No. 4 Duke Hosts No. 15 Florida in ACC/SEC Challenge

The Opening Tip

No. 4 Duke and No. 15 Florida clash at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the ACC/SEC Challenge, tipping off at 7:30 p.m., on ESPN.
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Kris Budden 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 Flordia, 14-4, including two straight victories and a 4-0 advantage in matchups at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke has a 1-1 record in the ACC/SEC Challenge with an 84-78 win over No. 2 Auburn at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2024, and an 80-75 road loss at Arkansas in 2023.
Duke owns a 52-3 (.945) record at Cameron Indoor Stadium under head coach Jon Scheyer, and the Blue Devils are riding a 21-game home win streak.
Duke's 8-0 start is the best open to a season since winning the first 11 games in 2017-18.
Duke is tied for the nation's second-longest active win streak, trailing only Nebraska (12).
Duke is the only team ranked in the top-five nationally in both offensive efficiency (124.6, 5th) and defensive efficiency (92.6, 4th) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils lead the nation in field goal percentage defense (.340) and rank second in scoring defense (58.8) and scoring margin (+33.1).
Duke's 20.3 assists per game is 14th-best nationally, while its 1.98 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks seventh among NCAA Division I leaders.
The Blue Devils are the fifth-tallest team in the country - third among Power-4 programs behind Illinois and North Carolina (79.5") - with an average height of 79.3 inches. (KenPom)
Cameron Boozer, the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year, earned his second ACC Player of the Week honor and third ACC Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 1, and was announced as the Oscar Robertson Player of the Month for November by USBWA.
Caleb Foster erupted for a season-high 15 points and a career-best eight assists to spark Duke to an 80-71 victory over No. 22 Arkansas in Chicago on Thanksgiving.
Isaiah Evans has drained three or more 3-pointers in five games this season. Duke is 16-0 the past two seasons when the sophomore sharp-shooter hits three or more triples.
Patrick Ngongba II has scored in double figures for four consecutive outings.
Duke is coming off its 18th Final Four appearance, 23rd ACC Tournament title and 21st ACC regular-season championship, finishing with a 35-4 overall record last season.

About the Florida Gators

Duke leads the series with Flordia, 14-4, including a 4-0 advantage in matchups at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils won seven of the first nine meetings from 1921-46, then posted the same record since 1960.
Both teams have been ranked in the top-25 in five of the last six matchups since 1987, including three straight times.
Duke owns a 4-1 advantage when both teams are ranked.
Duke and Florida both advanced to last season's Final Four.
The Gators lead the nation in rebounds per game (48.1) and rank second in rebound margin (+14.9) and offensive rebounds per game (17.0), and 16th in three-point field goal percentage defense (26.1%).
Five Gators are averaging double figures in scoring, led by Thomas Haugh (17.9 ppg) and Alex Condon (15.7 ppg).
Rueben Chinyelu, a 6-10, 265-pound center, is ninth in the nation in rebounding at 10.9 per contest, which tops the SEC, along with 11.1 points per game.

On This Date - Dec. 2

Duke is 18-7 overall and has won eight of the last 10 games when playing on Dec. 2.
The Blue Devils last played on this date during the 2023-24 season, a 72-68 loss at Georgia Tech.
Duke is 11-1 at home on Dec. 2, having won five straight since 1996.
Prior to Tuesday, Duke has played on Dec. 2 while being ranked in the top-10 13 times, including five consecutive games since 2008.
Duke is 5-0 on this date when both teams are ranked in the top-25.

Last Time Out

No. 4 Duke and No. 22 Arkansas played to a Thanksgiving classic at the United Center with the Blue Devils scoring 27 of the final 38 points to earn an 80-71 victory.
Freshman Cameron Boozer led the way for Duke with the second 35-point game of his young career. Boozer is the first Duke freshman in program history to reach 35 or more points in a game twice.
The Razorbacks trailed 41-35 at the half, but stormed through the first eight minutes after intermission and took a 57-52 advantage before extending it to 60-53 with 10:09 to play. It was all Blue Devils from there as Boozer and junior Caleb Foster combined for 33 of Duke's 39 points in the second half, including the team's final 14.
Arkansas was held without a field goal in the final 2:58.
Arkansas entered Thursday's game ranked fourth nationally in fastbreak points (25.3), but finished with just 14.
Duke's defense held Arkansas to 71 points. The Razorbacks entered the game averaging 91.0 points per game. The Blue Devils have held each opponent this season under their respective scoring average.
Duke registered one scoring run of at least 10 points. The Blue Devils have 16 double-digit scoring runs this season and have allowed only one by an opponent.
Boozer scored 15 points within a seven-minute span from 10:06 to 3:09 in the first half, then added 20 points in the second half, the most in a second half this season by a Blue Devil.
Boozer finished just one rebound shy of a double-double and shot 7-of-9 (.778) from the floor in the second half, while contributing six free throws.
Foster logged eight assists, a new career high, including six in the opening half, while adding 15 points, a new season high.
Isaiah Evans made three 3-pointers, all inside the first 12 minutes of the contest. Duke is 16-0 during Evans' career when he makes at least three triples in a game.
Patrick Ngongba II registered 11 points and five rebounds, marking his fourth consecutive contest scoring in double figures.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is the only team ranked in the top-five nationally in both offensive efficiency (124.7, 5th) and defensive efficiency (92.6, 4th) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils are the nation's No. 3 rated team, according to KenPom, with an overall rating of 32.07. (through games played on Nov. 28)
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
Last season, Duke was the only team in the country ranked among the top-five in both offensive (130.1, 1st) and defensive (90.8, 5th) adjusted efficiency (KenPom).

Pace of Play

Duke's offense is playing at a faster pace this season than any prior campaign under head coach Jon Scheyer, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils' average length of possession on offense is 14.6 seconds, which is the 13th quickest use of time nationally.
In comparison, Duke's average length of offensive possession was 17.1 seconds in 2024-25, 17.5 in 2023-24 and 18.7 in 2022-23.
Duke maximizes its 14.6 seconds with an effective field goal percentage (60.7%) that ranks 13th in the country and a two-point field goal percentage (65.2%) that's third nationally.
On the other end of the floor, Duke's defense is forcing opponents to use 19.1 seconds per possession, which is fifth-highest in the country.
The greater use of time has not yielded improved results for Duke opponents, as the Blue Devils' effective field goal percentage defense (40.0%) is the best in the nation.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections

Through eight games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 184 deflections, an average of 23.0 per game.
Duke amassed a season-best 32 deflections versus Niagara (Nov. 21), topping the previous high of 30 against Indiana State (Nov. 14).
Maliq Brown, described as a "defensive menace" by head coach Jon Scheyer, tops Duke with 52 deflections (6.5 avg.).
Brown, who was selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team after leading the league with 71 steals as a sophomore at Syracuse, recorded 12 deflections against Niagara (Nov. 21), the most by a Blue Devil this season.

Cameron Boozer's Historical Start

Cameron Boozer is the first Duke freshman to score 35 points or more twice - amassing 35 points versus Indiana State (Nov. 14) and tallying 35 points again versus Arkansas (Nov. 27).
The freshman forward became the first NCAA Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to have an eight-game span with more than 175 points, 75 rebounds and 25 assists, 10 or fewer turnovers, and an undefeated record - doing so in Duke's first eight games. (@OptaSTATS)
Boozer became the first ACC player with at least 100 points, 50 rebounds and 20 assists in a five-game span since Craig Smith of Boston College in March 2006. The freshman forward accomplished that standard in his first five college contests. (Nov. 19)
Boozer amassed 35 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, connecting on 13-of-16 field goals in a win over Indiana State on Nov. 14, becoming the first major conference freshman to reach 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with no more than one turnover since Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony in 2003 (ESPN), and joined Zion Williamson (2019) and Christian Laettner (1990) as the third Duke player in the past 45 years to score at least 35 points in a double-double performance.

The Blue Devils Have Won Nearly 85% of Games at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Duke has posted an all-time record of 982-174 (.849) at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 52-3 (.945) record under head coach Jon Scheyer with unblemished home records in 2022-23 (16-0) and 2024-25 (17-0).
Duke has won more games at its current home venue than any team in college basketball.
Now in its 87th season as the home of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.1 wins since the venue opened Jan. 6, 1940 -- a 36-27 win over Princeton.

Sellout Streak Still Staying Strong

Duke has sold out 545 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.
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 496-49 (.910).

Duke's Three-Point Streak

Duke has connected on at least one 3-pointer in 1,272 straight games, the longest streak nationally.
It has been more than 35 years since Duke was held without a three-point field goal -- Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai'i.

AP Poll Streak Extends

With the release of the Associated Press preseason poll on Oct. 13, Duke was ranked No. 6 -- extending a notable streak.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked in the top 10 at least once in 30 consecutive seasons -- the longest active streak nationally. The next closest program is Kansas, which has held a top-10 ranking at some point in each of the last 20 seasons.
The No. 6 ranking also marked the 18th consecutive season that the Blue Devils made their debut in the top 10.
Duke's current run in the AP top-25 poll is 49 consecutive weeks - the fourth-longest active streak. (as of Dec. 1)

Other Notables

Duke has a 1-1 record in the ACC/SEC Challenge with an 84-78 win over No. 2 Auburn at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2024, and an 80-75 road loss at Arkansas in 2023.
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11) was Duke's largest road win in program history.
Duke has a record of 57-2 (.966) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to a record of 40-20 (.667) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (per @EvanMiya).

The 2025-26 Duke Blue Devils

Entering the 2025-26 campaign under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke returns six players from a squad that finished 35-4 overall last season, capturing the program's 23rd ACC Tournament title, 21st ACC regular-season crown and advancing to its 18th Final Four.
The Blue Devils also welcome the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class - the seventh top-ranked recruiting class for Duke since Scheyer joined the coaching staff.
The Blue Devils are the fifth-tallest team in the country - third among Power-4 programs behind Illinois and North Carolina (79.5") - with an average height of 79.3 inches. (KenPom)
Duke is one of the youngest teams in the nation with an average of 0.85 years of Division I experience, according to KenPom.com, which ranks 320th out of 365.

Strength of Schedule

Duke's 2025-26 non-conference lineup features eight opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago: Texas (Nov. 4; Charlotte, N.C.), Kansas (Nov. 18; New York, N.Y.), Arkansas (Nov. 27; Chicago), Florida (Dec. 2; Durham), Michigan State (Dec. 6; East Lansing, Mich.), Lipscomb (Dec. 16; Durham), Texas Tech (Dec. 20; New York, N.Y.) and Michigan (Feb. 21; Washington, D.C.). Of those teams, five advanced to the Sweet 16, with three reaching the Elite Eight.
The Blue Devils will play 10 games against teams ranked in ESPN's preseason top 25 - No. 2 Florida, No. 6 Louisville (twice), No. 8 Michigan, No. 11 Texas Tech, No. 12 Arkansas, No. 22 Kansas, No. 24 NC State and No. 25 North Carolina (twice).
Up next, Duke confronts No. 15 Florida at home and No. 7 Michigan State on the road.

All-Access with Coach Jon Scheyer

The weekly television show, "Duke All-Access with Jon Scheyer," is back for its fourth season in 2025-26.
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 is also available regionally across the FanDuel Sports Network on Fridays at 12 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.

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