Ball Durham

2 weeks ago | balldurham.com | Kevin Connelly

The Blue Devil head coach fell short for the first time in his short coaching careerJon Scheyer has started a remarkable run with the Duke basketball program but the excruciating pain of the Final Four collapse is truly the first time he didn’t get the most out of his team in his career. In Scheyer’s debut season, he navigated the waters of being a first-year head coach and still found a way to lead the Blue Devils to an ACC Tournament Championship and win an NCAA Tournament game.

2 weeks ago | balldurham.com | Kevin Connelly

The legendary Blue Devil coach will be watching Duke from San Antonio against the CougarsThere will be a lot of Duke basketball royalty in San Antonio on Saturday night when the Blue Devils play Houston in the Final Four but there will be no bigger star that cheers for the team from Durham than Coach K. It had been speculated throughout the week if the 5-time National Champion would make the trip to Texas, and he confirmed as much on his Sirius XM radio show, Basketball & Beyond with Coach K.

3 weeks ago | balldurham.com | Kevin Connelly

The season came to an end for the Lady Blue Devils in heartbreaking fashion against the defending championsIt was the style in which the Duke basketball team has won a lot of its big games this season, ugly and low scoring, but its inexperience in the big moment was too much to overcome against South Carolina.

3 weeks ago | balldurham.com | Kevin Connelly

The Blue Devils reached a new level defensively in its victory over the Crimson Tide There was very little talk about the depth and versatility of the Duke basketball defense entering its Elite 8 matchup against Alabama after the Crimson Tide put on a historic offensive display in the Sweet 16 against BYU. Following 25 3-pointers, an NCAA Tournament record, many thought it would be a challenge for the Blue Devils to slow down Mark Sears and company, but they made it look relatively easy.

3 weeks ago | balldurham.com | Kevin Connelly

The Blue Devils are heading to San Antonio after its dominant victory over the Crimson Tide A year ago, the Duke basketball team was in the same situation, an Elite 8 matchup with a Final Four berth on the line and Tyrese Proctor had the worst game of his career. He missed all nine shots he took as the Blue Devils collapsed in the second half against North Carolina State. Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey could not have been more different for the junior captain.