Luke DeCock

Luke DeCock

Luke DeCock has spent 25 years immersed in some of college basketball’s most heated rivalries, covering Duke, North Carolina and NC State as a columnist for the Raleigh News & Observer. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and been syndicated nationally. A three-time NC sportswriter of the year and the 2021 National Headliner Award winner for sports commentary, Luke will be inducted into the US Basketball Writers Association’s Joe Mitch Hall of Fame at the Final Four in April, 2026. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he now resides in his hometown of Chicago.
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Michigan center Aday Mara notched a team-high 17 points, picking up the scoring slack for Yaxel Lendeborg

Yaxel Lendeborg and Michigan Struggle, Still Beat Ohio State

Ohio State's game plan to shut down Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg worked but the Wolverines, as usual, still found a way to win

By Luke DeCock
January 16: the Ramblers landed on the receiving end of a 20-point flogging, courtesy of the Dayton Flyers

As Losses Mount, Loyola Chicago Faces An Uncertain Future

The Ramblers had high hopes for the season but are now in last place in the Atlantic-10, raising questions about the future of coach Drew Valentine

By Luke DeCock