Marshall Plumlee, the clock ran out on his five-year journey as a Blue Devil.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski denied that he told Oregon swingman Dillon Brooks that he was too good to show off at the end of Thursday's Sweet 16 game in Anaheim, Calif.
Duke relied on 3-point shooting and getting to the free-throw line for most of the season, but the Blue Devils found themselves lacking in those two areas Thursday as Oregon clamped down on defense.
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant was in attendance for Duke's season-ending 82-68 Sweet 16 loss to Oregon. Bryant sat in the Blue Devil section of the crowd.
The top-seeded Ducks used a balanced offensive attack to put an end to the the Blue Devils’ season with an 82-68 victory Thursday in the Sweet 16 at the Honda Center.
After 20 minutes of play at the Honda Center, Ingram leads all scorers with 14 points, but fourth-seeded Duke trails the top-seeded Ducks 36-31 in the Sweet 16.
The West was the only region to advance the top four seeds to the second region, and The Chronicle breaks down each remaining team as the Sweet 16 gets underway Thursday night.
After surviving a second-half scare from 12th-seeded Yale Saturday, fourth-seeded Duke is set to make its 23rd Sweet 16 appearance under head coach Mike Krzyzewski Thursday night at approximately 10:07 p.m. against top-seeded Oregon at the Honda Center.
Duke freshman Derryck Thornton was born and raised in Chatsworth, Calif., just more than an hour away from the Honda Center in Anaheim, where the Blue Devils will take on the top-seeded Ducks Thursday night for the right to go to the Elite Eight.
Thursday’s Sweet 16 showdown between Duke and Oregon promises to be full of great matchups on the court—Brandon Ingram against Dillon Brooks, the Ducks’ press versus the Blue Devil ball-handlers and 7-footer Marshall Plumlee battling the shot-blocking prowess of Chris Boucher. But the best matchup of all could well be on the sidelines.
