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Saturday, March 2
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Duke University
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No. 10 Duke Hosts Virginia on Saturday
3/1/2024 1:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Opening Tip
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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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- No. 10 Duke (22-6, 13-4 ACC) remains at home for a weekend clash with Virginia (21-8, 12-6 ACC) on Saturday, March 2. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., broadcast on ESPN.
- Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin will call the action on ESPN. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
- The two teams have traded wins across the last seven matchups, with Duke most recently picking up a victory (59-49) in the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship game.
- The Blue Devils hold a 124-54 series advantage over the Cavaliers, including a 54-10 margin inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke is the only team to rank among the top four ACC statistical leaders in both scoring offense (2nd/80.5 points per game) and scoring defense (4th/67.4 points allowed per game).
- The Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring margin (+13.1), field goal percentage (.485), 3-point field goal percentage (.386) and assists (15.7 per game).
- In his 100th career Duke start, Jeremy Roach scored a game-high 19 points, including 3-of-4 from deep, during Wednesday's 84-59 win over Louisville.
- Tyrese Proctor has 19 assists to just five turnovers, a 3.8 assist-turnover ratio, in his last five games played. He ranks third in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (2.87) on the season.
- The Blue Devils are 17-1 when out-rebounding their opponent.
- Among ACC leaders, Kyle Filipowski ranks ninth in scoring (16.6 ppg), sixth in rebounding (8.3 rpg), fifth in blocked shots (1.6 bpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.499).
- Virginia ranks as the best team in the ACC for overall defense, limiting opponents to just 58.7 points per game, which ranks third nationally, and 39.6% shooting overall from the field, the 10th-ranked field goal percentage defense in the nation.
- Virginia is led by Reece Beekman, who averages 13.9 points, a league-leading 5.9 assists (24th in nation), and 2.1 steals (third in ACC/24th in nation) per game.
- Ryan Dunn, a 6-8 sophomore guard, is the eighth-leading shot-blocker in the country with an ACC-high 67 rejections.
- Virginia owns the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the nation (1.84), thanks to committing the fewest turnovers nationally at just 8.2 miscues per contest.
- After averaging 7.6 points per outing in the first eight games of the season, Jared McCain has reached the 20-point mark in seven of the last 20 games, averaging a team-high 16.0 points per contest during that stretch.
- The freshman guard scored a career-high 35 points in a road win at Florida State (Feb. 17), matching the Duke freshman scoring record set by Zion Williamson versus Syracuse on Jan. 14, 2019, and the sixth most points scored by a freshman in ACC history.
- McCain nailed 8-of-11 triples against the Seminoles to break Duke's freshman record for 3-pointers made.
- McCain netted 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 from long distance, in a home victory over Queens (Dec. 30).
- In a top-10 rivalry matchup at North Carolina (Feb. 3), McCain recorded a double-double with team highs of 23 points and 11 caroms.
- McCain has made two 3-pointers or more in 19 games this season. The Blue Devils are 16-3 when McCain makes at least two triples.
- The 6-3 guard has secured double-digit rebounds six times this season, including four times in the last nine games, with a career-high of 11 boards twice.
- McCain has been named ACC Rookie of the Week twice since the start of 2024 (Jan. 29, Feb. 19).
- Sophomore center Kyle Filipowski is on pace to improve in nearly all statistical categories, including already surpassing his freshman totals in blocks and assists.
- Filipowski has tallied 82 assists (56 in 2022-23) and blocked 46 shots, after swatting a total of 26 attempts during his freshman year.
- The 7-footer has tallied double-doubles in eight of Duke's last 23 games, moving his career total to 24 double-doubles in 63 games played.
- "Flip" has scored 20 or more points nine times this season, including a career-high 30 points versus Georgia Tech (Jan. 30), after reaching 20 points six times as a freshman.
- He has distributed three-plus assists 21 times during his career, with 16 of those coming during his sophomore campaign.
- 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).
- Filipowski is the 69th Blue Devil all-time to reach 1,000 points, having landed on the exact number following his 17-point outing at Wake Forest on Feb. 24.
- In his last 14 outings, forward Mark Mitchell is averaging 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds with three double-doubles.
- On Jan. 6 at Notre Dame, Mitchell amassed 23 points and 14 rebounds - both career highs.
- Mitchell returned to the starting lineup at Louisville (Jan. 23) with a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double.
- Mitchell matched his career-high of 23 points against Wake Forest (Feb. 12), marking his fifth 20-point effort of the season - all Duke wins.Â
- The sophomore has finished in double-digits in eight of his last 11 contests and 15 of his last 19.Â
- During his two seasons as a Blue Devil, Duke is 31-3 when Mitchell reaches double figures in the scoring column.
- Duke has outscored its opponents by an average of 13.1 points per contest, which tops the ACC and ranks 14th nationally.
- The Blue Devils have tickled the twine to the tune of 38.6% (238-616) on 3-pointers as the top-shooting ACC team from long distance, ranking ninth nationally.
- Duke has converted on 48.5% (797-1642) overall to lead the ACC in field goal percentage and rank 22nd in the nation.
- The second season of 'All-Access with Jon Scheyer' 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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