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The rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium will be due for an update before the 2025-26 basketball season begins next November.
DURHAM, N.C. - The rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium will be due for an update before the 2025-26 basketball season begins next November. Both the men's and women's teams have already earned new banners to hang as they take aim at the ultimate prize during the NCAA Tournament.
The Duke men can hoist banners for their ACC regular season and tournament championships, while the Duke women can add a conference tournament title banner as well.Â
For the men, their sweep through the tourney in Charlotte marked their 23rd crown, the most of any program (UNC stands second with 18). It was the second ACC Tournament won by the Blue Devils in coach Jon Scheyer's three seasons. He also won two as a player, the only person to win it as a player and coach.
The 2025 tournament title came on the heels of a superlative ACC regular season that saw Duke go 19-1 with an average margin of victory of 21.7 points per game in the league. This marked the first season since 2006 for the Blue Devils to claim both the outright regular season title and the tournament championship. That double has only been accomplished in the ACC 10 times since 1990, and Duke owns five of them (1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2025).
The Blue Devils saw their script of regular season dominance get flipped in the tournament. Instead of rolling to lopsided wins, they faced serious game pressure in each of their three contests before they could cut down the nets. They were down by 14 to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals and started 0-of-13 from 3-point range, while also losing freshman star Cooper Flagg and defensive ace Maliq Brown to injury in the first half. But they regrouped behind Kon Knueppel's career high 28 points to win 78-70.Â
Duke then stormed out to a 24-point lead on North Carolina in the semifinals but saw the Tar Heels rally furiously to make it a one-possession game in the closing minute. Knueppel's free throws with 3.2 seconds left secured a 74-71 win.
In the championship game, Louisville took a five-point halftime advantage before Duke turned up the heat with tough, relentless defense after intermission. A barrage of 3-pointers from Tyrese Proctor, dominant inside play from Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba and a key 12-0 run midway through the second half gave Duke a 73-62 decision.
As they raised the trophy and celebrated on the court, the Blue Devils knew they had learned much more about themselves by facing adversity and game pressure in a one-and-done setting as they looked forward to NCAA time.
Sophomore Oluchi Okananwa came off the bench to lead the squad in scoring in all three games. In the championship game she had 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and was all over the floor in the second half as Duke defeated NC State by 14. Ashlon Jackson also had 22 points in the final.Â
Duke had trailed the Wolfpack by 14 in the first half but enjoyed a 24-10 push in the third quarter and shot 55 percent in the second half to take command.Â
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The Duke men can hoist banners for their ACC regular season and tournament championships, while the Duke women can add a conference tournament title banner as well.Â
For the men, their sweep through the tourney in Charlotte marked their 23rd crown, the most of any program (UNC stands second with 18). It was the second ACC Tournament won by the Blue Devils in coach Jon Scheyer's three seasons. He also won two as a player, the only person to win it as a player and coach.
The 2025 tournament title came on the heels of a superlative ACC regular season that saw Duke go 19-1 with an average margin of victory of 21.7 points per game in the league. This marked the first season since 2006 for the Blue Devils to claim both the outright regular season title and the tournament championship. That double has only been accomplished in the ACC 10 times since 1990, and Duke owns five of them (1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2025).
The Blue Devils saw their script of regular season dominance get flipped in the tournament. Instead of rolling to lopsided wins, they faced serious game pressure in each of their three contests before they could cut down the nets. They were down by 14 to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals and started 0-of-13 from 3-point range, while also losing freshman star Cooper Flagg and defensive ace Maliq Brown to injury in the first half. But they regrouped behind Kon Knueppel's career high 28 points to win 78-70.Â
Duke then stormed out to a 24-point lead on North Carolina in the semifinals but saw the Tar Heels rally furiously to make it a one-possession game in the closing minute. Knueppel's free throws with 3.2 seconds left secured a 74-71 win.
In the championship game, Louisville took a five-point halftime advantage before Duke turned up the heat with tough, relentless defense after intermission. A barrage of 3-pointers from Tyrese Proctor, dominant inside play from Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba and a key 12-0 run midway through the second half gave Duke a 73-62 decision.
As they raised the trophy and celebrated on the court, the Blue Devils knew they had learned much more about themselves by facing adversity and game pressure in a one-and-done setting as they looked forward to NCAA time.
"Man, it says a lot, having two guys down, especially with Maliq and Coop being out," noted Maluach. "It says a lot about our team and our toughness and says a lot about other guys stepping up in big moments, especially like Pat (Ngongba), how he stepped up this tournament."
Duke women's coach Kara Lawson also saw plenty of players step up during their championship run through the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. Overall the Blue Devils dropped just four ACC games during the regular season — one at North Carolina in overtime in January, then three in February to NC State, Notre Dame and Louisville. They were able to avenge all four of them down the stretch, kicking UNC in the last home game, then pushing past Louisville, Notre Dame and NC State in quick succession to win the tournament. The Wolfpack and Fighting Irish were the top two seeds after tying for first place in the regular season.Sophomore Oluchi Okananwa came off the bench to lead the squad in scoring in all three games. In the championship game she had 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and was all over the floor in the second half as Duke defeated NC State by 14. Ashlon Jackson also had 22 points in the final.Â
Duke had trailed the Wolfpack by 14 in the first half but enjoyed a 24-10 push in the third quarter and shot 55 percent in the second half to take command.Â
"Just incredibly proud of our team and what they were able to accomplish, not just in this game but over the course of the tournament," Lawson said. "We faced some of the best teams in the country three days in a row, when you look at the seasons that Louisville, Notre Dame and NC State have put together, and to be able to come out as a champion is just very, very satisfying for our team that has worked hard all year. Had some ups, had some downs, but we were able to put it all together in a weekend, and that's what you want to be as a team in March that can put it all together, and we showed that."
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