Duke University, founded in 1836, is a well-known private university in America. James Buchman Duke, a tobacco tycoon from North Carolina, used 9,000 acres of land donated by philanthropist Julian S. Carr to selflessly invest in all industries and funds and continue to expand and develop.

First of all, you should know that the Blue Devils are a basketball team of Duke.

When it comes to American basketball culture, people probably think of the NBA and those shining stars, but in the United States, NCAA (American College Sports League) college basketball is no less famous than the NBA in terms of brand influence, wonderful competition and popularity!

In fact, Trinity College (the predecessor of Duke University) did not develop basketball at first. At that time, their football was very famous. In order to give the football team a good name, the school asked students to choose names together, including the Blue Giant, the Blue Warrior, the Polar Bear and the Blue Devil (the word blue devil comes from a French army with the same name in World War I). In the end, the name didn't come out because it had to be matched with the school's dark blue jersey. From 1922 to 1933, some newspapers began to call football teams blue devils, and there was no official opposition. Gradually, the Blue Devils naturally became the names of all Duke University sports teams.

Duke University is a crazy place for basketball. In this season, the lawn in front of the stadium is full of rows of tents. Students eat and live in tents and line up all night for a ticket! Because all sports tickets for college teams are free for students, the pre-season tent queue has evolved into the only way to buy tickets for sure.

So the Blue Devils were born with Duke and became popular with basketball.

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