The Duke Blue Devils will have an entirely new starting five next season. Today, forward Wendell Carter Jr. joined other starting freshman Marvin Bagley III, Gary Trent Jr. and Trevon Duval in forgoing their final three years of eligibility and declared for the NBA draft. Grayson Allen, a senior, was the …
Read More »Coach K Reacts to FBI Probe
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski feels comfortable playing star freshman Wendell Carter Jr., despite Carter Jr.’s name in the Yahoo report from the FBI detailing NCAA violations. Coach K received a call last Friday informing him of the report. According to the report, Carter Jr.’s mother had lunch with Christian Dawkins. …
Read More »Jalen Hudson’s Time is Now
Jalen Hudson has been quite the surprise for the Florida Gators. The Virginia Tech transfer is averaging a team-leading 21.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, including a sensational 48.7% clip from beyond the arc. However, his success with the Gators doesn’t shed light on his inconsistent collegiate career with …
Read More »Duke’s Stacked Roster Dominates Michigan State in Champions Classic
The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils (3-0) affirmed their dominance with an 88-81 victory over No. 2 Michigan State (1-1) Tuesday night. The game revealed a lot about Duke’s highly praised roster and left MSU with some improvements to consider. Duke’s roster is full of clutch players Duke’s roster includes …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Takes On Stanford in Phil Knight Invitational
On Wednesday, the bracket for the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational revealed that Florida faces Stanford on in Portland, Ore on Nov.23. The tournament, which honors Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his 80th birthday, houses 16 teams in two eight-team brackets. Each team is guaranteed three games in the tournament. If the Gators …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Run Ends, SEC Looks Ahead to Bright Future
The SEC, a conference that was disrespected by “experts” around the country, really shined in the month of March. South Carolina stunned the nation with their second round victory over two-seeded Duke. Then the fun really started, as the Gamecocks knocked off three-seed Baylor and fourth seeded Florida before losing to …
Read More »The South Carolina Gamecocks Are Now Dancing In The Sweet 16
The South Carolina Gamecock are continuing their march to the Sweet Sixteen in New York City after upsetting the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils 88-81 yesterday. This is the Gamecocks first time in the Sweet Sixteen since 1973. It has taken South Carolina 44 years to win a tournament game, and …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Recap
It was a wild weekend for many top-seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament as No. 1 overall seed Villanova and No. 2 seeds Duke and Louisville were bounced in the round of 32. Many other top seeds were tested as well. Barring Kansas’ 20 point victory over Michigan State, the …
Read More »Is This Duke’s Year?
If you take a look at Duke’s schedule this season, you might not see why they’re one of the best teams in college basketball. The Blue Devils went 27-8 this season with some bad losses to Virginia Tech and at home vs. NC State, the ACC’s third worst team. Despite losing three …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview
March is finally upon us and all the tickets have been punched. Reigning champ Villanova came in as the No. 1 overall seed, followed by Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga. Here's your FIRST LOOK at the #FinalFour court! pic.twitter.com/qCPH0ug8ck — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 13, 2017 Regional Analysis East …
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