No. 6 Duke Closes Road Journey at Stanford Saturday

Saturday, January 17

Stanford, CA

6 p.m.

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No. 6 Duke Closes Road Journey at Stanford Saturday

1/16/2026 6:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Opening Tip

No. 6 Duke wraps up its west-coast trip Saturday at Stanford.
Roxy Bernstein and Austin Croshere will call the action on the ACC Network. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
The Blue Devils are making their first visit to Maples Pavilion on Stanford's campus.
The contest against the Cardinal will be Duke's fourth road game in the last two weeks.
Saturday's matchup features the top two scorer's in the ACC - Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer (22.8 ppg) and Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie (22.9 ppg).
Duke has won 27 of its last 28 games against conference opponents.
The Blue Devils have played seven nationally-ranked opponents this season (6-1 record).
Duke has secured top-25 victories over No. 7 Michigan State, No. 15 Florida, No. 20 Louisville, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
Duke is third in the NET rankings and leads the nation with seven Quad 1 wins. (Jan. 15)
Duke is one of just four teams ranked in the top-12 nationally in both offensive efficiency (123.9, 12th) and defensive efficiency (93.3, 7th) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils lead the ACC and are ninth nationally in scoring margin (+19.9).
Duke tops the conference and ranks 18th in the country in rebounding margin (+9.2).
Cameron Boozer ranks second in the league in scoring (22.8 ppg), fourth in rebounding (9.7 rpg), seventh in steals (1.7 spg), 10th in assists (4.1 apg), fifth in field goal percentage (.578) and 19th in free-throw percentage (.768).
Boozer's 27-point performance at No. 20 Louisville was his eighth game scoring 25 points or more, which is tied for third among Duke freshmen all time.
Isaiah Evans is the ACC's seventh-leading scorer in conference play, averaging 21.2 points per game, and tops the league high with 4.0 3-pointers per ACC contest.
Evans has drained three or more 3-pointers in 10 games this season. Duke is 21-0 the past two seasons when the sophomore sharp-shooter hits three or more triples.
Maliq Brown is the national leader in 2-point field goal percentage (82.6%).
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 51-5.
On Dec. 16, Jon Scheyer broke the ACC record for the fastest coach to 100 wins (122 games), exceeding the standard set by Duke's Vic Bubas in 1964 (128 games).

About the Stanford Cardinal

The series between Duke and Stanford is tied, 2-2.
The Cardinal won the first two games of the series, while the Blue Devils were victorious in the last two contests.
Duke captured a convincing 106-70 victory in the last meeting with Stanford, on Feb. 15, 2025, in Durham.
This will be Duke's first true road game against the Cardinal.
On Dec. 21, 2000, the Cardinal edged Duke, 84-83, in Oakland.
Stanford leads the ACC in free throws made (18.2) and is second in free throws attempted (25.2) per game.
The Cardinal are fifth in the conference in turnovers forced per game (13.9) and turnover margin (+3.1).
Ebuka Okorie leads the ACC (5th in the nation) in scoring (22.9 ppg), while also atop the league in field goal attempts (254), free-throw attempts (135) and free throws made (110).
Benny Gealer ranks sixth in the conference with 31 steals.
Current Duke associate head coach Chris Carrawell scored 28 points versus Stanford on Nov. 11, 1999, the most points posted by a Blue Devil in the series with the Cardinal.

On This Date - Jan. 17

Duke owns a 19-6 record on Jan. 17.
The Blue Devils have won seven consecutive games on this date since 1998, including four wins against teams ranked in the top 15.
Duke last played on this date in 2015, when the fourth-ranked Blue Devils earned a road victory over No. 6 Louisville, 63-52.
Duke is 7-3 in road games played on Jan. 17.

Last Time Out

No. 6 Duke defeated California, 71-56, in front of a sold-out Haas Pavilion on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
The Blue Devils held the Golden Bears to their lowest scoring output in any half this season, limiting the hosts to just 26 points in the final 20 minutes of action.
Cameron Boozer led all scorers with 21 points, and posted his eighth double-double of the season with 13 rebounds. Isaiah Evans and Nikolas Khamenia joined Boozer in double-figures, scoring 17 and 10 points, respectively.
After entering Wednesday's contest averaging 79.8 points per game, California was held to a season-low 56 points, including just 26 after halftime.
Duke swept the specialty stats, out-scoring California in points off turnovers (20-12), points in the paint (42-16), second-chance points (17-2), fast-break points (8-2) and bench points (11-8).
The 42 points in the paint matched Duke's highest total in the category against a Power 4 team this season (vs. Arkansas, Nov. 27, 2025).
Evans' 17 points were highlighted by four three-pointers. When Evans makes at least three triples, Duke is 10-0 this season and 21-0 during Evans' career.
Evans led the Blue Devils in plus/minus, finishing the contest at +26. On the defensive end, Evans swatted a game-high three shot attempts and collected a steal.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is one of just four teams ranked in the top-12 nationally in both offensive efficiency (124.2, 12th) and defensive efficiency (93.6, 7th) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils are the nation's No. 6 rated team, according to KenPom, with an overall rating of 30.61. (through games played on Jan. 14)
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
In 2024-25, Duke registered the second-highest overall rating (39.29) in KenPom history, trailing only the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01).
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 15.8 seconds.
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 15.8 seconds with an effective field goal percentage (57.7%) that ranks 17th in the country and a two-point field goal percentage (62.9%) that's third nationally.
On the other end of the floor, Duke's defense is forcing opponents to use 18.1 seconds per possession.
The greater use of time has not yielded improved results for Duke opponents, as the Blue Devils' effective field goal percentage defense (46.0%) is 24th-best in the nation.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections

Through 17 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 334 deflections, an average of 19.6 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 93 deflections (5.5 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.

Cleaning the Glass

Duke tops the conference and ranks 18th in the country in rebounding margin (+9.2), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.3 to 31.1 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 13 games this season.
Duke has limited three opponents to two points or less in second-chance points, including a pair of shutouts (Lipscomb, Georgia Tech).

Strength of Schedule

Duke has secured six top-25 victories with wins over No. 7 Michigan State, No. 15 Florida, No. 20 Louisville, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The ACC boasts 14 teams in the NET top 75, the most of any conference. (as of Nov. 12)
Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll: No. 6 Duke, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 16 Virginia, No. 20 Louisville and No. 22 Clemson.
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 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).

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 is the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to collect at least 250 points, 100 rebounds and 40 assists through his first 11 career games. (Dec. 17; OptaSTATS)
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.
Boozer's nine assists against Florida State were the most by a Blue Devil in the past three seasons (10 assists by Tyrese Proctor against Pitt in the 2023 ACC Tournament).
The Miami native has amassed 25 points or more in eight out of 17 games, including 35 points against No. 22 Arkansas, 35 points versus Indiana State and 29 points against No. 15 Florida. Boozer's 27-point performance at No. 20 Louisville was his eighth game scoring 25 points or more, which is tied for third among Duke freshmen all time.
Boozer has been voted ACC Player of the Week three times (Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8) and ACC Rookie of the Week six times (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 12).
The freshman forward is currently the nation's seventh-leading scorer with 22.8 points per game, ranks 23rd nationally with 9.7 rebounds per contest and is tied for 15th with eight double-doubles.
Among ACC statistical leaders, Boozer is second in the league in scoring (22.8 ppg), fourth in rebounding (9.7 rpg), seventh in steals (1.7 spg), 10th in assists (4.1 apg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.578).

Duke's Three-Point Streak

Duke has connected on at least one 3-pointer in 1,281 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.

Other Notables

Duke has won 27 of its last 28 games against conference opponents.
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 51-5. Houston is second at 51-6. (College Basketball Report)
Duke has a record of 60-2 (.968) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to 45-21 (.682) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (@EvanMiya)
Maliq Brown is the national leader in 2-point field goal percentage (82.6%), having made 38-of-46 shots inside the arc.
The Blue Devils have confronted double-digit deficits in four outings this season, including their largest deficits at Louisville (12) and versus SMU (11), and have rallied to win all four games.
Duke's 11-0 start was the best open to a season since the 2017-18 campaign.
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11) was Duke's largest road win in program history.

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.