Duke Announces Non-Conference Matchups - Duke University (2024)

Duke Athletics

Men's Basketball 8/15/2024 8:30:00 AM

DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke men's basketball program unveiled the team's non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season on Thursday.

Five of the non-conference matchups have previously been announced, including the State Farm Champions Classic versus Kentucky on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Atlanta, the Vegas Showdown against Kansas on Tuesday, Nov. 26 in Las Vegas, a home game with Seattle on Friday, Nov. 29, the ACC/SEC Challenge versus Auburn on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in Durham and the SentinelOne Classic against Illinois on Feb. 22, 2025, at Madison Square Garden.

Under the direction of third-year head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke hosts seven non-conference foes at Cameron Indoor Stadium before the new year. The Blue Devils' regular season begins at home on Monday, Nov. 4 against Maine, followed by a Friday, Nov. 8 meeting with Army, also in Durham.

After the neutral site Kentucky clash on Nov. 12, Duke hosts Wofford on Saturday, Nov. 16 and then hits the road to face Arizona in Tucson on Friday, Nov. 22.

The Blue Devils welcome three non-conference opponents to Cameron Indoor Stadium in December - Auburn on Dec. 4, Incarnate Word on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and George Mason on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Duke's first event at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the 2024-25 campaign is Countdown to Craziness on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Blue Devils will play an exhibition game against 2024 CIAA Tournament champion Lincoln (Pa.) in Durham.

The ACC schedule has yet to be announced, but Duke's 20-game conference slate features two games (home and away) versus North Carolina, Wake Forest and Miami, as well as home contests with Cal, Florida State, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Stanford and Virginia Tech, and road games at Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, SMU, Syracuse and Virginia.

Season ticket renewals for the 2024-25 season are underway and the Duke MBB Waitlist opens in October. This waitlist, now in its fourth year, allows Duke fans to register for the potential opportunity to purchase tickets to Duke men's basketball games, when available. Iron Dukes members have the first opportunity to purchase available tickets. To become an Iron Dukes member for as little as $100 annually, visit www.GoDuke.com/IronDukes or call 919-613-7575.

In Scheyer's second year as head coach, the Blue Devils finished 27-9 in the 2023-24 season and ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll. The campaign was highlighted by a run to the program's 24th all-time Elite Eight appearance. Duke returns two starters from last season's squad, junior Tyrese Proctor and sophom*ore Caleb Foster, while also signing the nation's top-ranked recruiting class and also making four additions through the transfer portal.

Duke's six-player freshman class includes five top-20 players in 247Sports' rankings, and consists of five-star prospects Cooper Flagg (6-9, G/F, Newport, Maine/Montverde Academy), Isaiah Evans (6-6, G/F, Huntersville, N.C./North Mecklenburg HS), Kon Knueppel (6-7, G/F, Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran HS), Patrick Ngongba II (6-11, C, Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic) and Khaman Maluach (7-2, C, South Sudan, Africa/NBA Academy Africa), and four-star recruit Darren Harris (6-6, G/F, Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic).

In the transfer portal, Duke added four-star transfers Sion James (6-6, G, Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier HS/Tulane), Maliq Brown (6-9, F, Culpeper, Va./Blue Ridge HS/Syracuse) and Mason Gillis (6-6, F, New Castle, Ind./New Castle HS/Purdue) along with Cameron Sheffield (6-6, G/F, Alpharetta, Ga./ Chattahoochee HS/Rice).

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