The Duke-UNC rivalry was renewed in 2023 without Mike Krzyzewski at the helm of the Blue Devils for the first time since 1980. ... Best memes and tweets after Duke beat UNC.

In the 2004 game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Duke guard Chris Duhon hit a game-winning reverse layup with 6.5 seconds left in overtime. The layup clinched the game for Duke, 83-81.

2. High-level basketball. A major reason for the rivalry’s national prominence is because of the success of both teams. (At least since 1980, when Krzyzewski was hired; before then, UNC and NC ...

And leaning on the Duke-UNC rivalry is such an easy button for ESPN; it has hosted GameDay on the last weekend of the regular season for 12 of the last 13 seasons.

As long as Duke and North Carolina play each other twice a year, there will never be an argument for the most intense rivalry in college basketball. NCAA college basketball writer Andy Katz ra.

The Tobacco Road rivalry is on a road trip this week to Legacy Arena in Birmingham, where No. 3 North Carolina and No. 2 Duke will meet for the 111th time with an Elite Eight berth on the line.

If Duke-UNC is going to continue being college basketball’s preeminent rivalry, it can’t live in the the past. It has to earn that juice. Right now?

For the first time in the history of the rivalry, UNC and Duke women's basketball will face off in the NCAA tournament. ... North Carolina and Duke will tip off Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Combined NCAA national championships: The teams have won a combined 11 national championships. UNC won titles in 1957, 1984, 1993, 2005, 2009 and 2017. Duke won titles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 ...

While men's basketball oftentimes gets the majority of the attention, the rivalry holds meaning across every sport at North Carolina. Since 2024, UNC has a 19-11 record over the Tobacco Road rival.

Daily Tar Heel, Duke Chronicle students play Rivalry Challenge basketball game, team up to raise funds for their newspapers ahead of Duke-UNC basketball game.

And leaning on the Duke-UNC rivalry is such an easy button for ESPN; it has hosted GameDay on the last weekend of the regular season for 12 of the last 13 seasons.