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Duke F Cameron Boozer declares for NBA Draft
Standout Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, the 2025-26 Naismith National Player of the Year, declared for the 2026 NBA Draft Friday night.,He announced the news on his Instagram account with the caption, "Thank you for everything @dukeuniversity. Duke Blue forever.",The son of former Duke star Carlos Bo...

Point guard Caleb Foster returning to Duke for senior season
Duke point guard Caleb Foster is returning for his senior season, the program announced on social media on Wednesday.,The 6-foot-5 Foster averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 24.8 minutes in 33 games (30 starts) last season for the Blue Devils (35-3), who won the Atlantic Coast Confere...

Duke lands coveted transfer guard John Blackwell
Coveted Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell committed to Duke on Tuesday.,Blackwell announced the news on his social media accounts with the caption, "Committed! #TheBrotherhood.",The rising senior, who's ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1 guard and No. 3 overall player in the transfer portal clas...

Patrick Ngongba II returning to Duke for junior season
Patrick Ngongba II is coming back to Duke next season. ,Ngongba confirmed his decision on Monday and the defensive anchor for the Blue Devils is certain for a prominent role in head coach Jon Scheyer's altered rotation. ,Ngongba (6-foot-11, 250 pounds) averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game ...

Ex-Belmont PF Drew Scharnowski transfers to Duke
Belmont forward Drew Scharnowski said Sunday that he is transferring to Duke.,Scharnowski posted a picture of himself in a Duke uniform on his Instagram page with the word "committed.",The 6-foot-9 Scharnowski averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 30 games (24 starts) whi...

Transfer portal roundup: Kentucky adds Furman transfer Alex Wilkins
Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has transferred to Kentucky. ,His move was one of the biggest on a busy transfer portal weekend.,Wilkins excelled in his freshman season with the Paladins, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 35 games (all starts).,Listed at 6-foot-5, Wilkins showe...

Duke coach Manny Diaz inked to extension through 2031
Duke coach Manny Diaz inked a contract extension that will keep him in Durham, N.C. through the 2031 season, the university announced on Thursday.,Diaz has posted an 18-9 record at Duke in two seasons and led the squad to its first outright ACC title since 1962 this past season. They defeated Virgin...

Cayden Boozer returning to Duke for sophomore season
Cayden Boozer will return to Duke basketball this fall for his sophomore season, the school announced Thursday via social media.,In his first year with the Blue Devils, the guard played in 38 games (11 starts) and averaged 7.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 22.9 minutes per game.,He and his...

Indiana lands Notre Dame’s Markus Burton among 3 transfers
Indiana picked up three commitments from the transfer portal on Monday, one of whom doesn't have to leave the state to enroll at his new school.,Notre Dame guard Markus Burton, Duke forward Darren Harris and Georgia Tech guard Jaeden Mustaf each announced they are joining the Hoosiers.,Burton has be...

No. 2 UConn stuns No. 1 Duke on Braylon Mullins' last-second heave
WASHINGTON -- Freshman Braylon Mullins sank a 3-pointer from at least 30 feet with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 2 seed UConn completed a miraculous 19-point comeback to defeat No. 1 Duke 73-72 on Sunday and reach its third Final Four in four years.,Mullins' heave marked the only time UConn (33-5) ...

UCLA uses strong second half to down Duke, get back to Final Four
Lauren Betts scored 15 of her game-high 23 points and grabbed eight of her game-high 10 rebounds in the second half to lead top seed UCLA to a furious rally in its 70-58 defeat of No. 3 seed Duke in Sunday's Sacramento region final., ,The Bruins (35-1) dug a 10-point hole late in the first half and ...

Caleb Foster's surprise lift propels Duke against UConn in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON -- After proving their mental fortitude in the Sweet 16, Cameron Boozer's No. 1 seeded Duke Blue Devils will try to defeat this decade's most successful program when they meet the No. 2 UConn Huskies in Sunday's NCAA East Regional final.,Boozer has posted double-doubles in all three tourn...
