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Duke Basketball: Three Teams Duke Should Play in Non-Conference

By Kevin Connelly

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 25: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils speaks with his team against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 25, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - MARCH 25: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils speaks with his team against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 25, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – JANUARY 28: Head coach Steve Wojciechowski of the Marquette Golden Eagles reacts to an officials call during the first half against the Villanova Wildcats at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on January 28, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – JANUARY 28: Head coach Steve Wojciechowski of the Marquette Golden Eagles reacts to an officials call during the first half against the Villanova Wildcats at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on January 28, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Marquette

Next, we will go back to the Big East and say Duke should schedule Marquette in their nonconference schedule.

The main reason for picking Marquette is their Head Coach, Steve Wojojowski was a former Duke player and assistant coach.

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Under Wojo, Marquette has always put forth a hard-nosed, gritty team, taking the personality of their head coach.

If Duke were to schedule this game, it would most likely be on the road as Marquette is moving into their new arena this upcoming season.

Marquette has always shared an arena with the Milwaukee Bucks and that will continue.

The $524 million arena will most likely be the host of the Final Four in the near future, but there would be no better way to break in a new area like Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils coming into to town.

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