Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.
Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer provided an injury update on Maliq Brown's status for Saturday's rivalry game against UNC at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With Duke and UNC trending in opposite directions, you had questions before the first meeting of the rivals this season on Saturday.
With North Carolina falling to 13-9 with a mid-week loss at Pitt, it could be argued there's no worse time for the Tar Heels to be facing the sizzling Duke Blue Devils. On the road. But perhaps America's best sporting rivalry can energize the Heels.
Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up heading into Saturday's Duke-North Carolina game:
UNC graduate guard says a confident mindset and the the need to “stick together’ will be a must Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cooper Flagg heads into his first meeting with rival UNC on Saturday leading Duke in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots.
Duke basketball is a heavy favorite against UNC on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. What does history say about the Tar Heels' odds for an upset?
The Duke Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 ACC) will attempt to extend a 14-game winning streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (13-9, 6-4 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Cameron Indoor
Highland School (Va.) five-star Nate Ament was in Knoxville on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-9, 185-pound forward, a longtime Duke basketball offer holder who now ranks No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, watched the visiting No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeat the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers, 78-73.
Two North Carolina-based university health systems have announced an agreement to construct the state’s first standalone children’s hospital.
Seth Trimble, considered UNC’s most effective defender, missed games after a concussion and has had a double-double in each of the past two games.