Duke 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule Announced

DURHAM, N.C. ? The 2005-06 Duke men's basketball schedule was announced on Tuesday as the Atlantic Coast Conference released the men's schedules of all 12 member institutions.

The Blue Devils, who return 10 letterwinners and three starters from last year's team, face another demanding schedule in 2005-06. Duke opens the season at home on Nov. 14 against Boston University in the Preseason National Invitation Tournament. Joining the Blue Devils in the Preseason NIT are Alabama, Army, Drexel, Manhattan, Miami [Ohio], Memphis, Missouri, New Mexico State, Princeton, Sam Houston State, Seton Hall, Temple, UCLA and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Duke's non-conference schedule features with games versus Davidson, Indiana (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), Pennsylvania, Texas, Valparaiso, St. John's, UNC Greensboro, Bucknell, Georgetown and Temple.

Duke will again have a full slate of television contests, with 28 regular season games (30 if the Blue Devils advance to the finals of the Preseason NIT) scheduled to be aired on either national or regional television. Including the ACC Tournament, the Blue Devils will appear on national television at least 26 times this season on ABC, CBS, ESPN, espn2 and FSN (Fox Sports Net). Raycom/JP Sports will broadcast three Duke games ? Dec. 31 vs. UNC Greensboro (RJ), Feb. 7 vs. North Carolina (RJ - game will also be aired nationally on ESPN) and Feb. 14 vs. Wake Forest (RJ) ? to regional television audiences. Duke's Feb. 4 showdown with Florida State will also be shown regionally on RSN (Regional Sports Networks).

In addition to its non-conference schedule, Duke will face another rigorous ACC slate in 2005-06, a season that will include Boston College as a full-time member of the league for the first time. Duke has won six ACC regular season championships in the past nine years, compiling an impressive 119-25 league record during that span, and six of the last seven ACC Tournament titles.

Duke 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule Announced

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