Why Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer Has High Expectations For Season As Duke Is Hosting Army West Point For 2026-2027 Regular Season Opener Monday Night In Durham
Ahead Of second ranked Duke hosting Army West Point for 2026-2027 season opener Monday night in Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on what his expectations are for this seasons team by saying We've seen historic impact with our freshmen, but the (new ones are) going to be contributors to winning,"They're fortunate they have more experience in the building where guys can help guide them."We can go small. We can go big,""I think the strength of this team is the versatility, but at some point we have to find our core of who we're going to be."
Duke finished exhibition competition on Sunday November 25, 2026 at Kansas !
Duke came back to top Kansas 90-84 as John Blackwell, Patrick Ngongba II , Dame Sarr 23, 28 , 12 points in 2nd ranked Duke’s final exhibition game.
Where?
On the hardwood in Lawrence Kansas!
John Blackwell graduate transfer from Wisconsin who is a guard was 6-12 4-7 on 3 pointers 7-8 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists 23 points. Patrick Ngongba II who is a junior a center 9-12 on field goals 1-2 on 3 points 9-10 on free throws 10 rebounds, 4 assists. 28 points. Dame Sarr who is a guard who is a sophomore was 2-8 on field goals 0-5 on 3 pointers, 8-11 on free throws 6 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 block 12 points.
As a team in 90-84 win at Kansas Duke was 27-60 on field goals 9-25 on 3 pointers 27-33 on free throws to go along 43 rebounds, 17 assists, 7 steals
According to https://goduke.com/documents/2026/10/25/Duke_MBB_at_Kansas_Final_Box_Score.PDF
Following Duke’s 90-84 win at Kansas Duke junior center Patrick Ngongba II shared his thoughts on Kansas double teaming him saying I just felt like I was looking to be aggressive
Following Duke’s 90-84 win at Kansas Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on team by saying an ineradicable environment nothing about it felt like an exhibition game , for us to go on the road and play a really good team a hungry team I think we learned a lot . For me I thought we showed a lot of toughness . You’re still figuring out what you have in these exhibition games while also sharing his thoughts on Patrick Ngongba II by saying Pat was the man , right from the get go . He controlled the game . The whole game for us.
Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Duke’s win on Patrick Ngongba II as Kansas Head Bill Self did as well saying They’re (Duke) more mature and more poised than we are . Pat (Ngonba) dominated the game.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FFNDWMkstRKjbTNbwxMsMZbMjGqjsTMP
Meanwhile,
Army West Point is playing their first game against an opponent!
Tip-off is set for 6:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPNU with Dave O Brien, Jay Bilas commentating!
Dave O’Brien serves as a play-by-play commentator for ESPN, calling college basketball and other marquee events across ESPN platforms. One of the most versatile and respected voices in sports broadcasting, O’Brien has been a trusted presence on national broadcasts for more than two decades.
O’Brien joined ESPN in 2002 and has called a wide range of events for the network, including college basketball, Major League Baseball, and select NCAA Championships.
In addition to his work with ESPN, O’Brien is also the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN, a role he has held since 2016. Over his distinguished career, he has called MLB postseason games on both television and radio, the World Series, and numerous NCAA Tournament matchups, as well as NBA, NFL, and international soccer broadcasts.
A graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, O’Brien began his professional career in radio before moving into national television.
A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, O’Brien resides in the Boston area with his family.
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.
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