Duke Basketball: 2018-19 schedule officially set for Blue Devils

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The 2018-19 Duke Basketball schedule is officially out with the release of the conference schedule today and get your first look at the Blue Devils opponents right here.

The non-conference opponents have been set and scheduled for the Duke Blue Devils for a while now and while we did know who and where Duke would be facing in the ACC this season, we didn’t know when or at what time, but we do now.

The Blue Devils started their season i August when they traveled up to Canada to face three Canadian team where Duke won all three games convincingly.

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Now, as they have returned back to Durham they are preparing for the regular season, as Countdown to Craziness kicks off on Friday, October 19 at 7:00 pm.

The Blue Devils will then play two exhibition games at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia Union on Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00 pm and Ferris State on Saturday, October 27 at 4:00 pm before the regular season starts.

As for the regular season, the Blue Devils will have to face this lineup:

Tuesday, November 6 vs. Kentucky at 9:30 pm (Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.) 

Sunday, November 11 vs. Army West Point 1:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Wednesday, November 14 vs. Eastern Michigan 7:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Monday, November 19 vs. San Diego State 5:00 pm (Maui Invitational – Lahaina, Hawaii) 

Tuesday, November 20 vs. TBA 8:00 pm (Maui Invitational – Lahaina, Hawaii) 

Wednesday, November 21 vs. TBA 5:00 pm (Maui Invitational – Lahaina, Hawaii)

Tuesday, November 27 vs. Indiana 9:30 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday, December 1 vs. Stetson 7:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Wednesday, December 5 vs. Hartford (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday December 8 vs. Yale 5:30 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Tuesday, December 18 vs. Princeton 6:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Thursday, December 20 vs. Texas Tech 7:00 pm (Madison Square Garden – New York, New York)

Saturday, January 5 vs. Clemson 2:00 pm OR 8:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Tuesday, January 8 @ Wake Forest 7:00 pm (Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum)

Saturday, January 12 @ Florida State 2:00 pm (Donald L. Tucker Civic Center)

Monday, January 14 vs. Syracuse 7:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday, January 19 vs. Virginia 2:00 pm OR 4:00 pm OR 6:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Tuesday, January 22 @ Pittsburgh 9:00 pm (Petersen Events Center) 

Saturday, January 26 vs. Georgia Tech 12:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Monday, January 28 @ Notre Dame 7:00 pm (Joyce Center) 

Saturday, February 2 vs. St. John’s TBA (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Tuesday, February 5 vs. Boston College (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday, February 9 @ Virginia 6:00 pm (John Paul Jones Arena) 

Tuesday, February 12 @ Louisville 9:00 pm (KFC Yum! Center) 

Saturday, February 16 vs. NC State 4:00 pm OR 6:00 pm OR 8:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Wednesday, February 20 vs. North Carolina 9:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday, February 23 @ Syracuse 6:00 pm OR 8:00 pm (Carrier Dome) 

Tuesday, February 26 @ Virginia Tech 7:00 pm OR 9:00 pm (Cassell Coliseum) 

Saturday, March 2 vs. Miami 4:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Tuesday, March 5 vs. Wake Forest 7:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium) 

Saturday, March 9 @ North Carolina 6:00 pm OR 8:00 pm (Dean E. Smith Center) 

The 2018-19 Duke Blue Devils definitely have a challenging schedule ahead, and getting off to a good start may be key to success down the line and throughout ACC play.

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