Basketball has finally returned thanks to the NBA bubble working to plan. In addition to the games being played, the activities within the bubble are almost as entertaining. College basketball can not operate under the same circumstances that the NBA is, meaning a bubble is not a reachable goal. However, in a hypothetical situation, a college basketball bubble would be
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The ACC is built around it’s basketball, in part due to the success it’s teams have had in the past, led by hall of fame coaches. Current coaches Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, and Jim Boeheim are all legendary coaches and at the top of the food chain regarding all college hoops coaches. Right behind them in the ACC is Virginia’s
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Duke Basketball is known for their success, but also for the athletes that are there for one year then go to the NBA. Today we’re counting down the Top 10 Duke One and Done Players since 2010 10. Brandon Ingram In his one year at Duke, Ingram averaged 17 PPG and 6.8 APG. He never had a standout game at
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Thursday afternoon came with a lot of news about Zion Williamson and the lawsuit around him. Gina Ford has a claim that Zion and his stepfather allegedly claimed $400,000 to attend Duke University in 2018. This is the “Letter of Declaration” that Zion Williamson and his stepfather supposedly signed in Dec. 2019 acknowledging the $400K loan made by Slavko Duric
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Despite being a blue-blood basketball school and a consistent NCAA Tournament contender, some prospects out of the Duke basketball program haven’t performed to their full potential. The following players to play for the Blue Devils were expected to be incredible in the NBA, but fell short and were busts. Nolan Smith After staying at Duke for all four years, Nolan
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Mamadi Diakite entered Virginia’s basketball program in the 2014-15 season, taking a redshirt year and becoming a solid player in his four year career. After declaring for the draft in 2019, Diakite returned to school with the expectation as the go-to guy. Braxton Key transferred to Virginia after the 2018 season and was a key to Virginia’s championship run, especially
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Before the 2017-18 NCAA Tournament, not many people had even known who the UMBC Retrievers were. On March 16th, 2018, UMBC did the impossible. The Retrievers took down the number one overall seed Virginia. Anybody who pays attention to college basketball and even some who don’t, knows about this game. It was the first time in college basketball history that
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Zion Williamson was the most hyped NBA prospect since LeBron James. Williamson played with the best recruiting class in Duke history and has lived up to the hype; however, Gina Smith and Prime Sports Marketing have made the last few days for Zion and Duke very stressful with accusations claiming that Nike, Adidas, and Duke University paid his family. It
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College basketball has energy that is unmatched by any other league. No matter where the game is, home court advantage is very prominent in today’s game, which can lead to upset wins and crazy finishes more often than other sports. Although the court itself does not have a large effect on the crowd’s energy, it does add a sense of
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Duke may not have the same class as the 2018 edition with Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish, but this year’s team will be different. Six incoming freshmen are coming to Duke and all of them provide Duke with something they did not have last season: height and depth. Four out of the six Blue Devil freshmen play in
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