Here’s Coach K’s latest video for Blue Planet, where he talks about the team’s progress and Mason Plumlee’s recuperation after a fractured wrist.

Herb Sendek has jumped back into his daytight compartment and has urged his team to focus on Saturday’s game – make that Friday’s – with San Francisco rather than looking ahead to Duke.  But of course he’s right and Mike Krzyzewski is telling his team to focus on the next game, too. His language is [...]

Here’s a brief profile of Olek Czyz and where his game stands now as opposed to his freshman year. 

DBR Is On Twitter!(DBRTweetz)

Wow, great idea from Al Featherston: the top 30 Duke seasons.  Enjoy!

People really haven’t gotten around to the transfer-and-his-first-school angle yet of the Duke-Arizona State game, but they will. In the meantime, here’s a story about former Blue Devil Eric Boateng and his journey from London to Tempe.
Oh, wait, here’s the first.

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One of the perks of being a Duke fan is, well, academic:  every time the NCAA releases the Graduation Success Rate, Duke is near the top of the list.  This year?  97% overall graduation, 15 teams with 100% graduation, and none under 92%. 
Basketball clocked in at 95% and football at 96%.
No matter how you cut [...]

Herb Sendek’s Sun Devils, led by Duke transfer Eric Boateng, who had 21 points and 12 boards, beat TCU 52-49 and will see Duke in the Garden when the NIT resumes. Think there are some story lines there?

It looks like a State boxscore from Herb’s time there: 52 points, 42.6%, and TCU shot [...]

Periodically coaches leave their ACC perches for whatever reason.

Duke basketball has certain qualities that make it stand out, including hard work, smart play, and a creative approach.  So while we never expected to see Olek Czyz start Friday night, he was certainly up to the job.

Blue Healer’s Radford auction wraps up at 11 pm, so if you want to catch an interesting game between big teams, bid it up and head to Cameron!