We didn’t see this Monday so apologies for not posting it sooner: Duke has announced that it will host the Mako Medical Classic Honoring Dr. Onye E. Akwari in December.
Hosting is a bit of a misnomer - Duke will actually co-host with Howard University. The other schools are Elon, now coached by former Duke basketball staffer Mike Schrage, and Bellarmine.
The schools will play at Duke on December 4th (Bellarmine) and December 6th (Elon) and then on the 6th (Bellarmine) and 8th (Elon) at Howard.
Howard of course is coached by former Duke guard Kenny Blakeney and his program has major momentum, having stunned the basketball world by signing 5-star big man Makur Maker.