This is Duke. And it is dawn of the Mike Krzyzewski empire. Thirty years later, they remember how it was and what it meant, the Blue Devils of 1986. How they won 37 games, and carried Krzyzewski, in his sixth season, to his first Final Four. How they
Damion Lee scored 24 points as Louisville rallied from 13 points down in the second half to beat Duke 71-64 before a noisy crowd at the KFC Yum! Center. Read back over updates of the game as they occurred. Watch COACHES PRESS CONFERENCES
In basketball terms, it was very similar to the Last Stand at Thermopylae – except that Duke won and the 300 Spartans ultimately had to settle for the greatest moral victory in human history. Krzyzewski's job was tough enough before the game with just
As we said, Duke has improved enormously in recent weeks. Part of that is simply young players maturing. Ingram has really improved. But so has Luke Kennard. He still struggles against a tight zone, but as we said, he's developed a really nice inside game.
Each week, we feature news and stories related to the top high school basketball prospects who are on the recruiting radar for the Duke basketball program, either as targets or commitments. This week's edition has information about updated 2017