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Duke, which will face a challenging nonconference schedule in the men’s 2026-27 basketball season, has added some challenging preseason games.
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The Blue Devils announced Wednesday they would match up against Tennessee, Kansas and Belmont in three preseason games.
Belmont will come to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 8, for the first game. The Tennessee game is set Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Cameron, and the Devils will go to Kansas for a game Sunday, Oct. 25, at Allen Fieldhouse.
Duke also announced it would host Kansas in a preseason game at Cameron in October 2027.
Evan Bradds, Belmont’s first-year coach, was an assistant last season at Duke, and the game also will have Duke forward Drew Scharnowski, a transfer from Belmont, playing against his former team.
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The preseason game against Tennessee comes after a highly competitive matchup last year in Knoxville that attracted many NBA scouts. Duke picked up an 83-76 victory in a game that Vols coach Rick Barnes said benefitted both teams in preparing for the regular season.
Tennessee, like Duke, reached the Elite Eight in the 2026 NCAA Tournament before being beaten, won 25 games and finished 12th in the final AP poll.
The Devils have played at Allen Fieldhouse once in regular-season play, taking an overtime victory in February 1988.
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