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This article is the fifth of 16 in our "Coach K's Sweet 16" series, where we will walk back through the legendary head coach's career and recap his most iconic moments.
Duke faced its toughest challenge in December at Cameron Indoor Stadium against a veteran-laden Virginia Tech squad. Donning the new Brotherhood jersey, the Blue Devils resiliently fought back against several waves of Hokie pushback to earn the 76-65 win against one of the better teams in the ACC.
Duke welcomed Virginia Tech to Cameron Indoor Stadium for its first ACC game of the season. The Blue Devils came in as 9.5-point favorites, but this is conference play, and the Hokies have taken a 36-32 lead into the half.
And so it begins.
The 20-game marathon begins Wednesday.
Duke opens up ACC play Wednesday night with a showdown against Virginia Tech in Durham, and the Blue Zone is here with three keys to victory for the Blue Devils.
Duke men's basketball's nonconference schedule is finished, and it plays its first ACC game of the season on Wednesday, facing off against Virginia Tech Wednesday night at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium. With that in mind, the Blue Zone takes a look at how the Blue Devils finished their nonconference slate and three key matchups of their ACC season.
Having wrapped up the nonconference portion of its schedule, Duke men's basketball is set to kick off its ACC slate Wednesday with a home matchup against Virginia Tech.
In addition to pregame testing for Duke’s opponents, Krzyzewski also said he is “not big on the forfeit thing” in reference to the ACC’s policy on what happens when a team cannot play a game due to COVID-19.
No. 2 Duke comfortably handled their business last week to finish off its nonconference play in dominating fashion.
With nothing but ACC games from now until March, our beats are here with another installment of The Chronicle's Power Rankings of each team vying for the ACC crown.
In the three-game stretch concluding Saturday, Roach found his shooting stroke and sank 8-of-14 3-point attempts, good for a 32% improvement from before the midseason break.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Trevor Keels' performance and the team's paint presence in Saturday's 87-56 win against Elon.
After a rough stretch in November when his shooting clip dipped, freshman guard Trevor Keels rejuvenated himself, finishing the two earlier games this week with a combined 25 points on 40% shooting from beyond the arc.
After two cancellations due to COVID issues in opposing programs, Duke hosted Elon Saturday in its last nonconference game of the season. The Blue Devils picked up right where they left off front their last game, and are out to a 44-26 lead at the half. Here’s five of our observations from the opening 20 minutes.
Duke men's basketball assistant coach Nolan Smith will miss Saturday afternoon's game against Elon due to the school's health and safety protocol.
No. 2 Duke men's basketball is set to play their third matchup in five days Saturday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. After two opponent cancellations due to COVID-19 protocols, Duke will now face an Elon squad hungry to end their seven-game losing streak against the Blue Devils.
After the Blue Devils' game against Cleveland State and Loyola Maryland being canceled due to respective positive COVID-19 cases in each program, Duke nailed down a game against Elon Saturday at 4 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down another Blue Devil win and another strong outing from Wendell Moore Jr.
