Jon Scheyer believes Duke had a “killer instinct” during the Blue Devils’ 89-54 win over Miami on Tuesday. Led by their star freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, who scored a career-high 25 points on 9 of 11 shooting during the contest,
When Duke beat Notre Dame Saturday, Cooper Flagg, rightfully so, carried the narrative. But when the Blue Devils took down the Hurricanes, the story was about every man on the court and off the bench,
Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer is in awe of the freshman Cooper Flagg. Scheyer's sending what might be a warning to the rest of America.
Duke was rolling again against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. Yet Jon Scheyer wasn't thrilled with how the third-ranked Blue Devils had started the second half as
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His game has progressed drastically from the time the young center stepped on campus in the summer. With Maliq Brown out due to injury, Maluach has successfully assumed the brunt of responsibility down low both offensively and defensively.
That positioning is apt, but I think it’s time to admit their “rivalry” is not equally yoked, even if the circumstances of their hiring and the programs they inherited are similar. This season is the most separated Duke and North Carolina have been in years: As Scheyer propels his Blue Devils toward their best shot at a national title since 2015,
The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29. Also called Spring Festival, this annual celebration is observed by many Asian cultures. The guys describe Cooper Flagg in "One Word" after he was called out by head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils boast what is not only the best defense in the ACC, but one of the most efficient in the nation. Despite starting three freshmen, head coach Jon Scheyer’s team has managed to allow just 59.
Sion James is a big guy to play point guard, but he thrives at that spot because of his "connector" spirit, a kind of instinct that makes him an intuitive passer and playmaker. Of course, when Scheyer calls James a "connector,
Montverde, which has produced a pair of top-ranked Duke basketball players in 2018-19 one-and-done RJ Barrett and current Blue Devil freshman Cooper Flagg, enjoys several high-major signees in future Creighton wing Hudson Greer, Florida forward CJ Ingram, Villanova guard Dante Allen, and Indiana forward Trent Sisley.
Rarely challenged in the ACC thus far and looking like far and away the league’s best team, Duke plays Wake Forest having lost at Winston-Salem each of the past two seasons.