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
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
There is only one word, okay maybe too words that pop into my head when I think about next year’s Duke Men’s Basketball team: Fun and Possibilities. The talent that Mike Krzyzewski has amassed and appears to be retaining should make for some fun basketball. The possibilities will seem endless but there will be a
For the 13th time in Mike Krzyzewski’s storied career he is leading the Duke Blue Devils to the Elite Eight; and he has Seth Curry to thank for it. In what was primarily a defensive game, Curry proved to be one of the few bright spots offensively scoring 29 on 8-17 shooting and 6-9 from
When you think about Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans basketball program two words typically come to mind: Rebounding and physical. You don’t necessarily think about precision or flashiness, but what you do get from Michigan State is a hard nosed brand of basketball that is very blue collar and has been very successful
One of the hallmarks of the Duke Basketball program has been its consistency but that all is about to change. Associate head coach Chris Collins is leaving the nest, and has opted to take the head coaching position at Northwestern replacing Bill Carmody who was fired after 13 seasons in Evanston. In those 13 season
It has been a couple of years since the Duke Basketball team has been to the Sweet 16 and now that they are back they will be greeted by a familiar foe. The Blue Devils will meet the No. 4 seed in the Midwest bracket, Michigan State and coach Tom Izzo. This isn’t the first
