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Black’s Decision Will Force Duke To Go Small

The news that former Memphis basketball player  Tarik Black has opted to transfer to Kansas instead of Duke means really one thing for the Blue Devils: They’ll be small, very small. Black the 6-foot-9 big man graduated from Memphis and opted to transfer for his final year of eligibility. Apparently he found a home in

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Coach K Going For Gold in 2016?

Despite talk to the contrary since the 2012 Summer Games came to a close with another Gold Medal earned for USA Basketball, Mike Krzyzewski is apparently thinking about returning in 2016. According to this CBSSports.com report Krzyzewski is thinking about going back on his earlier statements that he would not return to coach USA Basketball

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Duke Football Ranks 12th in Post-Spring Rankings

ESPN wrapped up its post ACC Spring Football coverage with its post-practice power rankings and to no one’s surprise, Duke wasn’t very high. The Blue Devils came in 12 out of 14 schools placing ahead of only NC State and Boston College who are rebuilding under a first year head coach and coming off disappointing seasons. Ranking

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Duke Faces High Expectations, Limited Opportunity in 2014

The expectations for the Duke 2013-2014 Blue Devils men’s basketball team are sky high, but their opportunity to meet those expectations could be limited. The Blue Devils return a solid nucleus and will surround them with an exciting recruiting class, but as often is the case in this day and age it might be a

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Duke Football Generating Excitement

Published on May 4, 2013 by in Duke Football

The season is still three months away but Duke’s 2013 Football season has generated some genuine excitement among the Blue Devil fan base. Granted it isn’t the same kind of excitement that comes from Duke Basketball and the fan base is still very much a work in progress, there are many reasons that people are

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Duke Pressing for Tarik Black, But Why?

Duke and its coaching staff appear to be in a full-court press for former Memphis big man Tarik Black, but I’m not entirely sure why that is. I can see the appeal, Black who graduated from Memphis is 3 years is looking to transfer for his final year of eligibility and play right away. At 6-foot-9

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Grayson Allen Tip of Duke’s 2014 Iceberg

The announcement of 2014 shooting guard Grayson Allen was positive news for the Duke Blue Devil’s next recruiting class but realistically and optimistically it isn’t even the high point. That isn’t to dismiss Allen’s commitment that came late last week. The 6-foot-4, four-star shooting guard out of Jacksonville, Florida, isn’t exactly chop liver. Allen is

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