When the Duke Blue Devils slid by the Syracuse Orange in the Sweet 16, the missed opportunities, squandered free throws and two too many lobs that successfully flew over the zone in SU’s four-point loss quickly faded from memory. With Darius Bazley in the fold for the 2018-19 season, the team was set to have one of their best teams since 2003 after rocketing beyond expectations in ‘18.
Six days passed between that loss and another one. Bazley stunned the college basketball landscape with his decision to forgo Syracuse University and play in the G League prior to the 2019 NBA Draft.