Duke Returns to Cameron Thursday versus Coastal Carolina

#2 Duke Blue Devils (1-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Game #2 • Home Game #2 • Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 • 8:00 p.m. ET
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
TV: ACC Network
Radio: Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD

The Opening Tip

• No. 2 Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium to host Coastal Carolina on Thursday.
• Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress will name the motion on the ACC Network. David Shumate, John Roth and Ryan Kelly workforce up for the printed on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
• The Blue Devils received the lone matchup in opposition to the Chanticleers, a 74-49 Duke victory in Durham on Nov. 16, 2009.
• Jon Scheyer is in his fifth season as head coach of the Blue Devils and his 14th season on the Duke teaching workers.
• Scheyer’s 124 wins and 25 victories over AP-ranked opponents are probably the most by a Division I coach of their first 4 seasons.
• Duke has posted an all-time report of 994-174 (.851) at Cameron Indoor Stadium, together with a 64-3 (.955) report underneath Scheyer with unblemished house information in 2022-23 (16-0), 2024-25 (17-0) and 2025-26 (15-0).
• The Blue Devils have received 33 consecutive house video games, the longest lively streak within the nation, together with 20 straight in opposition to non-conference opponents. 
• Caleb Foster enters Thursday with 99 video games performed in his Duke profession.
• In 2025-26, the Blue Devils made this system’s twenty sixth Elite Eight look, captured Duke’s twenty fourth ACC Tournament title, claimed the convention regular-season championship for the twenty second time and achieved a 35-win season for the second straight season with an general report of 35-3.
• Duke was the one program within the nation with 70 mixed wins the final two seasons.
• Only Duke has superior to the Elite Eight in every of the final three years with a Final Four look.
• The win whole of the final two seasons (70) is one of the best two-year stretch in Duke historical past, exceeding the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns. 
• Duke secured 13 top-25 victories within the 2025-26 marketing campaign, together with probably the most within the common season (11) in ACC historical past and tied for probably the most in a daily season in AP ballot historical past.
• Justin Gray, a three-time All-ACC choice throughout his enjoying profession at Wake Forest (2002-06), enters his third season as head coach at Coastal Carolina.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

• Thursday is the second assembly between Duke and Coastal Carolina.
• The first matchup between the Blue Devils and Chanticleers was performed on Nov. 16, 2009, a 74-49 Duke victory in Durham.
• In the one collection assembly, senior Jon Scheyer scored 10 factors with 5 assists and two rebounds as No. 9 Duke defeated Coastal Carolina, 74-49, on Nov. 16, 2009, within the NIT Season Tip-Off at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• In Coastal Carolina’s season-opening 71-70 house loss to Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2, Miami University switch Trey Perry scored 20 factors, and he tallied 27 factors in an exhibition win over Columbia International on Oct. 28.
• Justin Gray, a three-time All-ACC choice throughout his enjoying profession at Wake Forest (2002-06), enters his third season as head coach at Coastal Carolina.
• In 2025-26, the Chanticleers completed 19-13 general and tied for second within the Sun Belt Conference standings with an 11-7 league report.

On This Date – Nov. 5

• Duke has performed simply as soon as on Nov. 5, because the fourth-ranked Blue Devils defeated No. 3 Kansas, 68-66, within the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in 2019.

Last Time Out

• No. 2 Duke tipped off the 2026-27 season with an 84-50 victory over Army West Point on Monday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. 
• The Blue Devils have been led by Dame Sarr, who was an ideal 5-for-5 from the sector and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line en route to a team-high 16 factors. 
• The win was head coach Jon Scheyer‘s a hundred and twenty fifth on the helm of the Duke program and prolonged the successful streak in season-opening contests to 27 consecutive. 
• In house openers, the Blue Devils have now received 45 straight.
• On the glass, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and Patrick Ngongba II paced the Blue Devils with seven rebounds every, whereas each gamers additionally reached double figures, with 15 and 10 factors, respectively.
• Deron Rippey Jr. was the Blue Devils’ high playmaker with 4 assists, whereas including seven factors, two boards and two steals. 
• The Blue Devils dominated on the inside with 50 factors within the paint, together with 12 dunks.
• Defensively, Duke compelled 24 turnovers which led to 29 factors, together with 16 steals and 4 shot-clock violations. 
• Sebastian Wilkins was lively in his Duke debut with a game-high 4 steals, whereas the Blue Devils as a workforce completed with probably the most steals underneath Scheyer, surpassing the 15 steals Duke recorded in opposition to USC Upstate on Nov. 11, 2022.
• Boumtje Boumtje turned the second-youngest participant to debut for the Blue Devils, enjoying his first official recreation on the age of 17 years and 156 days. He trails solely Mike Gminski, who debuted in November of 1976 on the age of 17 years and 115 days.

Starting the Season Strong

• Following Monday’s win over Army, Duke boasts a report of 70-7 (.909) in season-opening contests since 1950, together with a 49-2 mark at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• The Blue Devils have received 27 consecutive season-openers.
• Duke’s final season-opening loss was on Nov. 11, 1999, an extra time setback versus Stanford, 80-79, at Madison Square Garden within the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
• The Blue Devils have received 33 straight season-openers at Cameron Indoor Stadium, courting again to 1982.

Home Sweet Home-Openers

• Duke now owns a report of 79-9 (.898) in home-opening contests since opening the doorways to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 6, 1940, a 36-27 win over Princeton.
• The Blue Devils have received 45 consecutive home-openers, final falling to Vanderbilt, 76-75, in double extra time on Nov. 28, 1981.
• Since the 1965-66 season, the Blue Devils are 61-1 of their first house recreation of the season.

Strength of Schedule

• Duke’s difficult 2026-27 regular-season schedule options 10 video games in opposition to 9 groups ranked within the high 20 of the preseason Associated Press ballot, together with 4 opponents ranked within the high six: No. 1 Florida, No. 3 Illinois, No. 4 UConn and No. 6 Michigan State. 
• The Blue Devils additionally face No. 9 Virginia twice, No. 11 Louisville, No. 14 Miami, No. 15 Gonzaga and No. 19 Texas Tech. 
• Additionally, Duke’s preseason exhibition slate included ranked victories over No. 8 Tennessee and No. 17 Kansas.
• Seven of Duke’s 14 nonconference video games are away from Cameron Indoor Stadium, together with a street contest at preseason No. 1 Florida.
• In 2025-26, Duke 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. 24 Kansas.
• The 2025-26 Blue Devils turned the primary workforce within the historical past of the ACC to win not less than 10 regular-season video games in opposition to ranked opponents.
• The Blue Devils’ 11 wins over AP-ranked groups in 2025-26 tied the report for probably the most in a daily season in AP ballot historical past.

ACC’s Preseason Favorite

• Duke was voted the preseason favourite to win the 2026-27 ACC Men’s Basketball Championship, following a vote of a choose media panel. 
• The Blue Devils are the preseason ACC favorites for the third straight 12 months and the eleventh time within the final 14 seasons.
• The media panelists chosen Duke’s Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje because the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year.
• Duke guard John Blackwell and heart Patrick Ngongba II have been named to the Preseason All-ACC First Team, whereas Boumtje Boumtje garnered Preseason All-ACC Second Team recognition. 

Blue Devils Projected to Continue Efficiency at Both Ends of the Floor

• Entering the season, Duke was the one workforce ranked within the top-six nationally in each projected offensive effectivity (125.1, third) and defensive effectivity (90.7, third), in accordance to KenPom.com.
• Last season, Duke was the one workforce to end within the high 5 in each uncooked offensive effectivity (122.0, fifth) and uncooked defensive effectivity (95.4, 2nd).
• In 2024-25, Duke was the one workforce within the nation ranked among the many top-five in each offensive (130.1, 1st) and defensive (90.8, fifth) adjusted effectivity.
• The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved one of the best offensive effectivity ranking (130.1) within the historical past of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
• Duke completed the 2024-25 season with the second-highest general ranking (39.29) in KenPom historical past, trailing solely the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01).
• Duke boasted a top-20 protection within the first 4 seasons underneath head coach Jon Scheyer: sixteenth (93.9) in 2022-23; sixteenth (95.2) in 2023-24; fifth (90.8) in 2024-25; and third (90.7) in 2025-26.
• Duke was the top-rated workforce coming into the 2026-27 season, in accordance to the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings.  

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

• Duke has posted an all-time report of 994-174 (.851) at Cameron Indoor Stadium, together with a 64-3 (.955) report underneath head coach Jon Scheyer with unblemished house information in 2022-23 (16-0), 2024-25 (17-0) and 2025-26 (15-0).
• The Blue Devils have received 33 consecutive house video games, the longest lively streak within the nation, together with 20 straight in opposition to non-conference opponents. 
• Duke has received extra video games at its present house venue than any workforce in faculty basketball.
• Now in its 88th season as the house of the Blue Devils, Duke has averaged 11.4 house wins for the reason that venue opened Jan. 6, 1940 — a 36-27 overcome Princeton.

Sellout Streak Still Staying Strong

• Duke has bought out 557 consecutive video games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The final time Duke didn’t have a sellout at house was on Nov. 16, 1990, in opposition to Boston College. 
• The sellout determine is the longest present streak (by time) in both males’s faculty basketball or the NBA.
• Duke’s report at Cameron in the course of the sellout streak is 508-49 (.912).

Jon Scheyer‘s Historic Start

• Jon Scheyer‘s 124 victories via his first 4 seasons (2022-26) are probably the most by a Division I males’s basketball head coach in his first 4 years.
• Scheyer has guided Duke to three ACC Tournament titles, two ACC regular-season titles, three Elite Eight appearances and the 2025 Final Four.
• The 2026 NABC Division I Coach of the Year, Scheyer led Duke to a 35-3 report, a 17-1 ACC mark and the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 general seed in 2025-26.
• Scheyer’s 25 victories over AP-ranked opponents via his first 4 seasons are additionally probably the most by a Division I head coach throughout that span.

AP Poll Streak Extends

• With the discharge of the Associated Press preseason ballot on Oct. 19, by which Duke was ranked at No. 2, a notable streak was prolonged.
• The Blue Devils have now been ranked within the high 10 not less than as soon as in 31 consecutive seasons, the longest lively streak nationally. The subsequent closest program is Kansas, which has held a top-10 rating in some unspecified time in the future in every of the final 20 seasons.
• The No. 2 rating additionally marked the nineteenth consecutive season that the Blue Devils made their debut within the high 10.
• Duke’s present run within the AP top-25 ballot is 65 consecutive weeks, the second-longest lively streak. (as of Oct. 19)
• Duke is positioned at No. 2 in each the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls, introduced Oct. 19.

Duke’s Three-Point Streak

• Duke has related on not less than one 3-pointer in 1,303 straight video games, the longest streak nationally.
• It has been greater than 35 years since Duke was held with no three-point subject purpose — Dec. 30, 1989, versus Hawai’i.

Historic Run of Success

• Duke compiled a 70-7 report (.909) in the course of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, one of the best two-year report in Division I males’s basketball. The Blue Devils completed 35-4 in 2024-25 and 35-3 in 2025-26.
• Duke’s 70 victories throughout that span established a program report for wins in consecutive seasons, surpassing the earlier mark of 69 set in 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37).
• Under head coach Jon Scheyer, the Blue Devils recorded consecutive 35-win seasons for the primary time in program historical past.
• Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a report of 67-5 (.931).
• The Blue Devils superior to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight in three consecutive seasons (2024, 2025 and 2026), highlighted by a Final Four look in 2025. Duke is the one program to have performed within the Elite Eight in every of the final three seasons with a Final Four look in that span.
• The Blue Devils spent 32 weeks ranked among the many high 5 within the Associated Press ballot in the course of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, together with six weeks at No. 1. Duke completed No. 3 within the ultimate 2024-25 ballot and No. 4 in 2025-26.
• Duke entered the 2026-27 marketing campaign having received 42 of its earlier 44 video games in opposition to ACC opponents, together with regular-season and convention match contests.
• The Blue Devils overcame double-digit deficits in six video games in the course of the 2025-26 season, together with deficits of 13 factors in opposition to Siena, 12 at Louisville and 11 in opposition to SMU, successful all six contests.
• Duke entered the 2026-27 season with a Division I-leading streak of 77 consecutive video games with no double-digit defeat, greater than Michigan’s second-most 40-game streak. The Blue Devils had suffered only one double-digit loss for the reason that begin of the 2023-24 season, within the 2024 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, Duke has recorded 73 double-digit victories, together with 49 wins by not less than 20 factors, 24 by not less than 30 and eight by not less than 40.

Youngest Player in Division I Men’s Basketball

• Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is the youngest participant in NCAA Division I males’s faculty basketball this season.
• Born in May 2009, the 17-year-old is the second-youngest to play at Duke, trailing solely Mike Gminski, who made his Blue Devil debut simply three months after turning 17 years previous. 

Products of Pros

• Four members of Duke’s 2026-27 roster have a guardian who performed skilled basketball within the NBA or WNBA. Cayden Boozer, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and Bryson Howard are sons of former NBA gamers, whereas Patrick Ngongba II is the son of a former WNBA participant.
• Cayden Boozer — His father, Carlos Boozer, was a two-time NBA All-Star who performed 13 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Carlos additionally helped Duke win the 2001 NCAA Championship.
• Bryson Howard — His father, Josh Howard, was a 2007 NBA All-Star who performed 10 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves. Howard performed collegiately at Wake Forest, incomes ACC Player of the Year honors in 2003.
• Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje — His father, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, performed three NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers (2001-04) after a four-year collegiate profession at Georgetown.
• Patrick Ngongba II — His mom, Tajama Abraham Ngongba, performed two WNBA seasons with the Sacramento Monarchs (1997) and Detroit Shock (1998). She had a hall-of-fame enjoying profession at George Washington earlier than embarking on a training profession that included 5 seasons as head coach at Radford.

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