It was a great week to be a member of the Duke basketball team as the Blue Devils took on two of the ACC’s weaker teams in Virginia Tech and Boston College. The lower level of competition allowed Mike Krzyzewski to play his full stable of players and the freshmen took advantage by having some […]
February 24, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
Ryan Kelly is just like every other senior, high school or college, in that he wants to play in his last home game. The only difference is Kelly has a lot of work ahead of him before he can achieve that goal due to a foot injury he suffered back in early January.
February 24, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
A back-and-forth first four minutes made it look like Duke was going to be in for another battle with ACC foe Boston College, but the Blue Devils made quick work of that notion by rattling off separate runs of 12-0 and 12-2 to earn a 51-27 lead at the break. Career days from Rasheed Sulaimon […]
February 22, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
Virginia Tech jumped out to a 4-0 lead and that was where the game may as well have ended for the Hokies. Duke went on an 11-0 run, eventually stretching the lead to 48-28 at the half on their way to an impressive 88-56 dismantling of the lowly Hokies.
February 19, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
Sorry for those of you who spent your Monday without the Rookie Report, but now that the internet issues have been sorted out we can get back to sorting out Duke’s freshman ballers. This was another up and down week for the Blue Devils as they scored a solid win over rival North Carolina before […]
February 17, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
A few weeks ago it broke that Duke and North Carolina were starting to look at 2014 Mississippi guard Devin Booker. Now it seems that Booker will be visiting each school next weekend to watch each of Tobacco Road’s finest.
February 17, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
Kyrie Irving wowed Duke fans for just 11 games during his lone year in Durham and he has continued that level of play in NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard made a statement on Saturday night by posting a 23-point round en route to a win in the 2013 Three-point Shooting Contest.
February 16, 2013 by Greg Fitzpatrick
With 2.8 seconds left, Quinn Cook ran up court and heaved up a three pointer. From the looks of it, I thought there was going to be devastation at College Park, but Maryland held on to finish off the upset.
February 14, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
Everyone remembers their first time….playing in a Duke/North Carolina game. That first time a player takes the floor in the greatest rivalry in college basketball is one that no freshman will every forget and Rasheed Sulaimon made sure his memory was a good one on Wednesday night.
February 14, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
The greatest rivalry in college basketball certainly felt like it on Wednesday night as Duke and North Carolina battled for 40 minutes before the No. 2 Blue Devils managed to pull just far enough ahead to secure the victory. Quinn Cook and Mason Plumlee netted 18 points apiece to lead Duke past their rivals, 73-68.
February 25, 2013 by Jimmy Kelley
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