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Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins , the French Alpine light infantry battalion.
The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team is fifth all-time in wins of any NCAA men's basketball program, [ 2] and is currently coached by Jon Scheyer . Duke has won 5 National Championships (tied with Indiana for ...
Bob Harris called 471 consecutive Duke football games from 1976 until his 2017 retirement, and was on the mic for all five of Duke’s NCAA men’s basketball championships.
In 1974, Duke hired Emma Jean Howard to teach physical education, and to serve as the head coach of the women's basketball and volleyball teams. Initially, women's basketball was played as a club sport. In the first season, 1974–75, the team played locally, finishing second in the state with a 6–7 record. The women's athletic department ...
Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer, who took over for Mike Krzyzewski last season and led the Blue Devils to an ACC championship, has agreed to a contract extension with the school.
Duke football had 16 players ink their commitments Wednesday to join the Blue Devils as part of the 2024 recruiting class.. On the opening day of the early signing period, first-year coach Manny ...
The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . On June 2, 2021, the school announced that Coach Mike ...
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The 9,314-seat facility is the primary indoor athletic venue for the Duke Blue Devils and serves as the home court for Duke men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. It opened in January 1940 and was known as Duke Indoor ...