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NEWS: 5⭐️ Asa Montgomery, Rivals' No. 3 overall prospect in the 2027 class, will announce his college decision on Wednesday, per his Instagram page.
The 6-foot-7 small forward has taken official visits to Duke, North Carolina, UConn, Georgia Tech, LSU, and Auburn.
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Duke's player-development wins are real floor-raisers:
- Pat Ngongba looks way more athletic and can shoot 3s now.
- Dame Sarr's handle is way better, and he's more assertive
- Sebastian Wilkins has grown into a real rotation piece. Jon Scheyer called him the biggest surprise
Minutes played for Duke against Kansas:
32 Ngongba
32 Sarr
27 Blackwell
26 JBB
24 Boozer
21 Wilkins
16 Foster
13 Rippey
7 Howard
2 Williams
Strong showing from Duke against KU in a tough environment, great prep for the season
The good:
Ngongba was dominant
Blackwell delivered
Great in the 2nd half/down the stretch
FTs
Needs work:
JBB 2/10 FGs
Wilkins 7 pts was only real offense from the bench
Fast break Def.
Final (exh): Duke 90 - Kansas 84
- Ngongba 28 pts, 10 rebs
- Blackwell 23 pts (4/7 3s)
- KU: Stokes 27 pts, 8 rebs, 7 asts
- 3s: Duke 9/25, KU 8/24
- FTs: Duke 27/33 (82%)
- Off rebs: Duke 11, KU 6
- Fst brk pts: KU 25, Duke 6
- Bench pts: KU 33, Duke 15
Patrick Ngongba against Kansas:
28 points
10 rebounds
4 assists
2 blocks
9/12 FGs
Likely the best showing of his career, and the best is yet to come...
3:32 in the 2nd: Duke 83 - Kansas 76
Duke is on a 6-0 run and is keeping KU from getting good looks
KU almost always seems to make 3s down the stretch in big games at home, let's see how the Duke D can rise to the occasion
Ngongba picks up his 3rd foul
JBB has the size and handle to get shots in close whenever he wants, he just has to finish stronger
7:53 in the 2nd: Duke 77 - Kansas 73
Duke only allowed 80+ points twice in the '25-26 season (TX Tech, FSU)
Our interior D is really different with Pat off the court
3 fouls on Blackwell, JBB, Foster
Patrick Ngongba already has 22 points in this exhibition against Kansas, his regular-season career high is 17 points (twice)
15:22 in the 2nd: Duke 58 - Kansas 57
Duke leads 15-12 in the 2nd half, we're getting the ball into the paint but are 0/2 from 3 this half, now 6/17 for the game
Duke with a great 6-0 run to start the 2nd half gets a timeout from Bill Self, all strong baskets on the interior
Halftime: Kansas 45 - Duke 43
- Ngongba 16 pts, 5 rebs
- KU: Stokes 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts
- Blackwell 9 pts, Sarr 6
- FGs: Duke 13/31 (42%), KU 16/34 (47%)
- 3s: Duke 6/15, KU 3/10
- FTs: Duke 11/14, KU 10/17
- Pts in Paint: KU 22, Duke 12
Other than Ngongba who's looked great, Duke needs to be a lot stronger on the inside, on both O and D
It'll be interesting to see if Scheyer tightens up the 2nd half rotation in a competitive (exhibition) game