Countdown to Craziness will broadcast live on ACCNX with Chris Edwards on the call. Live coverage can also be heard across the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD, starting at 8 p.m.

Scheyer & Duke Agree to Two-Year Contract Extension Duke University Vice President, King-Compton Families Director of Athletics Nina King announced Thursday that men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season. Scheyer, who completed…

Topps Announces Cooper Flagg as 2025-26 Topps Basketball Cover Athlete!! Cooper Flagg is your cover athlete for 2025-26 Topps Basketball! To celebrate Topps’ return to licensed basketball, Topps will hold launch events at select locations on Oct. 23, including the New York City and Los Angeles NBA…

Anyone looking for countdown tickets, I know someone looking to offload 3 w/ a parking pass...hit me up asap!!!

Congrats to Jayce McCain for Being Named Player Development Specialist for Duke Men’s Basketball Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced Wednesday the addition of Jayce McCain to the Blue Devils’ staff as Player Development Specialist. McCain, who spent the past two seasons as a…

Duke’s Fourth Annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer Event Returns on Oct. 4 The Duke men’s basketball program is once again partnering with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), the V Foundation for Cancer Research and Duke Children’s to host the fourth annual Dribble for Victory Over…

Duke Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule Announced for 2025-26 Duke's 2025-26 ACC Schedule Dec. 30/31 (Tue/Wed) – GEORGIA TECH – Durham, N.C. Saturday, Jan. 3 – at Florida State – Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 6/7 (Tue/Wed) – at Louisville – Louisville, Ky. Saturday, Jan. 10 – SMU – Durham, N.C. Jan.…

Jon Scheyer Appointed to NABC Board of Directors Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors, the organization announced Wednesday. Scheyer, along with eight other head coaches representing all three NCAA…

Looks perfectly healthy to me, y’all trippin

Emanuel Dildy Elevated to Associate Head Coach for Duke Men’s Basketball Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced the promotion of Emanuel Dildy as the Steve & Judy Pagliuca Associate Head Coach on Tuesday. Dildy was hired to the Blue Devils' staff as an assistant coach in August…

My Blue Devil Open Practice Scrimmage Takeaways Obviously everyone is going to have their takeaways, hot takes and see things completely differently about the Duke open practice scrimmages. After watching them 3 times in their entirety, I'll dip my toe into those waters and add my own takes.…

Countdown to Craziness Set for Oct. 3!!!!!! dukeblogger.com/countdown-to...

Duke Men’s Basketball to Host Open Practice Aug. 5 Duke men’s basketball fans will get their first glimpse of the 2025-26 Blue Devils during an open practice on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Admission is free for the first 5,000 spectators, with doors opening at 5 p.m., and practice…

Lordy, Shen Yun cult parade outside my office lolz

Duke’s Cooper Flagg Wins ESPY for Best College Athlete in Men’s Sports Duke’s Cooper Flagg was named the 2025 ESPYs Best College Athlete in Men’s Sports, ESPN announced on Wednesday, June 16. Flagg was named National Player of the Year by five of the six organizations recognized by the NCAA,…

Cameron Boozer Named Gatorade Best Player of the Year Gatorade named incoming Duke University basketball star Cameron Boozer and Brigham Young University (BYU) Cross Country and Track & Field commit Jane Hedengren as the 2024-25 Gatorade Best Male and Best Female Players of the Year,…

just gonna leave this here...

Duke All-Americans Scheyer, Dawkins to Meet as Head Coaches in Brotherhood Run Exhibition Game Per Duke comms: Duke men's basketball All-Americans Jon Scheyer and Johnny Dawkins will face off as head coaches when the Blue Devils host UCF in the Brotherhood Run exhibition game at Cameron Indoor…

When you are cooking up one of, if not the most arduous schedules in Duke history.

Jon Scheyer & Rick Barnes are finalizing an exhibition matchup in Knoxville this season, with the potential for a return game in Durham next season.

Possible Next Stop for Nolan Smith ? As reported by Jon Rothstein, Duke legend Nolan Smith is engaged in talks to become the next head coach of the Tennessee State Tigers. The Tiger's former Coach Brian Collins stepped down as head coach to take a coaching job in the NBA, most likely with the…

NBA Legend Grant Hill Backs Paolo Banchero-Led Magic to Break Through in the East Grant Hill may be best known for his Duke Blue Devils career and Detroit Pistons tenure, but he spent a noticeable number of years with the Orlando Magic. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer spent seven years with…

Cooper Flagg Voted ACC Male Athlete of the Year ( McKevlin Award Winner ) Per Duke Comms: Cooper Flagg, the consensus 2025 Men's Basketball National Player of the Year, has been selected as the 2024-25 recipient of the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, as voted on by…

I'm going to say that John Mayer is an incredibly talented guitar player...that being said, and I'll get crap for this, but his music (to me) is like chicken seasoned with water. I know, I know, nobody asked lol.

The sheer joy I remember watching Mickey Mitchell highlights back in the day www.youtube.com/watch?v=62FD...

What first rounder Kasparas Jakučionis said about Dame Sarr back in April:

!!! this is the read !!!

Duke lost Cedric Coward, the #11 pick in the draft before he played a minute at Duke just to replace him with a top 10 pick in next year's draft in Dame Sarr. Scheyer be cookin'

Kon Knueppel, you just got drafted #4 overall to the Charlotte Hornets Kon:

yes, yes and so much more yes www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAI...

Officially Official: Duke to Face Michigan at Duel in The District Reigning men's basketball conference tournament champions Duke (ACC) and Michigan (Big Ten) will square off in the Duel in The District on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., the Gazelle Group and…

Me when Gandalf says, "You are soldiers of Gondor! No matter what comes through that gate, you will stand your ground!"

Duke to Hosts Niagara, Howard for Brotherhood Run A trio of former Duke men's basketball team captains will reunite at Cameron Indoor Stadium the weekend of Nov. 21-23, when Jon Scheyer's Blue Devils host Niagara, led by head coach Greg Paulus, and Howard, led by head coach Kenneth Blakeney, in…

Officially Official: Duke will Matchup with Florida in the ACC / SEC Challenge The Blue Devils will play host to the Florida Gators in the ACC-SEC Challenge. The matchup will mark Florida's first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium since Dec. 9, 1998, a 116-86 Duke victory. The Blue Devils are 14-4…

Boozer Twins Ink Slam Cover Just as Cooper Flagg did this past season, the Boozer twins, Cameron and Cayden ink a Slam Magazine cover decked out in their Duke…

Preston Greene Named Director of Sports Performance with Duke Men’s Basketball Per Duke Comms: With the retirement of William Stephenson (Coach Will) after 27 years at Duke as Executive Director of Sports Performance/Head Sports Performance Coach for Men's Basketball, Jon Scheyer and Duke have…

More on Duke vs Texas on Nov. 4 in Charlotte for Dick Vitale Invitational Duke and Texas will match up at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the Dick Vitale Invitational, ESPN Events and the Charlotte Sports Foundation announced on Monday - the hall of fame broadcaster's 86th…

Quick Hitters: 2027 Guard LJ Smith When possible, I like to take some time to shout out players I see and like at the high school level who may or may not be Duke bound. I recently saw some tape on LJ Smith and wanted to talk to him a little bit about his game and his season. Hoping to do more of…

Duke Adds to Coaching Staff in Former Blue Devil Tyler Thornton The loss of Jai Lucas last season left some gaps that Coach Jon Scheyer looked to fill this offseason on the coaching staff. The first add for the rising 4th year coach was welcoming Evan Bradds a former Utah Jazz assistant coach to…

Matchups Released for 2025-26 Men’s Basketball ACC Schedule The Atlantic Coast Conference today announced the matchups of the league’s 18-game men’s basketball schedule for the 2025-26 season. The ACC has had 20-game conference schedules since the 2019-20 season and last played 18-game league…

Flagg Leads the Way: Duke's Next Wave of NBA Talent Takes Flight

With Cedric Coward deciding (officially) to keep his name in the draft, Duke can close out the roster moves.

New Hampshire Combo Forward Sebastian Wilkins Commits to Duke Fresh off the heels of Jon Scheyer adding international prospect Dame Sarr to it's 2025 roster. Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils strike again. This time adding 6'8, 215lbs power forward Sebastian Wilkins. Wilkins, a 2026 prospect, will…

The recruitment of Sebastian Wilkins has been an interesting one, w/ Duke getting in late. I never make predictions, but I honestly think this could go either way. Buzz has had a longstanding relationship w/ Wilkins. Duke obviously has their advantages, but so does MD. We'll find out at 4pm.

Kon Knueppel Duke just landed a top international prospect, what are your thoughts?

As far as pronunciation for "Dame"

what I imagine a Jon Scheyer recruiting pitch is like...

Former FC Barcelona Guard Dame Sarr has committed to Duke Jon Scheyer does it again, hitting on another high value target, this time an international prospect and former FC Barcelona guard, Dame Sarr ( pronounced DAH-may). Sarr joins the Blue Devils fresh off of an impressive showing at the Nike…

Offseason Tumult is the New Normal in College Basketball The offseason in sports is always a tumultuous time, especially in College Basketball, with so many variables existing and overlapping. So many factors consistently work against teams being "whole" at this time of year. The Blue Devils are…