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Sean Stewart to become seventh Duke player to enter portal

Stewart’s announcement comes less than a day after fellow freshman TJ Power decided to enter the portal. “I am grateful to have fulfilled a dream to play for the Blue Devils! I made some great memories that I will always cherish,” Stewart said in a social media post. “I have decided for my continued growth […]

Jeremy Roach to enter draft, 5th Duke player to enter portal

Roach made the announcement in a post on Instagram. Roach started 106 games in four seasons with the Blue Devils, earning third-team All-ACC as a senior and honorable mention All-ACC as a junior. A former McDonald’s All-American in the 2020 class, Roach was immediately thrust into an extended role in Durham. He averaged 8.7 points […]

2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25

History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]

Men’s March Madness 2024: First-round tournament takeaways

If Jack Gohlke was the NCAA tournament legend from Thursday, Yale’s John Poulakidas took the throne on Friday after scoring 28 points in an upset win over Auburn. There was arguably the game of the tournament, Colorado’s 102-100 win over Florida featuring KJ Simpson‘s winner in the final seconds. There was upset after upset — […]

Men’s Power Rankings: Houston joins Purdue, UConn for the No. 1 debate

The Huskies’ metrics aren’t quite as strong as the other two programs’, but they own double-digit wins over North Carolina, Marquette and Creighton and had looked utterly dominant with a healthy Donovan Clingan before the road loss to the Bluejays. They’re 9-3 against Quadrant 1 opponents (tied for the most Q1 wins in the country), […]

Duke’s Kyle Filipowski injured by fan in Wake’s court storming

More Teams. More Games. Kyle Filipowski appears to get injured during Wake Forest’s court storm after the Demon Deacons beat Duke. (1:28) Wake Forest did everything it needed Saturday to take a major step toward earning an NCAA tournament bid, a moment that sent its celebrating fans sprinting onto the court as the clock hit […]

Men’s Power Rankings: UConn, Tennessee win big; Kansas, Duke fall

More Teams. More Games. Fans storm the court as unranked West Virginia upsets No. 3 Kansas. (0:29) Kansas is tracking to be one of the bigger conundrums for the NCAA tournament selection committee. More immediately, it’s tracking to be one of the tougher teams to slot in the Power Rankings. The Jayhawks have been near […]

Men’s Power Rankings: UConn, UNC, Wisconsin rise while Houston, Arizona fall

Four of the top five teams in the Power Rankings (and in the AP poll) lost to unranked opponents. By the time Sunday ended, eight top-10 teams had lost to unranked opponents, and top-10 teams finished 9-10 on the week — with nine of the losses coming to unranked opponents. Top-10 teams finished 3-9 in […]

Men’s Power Rankings: Houston’s ceiling, Arizona’s reset, Auburn’s rise

That leaves Houston as the only undefeated team left in Division I men’s college basketball in 2023-24, but how good, really, are the Cougars? They have the best defense in the country by some margin, ranking No. 1 in adjusted defensive efficiency, turnover percentage, 2-point defense, block percentage and steal percentage — and a lowly […]

Breaking down the impact of Cooper Flagg’s commitment to Duke

More Teams. More Games. Check out the moments that have made Cooper Flagg the top basketball prospect in the country. (0:59) The most anticipated commitment in the 2024 class finally came on Monday, with Cooper Flagg — the best prospect in high school basketball and the heavy favorite to be the No. 1 pick in […]

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