Duke Basketball

Duke Postdoctoral Associate Javier Wallace talks about his class "Race, Sport & Education: Duke Men’s Basketball" and the story of CB Claiborne, the university's first Black athlete.

After winning the ACC Tournament by capturing five victories in five days, N.C. State's men's basketball team joins Duke and North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. Here's everything you need to know about March Madness for the Triangle schools.

Krzyzewski retired after the 2021-22 season with a record 1,202 victories and five national championships.

This weekend, Duke could feel like one of the centers of women’s college basketball. For the first time since 2017, the Blue Devils will host games during the first weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, UNC and N.C. State are part of eight ACC teams in the field.

The Blue Devils are North Carolina’s highest-seeded team in this year’s tournament, but they’re joined by 10th-seeded N.C. State, and No. 15 UNC-Asheville.

UNC played in the national championship game last season. Can they make it that far again? Coach K is gone. Does that change expectations for Duke?

Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4. Gray went 9 of 13 from the floor, and was named MVP after averaging 18 points over the run.

Eschewing his favored Tar Heel blue tie for a darker Duke hue, Gov. Roy Cooper held a ceremony to give Mike Krzyzewski the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, saying he’s "dedicated his life to helping others be their best" both on and off the court. Coach K came to Durham in 1980 to take the job.

Duke's Paolo Banchero was selection No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic. It's the second time Duke has had four players selected in the first round, joining the Blue Devils' 1999 draft class.