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Friday, March 18
Greenville, S.C.
7:10 P.M.
Duke University
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Cal State Fullerton
Second-Seeded Duke Takes on Cal State Fullerton in First Round Friday
3/17/2022 12:07:00 AM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
NCAA TOURNEY SUPREMACY
With five national titles and 114 tournament wins, Duke is among the most successful programs in NCAA Tournament history … Since winning the program's first title in 1991, Duke's five titles are the most in the NCAA in this span … The Blue Devils are making their 44th NCAA Tournament appearance this season -- fifth most in NCAA history … Duke's 24 consecutive appearances between 1996 and 2019 rank tied for the third longest streak in NCAA history … The Blue Devils have played in 36 of the past 38 NCAA Tournaments that have been contested … Duke is 114-38 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, which is No. 1 in winning percentage and third in wins … The coach with the most wins in NCAA Tournament history (97-30), Mike Krzyzewski enters his NCAA-record 36th tournament. Coach K's .764 tourney win percentage is second to only John Wooden (.825).
DUKE IN THE WEST REGION
This marks the seventh time Duke has been placed in the West Region, and the Blue Devils are 7-6 when playing out of the West … Duke last appeared in the West in 2016, reaching the Sweet 16.
DUKE AS A NO. 2-SEED
Duke is playing as a No. 2-seed for the 13th time and is 30-11 (.732) all-time as a No. 2 seed … The Blue Devils have been a top-two seed in 20 of their last 24 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1997 … Duke was last a No. 2-seed in 2018, reaching the Elite Eight in Omaha (Midwest Region) … Duke's first national title in 1991 came as a No. 2-seed (Midwest).
DUKE VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON
Duke and Cal State Fullerton have never met in men's basketball … The Blue Devils are 4-0 all-time versus current members of the Big West Conference, last facing a BWC team on Dec. 30, 2015 at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- a 103-81 win over Long Beach State … Duke has faced a former Big West member twice in the NCAA Tournament -- UNLV in 1990 and 1991.
ABOUT THE TITANS
Champions of the Big West Conference, Cal State Fullerton enters the NCAA Tournment at 21-10 overall. CSF has won four straight games and seven of its last nine … The Titans defeated Long Beach State in the Big West Tournament title game after finishing second in the regular season at 11-4 … Ninth-year head coach Dedrique Taylor has guided CSF to two of the program's four all-time NCAA Tournament appearances thanks to BWC titles in 2018 and 2022 … Nine of the 13 players on CSF's roster are college transfers, including leading scorer EJ Anosike, who played three years at Sacred Heart and his senior year at Tennessee.
ON THIS DATE
Mike Krzyzewski was introduced as Duke's head coach at a press conference on this date in 1980 … Duke is 8-3 all-time when playing on March 18 and has won eight consecutive on this date … The Blue Devils last played on this date in 2011, beating Hampton, 87-45, in an NCAA Tournament First Round game in Charlotte … In 1989, Duke's victory over West Virginia, 70-63, in an NCAA Tournament Second Round game in Greensboro marked head coach Mike Krzyzewski's 200th career Duke win.
ALL-AMERICAN BANCHERO
Freshman Paolo Banchero was named a second-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) while the Associated Press and Sporting News each tapped him to the All-America Third Team … Banchero is the ninth Duke freshman to be named an All-American, joining recent first-year stars Vernon Carey Jr. (2020), RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson in 2019 and Marvin Bagley III (2018) … Overall, Banchero is the 75th Duke All-American and the 52nd under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke leads the ACC in three-point defense (.314) and is second in field goal defense (.417) … Duke has held 19 opponents this season to .300 or worse from behind the arc (16-3 in those games) … Duke has held 21 of its 34 opponents this season to 70 points or less … Junior Wendell Moore Jr., an ACC All-Defensive pick, is one of the nation's premier perimeter defenders, regularly drawing the opponent's best offensive match up. This season, opponents are shooting just .354 from the field and .301 from three-point range with Moore as the primary defender … The ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore Mark Williams is one of the best rim protectors with his 7-foot-7 wingspan. He leads the league and is 12th nationally in blocked shots (2.76) … Syracuse (twice regular season), Virginia Tech (regular season), Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Virginia and Boston College each made their fewest number of threes of the season against the Blue Devils … The three-point percentages by Gardner-Webb, Lafayette, Syracuse (home), VT (home), Wake and ND were each their lowest this year … In Duke's defensive gem at Notre Dame, the Irish were limited to a  season-low 43 points, and it marked the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC game since a 68-40 win over Clemson on Jan. 8, 2013. It was the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC road game since a 56-41 win at Virginia on Feb. 16, 2011.
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- The regular season champion in the ACC, No. 9 Duke makes its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance when the Blue Devils battle Cal State Fullerton on Friday in a first-round game in Greenville, S.C.
- The game tips at 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS with Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2-seed in the West Region -- the Blue Devils have been a top-two seed in 20 of their last 24 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1997.
- The Blue Devils own the best winning percentage in NCAA Tournament history at .750 (114-38), while the program's 114 wins rank third and five championships are fourth most.
- The coach with the most wins in NCAA Tournament history (97-30), Mike Krzyzewski enters his NCAA-record 36th tournament. Coach K's .764 tourney win percentage is second to only John Wooden (.825).
- Duke and Cal State Fullerton have never met, and the Blue Devils are 4-0 all-time versus current members of the Big West Conference.
- The Blue Devils are 13-3 away from Cameron Indoor Stadium and ended the season on an eight-game road winning streak -- the longest active road winning streak by a power conference team.
- The ACC Freshman of the Year, Paolo Banchero is averaging 17.0 points to rank second among all true freshmen nationally. He is sixth in the ACC in scoring and fifth in rebounding (7.8) -- one of only three league players ranked top 10 in each category.
- A third-team All-America selection from the Sporting News, Banchero is the program's 75th All-American (52nd under Coach K).
- Sophomore Mark Williams' .707 field goal percentage is second on Duke's single-season list. He would lead the nation, but falls just short of the minimum five field goals per game to qualify (4.8).
- Williams is the nation's only player shooting .700+ from the field and .700+ from the free throw line (min. 100 field goals).
- One of the nation's best offenses, Duke is ninth in offensive efficiency (KenPom). Duke is also ranked ninth nationally in scoring margin (+13.0), ninth in scoring offense (80.2), ninth in field goal percentage (.489) and 10th in assists (16.9) -- leads the ACC in each.
NCAA TOURNEY SUPREMACY
With five national titles and 114 tournament wins, Duke is among the most successful programs in NCAA Tournament history … Since winning the program's first title in 1991, Duke's five titles are the most in the NCAA in this span … The Blue Devils are making their 44th NCAA Tournament appearance this season -- fifth most in NCAA history … Duke's 24 consecutive appearances between 1996 and 2019 rank tied for the third longest streak in NCAA history … The Blue Devils have played in 36 of the past 38 NCAA Tournaments that have been contested … Duke is 114-38 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, which is No. 1 in winning percentage and third in wins … The coach with the most wins in NCAA Tournament history (97-30), Mike Krzyzewski enters his NCAA-record 36th tournament. Coach K's .764 tourney win percentage is second to only John Wooden (.825).
DUKE IN THE WEST REGION
This marks the seventh time Duke has been placed in the West Region, and the Blue Devils are 7-6 when playing out of the West … Duke last appeared in the West in 2016, reaching the Sweet 16.
DUKE AS A NO. 2-SEED
Duke is playing as a No. 2-seed for the 13th time and is 30-11 (.732) all-time as a No. 2 seed … The Blue Devils have been a top-two seed in 20 of their last 24 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1997 … Duke was last a No. 2-seed in 2018, reaching the Elite Eight in Omaha (Midwest Region) … Duke's first national title in 1991 came as a No. 2-seed (Midwest).
DUKE VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON
Duke and Cal State Fullerton have never met in men's basketball … The Blue Devils are 4-0 all-time versus current members of the Big West Conference, last facing a BWC team on Dec. 30, 2015 at Cameron Indoor Stadium -- a 103-81 win over Long Beach State … Duke has faced a former Big West member twice in the NCAA Tournament -- UNLV in 1990 and 1991.
ABOUT THE TITANS
Champions of the Big West Conference, Cal State Fullerton enters the NCAA Tournment at 21-10 overall. CSF has won four straight games and seven of its last nine … The Titans defeated Long Beach State in the Big West Tournament title game after finishing second in the regular season at 11-4 … Ninth-year head coach Dedrique Taylor has guided CSF to two of the program's four all-time NCAA Tournament appearances thanks to BWC titles in 2018 and 2022 … Nine of the 13 players on CSF's roster are college transfers, including leading scorer EJ Anosike, who played three years at Sacred Heart and his senior year at Tennessee.
ON THIS DATE
Mike Krzyzewski was introduced as Duke's head coach at a press conference on this date in 1980 … Duke is 8-3 all-time when playing on March 18 and has won eight consecutive on this date … The Blue Devils last played on this date in 2011, beating Hampton, 87-45, in an NCAA Tournament First Round game in Charlotte … In 1989, Duke's victory over West Virginia, 70-63, in an NCAA Tournament Second Round game in Greensboro marked head coach Mike Krzyzewski's 200th career Duke win.
ALL-AMERICAN BANCHERO
Freshman Paolo Banchero was named a second-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) while the Associated Press and Sporting News each tapped him to the All-America Third Team … Banchero is the ninth Duke freshman to be named an All-American, joining recent first-year stars Vernon Carey Jr. (2020), RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson in 2019 and Marvin Bagley III (2018) … Overall, Banchero is the 75th Duke All-American and the 52nd under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke leads the ACC in three-point defense (.314) and is second in field goal defense (.417) … Duke has held 19 opponents this season to .300 or worse from behind the arc (16-3 in those games) … Duke has held 21 of its 34 opponents this season to 70 points or less … Junior Wendell Moore Jr., an ACC All-Defensive pick, is one of the nation's premier perimeter defenders, regularly drawing the opponent's best offensive match up. This season, opponents are shooting just .354 from the field and .301 from three-point range with Moore as the primary defender … The ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore Mark Williams is one of the best rim protectors with his 7-foot-7 wingspan. He leads the league and is 12th nationally in blocked shots (2.76) … Syracuse (twice regular season), Virginia Tech (regular season), Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Virginia and Boston College each made their fewest number of threes of the season against the Blue Devils … The three-point percentages by Gardner-Webb, Lafayette, Syracuse (home), VT (home), Wake and ND were each their lowest this year … In Duke's defensive gem at Notre Dame, the Irish were limited to a  season-low 43 points, and it marked the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC game since a 68-40 win over Clemson on Jan. 8, 2013. It was the fewest points Duke allowed in an ACC road game since a 56-41 win at Virginia on Feb. 16, 2011.
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