Duke Basketball Set to Host Defending National Champion

One knock against the 2024-25 Duke basketball feats was the lack of competition the team faced as a whole throughout the season, despite early contests against the likes of Auburn, Arizona, Kentucky, and Kansas. Now, in preparing for next season, fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer has done his part to avoid such a complaint.

Next season's non-conference slate already features several marquee matchups for the Blue Devils, including neutral-site games against Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Texas, and Texas Tech, as well as a pair of true road contests against Army and Michigan State.

And with his week's official unveiling of the 16 matchups for the next edition of the ACC-SEC Challenge, Duke may have landed its toughest test of the season, as Scheyer and the Blue Devils will host the defending national champion Florida Gators in the early December event.