As Duke’s big man preps for the draft As Kyle Filipowski preps for his moment in this month’s NBA Draft, he’s making the rounds and doing all the things draftable players do before the actual event takes place (it’s on the 26th of June, by the way), there is a good bit of news as you’ll see below.
Is he now the frontrunner? The JJ Redick/Los Angeles Lakers story is heating up: the Athletic’s Shams Charania is reporting that while L.A. hasn’t made
What a blinding talent he was. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 77 now and far removed from his playing days. When you see him lately, after some health struggles, he at times has looked nearly frail.
Pretty much anywhere one looks, Utah Prep five-star forward AJ Dybantsa and Columbus (Fla.) five-star forward Cameron Boozer rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the 2025 class.
This level of skill doesn't come along too often Back in the 1970’s, Duke had a sharp-shooting guard named Rick Gomez. He was not particularly quick but he could really shoot.
Irving burned some bridges on the way out of town and Boston fans have not forgotten One of the more interesting story lines in the 2024 NBA Finals is the return of former Blue Devil Kyrie Irving to the TD Garden to play his old team, the Boston Celtics.
A legendary play and a blemish on Pippen’s legend The Michael Jordan/Scottie Pippen partnership led the Chicago Bulls to the second-greatest era in NBA history: with six championships in eight years, only the Boston Celtics with 11 titles in 13 years had a better run.
The talented young big man will be heading for Paris and the 2024 Olympics in a few weeks Duke has had some unusual players over the years: although he grew up in New Jersey, Alaa Abdelnaby was born in Egypt.
The Bucks would make sense in a lot of ways for Duke’s young star Except for a very few players, the draft is a crap shoot. If you are a Zion Williamson or a Jayson Tatum, you know you’re going quite early in the draft.
Jabari Parker was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a junior at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. He became a consensus First Team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year in his lone Duke basketball campaign.
Not surprisingly, he sticks with his era and Bird John Salley had a great career at Georgia Tech and was a very good NBA player as well. A native of Brooklyn,
Talent is good but experience is essential There was a lot of angst when Duke saw a mass exodus at the end of the season, but the reality is that free agency has reached college basketball and it’s not just Duke.
Between the competitive fire exhibited on the sidelines in the adults' K Academy games and interactions with the younger attendees in the program's practice facility, the soon-to-be famed 2024 Duke basketball recruiting class, coming in at No.
It wouldn't be a surprise if Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer's third group of Blue Devils begins the season in or near the top five. On the other hand, judging by recent projections from well-known college hoops experts, perhaps there's an equal chance that Duke opens its campaign at home against Maine on Nov.
Duke basketball will encounter familiar faces galore during ACC regular season play in Jon Scheyer's third year at the helm. Add former three-year Blue
Nolan Traore never publicized a Duke basketball offer or any visits from the coaches in Durham. But it sounds like Jon Scheyer and his crew were at least showing significant interest in the 6-foot-5 guard from France, already a projected 2025 lottery pick in the eyes of most.
Duke could be getting something special in five-star forward Cooper Flagg.
Even at 77-years-old and retired, Mike Krzyzewski is still providing some valuable input for one big-name NBA team.
The Packers selected a player who could fill in at any offensive line spot.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Duke OL Graham Barton with the No. 26 overall pick as they look to build on this past season's surprise run to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
The Baylor Bears are getting a big boost via the transfer portal, as a key member of Duke’s 2023-24 team is joining their squad.
With seven players looking for new homes — and two stars having declared for the NBA Draft — head coach Jon Scheyer's team will look vastly different next season.
No college basketball team illustrates the perils of the transfer portal era better than Duke right now.
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