[69], The rivalry has been the subject of various books and articles, including To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Blythe and Blue Blood by Art Chansky. As of the 2017–18 season, the Blue Devils' program record is as follows.[22]. 8), and small forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. (No. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: profiles | They would also fall in the 1999 title game, this time to Jim Calhoun and the UCONN Huskies. "[71], However, also due to the close proximity of the two schools, there is respect and collaboration within the rivalry. "[73], The Michigan Wolverines and the Maryland Terrapins basketball teams have also claimed rivalries against the Blue Devils, but Duke has long rejected both claims and considers North Carolina to be its only rival. [74][75], College men's basketball team representing Duke University, For the entire season-by-season results, see, NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics. All Rights Reserved. The losing school's paper also has to put the other school's logo in a conspicuous location and claim that the winning school is "still the best. Given Duke’s unsurpassed recruiting successes in recent years, it’s not a complete shock for the Blue Devils to wind up on basically any top recruit’s list; after all, including the blueblood name adds publicity to any battle. Gene Banks, Mike Gminski ('80) and Jim Spanarkel ('79) ran the floor. 8), and small forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. (No. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities, located only ten miles apart along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance in the cities of Durham and Chapel Hill. Has made progress as a rebounder and rim protector…On the path to be a high-major starter with professional upside depending on skill development.”. Bediako, a 6-foot-11, 225-pound center for IMG Academy (Fla.) who ranks No. Duke basketball (Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports). Inspired by the men's basketball teams, twenty-four students from the two schools got together from January 14–16, 2006 in order to attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous game of basketball ever recorded. The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men's basketball program,[2] and is coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Very physically immature with a frame that should eventually carry a lot more weight…Still relatively raw on offense…Footwork and face-up ability could improve. The basketball program won its 1000th game in 1974, making Duke only the eighth school in NCAA history to reach that figure. The Duke basketball coaches are also still in the hunt for the following five-stars: shooting guard Trevor Keels (ranks No. — Duke Basketball (@OTHDuke) October 2, 2020. The team would later play in the NIT Tournament advancing to the quarterfinals. Now tied for most all time with John Wooden at 12. Duke defeated Arizona 82–72 to win its third NCAA Championship in 2001, becoming one of a handful of teams in NCAA Tournament history to defeat all of their tournament opponents by double digits. Then, as now, Duke students were allowed a large chunk of the seats, including those directly alongside the court. ALSO READ: Stacking up the four finalists for Caleb Houstan. In 1906, Wilbur Wade Card, Trinity College's Athletic Director and a member of the Class of 1900, introduced the game of basketball to Trinity. Duke will host Gardner-Webb at Cameron Indoor Stadium Nov. 25, per the Runnin' Bulldogs' official Twitter account. The next year, Bubas' team reached the national title game, losing to the Bruins of UCLA, who claimed 10 titles in the next 12 years. [8] In a turnaround, Coach Bill Foster's 1978 Blue Devils, who had gone 2–10 in the ACC the previous year, won the conference tournament and went on to the NCAA championship game, where they fell to Kentucky. 16), small forward Caleb Houstan (No. [18] Following the successful repeat, Laettner was the only collegiate player to be chosen for the Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona, while Krzyzewski was an assistant coach under Chuck Daly of the Detroit Pistons in a precursor to his becoming Team USA coach in 2006 and coaching them to two gold medals. Duke Basketball gave the public its first look inside the K Center practice facilities last night when they released an uncut scrimmage video showing the team in action. The two programs have combined for 11 national championships, with North Carolina leading Duke 6–5. The two teams always face each other for their last game of the regular season, with the home team hosting their Senior Night. Despite having a good record the previous season, the Blue Devils would struggle during the next two seasons finishing with 10 wins in 1982 and 11 wins in 1983. It appeared Kentucky had sealed the win in overtime when guard Sean Woods hit a running shot off the glass in the lane to put Kentucky up by one with 2.1 seconds left on the clock. The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Stay tuned to Ball Durham for more on Charles Bediako plus other Duke basketball recruiting news and views.       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion The next two seasons would see them fall to just 31–31, though they made the 1996 tournament with an 18–12 record, 8–8 in conference play. Eleven Duke players have been named the National Player of the Year, and 71 players have been selected in the NBA Draft. Duke Blue Devils Schedule 2020-21 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 …