Mason Gillis Returning To Action Returning To Hardwood As 3rd Ranked Duke Is Hosting, Opposing California Wednesday Night In Durham?
Mason Gillis who is a graduate transfer from Purdue missed Duke’s 83-54 win on the road at Syracuse Wednesday night then he missed Duke’s 77-71 loss at Clemson Saturday because he remained in Durham because of illness.
With that in mind,
This question comes to mind,
Mason Gillis returning to action to hardwood as 3rd ranked Duke is hosting, opposing California Wednesday night in Durham?
On Monday Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer said Mason Gillis returned to practice!
According Adam Rowe’s 247 Sports article https://247sports.com/article/mason-gillis-expected-back-at-practice-for-duke-will-he-be-available-against-cal-245504973/
On August 2 , 2024 California became a new member a new opponent of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
As 3rd ranked Duke, California are opposing each other Wednesday night in Durham Duke, California are looking to get back to their winning ways following loss to Clemson, Wake Forest.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Duke comes into the game with California with record of 20-3 overall is 12-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference though they lost their first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the regular season on Saturday February 8, 2025 77-71 to Clemson in Clemson South Carolina. As Duke lost 77-71 loss to Clemson Saturday night in Clemson South Carolina as a team Duke shot 43.6 on field goals , 50 % on 3 pointers. Duke was out rebounded by Clemson 36-23. Defensively Duke let Clemson shoot 58.8 % on field goals , 40 % on 3 pointers , 59.1 % on free throws. Four players scored in double figures for Clemson. Ian Schiefflin was 5-7 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 1-4 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 block, , 12 points. Viktor Lakhin was 9-12 on field goals , 4-6 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 3 blocks, 22 points . Jaeden Zackery was 5-9 on field goals , 1-1 on free throws , 1-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists , 12 points. Chase Hunter was 5-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 4-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 block, 14 points.
In Duke’s 77-71 loss to Clemson three players scored in double figures .Cooper Flagg was 6-17 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 steals , 1 block , 18 points. Kon Knueppel was 5-9 on field goals , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists , 1 steal , 14 points.Tyrese Proctor was 9-15 on field goals , 4-8 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 23 points.
According to espn app
Following Duke’s 77-71 loss to Clemson in Clemson South Carolina Cooper Flagg had this to say about falling, slipping on the floor being called for traveling ! It was so hot and humid in there. It was so hot and humid in there , The floor was holding water so it probably was a little wet spot . Just unfortunate.
Following Duke’s 77-71 loss to Clemson in Clemson South Carolina Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his team losing at Clemson! Losing sucks ,’’ I hate it. I hate it more than anything . Our team hates . So I know we’re going to have a group that responds and can really get us to a place we need to be. Because look . This is what March is . This is ACC basketball.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article299639164.html
As Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer said that he sounded like he was suiting up in his # 30 jersey for former Duke Head Coach now retired Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski because when Jon Scheyer was a guard for Duke he also hated losing.
California comes into the game with Duke with record of 12-12 overall 5-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is eleventh in the standings because like Duke California lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game though unlike Duke California lost to Wake Forest 76-66 in Berkeley California. As a team California shot 35.8 %, 28.6 % on 3 pointers. 76. 9 % on free throws and had 13 turnovers. Three players scored in double figures. Andreg Stojakovic was 4-13 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 3 assists , 10 points. Jeremiah Wilkinson was 4-10 on field goals , 3-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 assists , 21 points . Jovan Blacksher Jr. was 3-7 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 12 points.
According to ESPN App
Following California’s 76-66 loss to Wake Forest California Head Coach Mark Madsen had this to say!
Thirteen turnovers is not going to be able to cut it against a top team like Wake Forest
According to Jake Curtis News & Observer article https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/wake-forest-shoots-73-9-percent-in-second-half-win-over-cal-01jkkg85nnaj
Tip off for Duke, California is set for 9:00pm Eastern Time 6:00pm Pacific Standard Time!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, Jim Boeheim 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.
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Cory Alexander was a shooting guard who played collegiality for Virginia before being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs as the 29th overall pick in 1995 NBA Draft where he played 7 seasons played 307 games averaged 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists while 38.7 % on field goals 35.4% on 3 pointers.
According to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/alexaco01.html
Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst in December 2023 after 47 years at Syracuse. Boeheim calls games on ESPN and ACC Network and provides studio analysis on Nothing But Net, ACCN’s signature basketball show.
Boeheim retired in March 2023 after 44 remarkable years as the head coach of his alma mater, finishing his career as the second winningest coach in history behind only Mike Krzyzewski. Syracuse made 34 trips to the NCAA Tournament with Boeheim as the head coach, including Final Four appearances in four straight decades (1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, and 2016). The Orange won the national championship in 2003.
Boeheim was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition to his work with Syracuse, Boeheim served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic teams that won gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/jim-boeheim/