Duke, California Are Matching Up Once During 2025-2026 Regular Season As They're Matching Up Wednesday Night In Berkeley California
Atlantic Coast Conference opponents , teams match up once or twice during 2025-2026 regular season!
Duke, California are matching up once during 2025-2026 regular season as they’re matching up Wednesday night in Berkely California.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Ahead of Duke, California’s only regular season match up Wednesday night in Berkely California California Head Coach Mark Madsen shared his thoughts on this years Duke team , his California team Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer by saying Duke’s having a great year. We’re having a strong year also,”“(We’re) coming off a tough road trip, but we played a lot better in game two. I’m excited about the game, and I’m excited about the crowd, and our guys are ready to go.”I played against Cam Boozer’s dad, Carlos, in college and in the NBA,”Watching Cam, you can see the influence of his dad. You can see the basketball IQ, you can see the toughness. You can see the knowledge of the game. Both the Boozers are very talented players.”
According to Jaycee Hendrikson article ttps://www.dailycal.org/sports/msports/basketball/cal-takes-on-cameron-boozer-and-no-6-duke-at-home/article_2489aa88-5494-4c6c-8bf1-daf327814be7.html
It’s hard to travel California Head Coach Mark Madsen and so we’re to maximize it come out with great energy at the start of games … coming out of the gates with tremendous energy at the start of games . playing fast deflections all those things.
According to Shelby Swanson News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314290209.html
Though,
California Head Coach Mark Madsen wasn’t the Head Coach to share his thoughts on his team ahead of Duke, California matching up as Duke Head Coach Scheyer did as well by saying “We have to be steadier,”“We’re a little bit like a rollercoaster ride.” With our sleep, our medical team, training teams are all over that,”Making sure you don’t sleep on the way out there or you can’t sleep at night. I think that’s the biggest thing.”
“You don’t take winning for granted… I want us to really grow together this week.”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314197250.html
According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314290209.html
Duke comes into the only regular season match up with California ranked 6th in week 10 AP Top 25 comes into the only regular season match up with record of 15-1 overall 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the way in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings though trailing in an Atlantic Coast Conference game coming back to win is becoming routine for Duke!
Saturday afternoon was no different as Duke who was ranked 6th in the week 9 AP Top 25 Poll was trailing SMU 10-0 in the first half in Durham who opened the game shooting 83 % on field goals 67 % on 3 pointers.
Though, Duke was trailing SMU who is ranked 24th in week 9 AP Top 25 Poll 10-0 in first half Saturday afternoon Duke came back to win 82-75 as Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II scored 18, 12, 21, 17 points.
Cameron Boozer who is a freshman forward the son of former Duke forward Carlos Boozer scored 18 points he was 5-9 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 6-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 4 assists. As Cayden Boozer who is also son of Carlos Boozer twin brother of Cameron Boozer who is a freshman guard scored 12 points he was 4-7 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists. Isaiah Evans who is a sophomore a guard was 5-11 on field goals , 4-8 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 21 points. Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore a center was 6-10 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 17 points.
As a team Duke shot 25-51 for 49 % on field goals were 11-26 on 3 pointers for 42 %.
According to ESPN App
With the win Duke improves to 15-1 overall 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is continuing to lead the way in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Following Duke trailing SMU 10-0 in first half Saturday afternoon following Duke coming back to win 82-75 as Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II scoring 18, 12, 21, 17 points Maliq Brown who is a forward senior who previously played at Syracuse from 2022-2024 shared his thoughts on Duke continuing to have these slow starts by saying We’ve been talking about it every game, about having better starts,”As a team that’s something we know we can do, so we’ve got to lock in. The energy we have in the second half, we need to bring to the start of the game.
Following Duke trailing SMU 10-0 in first half Saturday afternoon following Duke coming back to win 82-75 as Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II scoring 18, 12, 21, 17 points Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on his team freshman guard Cayden Boozer by saying I think we’re going to have a group that starts differently, and starts differently in the second halves,We have a different team. It’s not like a clear set five. I think that’s a great thing about this team and the thing we have to figure out at the same time.”
Cayden Boozer, what he did for us tonight, he completely steadied us,”
He was, I thought, terrific.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314197232.html
California comes into the only regular season match up with Duke with record of 13-4 overall isn’t ranked in week 10 AP Top 25 has a record of 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is thirteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve lost two straight Atlantic Coast Conference including their most recent game what was a 78-75 loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Saturday.
In California’s 78-75 loss to Virginia Tech Chris Bell who is a forward a senior was 5-7 on field goals 1-2 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 12 points. Lee Dort who is a forward a senior was 4-4 on field goals , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 10 points Justin Pippen who is a guard a sophomore was 4-18 on field goals 1-8 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds 3 assists, 11 points. Dai Dai Ames who is a guard who is a junior was 8-12 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers , 3-3 on free throws to go along with 2 assists , 21 points. Milos Ilic who is a center a senior was 2-2 on field goals , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 assists, 10 points.
As a team California shot 25-56 for 45% 6-20 on 3 pointers for 30% were 19-21 on free throws for 90%
According to espn app
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Shooting percentage on 3 pointers wasn’t the only reason California lost to Virginia Tech as they weren’t taking really good care of the basketball as they committed 13 turnovers.
Following California’s 78-75 loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Head Coach Mark Madesen shared his thoughts on his team by saying "We wanted to p[lay physically,""Look, I thought the whistle went a little bit to Virginia Tech tonight when I look at the foul count . . .But that can't be an excuse. We have to play better without fouling; they were grabbing us and holding us the whole night also."
According to Jake Curtis Sports Illustrated article https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/cal-loses-a-tough-one-on-the-road-to-virginia-tech-01kemffdhaht
Tip off is set for 11:00pm Eastern Time 8:00pm Pacific Time from Haas Pavilion!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dennis Scott commentating!
Wes Durham is a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ACC Network, ESPN’s network devoted to Atlantic Coast Conference sports. Durham, a highly respected and accomplished broadcaster who has been around college sports and the ACC his entire life, calls college football and basketball games on ESPN platforms in addition to contributing to ACCN studio shows.
One of the original hires when ACC Network launched in 2019, Durham previously co-hosted the Packer and Durham morning show alongside Mark Packer – a program they started in 2018 as ACC This Morning on SiriusXM ACC Radio. After three years on ACCN, Durham shifted to a play-by-play-centric role for the network.
In 2023, Durham was named the play-by-play voice for ACC Primetime Football, where he calls weekly high-profile ACC games with Tom Luginbill and Dana Boyle. During the men’s college basketball season, Durham is also one of the network’s lead game-callers.
Durham’s name has been synonymous with the ACC for years. He was the radio voice for Georgia Tech from 1995-2013 before joining Fox Sports South/Raycom Sports to handle play-by-play duties for ACC football, basketball and baseball games. Durham’s family also has a special history in the conference. His father, Woody, was the legendary “Voice of the Tar Heels” for 40 years.
Since 2020, Durham has contributed to ESPN’s coverage of the PGA Championship as a play-by-play commentator on Featured Group streams on ESPN+
In addition to working in the ACC, Durham had stints early in his career as the radio announcer of athletic teams at Marshall, Radford and Vanderbilt.
Beyond his ESPN roles, Durham has been the radio play-by-play voice for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons since 2004.
A native of Cary, N.C., Durham graduated from Elon University with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications.
Durham learned about broadcasting while working at Elon’s WSOE student radio, where he called 150 football and basketball games in four years as an undergraduate.
Durham was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, while Elon’s School of Communications honored him as its Distinguished Alumnus in April 2013. An 11-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA), Durham is a longtime member of the NSMA board and in 2022 he became president of the board.
Dennis Scott serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN and ACC Network, bringing his sharp insights and trademark energy to both live game telecasts and studio programming.
Scott contributes across ESPN and ACC Network’s extensive college basketball coverage, including men’s regular season games, ACCN and ESPN studio coverage and more.
Before joining ESPN and ACC Network, Scott built a respected broadcasting career with Turner Sports and NBA TV, where he appeared on NBA GameTime and other studio programs.
A standout at Georgia Tech under coach Bobby Cremins, Scott was a three-time All-ACC selection and the 1990 ACC Player of the Year. He led the Yellow Jackets to the 1990 NCAA Final Four as part of the legendary “Lethal Weapon 3” trio alongside Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver, before being selected No. 4 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1990 NBA Draft.
Over a 10-year NBA career (1990–2000), Scott became one of the league’s most prolific three-point shooters, setting a then-NBA record with 267 three-pointers made during the 1995–96 season and helping lead the Magic to the 1995 NBA Finals.
Off the air, Scott remains active in grassroots basketball, youth mentorship, and player development programs nationwide. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, he continues to reside in the Atlanta area. Known affectionately as “3D,” Scott brings the same enthusiasm and authenticity that defined his playing days to every broadcast he calls.
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