Duke hosts Stetson Saturday night, the first of three presumed cupcakes, three opportunities for the youngsters to get better individually, while further gelling as a team.
Duke and Stetson don’t often play in the same sandbox. They aren’t in the same state or even adjacent states, they’ve never been in the same conference and Stetson’s next D-1 NCAA Tournament win will be their first.
But Duke and Stetson had a pretty healthy rivalry back in the 1980s, when Duke had a young up-and-comer as head coach and Stetson had a legend.
And back on November 29, 1980, that young Duke coach squared off against that veteran in his first game as Duke’s head coach.