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Duke University
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No. 7 Duke Set For ACC Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday
3/9/2022 9:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
Duke has been the ACC Tournament's winningest team all-time with conference records for wins (105), winning percentage (.700) and titles (21) entering the 2022 tournament … Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke is 67-23 (.744) in the ACC Tournament with 15 titles -- the most by a coach in conference history … Duke is the No. 1-seed for the 18th time in the tournament and is 37-8 (.822) when playing as the top seed … Eight of the program's titles have come as a No. 1-seed, including 2006 and 2010 … In ACC history, the No. 1-seed is a combined 134-34 with 32 titles … Duke's five consecutive titles (1999 to 2003) and its nine consecutive title game appearances (1998 to 2006) are each ACC records … Duke's 20 Tournament MVP winners are the most in league history … The Blue Devils have won two of the last four ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn and winning in 2019 in Charlotte … Duke has not lost an ACC Tournament game since the 2018 semifinals in Brooklyn. The team won the 2019 tournament, had not competed in the 2020 event before it was canceled, and won two games last year before having to withdraw due to health and safety protocols … Duke has won 60 of its last 70 ACC Tournament games.Â
DUKE VS. SYRACUSE
Duke and Syracuse have met 19 times with the Blue Devils leading 13-6. Duke has won six straight and eight of the last nine … The Blue Devils have won nine of the 13 regular-season meetings since Syracuse joined the ACC … In postseason play, Duke has won all four meetings -- once in the ACC Tournament (2019 quarterfinals, 84-72) and three times in the NCAA Tournament … Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim served as an assistant on Mike Krzyzewski's Team USA staffs that won Olympic gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016 … The two coaches are first and second, respectively, in all-time D-I men's basketball wins -- Coach K with 1,196 and Boeheim with 997 … Duke won the two meetings this season -- 79-59 at Cameron Indoor on Jan. 22 and 97-72 at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 26 … The Blue Devils have logged 51 assists in the two wins this season … Freshman AJ Griffin's brother, Alan, played his junior season at Syracuse after transferring from Illinois. Alan is now in the NBA G League … Sophomore Mark Williams has averaged 20.3 points, 10 rebounds and shot .812 from the field in three games versus the Orange, including a career-high 28 points at the Dome on Feb. 26.Â
DUKE'S ACC AWARD WINNERS
Mark Williams was honored as the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year and Paolo Banchero was named the ACC's Freshman of the Year, leading five Blue Devils honored on All-ACC teams … Banchero was a first-team All- ACC pick, with junior Wendell Moore Jr., on the second team, Williams on the third team and freshman AJ Griffin named honorable mention … Williams and Moore were tapped to the All-Defensive Team, while Banchero, Griffin and Trevor Keels were All-Freshman picks … Duke now boasts at least one first-team All-ACC pick in 15 consecutive seasons -- the ACC's longest active streak by far … Banchero is the Blue Devils' 76th first-teamer (second most in ACC history) and the 51st first-teamer under Coach K (most by a coach) and the 100th overall All-ACC pick under Coach K (most) … Williams is the program's fifth Defensive Player of the Year -- most since the award was established in 2004-05 and Duke's second in three years … Banchero is Duke's league-leading 13th ACC Freshman of the Year with eight coming in the last 11 seasons … Duke has had at least one All- Freshman pick in 11 consecutive seasons and the Blue Devils' 34 selections are most all-time … The Blue Devils also boast the league's most All-Defensive selections with 21.Â
DUKE IN NEW YORK CITY
New York City has long been a home-away-from-home for the Blue Devils -- a city where the program has won 73 percent of its games … Duke is 73-27 in 100 games all-time in the greater NYC area, including contests in Brooklyn (7-1), East Rutherford, N.J. (21-1) and a 45-25 record in all version of Madison Square Garden … Duke has played once in New York already this season, beating Kentucky, 79-71, in the Champions Classic at MSG on Nov. 9 … Duke has won five straight and six of its last seven at the World's Most Famous Arena … Of Duke's 7-1 record at Barclays Center, its is 5-1 in the ACC Tournament -- going 4-0 to win the 2017 title and 1-1 in 2018.Â
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke leads the ACC in both field goal defense (.413) and three-point defense (.302) -- the only power conference team leading its respective conference in both categories … For the year, Duke is 32nd nationally in three-point defense (.302) -- was 119th nationally (.314) on December 31 … Duke has held 13 of its last 18 opponents -- and 19 for the season -- to .300 or worse from behind the arc (16-3 in those games) … Duke has held 21 of its 31 opponents this season -- including 11 of the last 14 -- 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 .343 from the field and .259 from three-point range with Moore as the primary defender … The ACC Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore Mark Williams, who leads the league and is 11th nationally in blocked shots (2.81), is one of the best rim protectors with his 7-foot-7 wingspan … Syracuse (twice), Virginia Tech, 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 (at home), VT, 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 … The Blue Devils held ND's high-scoring senior Dane Goodwin to the first scoreless game since his freshman season. Goodwin entered the game having scored in double figures in every game this season and was hitting .500 (48-of-96) from three-point range.Â
STRIKING A BALANCE
Duke enters the ACC Tournament with five players averaging double figures in points … Five different Blue Devils have led the team in scoring over the last seven games, including Trevor Keels' career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting at Pitt on March 1 and Mark Williams' career-high 28 at Syracuse on Feb. 26 … Eight different players have at least one double-figure scoring game this season, with seven of them doing it six or more times … Duke had three players score 20+ points at Syracuse -- Williams (28), AJ Griffin (21) and Paolo Banchero (20). It was the first time that happened at Duke since Nov. 11, 2018 vs. Army (Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, RJ Barrett) … It was the first time vs. an ACC opponent since the 2017 ACC Tournament vs. Clemson (Jayson Tatum, Luke Kennard, Frank Jackson).Â
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- Entering the ACC Tournament as the overall No. 1-seed and the outright ACC regular season champion, No. 7 Duke battles Syracuse on Thursday in the quarterfinals at 12 p.m.
- The game tips at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils own the ACC Tournament's most wins (105), best winning percentage (.700) and most titles (21). Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke is 67-23 (.744) in the ACC Tournament with 15 titles -- the most by a coach in conference history.Â
- Duke's win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in November was the program's 100th all-time game in the greater NYC area (73-27, .730). That includes 45-25 in NYC, 7-1 in Brooklyn and 21-1 in East Rutherford, N.J.Â
- Sophomore Mark Williams was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and third-team All-ACC, while Paolo Banchero was named Freshman of the Year and first-team All-ACC. Junior Wendell Moore Jr., was named second-team All-ACC, while freshman AJ Griffin was an honorable mention All-ACC selection.Â
- Williams and Moore were All-Defensive picks, while Banchero, Trevor Keels and AJ Griffin were named to the All-Freshman Team.Â
- Duke leads the conference in all-time Defensive POY selections (five), Freshman of the Year honorees (13) and total All-ACC selections (153).Â
- Duke closed the season winning seven of its last eight games, including eight consecutive road ACC wins. The Blue Devils played eight of their final 12 games this season away from Cameron Indoor.Â
- Over the last six games, five different Blue Devils led the team in scoring, including freshman Trevor Keels' career-high 27 at Pitt on March 1. For the season, Duke has five players averaging double figures in points, led by freshman Paolo Banchero's 17.1.Â
- Banchero was a third-team All-America pick by the Sporting News -- the 75th All-American in program history (52nd under Coach K).Â
- Leading the ACC in both field goal defense (.413) and three-point defense (.302), the Blue Devils are the only power conference team leading their respective conference in each category.
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
Duke has been the ACC Tournament's winningest team all-time with conference records for wins (105), winning percentage (.700) and titles (21) entering the 2022 tournament … Under Mike Krzyzewski, Duke is 67-23 (.744) in the ACC Tournament with 15 titles -- the most by a coach in conference history … Duke is the No. 1-seed for the 18th time in the tournament and is 37-8 (.822) when playing as the top seed … Eight of the program's titles have come as a No. 1-seed, including 2006 and 2010 … In ACC history, the No. 1-seed is a combined 134-34 with 32 titles … Duke's five consecutive titles (1999 to 2003) and its nine consecutive title game appearances (1998 to 2006) are each ACC records … Duke's 20 Tournament MVP winners are the most in league history … The Blue Devils have won two of the last four ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn and winning in 2019 in Charlotte … Duke has not lost an ACC Tournament game since the 2018 semifinals in Brooklyn. The team won the 2019 tournament, had not competed in the 2020 event before it was canceled, and won two games last year before having to withdraw due to health and safety protocols … Duke has won 60 of its last 70 ACC Tournament games.Â
DUKE VS. SYRACUSE
Duke and Syracuse have met 19 times with the Blue Devils leading 13-6. Duke has won six straight and eight of the last nine … The Blue Devils have won nine of the 13 regular-season meetings since Syracuse joined the ACC … In postseason play, Duke has won all four meetings -- once in the ACC Tournament (2019 quarterfinals, 84-72) and three times in the NCAA Tournament … Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim served as an assistant on Mike Krzyzewski's Team USA staffs that won Olympic gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016 … The two coaches are first and second, respectively, in all-time D-I men's basketball wins -- Coach K with 1,196 and Boeheim with 997 … Duke won the two meetings this season -- 79-59 at Cameron Indoor on Jan. 22 and 97-72 at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 26 … The Blue Devils have logged 51 assists in the two wins this season … Freshman AJ Griffin's brother, Alan, played his junior season at Syracuse after transferring from Illinois. Alan is now in the NBA G League … Sophomore Mark Williams has averaged 20.3 points, 10 rebounds and shot .812 from the field in three games versus the Orange, including a career-high 28 points at the Dome on Feb. 26.Â
DUKE'S ACC AWARD WINNERS
Mark Williams was honored as the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year and Paolo Banchero was named the ACC's Freshman of the Year, leading five Blue Devils honored on All-ACC teams … Banchero was a first-team All- ACC pick, with junior Wendell Moore Jr., on the second team, Williams on the third team and freshman AJ Griffin named honorable mention … Williams and Moore were tapped to the All-Defensive Team, while Banchero, Griffin and Trevor Keels were All-Freshman picks … Duke now boasts at least one first-team All-ACC pick in 15 consecutive seasons -- the ACC's longest active streak by far … Banchero is the Blue Devils' 76th first-teamer (second most in ACC history) and the 51st first-teamer under Coach K (most by a coach) and the 100th overall All-ACC pick under Coach K (most) … Williams is the program's fifth Defensive Player of the Year -- most since the award was established in 2004-05 and Duke's second in three years … Banchero is Duke's league-leading 13th ACC Freshman of the Year with eight coming in the last 11 seasons … Duke has had at least one All- Freshman pick in 11 consecutive seasons and the Blue Devils' 34 selections are most all-time … The Blue Devils also boast the league's most All-Defensive selections with 21.Â
DUKE IN NEW YORK CITY
New York City has long been a home-away-from-home for the Blue Devils -- a city where the program has won 73 percent of its games … Duke is 73-27 in 100 games all-time in the greater NYC area, including contests in Brooklyn (7-1), East Rutherford, N.J. (21-1) and a 45-25 record in all version of Madison Square Garden … Duke has played once in New York already this season, beating Kentucky, 79-71, in the Champions Classic at MSG on Nov. 9 … Duke has won five straight and six of its last seven at the World's Most Famous Arena … Of Duke's 7-1 record at Barclays Center, its is 5-1 in the ACC Tournament -- going 4-0 to win the 2017 title and 1-1 in 2018.Â
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Duke leads the ACC in both field goal defense (.413) and three-point defense (.302) -- the only power conference team leading its respective conference in both categories … For the year, Duke is 32nd nationally in three-point defense (.302) -- was 119th nationally (.314) on December 31 … Duke has held 13 of its last 18 opponents -- and 19 for the season -- to .300 or worse from behind the arc (16-3 in those games) … Duke has held 21 of its 31 opponents this season -- including 11 of the last 14 -- 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 .343 from the field and .259 from three-point range with Moore as the primary defender … The ACC Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore Mark Williams, who leads the league and is 11th nationally in blocked shots (2.81), is one of the best rim protectors with his 7-foot-7 wingspan … Syracuse (twice), Virginia Tech, 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 (at home), VT, 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 … The Blue Devils held ND's high-scoring senior Dane Goodwin to the first scoreless game since his freshman season. Goodwin entered the game having scored in double figures in every game this season and was hitting .500 (48-of-96) from three-point range.Â
STRIKING A BALANCE
Duke enters the ACC Tournament with five players averaging double figures in points … Five different Blue Devils have led the team in scoring over the last seven games, including Trevor Keels' career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting at Pitt on March 1 and Mark Williams' career-high 28 at Syracuse on Feb. 26 … Eight different players have at least one double-figure scoring game this season, with seven of them doing it six or more times … Duke had three players score 20+ points at Syracuse -- Williams (28), AJ Griffin (21) and Paolo Banchero (20). It was the first time that happened at Duke since Nov. 11, 2018 vs. Army (Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, RJ Barrett) … It was the first time vs. an ACC opponent since the 2017 ACC Tournament vs. Clemson (Jayson Tatum, Luke Kennard, Frank Jackson).Â
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