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Basketball recruiting nuggets

Have learned a few things today on the basketball recruiting front:

-- J.P. Estrella is going to visit in the next month, dates just haven't been finalized. Duke wants to find a big in the 2023 class to pair with Sean Stewart and it feels like it'll either be Xavier Booker or Estrella.

-- The top priority in 2024 class is Tre Johnson.

-- Another "big one" in '24 class is Asa Newell. Obviously the Montverde pipeline to Duke has been fruitful and this would be the next snag from there.

Fellow Braves Fans.....

It's time to get rid of Will Smith. And I think Snitker too if he keeps going to Smith. It's clear Smith should not be our closer. This has been torturous to watch as a fan. Thank God for Max Fried with the shutout. Braves are hanging on to this division lead by the skin of their teeth. Snit continuing to return time and time again to Will Smith has me fuming though.

Class of 2026 football recruiting

Should've started this thread back in August with the first commit (Ayden Cain).

But here it is now after Duke got its second commit of the class, Sean Stover. The big guys tend to commit earlier than skill position guys -- Cain is a DL and Stover is an OL.

There might not be too much in here for the next month or two, but it'll be the go-to dropping spot for football recruiting news soon enough.

Movies, TV shows you are watching.

Seems like an interesting topic that other boards have. What are you currently watching? Recommendations? Recently I saw Wicked and really enjoyed it. I am also binging American Horror Story and am on season 5; Hotel. I also like British cop shows like Prime Suspect, Cracker, and the Level. Also Inspector Lewis is a good British cop show. Inspector Morse is the original. I liked Yellowstone and 1923 as well.

Roster construction -- Duke basketball in 2025-26

March has arrived!

I got a little too caught up in the season and probably should've updated this in January. But also, I'm not sure a ton has changed here.

Here's some forecasting of what's going to happen with Duke's roster after this season:

Guaranteed departures
Mason Gillis (eligibility)
Sion James (eligibility)
Cooper Flagg (NBA -- announced 4/21)
Khaman Maluach (NBA -- reported 4/27)
Kon Knueppel (NBA -- announced 4/16)
Tyese Proctor (NBA -- announced 4/18)
Spencer Hubbard (eligibility)
Neal Begovich (eligibility)

Transfer portal
Stanley Borden

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Returners (year for 2025-26)
Maliq Brown (Senior, announced 4/23)
Caleb Foster (Junior, announced 4/17)
Isaiah Evans (Sophomore, announced 4/22)
Darren Harris (Sophomore, confirmed 4/18)
Patrick Ngongba II (Sophomore, announced 4/23)
Cameron Sheffield (Senior)

Incoming freshmen (Rivals150 rank)
Cameron Boozer (2), Wing/forward
Cayden Boozer (23), Point guard
Nikolas Khamenia (36), Wing/forward

Incoming transfers
Cedric Coward, guard (announced 4/28)
Ifeanyi Ugochukwu, center (announced 5/7)
Evan Scott, wing (announced 5/11)

ACC Coaches

I thought I'd post this here, as well.

School (years)CoachAgeACC W-LACC %Overall W-LOverall %
Boston Coll (4)Earl Grant4861-7245.9188-16153.9
California (2)Mark Madsen4914-1942.497-8952.2
Clemson (15)Brad Brownell56292-19659.8459-28062.1
Duke (3)Jon Scheyer3789-2280.289-2280.2
FSU (0)Luke Loucks350-0--0-0--
Georgia Tech (2)Damon Stoudamire5131-3547.0102-11247.7
Louisville (1)Pat Kelsey4927-877.1288-13068.9
Miami (0)Jai Lucas360-0--0-0--
NC State (0)Will Wade420-0--246-10570.1
Notre Dame (2)Micah Shrewsberry4828-3842.465-6948.5
Pitt (7)Jeff Capel50114-10751.6276*21756.0
SMU (1)Andy Enfield5524-1165.0285-18660.5
Stanford (1)Kyle Smith5521-1460.0279-20757.4
Syracuse (2)Adrian Autry5334-3152.334-3152.3
UNC (4)Hubert Davis54101-4569.2101-4569.2
Virginia (0)Ryan Odom500-0--222-12763.6
Virginia Tech (6)Mike Young62105-8555.3404-32955.1
Wake (5)Steve Forbes6092-6558.6222-10867.3

On3 acquires Rivals

This broke about 45 minutes ago and I'm not sure I have much information other than to make yall aware of the situation.

On3 has bought Rivals from Yahoo! | Here is a story on On3's website about it.

I don't know what this means for Devils Illustrated in the near future. If I'm being completely honest, it's jarring news -- since we're a direct competitor with On3 and have been told to not even credit them on things. But I don't want to alarm anyone -- in the near future, we'll keep humming along here and adjust as necessary.

Just wanted to get something up here, open up a thread for any questions you might have -- and post updates as they come in the next few months.
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Basketball transfer tracker

Something new this season.

Because it's inevitable this comes up, I'll post and pin this thread to track how Duke's transfers are playing this season. It's going to be heavily focused on guys who were on Duke's roster last season because, well, do you really think of Jaemyn Brakefield and Henry Coleman III as former Duke players? (before you ask, yes, they're still playing college basketball)

So, here's the list of the transfers out of Duke from last season's roster and where they're playing this season, broken up by conference:

Jeremy Roach - Baylor
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Mark Mitchell - Missouri
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Christian Reeves - Clemson
Jaylen Blakes - Stanford
Jaden Schutt - Virginia Tech
TJ Power - Virginia
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Sean Stewart - Ohio State
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Best Duke team since ...?

This is the best Duke team since when?

  • 2022 - K's final season

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 2019 - Zion and Co.

    Votes: 3 15.0%
  • 2015 - National champs

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • 2010 - National champs

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 2001 - National champs

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • 1999 - Runner-up to UConn

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • 1991/92 - Repeat champs

    Votes: 2 10.0%

I want to open this up and get a gauge going into the final game of the regular season.

This team is 27-3 and has lost one game since Thanksgiving. The average margin of victory during Duke's 7-game winning streak is 31.9. Cooper Flagg is a generational player, surrounded by a deep and complementary roster that plays as connected as I've ever seen.

So ... this is the best Duke team since when?

2024-2025 Duke Blue Devils

Great Season Duke 😈!
35-4
Undefeated Season at Home
ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Tournament Champions
Final 4

Extremely Proud of These Connected Blue Devils. They were very unselfish and were A Team. Efficiency Wise, one of Duke’s Best Teams on both the Defensive and Offensive Ends of the Court Historically. Really Enjoyed watching this group Evolve throughout the 2024-2025 Season.

Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Khaman Maluach were all as good as Advertised. Looking forward to watching them have Successful Careers in the NBA. Flagg is Duke’s Best Freshman to ever lace them up for The Blue Devils. He is going to be a Great Pro.

Men’s College Basketball plays a big role in my family’s life. It’s one of the ways we Bond. Last night a couple cousins, an aunt and uncle, my parents, and I watched the Duke vs Houston game together. I am very Grateful to Experience these moments with my family.

Keep your heads up everyone. We woke up today.

The coaching of Jon Scheyer

Some of us have been critical of him at times (anyone that did including myself was dead wrong) I keep seeing people say “he was born on third base” that didn’t help ANYONE that has ever followed “the man” all these same folks said Duke would fall off when K retired.. guess what.. we’re in a final four in year 3, went to the elite eight in year 2. We have owned our rival, won the ACC tourney twice, regular season once. Jon is currently tied for the most wins in the first 3 years of a career (I believe he’ll pass it by 2 and win the natty) it’s clear K made the right call with his retirement announcement and choosing Jon. Has to scare the rest of the nation to have a 37 yr old in this position

Let’s go duke!

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Maluach

US SOS announces the revoking of all South Sudanese Visas and requires immediate self deportation. This is an apparent response to the South Sudanese governments unwillingness to accept previous deportations.

This was announced an hour ago and for Mal’s sake I hope the team has been able to isolate him from this until after the game. Hopefully by then they will have more information but what a bizarre twist
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