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Bench key as Blue Devils grind it out over Creighton
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Going into Duke’s round of 32 game against Creighton, the question came up about Duke’s depth. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s predilection for a short post-season rotation is well known, but did this year’s Duke team have bench players who could step up if needed? “Yep, we have enough guys,” Duke assistant coach Jeff [...]
BDN’s Duke Basketball Notebook
New polls have Duke #3 in the Nation The new polls came out this afternoon and while it was inevitable they would fall from the top spot with the loss to N.C. State, the Blue Devils still have a lot of respect amongst voters. Duke still received 14 first place votes, and is rated #3 [...]
Game Analysis – Duke 69 Winston Salem State 45
Let me start by saying that Cameron Indoor Stadium was a shadow of itself in the Blue Devils’ 69-45 exhibition win over Winston Salem State on Thursday evening. And that atmosphere helped provide a backdrop for one of the worst three-point shooting performances by a Mike Krzyzewski coached team, as Duke shot a collective [...]
BDN Game Recap – Duke 105 Western Washington 87
In their season opening exhibition game in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Western Washington Vikings by a 105-87 score. What a start for Rasheed Sulaimon! The freshman looked like an old pro in his first outing, putting up 20 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Sulaimon is a player who [...]
Amile Jefferson drops 29 points at the NC Pro-Am
The N.C. Pro-Am provides fans an opportunity to get a look at incoming players for the first time, and those who saw Duke freshman Amile Jefferson last evening came away impressed. Jefferson led his team to an easy win with a game-high 29 points, which included six dunks, many of which came off assists from [...]
Duke Basketball Team and Recruiting Update – Where does Duke go from here?
In our latest update, Blue Devil Nation Premium recaps what has happened recently on the recruiting trail and gives you an idea of what to expect next. It wasn’t that long ago that many were writing the Blue Devils off after being shocked by Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For several [...]