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Blue Devils Return to Cameron on Friday versus Seattle
11/28/2024 5:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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- No. 11 Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium to host Seattle on Friday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.
- Friday will be the first meeting between Duke and Seattle.
- Duke boasts the nation's second-best adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom.
- The Blue Devils rank 12th in the country in 3-pointers per game (11.3), 20th in scoring margin (+22.2), 21st in scoring defense (60.3) and 25th in field goal percentage defense (.370).
- Cooper Flagg tops Duke in points (102), rebounds (50), assists (22) and blocks (10).
- Tyrese Proctor has made two 3-pointers or more in all six regular-season games and both exhibition contests to lead Duke with 20 triples.
- Proctor made a career-best five triples versus Kansas and is now shooting 50% from distance this season (20-of-40).
- Duke is the tallest team in the country, according to KenPom, with an average height of 79.6 inches, better than 6-7 per Blue Devil.
- Duke has won 28 straight contests against unranked non-conference opponents at home.
- Duke has an 11-7 record in games played on Nov. 29.
- The Blue Devils are 9-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on this date..
- Duke is in the midst of a six-game stretch against four teams that are ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll (No. 8 Kentucky, No. 24 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas and No. 4 Auburn) and were at least a 4-seed in last season's NCAA Tournament.
- Duke plays three true road games (Nov. 22 at Arizona, Dec. 8 at Louisville, Dec. 21 at Georgia Tech) before Christmas for the first time since the 1990-91 season.
- Seattle University has an enrollment of approximately 7,200 students, including more than 4,100 undergraduates.
- The 2024-25 campaign marks the Redhawks' final year competing in the Western Athletic Conference, after Seattle University was accepted into the West Coast Conference beginning July 1, 2025.
- Seattle ranks 34th in the nation with 26.0 free-throw attempts per game.
- Seattle forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (6-8, 214) ranks seventh in the country with four double-doubles, is 12th nationally with 55 free-throw attempts, and 12th with an average of 10.5 rebounds per contest, while also scoring a team-best 14.5 points per game.
- Maleek Arington tops Seattle with 5.0 assists per game.
- Last season, the Redhawks won four straight games over five days to capture the Ro College Basketball Invitational title and conclude the season with a a 23-14 overall record.
- Head coach Chris Victor has led Seattle to three consecutive 20-win seasons.
- Friday marks Seattle's fourth game against a ranked opponent in its modern-day Division-I era (dating back to 2008-09), and the highest ranked opponent to date.
- Duke dropped a back-and-forth matchup with top-ranked Kansas, 75-72, on Tuesday night inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Duke was led by Tyrese Proctor, who scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Sion James scored 13, 11 and 10, respectively.
- Knuppel finished the contest with a career-high eight assists and Maliq Brown led the defensive effort with a season-high four steals.
- Duke lost to the No. 1 team for the first time since March 8, 2008, and snapped the Blue Devils' two-game winning streak versus top-ranked teams. The Blue Devils had most recently beaten Gonzaga, 84-81, on Nov. 26, 2021, and Syracuse, 66-60, on Feb. 22, 2014.
- Kansas entered the game averaging 44.8 points in the paint per game. Duke's defense limited the Jayhawks to just 30, a season low for the Jayhawks.
- The Blue Devils received 23 bench points, the fourth time in six games that Duke has finished with at least 20 points from their bench.
- Kansas out-rebounded the Blue Devils, 31-25, marking the first time this season that Duke finished with a negative margin on the glass.
- The Blue Devils' defense forced 16 turnovers and has logged double-digit takeaways in every game so far this season.
- The Blue Devils shot 50% from the field (24-of-48), converting on at least half of their shots for the first time since the season-opener versus Maine.
- The Blue Devils faced their largest deficit of the season at 13 points in the first half, but rallied to tie the game and trailed by just two points, 41-39, at intermission. The second half saw four ties and four lead changes.
- Duke is at the top of KenPom.com's list of tallest teams in the country with an average height of 79.6 inches, better than 6-7 per Blue Devil.
- The Blue Devils' starting lineup for the first five games features 6-5 guard Caleb Foster, 6-6 guard Tyrese Proctor, 6-7 guard/forward Kon Knueppel, 6-9 guard/forward Cooper Flagg and 7-2 center Khaman Maluach, for an average height of 6-8.
- Duke is once again one of the top defenses in the country.
- KenPom ranks the Blue Devils second nationally in adjusted defense efficiency (88.9), just one-tenth behind Tennessee.
- This season, Duke ranks 21st in the nation in scoring defense (60.3) and 25th in field goal percentage defense (.370).
- Last season, the 2023-24 Blue Devils ranked 28th in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 66.3 points per game.
- In 2022-23, Jon Scheyer's first season as head coach, Duke ranked 24th in three-point percentage defense (.305), 27th in field goal percentage defense (.406) and 30th in scoring defense (63.6).
- Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, secured a spot on the 2024-25 Associated Press preseason All-America Team.
- The 6-9 guard/forward was also announced as the Preseason ACC Rookie of the Year and named to the Preseason All-ACC First Team, as chosen by a select media panel.
- Flagg collected 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in the season-opener against Maine to become the first freshman in Duke history to have at least 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in their debut.
- Flagg was the first Duke player in the last 40 years to amass 50+ points, 25+ rebounds and 10+ assists in his first three career games, per ESPN.
- Flagg was voted as the ACC Men's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week on Nov. 25, becoming the first player to earn both honors in the same week since Feb. 3, 2020, when Duke's Vernon Carey, Jr., accomplished the same feat.
- Duke has an 11-7 record on Nov. 29.
- The Blue Devils are 9-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on this date.
- Last season on the date, during the SEC/ACC Challenge, Arkansas held home court with an 80-75 win over the No. 7 Blue Devils.
- Prior to last season's setback, Duke won four consecutive outings on Nov. 29 from 2015-2019.
- Duke's last home game on this date was an 83-70 victory over Winthrop in 2019, when the Blue Devils were the top-ranked team in the nation.
- The weekly television show, "Duke All-Access with Jon Scheyer," is back for its third season in 2024-25.
- The 30-minute show features Jon Scheyer and his Blue Devils team. Presented in magazine format and produced by John Roth, the show also includes informative player features and behind-the-scenes access to the Duke program.
- A production of Blue Devil Sports Properties from LEARFIELD, the show airs locally on ABC-11 WTVD on Sundays at noon ET and is live streamed on ABC11.com Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET. It also available regionally across on FanDuel Sports Network on Fridays at 3 p.m. ET; and on MASN Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. ET. It can also be viewed via the Duke Athletics YouTube Channel and archived on GoDuke.com.
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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Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
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