4th Ranked Duke Is Hosting Defending National Champion 15th Ranked Florida On Tuesday Night For ACC/ SEC Challenge
Duke has won five National Titles 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015!
Those five National Titles all were won under the direction of former Duke Head Coach now retired Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski!
Florida is the defending National Champion because they knocked off top seed Houston on Monday April 7, 2025 by coming from behind to win 65-63 holding Houston 31.3 % shooting in the 2nd half while offensively Florida was 10-24 on field goals in second half while they were just 2-10 on 3 pointers in the 2nd half while they shot 39.6 % overall , 25 % on 3 pointers. Three scored in double figures in Will Richards who then was a senior a guard who now is a guard in the NBA for Golden State was 5-10 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers, 4-4 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, 18 points. Alex Condon a forward / center who then was a junior who now is a senior was 5-9 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers, 2-2 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 12 points. Clayton Walter Jr. who then was a senior guard is now a guard in the NBA for Utah was 3-10 on field goals, 1-7 on 3 pointers, 4-4 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block, 11 points.
Following Florida winning the 2025 National Title Head Coach Todd Golden had this to say about his team offense, defense about his team being crowned National Champions!
We've gotten a lot of credit for our offense because we've been so explosive all year,""But that's what makes this team special. We can win in different ways and we showed that again tonight."
Our players, they've been the difference all year long. Been incredibly consistent, with a great work ethic,We have an incredibly talented group – one of the most talented groups in America – but I think what has separated us all season is how our guys have played together and for each other all year. Because of that we can call ourselves national champions for the rest of our lives."
Following Florida knocking off top ranked Houston the 2025 National Title 65-63 Will Richard who then was a senior a guard who now is a guard in the NBA for Golden State was 5-10 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers, 4-4 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, 18 points had this to say!
It just goes back to how connected we are as a team,"who kept his squad in striking distance during its first-half struggles against the UH defense by hitting four 3-pointers. "I feel like we don't have any quit. I feel like as long as there's time on the clock, if we take it possession by possession … I just like our resiliency and how we fight through adversity throughout the whole game [takes over]."
According to Chris Harry’s article https://floridagators.com/news/2025/4/8/mens-basketball-florida-houston-ncaa-championship-game-april-7-2025
4th ranked Duke is hosting defending National Champion 15th ranked Florida on Tuesday night for ACC/ SEC Challenge.
Where?
On the hardwood in Durham!
Ahead 4th ranked Duke hosting Florida for ACC/ SEC Challenge Tuesday night Florida Head Coach Todd Golden shared his thoughts on facing Duke in Cameron Indoor about Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer!
Just a great opportunity," he said. "Growing up, loving college basketball Duke was a program that I followed closely, had family members that attended there, so to be able to, in the professional part of my career, get an opportunity to go coach there is really special."
"Cam's a different beast," Golden said. "He's a sure fire top-three pick in my estimation. I'd probably take him No. 1 if I was a GM."
According to Jeffrey Serber post on X (formally Twitter)
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Florida Head Coach Todd Golden wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts ahead of Duke, Florida game as Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer was as well by saying We're learning something every game,"And no matter what we're learning each game, it's going to be a little bit different. It has been different. How we close, what lineups we go with, how we fall into a rhythm."
According to CBS Sports article https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/no-4-duke-learning-about-itself-ahead-of-clash-vs-no-15-florida/
Duke comes into the game with Florida who is defending National Champion with record of 8-0 because Cameron Boozer was a one man wrecking crew scoring 35 points helping 4th ranked Duke to 80-71 win over Arkansas.
How?
Cameron Boozer was 13-18 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 7-11 on free throws to go along with 9 rebounds 3 assists, 2 steals .
Following Cameron Boozer scoring 35 points helping 4th ranked Duke to 80 -71 win over 22 ranked Arkansas helping Duke improve to 8-0 on the season in CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic Cameron Boozer had this to say about how his performance offensively opposing Arkansas!
We realized that they weren’t helping from the other big and they don’t really have an answer for me,”So, I mean, coach is on me, ‘Get downhill, get to the rim. They can’t stop you.’ I did a lot of that second half for sure.”
Following Cameron Boozer scoring 35 points helping 4th ranked Duke to 80 -71 win over 22 ranked Arkansas helping Duke improve to 8-0 on the season in CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his freshman forward Cameron Boozer! What he’s done, it’s been incredible,”I think him and I both know there’s been more there, as crazy as that sounds, and I still think there’s a lot more there. For me, the biggest difference for a freshman is learning how to play through contact and the decision-making, the decisiveness. He can do so many different things.”
According to Luke Decock News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article313094993.html
Florida comes into the ACC/ SEC Challenge with record of 5-2 because they beat Providence 90-78 in the Rady Children’s Invitational Consolation Game 90-78 on Friday November 28, 2025 . As Florida beat Providence 90-78 as a team Florida was 28-66 for 42 % on 12-33 on 3 pointers for 36%. Five players scored in double figures. Thomas Haugh who is a forward a junior was 3-9 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 9-11 on free throws to go along with 12 rebounds, 5 assists , 1 steal, 1 block 16 points . Reuben Chinyelu who is a center a junior was 4-7 on field goals , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 block, 3 turnovers, 13 points. Boogie Fland who is a a sophomore a guard was 6-18 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers , 1-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 turnover , 17 points. Xaivian Lee who is a guard a senior was 7-16 on field goals , 4-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 4 assists . Urban Klavzar was 5-12 on free throws , 3-8 on 3 pointers , 5-5 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 18 points.
Following Florida’s 90-78 win over Providence on Friday Florida Head Coach Todd Golden praised his team for improving their ball security and making adjustments from their previous loss as limited turnovers significantly as they went having from 19 turnovers to 8 turnovers.
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Tip-Off is set 7:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden commentating!
Dan Shulman is play-by-play commentator for men’s college basketball on ESPN.
Shulman calls Saturday Primetime men’s college basketball games alongside analyst Jay Bilas and provides commentary for some of the top matchups throughout the season. He also called regular season MLB games for the network and was the voice of the World Series on ESPN Radio from 2011-22.
Shulman began working for ESPN in 1995 and previously served as the voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball (2011-17), Monday Night Baseball (2008-10) and Wednesday Night Baseball (2002-07), along with ESPN Radio’s MLB postseason (1998-2022) and regular season (2002-07) coverage. Shulman also called NBA games for the network from 2006-11.
Outside of ESPN, Shulman handles play-by-play calls for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet in Canada (2016-present). Prior to ESPN, he called Blue Jays games on The Sports Network (TSN) from 1995-2001 and was the play-by-play commentator for the network’s NBA package of Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies games.
Shulman called Canadian Television’s (CTV) hockey coverage for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, and CBC’s coverage of Olympic basketball for both the Tokyo (2021) and Paris (2024) Games.
Shulman has served in a variety of host roles for several networks, including: The Leafs This Week, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ weekly magazine show on CFTO (1992-95); The Major League Report and Baseball Today shows for The Fan, a 24-hour sports radio station in Toronto; Prime Time Sports, a syndicated sports radio show carried on stations across Canada; Blue Jays pre- and post-game shows on the Telemedia Sports Network, and various ESPN Radio weekend programming (1992-94).
Shulman has received many accolades and honors for his work. He was named the 2011 NSSA National Sportscaster of the Year, he is a two-time winner of the Sports Media Canada Broadcaster of the Year award (2000, 2007), he received the Jack Graney award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, and he is a 2-time finalist for the Ford Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Shulman is a 1989 graduate of the University of Western Ontario, where he received a degree in actuarial science.
Jay Bilas, known for his extensive knowledge of men’s basketball and insightful analysis about the sports industry, joined ESPN in 1995. Bilas, who is featured on ESPN’s game and studio coverage, calls the top men’s college basketball games involving the nation’s marquee teams and conferences every week throughout the season. He joined ESPN’s Saturday Primetime telecasts in 2015, adding to his role on the popular Saturday morning, College GameDay Covered by State Farm. He has been an analyst on the show since its debut in 2005. Bilas is present at the Men’s Final Four through studio coverage and game telecasts on ESPN International. He has been an integral part of ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Draft since 2003, providing in-depth player scouting and analysis. He is a regular contributor on several ESPN shows and platforms, including SportsCenter, Get Up! and ESPN Radio. In 2024, it was announced he will join ESPN’s NBA commentator team as a game analyst.
Bilas is a nine-time Emmy nominee: Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst (2007, 2008, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Outstanding Sports Personality – Event Analyst (2016, 2017, 2019). In 2016, Bilas was the recipient of the prestigious Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2022, Bilas was selected for induction into the Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame.
The New York Times Bestselling author of “Toughness: Developing True Strength on and Off the Court,” Bilas also writes for ESPN.com, and was awarded the Best Column of the Year in 2007 by The United States Basketball Writers Association.
A prep All-American from Los Angeles, California, the 6-7 Bilas was a four-year starter at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski from 1982-1986. As an undersized center, Bilas scored 1,062 points, grabbed 692 rebounds, and helped lead Duke to the No. 1 ranking, the 1986 ACC Championship and the 1986 NCAA Championship Game. Bilas’ 1986 Duke team set the NCAA record for the most wins in a single season with 37.
While a player at Duke, Bilas was appointed to the NCAA’s Long-Range Planning Committee, and served from 1984 through 1986. He appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation in 1985 to discuss academics and athletics and was a panelist, along with Howard Cosell, John Underwood, and Dr. Harry Edwards, on the prestigious 1986 National Sports Forum.
Drafted by the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Bilas played professional basketball overseas, ranking among the leagues’ top scorers in Italy during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, and then in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.
A member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1988, Bilas has appeared in nationally run television commercials and had a feature role as an alien cop in the Columbia Pictures film “I Come In Peace.” While still in high school, Bilas appeared in an episode of the popular television series “The White Shadow.”
Bilas has also distinguished himself on Twitter, having been named to Sports Illustrated’s “Twitter 100” for being among the 100 most essential Twitter follows in sports, and by Dime Magazine as the #2 “Baller” on Twitter behind only Shaquille O’Neal. Sports Illustrated honored Bilas in 2011 with the Sports Tweet of the Year. Bilas has been named one of The Ten Most Powerful Voices in Sports Media by The Hollywood Reporter, one of The 25 Most Powerful People in College Sports by Forbes, one of The 100 Most Powerful People in Sports by Hudl, and one of the 25 Most Powerful People in Sports Media by The Big Lead.
Since 1992, Bilas has been a licensed attorney with the law firm of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, where he has specialized in commercial litigation. Bilas serves on the National Board of the Coaches vs. Cancer Organization, the Board of Advisors of the Duke Brain Tumor Center, and the Board of Directors of The V Foundation for Cancer Research.
A native of San Pedro, Calif., Bilas now resides in Charlotte, N.C., with his professional artist wife, Wendy.Kris Budden is a college sports reporter for ESPN, working on football, basketball and baseball. She joins Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick on one of the top crews every Saturday for ABC and ESPN’s industry-leading college football coverage. She recently made her debut on grand slam tennis coverage with reporting duties at the US Open.
Prior to joining ESPN, Kris was a sideline and feature reporter for FOX Sports, covering NFL and college football from 2013-2015. During that time, Kris also worked for FOX Sports San Diego as a host and reporter for their coverage of the San Diego Padres.
Kris also spent six years at WBIR in Knoxville. Some of the notable events she covered included the 2012 London Olympics, NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments and Pat Summitt’s retirement. She also won an Associated Press Best Sports Feature Award.
She has been recognized for her excellence in sports broadcasting, having received an Associated Press Award for Best Sports, as well as a regional Emmy for Best Talent in Sports in 2016.
Kris graduated from the University of Missouri. She and her husband currently reside in Dallas with their son and daughter.
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