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Block Party

It’s early December, nine games is a pretty small sample size and the ACC beckons.

Consider the qualifiers covered.

But the 1918-’19 Duke team is on a pace to shatter not only school but ACC records for blocks per game. In fact, Duke leads the nation in blocks per game, 69 after nine games, an average of 7.67 per game.

The school record is 6.7, set in 2005, the ACC record is 6.9, set by Maryland in 2007.

Before Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils were known for position-less offense, stretch 4s or bombs-away-from-3-point-land, they were known for defense, a lockdown, suffocating man-to-man that reduced opponents to jelly.