Fansided · Feb 10
Patrick Ngongba questionable ahead of Duke's get-right game vs. Pitt
Jan 17, 2026; Stanford, California, USA; Duke Blue Devils center Patrick Ngongba II (21) looks on against the Stanford Cardinal in the second half at Maples Pavilion. | Eakin Howard-Imagn ImagesJust hours before the Duke Blue Devils were set to take the court against the Pitt Panthers, head coach Jon Scheyer shared that sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was questionable for the conference matchup.
Three days earlier, Ngongba had earned quite a bit of attention, fouling out of Duke's highly-competitive game against the UNC Tar Heels.
Then, in a pre-game shoot-around, Ngongba was seen wearing a wrap and brace on his left hand, the opposite of the hand that he usually had wrapped for games.