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Wednesday, February 7
Durham, N.C.
9 p.m.
Duke University
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Notre Dame
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Duke Begins Three-Game Homestand with Notre Dame on Wednesday
2/6/2024 8:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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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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- No. 9 Duke begins a three-game homestand against Notre Dame on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 9 p.m. on the ACC Network.
- Wes Durham, Cory Alexander and Jim Boeheim will call the action on the ACC Network. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
- Wednesday's game is the 39th meeting in the series, with the Blue Devils leading, 30-8, including a 10-2 advantage in Durham.
- Since Notre Dame joined the ACC, the series favors Duke, 11-6 (9-4 in the regular season), and the Blue Devils have won 10 of the last 11.
- After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in six of the last 13 games, including 23 points and 11 rebounds at No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday, to average 16.1 points per contest during that stretch.
- Jeremy Roach ranks second in the ACC and 24th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.05), while Tyrese Proctor is positioned fourth in the conference and 37th nationally (2.83).
- In Roach's last 12 games, the senior guard has distributed 39 assists with 10 turnovers (3.9 assist/turnover ratio).
- Proctor has scored at least 10 points in five of Duke's last six games, averaging 14.0 points across that stretch, including a career-high 24 points at Louisville (Jan. 23).
- Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks sixth in scoring (17.7 ppg), fifth in rebounding (8.5 rpg), third in blocked shots (1.8 bpg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.506).
- Duke ranks 13th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.65) and 14th in fewest turnovers (9.5 per game).Â
- Freshman guard Markus Burton tops the Fighting Irish in with 16.0 points, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
- Notre Dame ranks second in the ACC and 37th nationally in scoring defense, holding opponents to 65.5 points per game.
- Duke is 23-9 overall on Feb. 7, having won 10 of the last 13 games played on this date.
- The Blue Devils and Fighting Irish have met twice on Feb. 7 (1988 and 2015), both Duke wins in Durham.
- Three Blue Devils finished with at least 20 points, but No. 7 Duke dropped a rivalry matchup at No. 3 North Carolina, 93-84, on Saturday, Feb. 3.Â
- Jared McCain led the team with 23 points and was joined by Kyle Filipowski, Jeremy Roach and Mark Mitchell in double-figures, with 22, 20 and 11, respectively.Â
- McCain grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, logging his second career double-double and matching his career-high for boards. Â
- Three different Blue Devils finished with at least 20 points for the first time since Feb. 26, 2022, when Mark Williams, Paolo Banchero and AJ Griffin all did so at Syracuse.
- The Blue Devils shot 50.7% from the field (35-of-69), making more than half of their shots for the ninth time this season.
- Duke's 54 points in the paint match the second-most by the Blue Devils this season and the highest total in their ACC contests.
- After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in six of the last 13 games, shooting 75-of-152 (49.3%) from the field, 32-of-81 (39.5%) from beyond the arc and 27-of-30 (90.0%) 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.
- In a top-10 rivalry matchup at North Carolina (Feb. 3), McCain recorded his second double-double of his freshman campaign with team highs of 23 points and 11 caroms.
- McCain has made two 3-pointers or more in 15 games this season. The Blue Devils are 13-2 when McCain makes at least two triples.
- The 6-3 guard has secured double-digit rebounds four times this season, including a high of 11 boards twice.
- Sophomore Kyle Filipowski has tallied double-doubles in seven of Duke's last 16 games, moving his career total to 23 double-doubles in 57 games played.
- Through 21 games as a sophomore, Filipowski is on pace to improve in nearly all statistical categories, including already surpassing his freshman totals in blocks and assists.
- Filipowski has tallied 58 dimes (56 in 2022-23) and has already blocked 38 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).
- Through 21 games, Duke has been one of the best teams in the country at limiting turnovers.
- Duke ranks 13th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.65) and 14th in fewest turnovers (9.5 per game).Â
- According to KenPom, the Blue Devils currently have the 12th-lowest turnover percentage nationally, coming in at 13.7%.
- Jeremy Roach ranks second in the ACC and 24th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (3.05), while Tyrese Proctor is positioned fourth in the conference and 37th nationally (2.83).
- 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 he now has 29 career game with at least 10 points.Â
- Duke is 26-3 when the sophomore forward reaches double digits in the scoring column.
- Duke has connected on at least one three-pointer in 1,210 straight games, the second-longest streak nationally.
- It has been more than 30 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'i.
- To celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Top 25, the Associated Press compiled its weekly polls to determine the best programs of each decade. Duke was crowned the top program for the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
- In the 1990s, Duke won back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992, and started a run of 24 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996.
- In the 2000s, the Blue Devils won two more national titles in 2001 and 2010, and went on to spend nearly 60% of the time inside the top five of the AP Top 25 — including 40 weeks at No. 1.
- In the 2010s, Duke captured its fifth national championship in 2015, and tallied 33 weeks at No. 1 and 86% of the AP polls (167 of 194) inside the top 10 from 2010-20.
- Duke has posted an all-time record of 956-173 (.847) at Cameron Indoor, that included a 572-76 (.883) record under Coach K.Â
- Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball.
- Now in its 85th season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened January 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton.
- Duke has sold out 518 consecutive games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time Duke did not have a sellout at home was on Nov. 16, 1990, against Boston College.Â
- The sellout figure is the longest current streak (by time) in either men's college basketball or the NBA.
- Duke's record at Cameron during the sellout streak is 470-48 (.907).
- 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".
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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