Jon Scheyer breaks silence on Duke’s ‘heartbreaking’ loss to UConn originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. There is no one who has had more heartbreaking moments for Duke basketball than Jon Scheyer. Advertisement The Blue Devils’ fifth-year coach suffered one of his worst losses…
The UConn Huskies return to the March Madness Final Four after a notable turnaround against the Duke Blue Devils. For the first 20 minutes, Duke completely dominated Dan Hurley’s team and looked poised to make it to the championship weekend in Indianapolis. However, the Huskies completed an improbable comeback that included making the NCAA Tournament…
Duke and UConn once again put on a game for the ages, with the Huskies coming back for a dramatic 73-72 victory. People will compare it to Houston’s comeback last year, but it’s not quite the same: This time, Duke’s Caleb Foster and Pat Ngongba were playing with serious foot injuries, and Maliq Brown had…
Duke’s March Madness run ended Sunday in the Elite Eight, and what an ending it was. The Blue Devils blew a 15-point halftime lead, fumbled the ball in the final seconds and watched UConn’s Braylon Mullins oust them from the NCAA tournament. It was a painful loss, but it has company in Duke’s oeuvre of…
Duke’s revenge tour will extend into the Elite Eight, courtesy of a buzzer-beater from Ashlon Jackson. After stifling an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils survived to reach their second consecutive Elite Eight, in a season that looked all but lost after a 3-6 start. They can reach their first Final Four…
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the lead-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. It was a very pale first round, as expected, particularly with the four No. 1 seeds showing complete dominance. But from here, things…
No Roofs’ Corey Tulaba joins KOC to talk NBA and March Madness. First, they cover recent news about the NBA’s plan to expand to Seattle and Las Vegas. Below, the pair discuss the key NBA draft storylines heading into March Madness, including the best matchups from opening weekend. Also, KOC and Corey redo the 2025…
More than any other major college basketball conference, the ACC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament appears to be on the line. Duke, Louisville and North Carolina are the only representatives in the latest AP poll, but there are sleeping giants with plenty of postseason experience right behind them. For the first time in the…
No. 1 Duke clinched a share of the ACC men’s basketball regular-season title with a dominant 77-51 victory over Virginia on Saturday. The win also likely clinches a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 27-2 Blue Devils, who finish the regular season with matchups at NC State and No. 18 North Carolina…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Hannah Kohn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3.1 seconds left for her only points of the game and Clemson defeated No. 9 Duke 53-51 on Sunday to snap the Blue Devils’ 17-game winning streak. Demeara Hinds finished with 13 points and Taylor Johnson-Matthews and Mia Moore…
