3rd Ranked Duke Got Back To Their Winning Ways Wednesday Night With 78-57 Win Over California Who Is A New Member , New Opponent In Atlantic Coast Conference Following 77-71 Loss To Clemson
California became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on August 2, 2024!
On Saturday Duke lost to Clemson 77-71 because 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.
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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.
3rd ranked Duke got back to their winning ways Wednesday night with 78-57 win over California in Durham where they defensively held California to 35.1 % on field goals , 30.4 % on 3 pointers who is a new member, new opponent following 77-71 loss to Clemson. As a team Duke shot 46.6 % on field goals, 36.0 % on 3 pointers. Three players scored in double figures Cooper Flagg was 8-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 9-9 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists , 3 steals , 27 points . Tyrese Proctor was 7-15 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers , 1-2 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 2 steals , 18 points.
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Following 3rd ranked Duke getting back to their winning ways Wednesday night with 78-57 win over California who is a new member, new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference following 77-71 loss to Clemson Cooper Flagg was 8-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 9-9 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists , 3 steals , 27 points had this to say!
I thought the biggest thing for us after that game was just looking at the battle down low,”
Following 3rd ranked Duke getting back to their winning ways Wednesday night with 78-57 win over California who is a new member, new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference following 77-71 loss to Clemson Sion James who is graduate transfer from Tulane who was 2-4 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along 9 rebounds, 3 assists 8 points had this to say!
We weren’t tough enough, and that was the biggest thing,We learned. We got to be tougher. It’s a tough league, and to win to the standard that we want to we have to be tougher.”
”I thought we kind of got killed in the paint. They had way too many offensive rebounds. Free throw block outs they got. So just kind of learning from those things, and just knowing that we got to win the rebounding war and the battle down low.”
Following 3rd ranked Duke getting back to their winning ways Wednesday night with 78-57 win over California who is a new member, new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference following 77-71 loss to Clemson junior guard Tyrese Proctor who was 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 had this to say!
Those are the games that your gonna face in March,”“You know, real physical. They were an older group.”
Following 3rd ranked Duke getting back to their winning ways Wednesday night with 78-57 win over California who is a new member, new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference following 77-71 loss to Clemson Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say!
I thought it was a step,”. “I’m still not pleased. I still feel we can be better. Bottom line. I’ll know more after watching the film. But I thought they missed some open looks. I thought they were in our paint way too easily. I thought that effort and the readiness was there, but the attention to detail wasn’t.” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer talks with Mason Gillis (18) and Tyrese Proctor (5) during a timeout in the second half of Duke’s 78-57 victory over Cal at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article300063829.html
Duke is now going to prepare for another new team , new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference from the West Coast in Stanford who became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on August 2, 2024. Though, they will also be preparing for the return of former Duke guard Jaylen Blakes who currently is a guard for Stanford!
As a freshman at Duke in 2021-2022,
Jaylen Blakes Appeared in 21 games off the bench
Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds per game
Reached the NCAA Final Four
As a sophomore at Duke in 2022-2023,
Jaylen Blakes was All-ACC Academic Team
Received Duke's Dr. Deryl Hart Award as the team's top scholar-athlete as well as the Glenn E. “Ted” Mann Award, given to the reserve who most contributed to team morale
Appeared in 32 games with two starts
Averaged 3.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, boasted a 2.05:1 assist-to-turnover ratio
Scored a career-best 17 points twice, at Wake Forest (Dec. 20) and vs. Florida State (Dec. 31)
Helped Duke to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Prior to the season, competed for USA East Coast Basketball in the summer on an overseas tour in Barcelona, Spain with other collegiate players from the United States.
As a junior at Duke in 2023-2024,
Jaylen Blakes was All-ACC Academic Team
Received Duke's Dr. Deryl Hart Award as the team's top scholar-athlete
Appeared in 31 games with one start
Averaged 1.8 points per game while recording a career-best 21 steals on the season
Scored a season-best 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting against Charlotte (Dec. 9)
Averaged 1.2 steals per game in the NCAA Tournament
Reached the NCAA Elite Eight
Prior to the season, was one of six Duke student-athletes to participate in the ACC's Unity Tour in Washington, D.C.
According to https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/player/jaylen-blakes
Though,
Jaylen Blakes last season playing for Duke would be 2023-2024 as he would decide to enter his name into transfer portal in May.
At the time of entering his name into transfer portal Jaylen Blakes had this to say in post on social media !
As I prepare to graduate this summer ,’’ it has been a dream come true to be part of the Duke University family and brotherhood for the past three years . I want to thank the Duke academic community , coaches, staff , teammates and managers for their contribution and impact on my growth and development on and off the court.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article287659365.html
Unlike Duke,
Stanford is coming off a 60-52 loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta where as a team Stanford shot 30.3 % on field goals , 18.5 % on 3 pointers , 100 % on free throws. One player scored in double figures that player being former Duke guard current Stanford guard Jaylen Blakes who was 4-10 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 6 assists , 2 steals , 1 block , 12 points.
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Following Stanford’s 60-52 loss to Georgia Tech Wednesday night in Atlanta Stanford Head Coach Kyle Smith had this to say!
Georgia Tech was just a better team and brought a great energy and they punished us on the glass early. We couldn’t quite recover. Their physicality and toughness took a little bit out of us. We made a run at the end,”
According to Kelly Quinlan article https://georgiatech.rivals.com/news/jackets-topple-stanford-60-52-in-wire-to-wire-win-without-terry
Tip off for 3rd ranked Duke, Stanford is set for 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time 1:00pm Pacific Standard Time from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised ABC with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander commentating!
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