Category: Duke men’ basketball

Bad news: five Duke key players are suspended for betting…Read more.

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Five Key Duke Players Suspended for Betting Scandal Rocking College Basketball   In a shocking development that has sent shockwaves through the world of college basketball, five key players from the Duke Blue Devils have been suspended indefinitely due to their involvement in a betting scandal. The suspension of these players comes at a critical juncture in the season, casting a cloud of uncertainty over the team’s prospects and leaving fans and analysts alike reeling from the news.   The players involved in the scandal, whose identities have not yet…

Just In:Duke basketball: Pressure mounting on Jon Scheyer trying to navigate transfer portal…Read More.

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Jon Scheyer is working to manage the challenges of the transfer portal this offseason to strengthen the Duke basketball roster more effectively than he did last year.   After losing Dereck Lively II, the Blue Devils were left with a significant gap at center, and Scheyer couldn’t find a top-performing replacement through the transfer portal. This led to the Duke frontcourt playing out of position throughout the season, contributing to the team’s failure to meet some of its preseason goals. Now, a year after completely ignoring the portal, Scheyer will…

Breaking News:Duke Basketball: Blue Devils Land Another Mr. Basketball USA…Read More.

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Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer is preparing to welcome his second Mr. Basketball USA award winner and the program’s fourth in its history. Wilt Chamberlain was the first Mr. Basketball USA recipient in 1955. All but two winners of the award since have gone on to play in the NBA, with the exception of 2025 Duke basketball recruit Cameron Boozer, a five-star forward and junior in high school who received the honor as a sophomore last year. This year’s Mr. Basketball USA, presented by Ballislife.com on Friday, belongs to…

Don Deal:Duke Men’s Basketball has secured a top-notch player to bolster their team.

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Now, the Duke basketball program is getting on a roll in the transfer portal with its second addition in three days following the commitment from Purdue forward Mason Gillis. Gillis made the announcement on social media Monday afternoon after visitng the Blue Devils last week. He joins Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown to commit to Duke after seven players departed the team via the portal. Gillis, a 6-foot-6 forward, has played in 132 games in his career with the Boilermakers, starting 63, but was never in the starting lineup this season while…