Duke Basketball Report

TULSA, OKLAHOMA - MARCH 22: Head coach Bobby Hurley of the Arizona State Sun Devils yells to his team during the first half of the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Buffalo Bulls at BOK Center on March 22, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. | Photo by Harry How/ Good news for both parties Duke legend Bobby Hurley has been in Tempe, coaching the Arizona State Sun Devils for eight seasons now and it looks like he’ll be there a while longer yet: after speculation linked him to the Providence job which is open since Ed Cooley took the...

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 19: Head coach Tobin Anderson of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights reacts against the Florida Atlantic Owls during the first half in the second round game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 19, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. | Photo by Andy Lyons/ As the Sweet Sixteen approaches As you all know, March is Madness because of the tournament but also because of the stuff that happens off the court. Already we’ve seen Rick Pitino jump to St. John’s, Ed Cooley go to Georgetown, Paul Mills leave Oral Roberts for Wichita...

 ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 18: A detailed view of a Wilson basketball is seen prior to a game between Duke Blue Devils and Tennessee Volunteers in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Amway Center on March 18, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/ One day until the Sweet Sixteen. DUKE Why Duke basketball’s future looks bright, despite an early loss in the NCAA Tournament Duke All-Access with Coach Jon Scheyer: Episode 17 ESPN’s Jay Bilas: Can’t understand why Tennessee-Duke was officiated like a hockey game ACC Syracuse...

Center of Attention. New York Knicks Willis Reed (19) moves against Big Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first-half of Game 7 of the 1969-70 NBA Finals. Knicks defeated the Lakers 113-99. | Photo By: Dan Farrell/NY Daily News via The legendary Knick has passed away at 80 Some very sad news for the New York Knicks, the NBA and basketball fans around the world as Willis Reed, still the heart of the franchise, has passed away. Reed was a big man by the standards of that day, was 6-10 and 235, which would make him a power forward today - maybe - but he...

ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Head coach Rick Pitino of the Iona Gaels reacts in the second half against the Connecticut Huskies during the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 17, 2023 in Albany, New York. | Photo by Rob Carr/ The coaching carousel might make us all dizzy this spring It’s tournament time of course, but off-court news took charge on Monday as Georgetown hired Ed Cooley away from Providence and at St. John’s, former Duke assistant AD Mike Cragg hired Iona’s Rick Pitino. Both are pretty huge developments....

 SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 24: Houston Cougars guard Jamal Shead (1) reacts after making a shot against the Arizona Wildcats during the Sweet Sixteen game of the 2022 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX on March 24,2022. | Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Get ‘em while they’re hot! DUKE BUFFALO STAMPEDE: Duke women’s basketball’s NCAA tournament run ends with overtime defeat to Colorado Duke women’s basketball falls to Colorado in OT in second round of NCAA Tournament NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Colorado...

 DENVER, CO - MARCH 31: Bobby Hurley #11 of the Duke Blue Devils drives to the basket against the Arkansas Razorbacks during a semifinal game in the 1990 NCAA Men’s Final Four held at McNichols Arena on March 31, 1990 in Denver, Colorado. Duke defeated Arkansas 97-83 to advance to the championship game. | Photo by Rich Clarkson/NCAA Photos via Great stories by Hurley about his Duke days Duke legend Bobby Hurley has been at Arizona State for a few years now and as Jeff Goodman says here, a lot of people know him as a coach more than they know him as a player. He was...

DURHAM, NC - MARCH 20: Jaylyn Sherrod #00 of the Colorado Buffaloes drives the ball towards the basket with Celeste Taylor #0 and Reigan Richardson #24 of the Duke Blue Devils attempting to block the shot during the second round of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 20, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina. | Photo by Peyton Williams/NCAA Photos via A solid year for a building program Duke women’s basketball lost to Colorado in Cameron in overtime Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, meaning that for Duke, with the men...

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on February 11, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. | Photo by Michael Reaves/ Former K assistant and Notre Dame legend to get a fresh start Looks like former Duke assistant and until recently Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey has landed on his feet and will get a fresh start in Tampa as the new head coach of the South Florida Bulls. The Bulls compete in the AAC, which means Houston,...

Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer reacts against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament at Legacy Arena.  | Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports The winding road of Scheyer’s first Blue Devil team needs to be viewed in full to appreciate this squad’s story You can’t tell the story of Jon Scheyer’s first Duke team starting at the end, even if that end has left a bitter taste in the mouths of all Blue Devil fans this morning. Let’s start, instead, on January 4. Duke had been humiliated in Raleigh by 24...

ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 18: Tennessee Volunteers and Duke Blue Devils players search for a rebound during the second round of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Amway Center on March 18, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. | Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Things are getting interesting In Sunday’s Action, we violated our own rule and bet against the better coach in the #7 Michigan State vs. #2 Marquette game. Tom Izzo’s team beat Shaka Smart’s bunch 69-60. We thought they might look slow but not at all. Michigan State raced out to a fat early lead...

ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 19: Norchad Omier #15 of the Miami Hurricanes and Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 of the Indiana Hoosiers compete for a loose ball in the second half during the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York. | Photo by Patrick Smith/ Duke free unfortunately, but lots of good stuff anyway. One year after NC State basketball coach was ‘humbled,’ Kevin Keatts can smile again Miami Hurricanes headed to Sweet 16 for second year in row after 85-69 win over Indiana What to know about the UConn...

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 17: Ansley Almonor #5 of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Sean Moore #11 of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights celebrate after beating Purdue Boilermakers 63-58 in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 17, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. | Photo by Dylan Buell/ The people who put together One Shining Moment For the 2023 NCAA tournament are going to have some really tough decisions to make from the first weekend. Where do you go? Kihei Clark’s clunker? Have to. Princeton taking it to the Arizona Wildcats?...

 ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 16: Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils reacts on the sideline during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Amway Center on March 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ All in all, pretty damn good. With Duke’s season over at the hands of Tennessee Saturday, it’s time to look back at Jon Scheyer’s first season and see how he did and how the Transition has gone. Here are the Duke coaches since 1928, or the last 95 years, and their...

 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MARCH 18: Patrick Emilien #15 of the Maryland Terrapins battles Charles Bediako #14 of the Alabama Crimson Tide for a rebound in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 18, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Princeton? In the Sweet Sixteen? Wow! Aside from Arkansas’s Eric Musselman stripping down half-naked after Arkansas upset Kansas, the biggest (and certainly more welcome) surprise was Princeton whipping Missouri in the Battle of the Tigers. We didn't think that...