Duke and Wisconsin exchanged blows for 40 minutes in a highly contested National Championship, but the Blue Devils got the last punch, winning their 5th title.
Louisville sophomore guard Kevin Ware suffers serious leg injury in first half of Elite Eight game against Duke. Warning, this video is not for anyone with a weak stomach.
With March Madness upon us, you will all undoubtedly see NCAA tournament highlights of days past. Unfortunately, Duke's Laettner buzzer-beater versus Kentucky will be replayed a ton, as well as Butler's Gordon Hayward potential buzzer beater rimming out. What you won't see is highlights of tournament records. Why? Because it would take a lot of highlights. Let's take a look at 7 unbreakable NCAA tournament records.
The New Orleans Hornets have selected Austin Rivers out of Duke with the 10th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Rivers is a guard, but there is uncertainty as to whether he'll play at the point or the two spot? Hornets GM Dell Demps was asked that question, responding...
There were no big surprises in the NBA draft last night. As many mock drafts predicted, Duke guard Kyrie Irving went first overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Arizona PF Derrick Williams was the next selection, taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Hornets, without a first round selection, used their lone draft pick in the second round on Kentucky Center Josh Harrellson, then traded him to the New York Knicks for cash considerations.
Considering how much Duke loves to boast about its academic prowess, UNC fans will give the Blue Devils plenty of ribbing for losing out on top-rated basketball recruit P.J. Hairston. Why did Hairston choose UNC over Duke? For starters, he appreciates literacy when it comes to his name.
Grant Hill snapped back at comments made by Jalen Rose. Rose, in a documentary about the Fab Five at Michigan, said that Hill's Duke Blue Devils “only recruited black players that were ‘Uncle Toms.'”