Duke Basketball Tips Off with Countdown to Craziness

Friday, October 20

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Countdown to Craziness

Duke Basketball Tips Off with Countdown to Craziness

10/20/2023 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM – Fans got their first look at the 2023-24 Duke men's basketball team on Friday night, as the team participated in the annual Countdown to Craziness at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The night started with each player on the Duke women's basketball team being introduced to fans, head coach Kara Lawson addressing the crowd and the team playing an eight-minute scrimmage. The men's team was next up for player introductions, followed by second-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils, ranked No. 2 in the AP preseason poll, then played a 16-minute scrimmage, with the White team winning, 33-18, led by Jeremy Roach, who scored 12 total points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior captain Jeremy Roach opened the scoring for the White team, knocking down a corner three-pointer. Graduate captain Ryan Young converted on the ensuing possession to get the Blue team on the board.
The White squad built a slight advantage, 9-4, with 11:53 on the clock. Following a dunk by Tyrese Proctor to give the White team an 11-4 edge, Jaden Schutt and TJ Power traded three-pointers to make it a 14-7 game with 10 minutes remaining.
Roach drained his second shot from distance with just under nine minutes on the clock, giving the Leesburg, Va., native eight points and the White team a double-digit lead, 19-7.
White used a 15-2 run over a five-minute span to go up, 26-9, before Young converted from the charity stripe to make it a 26-10 contest with 4:57 remaining.
Blue connected on three consecutive shots to make it a 28-16 ballgame, but Roach answered immediately, draining his third three-pointer of the night.
Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain capped off the scoring for their respective teams, finishing off the 33-18 victory for Blue.

NOTES

Jeremy Roach led all scorers with 12 points, on 4-of-9 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.
Christian Reeves finished 4-of-6 from the field with eight points and paced White in rebounds, with seven.
Blue used a balanced attack on the offense, with Jared McCain, Caleb Foster and Mark Mitchell each scoring four points to lead their squad.
Ryan Young secured six rebounds to lead Blue's efforts on the glass.
Tyrese Proctor and Kyle Filipowski each dished three assists, a team-high for White, while Caleb Foster led Blue with two dimes.
Proctor and Filipowski helped White finish with a 10-to-1 assist-turnover ratio.

QUOTES

"Thanks for everybody for being here. Countdown to Craziness, these events, I never want us to take these things for granted. It is such a great turnout by our students, by our fans, and I met a few people that came from way across country and it's one of the only times they have been able to come into Cameron. Our team behind the scenes, the job that they did to pull this off was incredible: for our guys to have some fun playing in front of a crowd. The White group did a great job sharing the ball and had some fun plays. I just thought it was a fun night, a special night celebrating Duke and really kicking the season off. We have a lot of work to do and a lot of things to worry about. Tonight was to enjoy this one and for our team to have some fun was a great thing." - head coach Jon Scheyer on the season-opening event.
"It's always a good time, always a fun time, the first time on the floor with the fans. We get to play in front of the fans, and we get to play against each other. Obviously, we've been scrimmaging in practice, but playing in front of the fans – with us – is always exciting." - senior captain Jeremy Roach on the Countdown to Craziness experience this year.

UP NEXT

No. 2 Duke opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 6, at 9 p.m., versus Dartmouth at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Prior to the season-opener, the Blue Devils take on UNC Pembroke in an exhibition on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.

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