Duke Basketball Report

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Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images According to our friends at Maize N Brew, who picked this up from Jon Rothstein, Duke and Michigan will play in Washington, D.C. in February. Details like time, TV and venue are still to be determined. We like this a lot. As you know, under both Mike Krzyzewski and Jon Scheyer, Duke has traditionally stepped out of conference in February to see a different style of basketball and Dusty May’s Wolverines should provide that.

1 day ago | dukebasketballreport.com | JD King

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Barring anything unforeseen, we have a pretty good idea of who will be back next season for Duke. And unlike last season, when virtually everyone left, with only Caleb Foster and Tyrese Proctor returning, five players return, and all of them have at least a year’s experience in Jon Scheyer’s system. So what are we looking at? Well, this team has big guards again. Isaiah Evans and Caleb Foster are 6-6 and 6-5 respectively. Freshman Cayden Boozer is also 6-5.

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Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Maliq Brown’s season was disrupted by injuries, first to an ankle and then twice to a shoulder. In spite of that, we saw a most unusual big man. He’s capable of scoring, of course, including threes, but what really made him unusual were his other skills, and especially on defense. He is hugely disruptive with a particular brilliance for getting into passing lanes and popping balls loose face-to-face with defenders.

1 day ago | dukebasketballreport.com | JD King

Set Number: X27789 A while back, Jay Bilas said that players today were better than players of his era and in general, he’s right: the combination of improved equipment (primarily shoes), the ways science and technology have improved everything from analytics to training to nutrition and the natural evolution of the game means that players today are more skilled and prepared than ever. Take the concept of positionless basketball.

1 day ago | dukebasketballreport.com | JD King

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The college transfer portal closed Tuesday night at midnight and unless something hasn’t been disclosed, the only Blue Devil who entered was walk-on Stanley Borden, who should get a chance to actually play in his final season, depending on where he ends up. The best news? Isaiah Evans announced that he’ll be back in blue next season. That’s great news for Duke.