Duke basketball is known for many things. Dominating the boards is not one of them.
This season, though, as 2022 faded into the past, shouldered aside by 2023, the Blue Devils found themselves in the uncommon position of leading the ACC in rebound margin. Through 14 games, a bit more than a one-third slice of the season, Jon Scheyer’s crew averaged a 9.36-rebound edge, best at the school since their rookie coach was born.
Pacing the Devils on the boards in 2022-23 has been Kyle Filipowski, a freshman in the familiar mode of a solidly built, mobile, resolute big white guy with multiple skills inside and on the perimeter.