Feb 8, 2025; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden talks with Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl before their game at Neville Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images It’s rare in a tournament format for the best teams to make it to the end of the road, but the 2025 Final Four…
Of the four potential matchups in the men’s NCAA national championship game, two are rematches of regular-season contests: Auburn-Duke and Auburn-Houston. Major credit to Auburn for playing the schedule it did, seeking out the Cougars in Houston and beating Iowa State, North Carolina and Memphis in the Maui Invitational. A trip to Duke was scheduled…
Mar 29, 2025; Newark, NJ, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Tyrese Proctor (5) talks with forward Cooper Flagg (2) during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the East Regional final of the 2025 NCAA tournament at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images No matter where you turn, from college basketball analysts…
In the afterglow of a 20-point win in the Elite Eight, before his players poured blue and white confetti over him, Jon Scheyer shared a moment on the court with his wife, Marcelle, and one of their children, outfitted with noise-canceling headphones. In just three years, he had done it. Scheyer coached Duke back to…
Mar 20, 2025; Raleigh, NC, USA; Baylor Bears guard Jeremy Roach (3) reacts during practice at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images RALEIGH, N.C. — There should be a familiar feel for top-seeded Duke in its NCAA Tournament second-round game with ninth-seeded Baylor on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils will encounter some old friends,…
Mar 3, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) reacts as he heads to the bench during the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils won 93-60. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images RALEIGH, N.C. — There has been plenty of waiting this…
Duke might have proved more in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament across three days than in the four months prior. So that’s saying something pretty good for the country’s No. 1 team. The demise of the Blue Devils didn’t occur in Charlotte, where they cut down the nets after pushing their ACC tournament championship total…
Remember how ridiculously dominant UConn was last year? When the Huskies reeled off 30 straight points against Illinois in the Elite Eight? When they defended their title by winning every NCAA Tournament game by at least 14 points? When UConn coach Danny Hurley revealed his wife, Andrea, hand-washes his lucky dragon underwear between the Huskies’…
Mar 13, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) is injured in the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images CHARLOTTE — Duke lost Cooper Flagg to a left ankle injury in the first half, then rallied behind freshman Kon Knueppel to defeat Georgia Tech, 78-70, in the…
Mar 13, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) is injured in the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images CHARLOTTE — Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was unable to finish his first ACC Tournament game on Thursday, and it’s up in the air whether the Blue Devils will…