PRINTABLE 2009-10 DUKE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
The 2009-10 schedule was released on Tuesday and the Blue Devils will play 31 regular-season games in 11 different states. Highlights of the schedule include the usual rigorous ACC matchups along with a possible three contests in Madison Square Garden, a trip to Chicago’s United Center, and 17 games in front of the Crazies in Cameron.
The team will compete on national television in 27 regular-season games — A total that not only leads all of college hoops by five games but also exceeds the national TV appearances of all NBA teams. The defending NBA champion Lakers, playing in one the most popular markets in the world in LA with Kobe leading the way, will have 25 regular-season national TV games.
The first game of the season is November 13th when UNC-G visits Cameron. The Spartans are led by Mike Dement, a former Duke assistant coach. On November 16th, the team will open play in the NIT Season Tip-Off with a matchup against Coastal Carolina. The NIT event features 16 teams with the Final Four scheduled for Madison Square Garden. Other host schools include Arizona State, UConn and LSU.
On December 2nd, the Blue Devils will look to remain the lone undefeated team all-time in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge with a trip to Wisconsin. Big East foe St. John’s will then visit Cameron on December 5th and the Blue Devils will return to NYC for a “home” game in the Garden against Gonzaga.
The ACC schedule picks up shortly after the new year with a January 3rd home matchup with Clemson. The month will also include two challenging non-league games with visits to Chicago to face Big 12-foe Iowa State and a trip to DC to wrestle with the Big East’s Georgetown Hoyas.
On January 23rd, the ESPN Gameday crew will be on the scene at Clemson promoting the Blue Devils/Tigers matchup. Duke is the only school that will have a pair of ESPN Gameday appearances as Jay Bilas and company will be in town hyping up the Duke-UNC game on March 6th as well.
The ACC Tournament will be held this year in Greensboro and we begin our defense of the conference crown beginning March 11th. The Big Dance gets going on March 16th.
The road to the NCAA Tournament begins officially on October 16th with our first-ever “Countdown to Craziness” held in Cameron. Be sure to mark your calendars as we kick off the new season in style!
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