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Duke Basketball: Blue Devils to host Stephen F. Austin in late November

By Kevin Connelly

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils looks on against the Michigan State Spartans during the second half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils looks on against the Michigan State Spartans during the second half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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The Duke Basketball team has another non-conference opponent set on its schedule as the Blue Devils will be hosting Stephen F. Austin in late November.

Eight non-conference opponents have been set for the Duke Blue Devils in the 2019-20 season after it was announced on Thursday evening that Stephen F. Austin will be making the trip to Durham on November 26.

The showdown will be the first ever meeting between the Blue Devils and the Lumberjacks.

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Stephen F. Austin joins the likes of Central Arkansas, Brown, and Colorado State as confirmed opponents that will visit Cameron Indoor Stadium next season.

Duke will also play in the Empire City Classic, along with high-profile matchups with Kansas and Michigan State in the non-conference.

The schedule is starting to take shape as the Blue Devils will play Kansas at Madison Square Garden on November 5 before coming back to Durham to play two games, first against Colorado State on November 8 and then Central Arkansas on November 12.

At the moment, Duke does not have a game scheduled until November 21 and 22 when the team will head back up to New York City for the Empire City Classic to face either the Texas Longhorns, Georgetown Hoyas, and/or the California Golden Bears.

Stephen F. Austin comes to town on November 26 and then Duke will head up to East Lansing to face the Michigan State Spartans in the ACC vs. Big Ten Challenge on December 3.

The last non-conference game could very well be against the Brown Bears as the ACC typically picks up conference play around the start of the new year, despite having all teams, except Duke, play one conference game to start the season.

The Blue Devils played in 12 non-conference games last season, so expect some more news to be released on the non-conference schedule later in the summer, possibly with the potential for another major-conference opponent.

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