The Cameron Crazies won’t know the full 2024-25 schedule for a while now, but one day on the calendar might have been revealed on Wednesday.
CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, one of the foremost college basketball insiders, reported that the Blue Devils will host George Mason on December 17. He shared the news through X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The Patriots would be one of the last non-conference games on Duke’s 2024-25 schedule if the report is accurate. During the 2023-24 season, the Blue Devils played their last non-ACC opponent on December 30.
Duke played George Mason once in school history, a 69-53 victory back in December 2006. Head coach Jon Scheyer actually scored 18 points as a freshman in that game, making four of his seven 3-point attempts.
Former Auburn guard KD Johnson committed to the Patriots last month. He averaged 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 assists as a senior for the Tigers last season, but he made just 37.8% of his attempts and 27.1% of his threes.
Source: Duke will host George Mason on December 17th at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 8, 2024
The Blue Devils have also been linked to both Kansas and Illinois during the non-conference schedule, but neither game has been officially announced.