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Former Duke commit Shelton Henderson to sign with Miami
Five-star recruit Shelton Henderson, after decommitting from Duke last week, announced on Monday that he is following former Blue Devils associate head coach Jai Lucas to Miami.,Lucas, hired as the Hurricanes' head coach last month, had with Duke head coach Jon Scheyer recruited Henderson to Durham,...
Duke’s Cooper Flagg declares for NBA draft
Wooden Award winner and Duke freshman Cooper Flagg declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. ,He is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the June 25 draft in New York. Flagg made the announcement in a post to Instagram. ,"It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life," Flagg said in a video. "I...
Duke freshman Kon Knueppel declares for draft
Duke guard Kon Knueppel declared for the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday and will forgo his remaining eligibility.,The 6-foot-7 freshman averaged 14.4 points and shot 40.7 percent from 3-point range in 39 games this past season.,He was the Blue Devils' second-leading scorer behind fellow freshman and pr...
Duke opens as 2026 NCAA championship favorite
Although consensus national player of the year Cooper Flagg is expected to leave Duke now that his freshman season is complete, oddsmakers still favor the Blue Devils to win the 2026 national championship.,Duke went 35-4 this season, falling 70-67 in the Final Four as Houston pulled off a stunning l...
Houston shocks Duke with late rally, reaches title game
LJ Cryer ignited a 14-point comeback in the final 8:02, J'Wan Roberts made the go-ahead free throws and Houston stunned Duke 70-67 in a memorable Final Four clash between No. 1 seeds on Saturday in San Antonio., ,Cryer shot 6-of-9 from 3-point range and led the Cougars with 26 points, while Roberts ...
Duke's Cooper Flagg becomes rare freshman to win Wooden Award
Duke star Cooper Flagg was named winner of the Wooden Award on Saturday, joining a strong cast of freshmen to be named the nation's top player.,The 18-year-old Flagg joins Texas' Kevin Durant (2007), Kentucky's Anthony Davis (2012) and Duke's Zion Williamson (2019) as the only freshmen to win the co...
Notebook: What Spurs, San Antonio mean to Houston’s Kelvin Sampson
The setting of San Antonio offers more than a nice home-state advantage to Houston in this year's Final Four.,For Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs provided a career lifeline when his tumultuous tenure at Indiana ended.,In 2008, Sampson was handed a five-year sho...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year
Cooper Flagg of Duke was named The Associated Press men's college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the recognition.,Flagg garnered 41 votes and Johni Broome of Auburn earned 21 in the polling of a national media panel. They were the only two players ...
Powerhouse programs Duke, Houston clash in Final Four
As Duke and Houston prepare to battle Saturday night in San Antonio, the story of the Final Four matchup between these No. 1 seeds is a contrast of two basketball powers at different stages of evolution.,The Blue Devils (35-3), appearing in their 18th Final Four and seeking their sixth national titl...
Sportsbooks continue rooting against Duke in all-chalk Final Four
With all four No. 1 seeds reaching the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years, Duke is the favorite to best the rest.,Early odds updates after the conclusion of the Elite Eight on Sunday pegged the Blue Devils as the clear favorites over Auburn, Houston and Florida in the r...
South Carolina beats Duke, heads to 5th straight Final Four
Chloe Kitts scored eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, and defending national champion South Carolina came up with a critical defensive stop to outlast Duke en route to a fifth consecutive Final Four appearance with Sunday's 54-50 win in the Birmingham Region 2 Elite Eight.,The No. 1 overa...
No. 1 Duke goes wire-to-wire in sinking No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Duke basketball was 364 days removed from a loss in the Elite Eight to rival North Carolina State.,Most programs would find joy in an Elite Eight run. Not the Blue Devils. That doesn't live up to the high bar set by their previous coach.,"When we were in the bathroom last year after ...
No. 1 Duke has big second half, sinks No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Kon Knueppel had a game-high 21 points with five assists, Cooper Flagg added 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 seed Duke defeated No. 2 Alabama 85-65 to win the NCAA Tournament East Region final on Saturday night.,Duke (35-3) made its 18th Final Four in program history and its f...
Defending champion South Carolina looks to end Duke's tournament run
Defending national champion South Carolina heads into its fifth Elite Eight in as many seasons on Sunday, facing a Duke team that enters uncharted territory in recent years for the program.,For No. 1 overall seed South Carolina (33-3), a 71-67 win over Maryland on Friday moved the Gamecocks closer t...
Duke stymies rival North Carolina 47-38 in Sweet 16
Oluchi Okananwa had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench and second-seeded Duke used a stifling defense to subdue third-seeded North Carolina 47-38 in the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament in the Birmingham 2 Region on Friday afternoon.,Ashlon Jackson scored 10 points for Duke, which won de...
Cooper Flagg carries Duke past Arizona, into Elite Eight
NEWARK, N.J. -- Freshman star Cooper Flagg tallied 30 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three blocks as top-seeded Duke survived fourth-seeded Arizona 100-93 in a Sweet 16 thriller on Thursday.,The Blue Devils (34-3) made 13 consecutive shots from the floor, including their first nine of the s...
Caleb Love, Arizona face Duke in high-powered offensive matchup
NEWARK, N.J. -- Caleb Love needs no introduction to the Duke Blue Devils. And Duke fans certainly need no refresher course on Love.,The prolific shooting guard has faced Duke nine times, far more than any other opponent in his five-year collegiate career. That includes a 28-point night and a dagger ...
Tyrese Proctor helps Duke roll past Baylor into Sweet 16
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg and top-seeded Duke will be heading to the Sweet 16 after handling ninth-seeded Baylor in an 89-66 victory in the East Region's second round Sunday afternoon.,Tyrese Proctor poured in 25 points and Flagg scored 18 points as the hot-shooting Blue Devil...
Duke braces to face familiar foe in Jeremy Roach, Baylor
RALEIGH, N.C. -- There should be a familiar feel for top-seeded Duke in its NCAA Tournament second-round game with ninth-seeded Baylor on Sunday afternoon.,The Blue Devils will encounter some old friends, adding to their experiences just a half-hour drive from campus.,Baylor guard Jeremy Roach was a...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 2 roundup: Top seed South Carolina crushes Tennessee Tech
No. 1 seed South Carolina began its pursuit of a third national championship in four seasons on Friday afternoon with a 108-48 rout of No. 16-seeded Tennessee Tech in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (31-3) allowed the game's first two points, then proceeded to outscore the Ohio Valley Conference champi...