Duke To Host Evansville For The First Time In December

It was announced today that Duke will host Evansville who is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference on December 20th, 2017 at Cameron.  

This will be the first meeting between the two schools. "according to http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2017/6/15/15806982/schedule-intel-the-aces-are-coming-duke-basketball

Last season Evansville had a record of 16-17 overall while they finished with a record of 6-12 in conference while they finished with a record of 10-5 in non-conference play  "according to http://www.gopurpleaces.com/documents/2017/3/3/uembbstats.pdf

Marty Simmions who is the head coach of Evansville had this to say about playing Duke. "This is such a great opportunity for our program to play on this stage," Purple Aces head coach Marty Simmons said.  "Duke is one of the top programs in the country and it is going to be a great experience for our team to play at Cameron Indoor Stadium." "according to http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2017/6/15/15806982/schedule-intel-the-aces-are-coming-duke-basketball
 
 "We have a ton of respect for Mike Krzyzewski and their program.  This is another great contest to add to our schedule for 2017-18," Simmons added. "according to http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2017/6/15/15806982/schedule-intel-the-aces-are-coming-duke-basketball

Duke has won five NCAA Championships while making 11 championship games and 16 Final Fours.  The Blue Devils also have the top NCAA Tournament winning percentage at 75.5%. "according to http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2017/6/15/15806982/schedule-intel-the-aces-are-coming-duke-basketball

Other teams,  coaches, and players who have had the opportunity to play Duke for the first time will tell you that getting to play in  Cameron is an experience like no other.  How will Evansville react to playing in Cameron for the first time?