ESPN's Big Monday Features Duke at Virginia Tech

Opening Tip

No. 7 Duke (15-4, 6-2 ACC) plays Virginia Tech (13-7, 5-4 ACC) on Big Monday at Cassell Coliseum. The game on Jan. 29 tips off at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Dave O'Brien, Cory Alexander and Angel Gray will call the action on ESPN. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
Duke leads the series with Virginia Tech, 52-13.
As the road team in the series, the Blue Devils hold a 13-9 advantage over the Hokies, but the 14 games contested inside Cassell Coliseum have been evenly split.
Duke's last win in Blacksburg was on Dec. 6, 2019, having dropped two in-a-row.
In the last meeting, Jeremy Roach amassed 19 points and 11 assists for his lone career double-double to lead the Blue Devils to an 81-65 home victory on Feb. 25, 2023.
Jared McCain posted a game-high 21 points in Duke's 72-71 home victory over Clemson on Saturday. He has scored 20 points or more in five of the last 11 games.
Roach tops the ACC and ranks 11th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.44), while Tyrese Proctor is positioned third in the conference and 33rd nationally (2.90).
Proctor has scored at least 10 points in each of Duke's last four games, averaging 17.5 points across that stretch.
Proctor has connected on four 3-pointers in back-to-back games, matching his career-high for 3-pointers made. Duke is 9-0 when the sophomore has drained three or more triples in a game during his career.
Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks seventh in scoring (17.7 ppg), fourth in rebounding (8.7 rpg), third in blocked shots (2.0 bpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.498).
Duke has started six different lineups this season, with the latest consisting of only freshmen and sophomores.
Virginia Tech's top three scorers are all upperclassmen with junior guard Sean Pedulla (15.7 ppg), senior center Lynn Kidd (14.0) and graduate guard Hunter Cattoor (13.7).
Virginia Tech senior center Lynn Kidd tops the ACC and ranks fifth nationally in field goal percentage (66.3%).
The Hokies are second in the nation with an ACC-best free throw percentage of 80.3%.
Virginia Tech boasts a 10-1 record at home, including a 4-1 mark in ACC play.
Duke is 17-4 overall on Jan. 29, with three of the four losses coming on the road.
The Blue Devils have won eight in-a-row on Jan. 29, dating back to 1989.

Last Time Out

Two free throws with 1.0 on the clock by Tyrese Proctor pushed No. 12 Duke ahead for good, securing the 72-71 victory over Clemson.
Proctor finished with 18 points and was joined in double-figures by Jared McCain, who finished with a game-high 21 points, and Mark Mitchell, who poured in 13 points.
With Duke trailing 69-65 and 2:03 remaining in the contest, the Blue Devils recorded steals on four straight possessions, including three in-a-row by McCain, resulting in a 5-0 run to take a 70-69 advantage with 15 seconds left.
The Blue Devils' defense held Clemson to 71 points, 9.7 below its season average of 80.7 points. The Blue Devils have now held 17 of their 19 opponents below their respective scoring average.
Proctor connected on four 3-pointers in back-to-back games, matching his career-high for 3-pointers made.
McCain scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting – including three 3-pointers – and poured in 16 second-half points with 11 of those points coming in the final 12 minutes. McCain has scored 20 points or more in five of the last 11 outings.

Flip Doubles Up on Double-Doubles

Sophomore Kyle Filipowski has tallied double-doubles in seven of Duke's last 14 games, moving his career total to 23 double-doubles in 55 games played.
Through 19 games as a sophomore, Filipowski is on pace to improve in nearly all statistical categories, including already surpassing his freshman block total and equaling his 2022-23 assist tally.
Filipowski has tallied 56 dimes (56 in 2022-23) and has already blocked 37 shots, after swatting a total of 26 attempts during his freshman year.
Filipowski scored 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field at Pittsburgh (Jan. 9), marking the best shooting performance by a Blue Devil with at least 10 attempts since Zion Williamson finished 13-of-13 against Syracuse on March 14, 2019.
He amassed a career-high 30 points with 13 boards, four assists, two blocked shots and two steals without committing a turnover versus Georgia Tech (Jan. 13), becoming the first Duke player with a 30-point double-double and no turnovers in the past 40 seasons.
The sophomore center was just two assists shy of triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight helpers versus Hofstra (Dec. 12).

Taking Care of the Rock

Through 19 games, Duke has been one of the best teams in the country at limiting turnovers.
Duke ranks ninth nationally in fewest turnovers (9.2 per game) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.73).
According to KenPom, the Blue Devils currently have the sixth-lowest turnover percentage nationally, coming in at 13.3%.
Jeremy Roach tops the ACC and ranks 11th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.44), while Tyrese Proctor is positioned third in the conference and 33rd nationally (2.90).

Mitchell Makes His Mark

Sophomore Mark Mitchell returned to the starting lineup at Louisville (Jan. 23) with a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Mitchell's performance against the Cardinals was his second 20-10 double-double across his prior three games played.
The 20-point effort marked Mitchell's fourth career outing with 20 points or more and 28th career game with at least 10 points.
Duke is 26-2 when the sophomore forward reaches double digits in the scoring column.

Emergence of McCain

After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in five of the last 11 games, shooting 63-of-124 (50.8%) from the field, 29-of-69 (42.0%) from beyond the arc and 22-of-25 (88.0%) from the free-throw line to average 16.1 points per contest during that stretch.
The freshman guard scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 from long distance, to lead Duke to a 106-69 victory over Queens (Dec. 30).
Against Syracuse (Jan. 2), McCain nailed all four of his 3-point shots after intermission to finish with 18 points.
McCain has made two 3-pointers or more in 14 games this season. The Blue Devils are 13-1 when McCain makes at least two triples.

Duke Adds Two More McDonald's All-Americans

Following the announcement of the 2024 McDonald's All-American Game rosters, Duke has signed 92 McDonald's All-Americans all-time -- the most of any NCAA program.
The Blue Devils' most recent selections are Cooper Flagg and Isaiah Evans, while current Blue Devils Jeremy Roach (2020), Mark Mitchell (2022), Jared McCain (2023) and Sean Stewart (2023) are also on Duke's roster.
Duke has added at least one McDonald's All-American in 40 consecutive years.

Scheyer Tops Duke Head Coaches in First 50 Games

Jon Scheyer coached his 50th game at the helm of the program at Notre Dame on Jan. 6.
Scheyer posted a record of 38-12 in his first 50 games – the most wins by a Duke head coach through their first 50 contests.

All-Access with Coach Jon Scheyer

The second season of 'All-Access with Jon Scheyer' debuted on Friday, Dec. 1, with the first episode featuring segments on the team's trip to Chicago this summer, Coach Scheyer mic'd up at practice, The Brotherhood Podcast with host Ryan Young and a breakdown of the season so far with Scheyer.
The show airs on Fridays at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. (Bally Sports South), Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. (MASN), 9:30 a.m. (Bally Sports South) and 10 a.m. (ABC11.com), and Sunday at noon (ABC-11 WTVD).
Produced by Blue Devil Sports Properties from LEARFIELD, Duke All-Access with Coach Scheyer is an 18-episode series that provides a look at the Duke men's basketball program through interviews, game highlights, breakdowns, analysis and features.

To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".

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ESPN's Big Monday Features Duke at Virginia Tech

Players Mentioned

Kyle Filipowski

Jared McCain

Mark Mitchell

Tyrese Proctor

Jeremy Roach

Sean Stewart

Ryan Young

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ESPN's Big Monday Features Duke at Virginia Tech

Players Mentioned

Kyle Filipowski

Jared McCain

Mark Mitchell

Tyrese Proctor

Jeremy Roach

Sean Stewart

Ryan Young

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