No. 1 Duke Collides with No. 7 UConn in Elite Eight

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No. 1 Duke Collides with No. 7 UConn in Elite Eight

3/28/2026 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Opening Tip

No. 1 Dukes collides with No. 7 UConn in the Elite Eight on Sunday, March 29, in Washington, D.C. The NCAA Tournament regional final tips off at 5:50 p.m., on CBS.
Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will call the action on CBS. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
Duke makes its 26th appearance in the Elite Eight, and its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament regional final under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer.
Scheyer's 124 wins and 25 victories over AP-ranked opponents are the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
Duke has won its last 14 games, marking the Blue Devils' longest stretch without a loss this season and the nation's longest active win streak.
The Blue Devils won the regular-season conference crown and the ACC Tournament title for a second straight year.
The win total of the last two seasons (70) is the best two-year stretch in Duke history, exceeding the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
Duke boasts the highest winning percentage (.754) and third-most wins (129) in NCAA Tournament history.
Duke has secured 13 top-25 victories in the 2025-26 campaign, including the most in the regular season (11) in ACC history and tied for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke is one of only three teams ranked in the top-six nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.9, 6th) and defensive efficiency (90.2, 2nd) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils are the national leaders in scoring margin (+18.5).
Duke ranks fourth in the nation and first in the ACC in scoring defense (63.4 ppg).
The Blue Devils are eighth nationally with a field goal percentage defense of 39.2%.
Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+11.1).
Cameron Boozer is the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.4 points per game, is tied for the national lead with 22 double-doubles and ranks 11th in rebounding (10.3 rpg).
Boozer is the first freshman or sophomore to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ assists in a season since Larry Bird at Indiana State in 1976-77. (CBS Sports)
Isaiah Evans is averaging 19.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in six postseason games.
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 70-6.

About the UConn Huskies

Duke leads the series with UConn, 6-4, including a 3-2 advantage in the NCAA Tournament.
In the last NCAA Tournament meeting, the Huskies edged Duke, 79-78, in the 2004 national semifinal in San Antonio.
The Huskies earned their sixth-consecutive selection to the NCAA Tournament, spending the entire season inside the top-six of the AP Top 25.
Dan Hurley makes his eighth NCAA Tournament appearance (UConn and Rhode Island) with an 18-5 record.
Five Huskies average double figures in scoring, led by Tarris Reed Jr. with 14.3 points per game, and followed closely by Alex Karaban (13.4 ppg) and Solo Ball (13.0 ppg).
Reed also averages 8.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
The Huskies rank 10th in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 65.0 points per game, and 19th in field goal percentage defense (.402).
UConn is ninth nationally with 18.5 assists per contest.
Silas Demary Jr. has the 12th-most assists in the country (218), averaging 6.1 helpers per outing.

On This Date - March 29

Duke has a record of 6-1 on March 29, with five straight wins.
On this date in 1986, the Blue Devils defeated Kansas, 71-67, in the Final Four in Dallas to advance to the national championship game.
On March 29, 2024, Duke beat No. 1-seed Houston, 54-51, in the regional semifinal in Dallas to advance to the Elite 8.
On this date last year, Duke defeated No. 7 Alabama, 85-65, in Newark, N.J., to advance to the Final Four.

Last Time Out

For the third straight season, Duke is in the Elite Eight as it held off St. John's, 80-75, in the Sweet 16 on Friday evening inside Capital One Arena.
The Blue Devils, who were down by one at the half and trailed by as many as 10 points after intermission, clawed back and took the lead for good with 3:54 to play. Duke outscored the Red Storm 22-15 over the final 10 minutes en route to the comeback.
Isaiah Evans poured in a team-high 25 points, shooting 10-of-15 overall from the field and 4-of-8 from deep, while also grabbing four rebounds. When Evans makes at least three 3-pointers, Duke is 19-0 this season and 30-0 in his career.
Cameron Boozer finished with 22 and 10 rebounds for his third consecutive double-double and 22nd of the season, matching Marvin Bagley (2017-18) for the Duke freshman record. Boozer became the first Duke player to post a double-double in each of his first three NCAA Tournament games since Gene Banks (four straight) and Mike Gminski (three straight) both did so in 1978.
Caleb Foster, who returned to the lineup for the first time in the postseason, added 11 points on five-of-eight shooting in 18 minutes of action.
Duke extended its current winning streak to a nation-best 14, while pushing its victory total in the last two seasons to 70, the most in a two-year span in program history.
The Blue Devils advanced to the Elite Eight for the 26th time since Elite Eight records began in 1951, and for the 13th time since 1998, the most by any team in that span.
The Blue Devils have advanced to the Elite Eight in three consecutive seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer. Tennessee joins the Blue Devils as the only programs to make regional final appearances in each of the last three seasons.
Across the last two seasons, Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball, at 70-6 (.921). The 70 wins across the last two seasons sets a new program record for best two-year stretch in Duke history, surpassing the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
Duke increased its current winning streak to 14 games, its longest stretch without a loss this season and the longest active streak in the nation.
The Blue Devils tabbed their 13th top-25 victory of the season. The Blue Devils had already secured wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The victory was Scheyer's 25th over a ranked opponent, more than any other Division I head coach in their first four seasons.
With the victory, the Blue Devils moved to 7-0 this season when trailing at halftime. The Blue Devils fell behind by 10 points with 15 minutes remaining in the contest, yet rallied for the triumph. Duke has trailed by double figures in six outings this season, but overcame those deficits to win all six games.
The Red Storm entered Friday's game averaging 81.1 points per game, but were held to 75, 6.1 points below their season average. Duke's defense has held 35 of its 37 opponents below their scoring average this season.
At the start of Friday's game, Duke ranked fifth nationally for rebounding margin (+11.1). The Blue Devils outrebounded the Red Storm by 13 (40-27), finishing with a positive margin on the glass in 33 games this season. Duke has finished with a double-digit edge on the glass in eight consecutive games and a total of 23 times this season.
The Blue Devils committed 13 fouls. Duke has a record of 72-3 (.960) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under Scheyer.

Blue Devils Make 48th NCAA Tournament Appearance

Duke earned the overall No. 1-seed in the East Region of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Duke's 48th NCAA Tournament appearance ranks fifth in tournament history, trailing Kentucky (63), North Carolina (55), Kansas (53) and UCLA (52).
Duke is 129-42 (.754) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, marking the best winning percentage in tournament history by a team with a minimum of 20 games played. Duke's 129 wins are third-most in the event's history.
Head coach Jon Scheyer leads Duke into the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and has steered the Blue Devils to a top-five seed in each of his first four years at the helm of the program. The 2026 campaign is the second consecutive one-seed for the Blue Devils under Scheyer, and marks the 16th time in program history Duke has been tapped as a one seed, the second-most in tournament history.
Duke has been ranked inside the top-seven all season and entered the tournament ranked No. 1 in the nation, sweeping the ACC regular season and tournament titles.
The Blue Devils have now been selected to the East Region 21 times – last in 2025 – and hold a 66-18 (.786) record when playing out of the East. Duke is 61-11 (.847) all-time as a No. 1 seed.
Duke's regional final game on Sunday in Washington, D.C., marks the program's sixth NCAA Tournament game in the nation's capital with the Blue Devils holding a record of 3-2.

Blue Devils Repeat as ACC Tournament Champions; Capture 24th ACC Tournament Title

Top-ranked Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, on March 14, securing the Blue Devils' 24th ACC Tournament title.
With the victory, Duke became the first ACC school to capture a football, men's basketball and women's basketball championship in the same academic year.
Across his eight ACC Tournament appearances as a player and head coach, Jon Scheyer has won five championships.
The Blue Devils have won five of the last nine ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn, winning in 2019 in Charlotte, earning the 2023 title in Greensboro in Scheyer's first year as head coach, claiming Scheyer's second crown in 2025 in Charlotte and taking home a third title for Scheyer in Charlotte in 2026.
The Blue Devils hold a record of 24-13 in the ACC Tournament title game. The 24 total ACC Tournament crowns are the most by any team in the history of the event.
With the three wins in the 2026 event, Duke improved its all-time ACC Tournament ledger to 116-47 (.712). The 116 total wins are the most by any team in ACC Tournament history.
When the ACC Tournament is played in Charlotte, Duke is 27-8 (.771). Seven of Duke's 24 championships have come when playing in Charlotte – including in each of the last two seasons.

Back-to-Back 30-Win Seasons

Duke's ACC Tournament quarterfinals win over Florida State on March 12 improved its overall record to 30-2, marking the program's 18th season with 30 or more victories.
Including last year's 35-4 finish, the Blue Devils have now registered consecutive 30-win seasons six times, with the last capping a three-year run in 2010-11.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the seventh team in program history to win 35 games or more in a season.
The 2024-25 and 2025-26 Blue Devils, under the direction of head coach Jon Scheyer, posted 35 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in Duke history.
The combined win total of the last two seasons (70) equals the best two-year stretch in Duke history, bettering the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
With Scheyer picking up his 124th career win courtesy of a victory in the regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament, the fourth-year head coach is averaging more than 30 wins per season.

ACC Regular-Season Champions

With a win at NC State (March 2), Duke clinched the ACC regular-season championship and the top seed in the ACC Tournament.
The 2025-26 campaign is the 22nd time the Blue Devils have earned at least a share of the regular-season title, and the second consecutive outright regular-season crown under head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning five straight in 1996-2001.

Duke at No. 1 in Top-25 Polls

On Feb. 23, after defeating top-ranked Michigan, Duke jumped two spots to the top of the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches top-25 polls.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation (AP poll) for four consecutive weeks and 151 weeks total, more than any other program in the country. (as of March 16 poll)
Sunday will be Duke's 303rd game played as the No. 1-ranked team, ahead of UCLA's 257 games for the best total all-time (since 1949), with the Blue Devils posting a 260-42 record.
Since 1998, the Blue Devils have played 200 games as the top-ranked team, more than twice as many as the next best tally (84 by North Carolina).
Last season, Duke moved to the top of both the AP and Coaches polls on March 10, 2025, and remained in the top spot on March 17, 2025, after winning three games in Charlotte to capture the ACC Tournament title, right through to the Final Four.
The No. 1 ranking on March 10, 2025, was the first time the Blue Devils were positioned atop the Associated Press poll since Nov. 29, 2021.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is one of only three teams ranked in the top-six nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.9, 6th) and defensive efficiency (90.2, 2nd) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
Duke finished the 2024-25 season with 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).
Duke has boasted a top-20 defense in all four seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer: 16th (93.9) in 2022-23; 16th (95.2) in 2023-24; 5th (90.8) in 2024-25; and currently 2nd (90.2) in 2025-26.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections - "Defensive Menace" Maliq Brown

Through 37 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 608 deflections, an average of 16.4 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 195 deflections (5.3 avg.), as the senior has registered more than 32% of the team's deflections.
Rated as the nation's best defender, according to BartTorvik metrics, Brown currently owns a 8.3 defensive box plus-minus, which is the second-best tally in the history of the BartTorvik platform. Only three other players have ever finished a season with a mark over 8.0.
Brown has the second-best steal percentage (5.23%) in the country, according to KenPom (percentage of possessions a player records a steal while on the court).
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.
Brown joined teammate Cameron Boozer as one of 15 players selected to the 2025-26 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award watch list, announced Feb. 27.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Brown was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and ACC Sixth Man of the Year.

Cleaning the Glass

Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+11.1), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.4 to 29.3 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 33 games this season.
Duke has finished with a double-digit edge on the glass in eight consecutive games and a total of 23 times this season.
Duke has outrebounded eight opponents by 20 or more boards, including a season-best rebound margin of +34 (55-21) against Lipscomb, +22 (49-27) at Notre Dame, and +21 versus Louisville (47-26) and Florida State (46-25) in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
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 13 top-25 victories with wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 10 St. John's, No. 10 and No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 10 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
The Blue Devils' 11 wins over AP-ranked teams tied the record for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke has posted six double-digit victories over ranked teams this season, the most by Duke since the 2001-02 campaign. (ESPN Research)
Sixteen of Duke's 31 regular-season games came against NCAA Tournament teams, including eight in non-conference play (Texas, Kansas, Howard, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan State, Texas Tech and Michigan).
Duke, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA's NET rankings (March 16), has played 19 Quad-1 games with a 17-2 record in those contests. The Blue Devils' 17 Quad-1 wins are tied for the most in the country.
Eight ACC teams are among the top 40 of the NCAA's NET rankings (as of March 16). Duke (1), Virginia (12), Louisville (17) and North Carolina (24) rank among the top 25.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll (March 16): No. 1 Duke, No. 9 Virginia, No. 21 North Carolina and No. 23 Louisville.

Measurable Results

Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 70-6. Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 66-4 (.943).
The 70 wins across the last two seasons sets a new program record for best two-year stretch in Duke history, surpassing the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
The 2024-25 and 2025-26 Blue Devils, under the direction of head coach Jon Scheyer, posted 35 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in Duke history.
Duke has won 42 of its last 44 games against conference opponents.
The Blue Devils have confronted double-digit deficits in six outings this season, including their largest deficits versus Siena (13), at Louisville (12) and versus SMU (11), and have rallied to win all six games.
During the past three seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke has sustained just one double-digit defeat — in the 2024 NCAA Elite Eight.
In that stretch, the Blue Devils have produced 72 double-figure victories, including 48 wins by 20-plus points, 23 by 30-plus and eight by 40-plus.
Since the start of last season, Duke has won 36 games by at least 20 points. That is the most 20-point wins in Division I over this span. (Stats Perform)
Duke has taken a double-digit lead in 66 of 74 games since the start of last season. The Blue Devils have a 62-4 record in those contests, including 53 wins by at least 10 points. (Devils Illustrated)

Duke with More Than 75% Winning Percentage in NBA Arenas

Duke is a combined 111-36 (.755) all-time in 13 current NBA venues.
The Blue Devils have won 41 of their last 51 at NBA venues, including an 8-1 record this year and a 4-1 mark last season.
Duke has a 20-7 (.741) record in NBA facilities under head coach Jon Scheyer, including a 17-4 (.810) ledger in the past three seasons.
The Blue Devils own a 9-6 record at Capital One Arena, including a 68-63 victory over top-ranked Michigan on Feb. 21.
During the 2025-26 campaign, the Blue Devils played five regular-season contests at NBA venues, posting a 4-1 record - Spectrum Center (Charlotte Hornets) on Nov. 4 vs. Texas, Madison Square Garden (New York Knicks) on Nov. 18 vs. Kansas and Dec. 20 vs. Texas Tech, United Center (Chicago Bulls) on Nov. 27 vs. Arkansas, and Capital One Arena (Washington Wizards) on Feb. 21 vs. Michigan.
The ACC Tournament returned to the Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets, on March 10-14. The Blue Devils improved their record to 17-1 at the Spectrum Center.

Cameron Boozer's Historic Campaign

Cameron Boozer headlines the KenPom Player of the Year Rankings with the highest mark (2.956) since the current format of the rating system was implemented in 2013. No player has finished a season with a rating above 2.800. Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin achieved a 2.794 rating at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season.
Boozer also sits atop the EvanMiya Player Performance Rankings at 14.52, leading Yaxel Lendeborg of Michigan at 13.58. Boozer's 14.52 rating is the highest of any player dating back to 2010.
The freshman forward has been named National Player of the Year by The Sporting News and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and was voted the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year.
Boozer is Duke's 26th Consensus First-Team All-American, more than any other program since 1949.
Boozer recorded at least 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 37 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Boozer is the first freshman or sophomore to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ assists in a season since Larry Bird at Indiana State in 1976-77. (CBS Sports)
Boozer is the only DI player in the last 30 seasons to have 700+ points, 300+ rebounds, 100+ assists and 50.0+ FG% in a single regular season.
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.
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).
Boozer needed just 16 career games to record 300+ points, 150+ rebounds and 50+ assists. That is the second fewest needed by any player this century, as LSU's Ben Simmons reached those figures in 15 games 10 years ago in 2015-16. (Stats Perform)
Boozer became the first Blue Devil to score 30 points in consecutive games since RJ Barrett in February 2019.
The Miami native has amassed 25 points or more in 12 games, including 35 points against No. 22 Arkansas, 35 points versus Indiana State, 32 points against Wake Forest, 30 points at Stanford and 29 points against No. 15 Florida.
Boozer's 26-point performance versus North Carolina (Mar. 7) was his 12th game scoring 25 points or more, which ranks third among Duke freshmen all time.
Boozer has led all players in points, rebounds and assists in seven games this season, extending his lead over Tim Duncan (5, 1996-97) for the most by an ACC player in a season over the last 30 seasons.
Boozer was voted ACC Player of the Week five times (Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, Mar. 9) and ACC Rookie of the Week 10 times (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 9).
Boozer swept the ACC weekly awards five times this season, joining former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg as the only two players in the history of the league to accomplish the feat five times in a single season.
Boozer has logged 22 total double-doubles and 14 with at least 20 points. The freshman tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in three consecutive games, the regular-season finale against North Carolina and the first two games of the ACC Tournament.
Boozer is just the fourth Blue Devil in program history to amass 22 double-doubles in a season, and only the second Duke freshman (Marvin Bagley III, 22, 2017-18).
Boozer is the first Duke player to post a double-double in each of his first three NCAA Tournament games since Gene Banks (four straight) and Mike Gminski (three straight) both did so in 1978.
The freshman forward is currently the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.4 points per game, ranks 11th nationally with 10.3 rebounds per contest and is tied as the national leader with 22 double-doubles, which is tied as the most by a Duke freshman.
Boozer is currently second for Duke freshman scoring in a season with 828 points, trailing RJ Barrett's 860 points during the 2018-19 season.
Boozer holds the Duke freshman rebounding record with 381, surpassing Marvin Bagley III, who grabbed 366 in 2017-18.
The freshman made nine free throws versus Clemson (March 13), securing the Duke freshman record for free throws made, passing Cooper Flagg's 179 in 2024-25. Boozer currently has 215, as the first Duke freshman to make 200 free throws in a season.

Other Notables

Duke's regular-season record of 29-2 is the best for the Blue Devils since going 29-1 in 1998-99.
The Blue Devils won their last five conference games of the regular season by an average margin of 30.2 points.
Duke has won the outright ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back years. The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001.
Duke has a record of 72-3 (.960) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to 52-21 (.712) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (@EvanMiya)
Maliq Brown is third in the nation in 2-point field goal percentage (76.5%), having made 78-of-102 shots inside the arc.
In the last eight regular-season games, Cayden Boozer averaged 3.0 assists, while committing only seven turnovers (3.4 assist-turnover ratio) in 21.8 minutes per contest. In three NCAA Tournament games, the freshman guard has distributed 13 assists with just four turnovers, while also averaging 11.7 points in 32.7 minutes per game.
Veteran Blue Devil Caleb Foster has proven to be a road warrior this season, establishing new career-highs in points (20 at Louisville), rebounds (8 at Pittsburgh) and assists (8 vs. Arkansas in Chicago) all away from the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke has registered 39 kill shots (scoring run of 10+ points) this season, while surrendering just 10 by the opposition.
Duke's 11-0 start was the best unbeaten open to a season since the 2017-18 campaign, and its 21-1 record was the best start to a season since 2007-08 (22-1).
The Blue Devils' 17 straight ACC regular-season victories (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) is the third-longest ACC winning streak in program history and the longest since 2000.
Duke's eight consecutive ACC road wins (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) tied for the third-longest ACC road winning streak in program history.
Duke won at least 14 games in conference play for the fifth straight season. That's the longest streak by an ACC team in conference history. (Stats Perform)
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11, 2025) was Duke's largest road win in program history.
The 100-56 win at Notre Dame (Feb. 24) was the Blue Devils' first time scoring 100 points in a regulation ACC road game since 1999, and the 44-point difference marked the largest margin of defeat for Notre Dame at home since 1898.
Duke posted a record of 36-3 (.923) in 2025, to tie the ACC record for most wins in a calendar year, equaling the 1992 Blue Devils (36-2) and North Carolina in 2008 (36-3).

Scheyer Continues to Make History - 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year

Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer continues to add historic milestones to his résumé.
With the win over North Carolina on March 7, Scheyer improved his head-coaching record to 118-24, passing Brad Stevens for the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
In his fourth season as a head coach, Scheyer became the fastest head coach to win 100 games in ACC history and the second-fastest Division I head coach to reach 100 victories in the last 45 years.
When Duke defeated Lipscomb, 97-73, on Dec. 16, Scheyer hit the century mark in just 122 games.
Scheyer broke the ACC record for the fastest head coach to reach 100 career victories by exceeding Duke's Vic Bubas, who achieved the mark in 128 games in 1964.
Scheyer's 25 victories over Associated Press top-25 opponents are more than any head coach in their first four seasons, topping the standard previously held by Tom Izzo.
During the 2025-26 campaign, Scheyer has led the Blue Devils to victories over four of the five winningest active Division I head coaches: John Calipari (863 wins), Rick Barnes - exhibition game (861), Bill Self (840), and Rick Pitino (792), as well as Tom Izzo (764), who is eighth on the list.
After concluding the regular season with a 29-2 record as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation and a 17-1 conference record as the outright ACC regular-season champions, Scheyer was voted the 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year.
Scheyer was announced as the NABC South Atlantic District Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.