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Don't expect college hoops' court-storming problem to get fixed after latest run-in featuring Duke's Kyle Filipowski

Jon Scheyer wasted no time Saturday afternoon reigniting college basketball’s most contentious debate.

“When are we going to ban court storming?” the second-year Duke coach asked reporters only minutes after Kyle Filipowski didn’t have time to escape a tidal wave of on-rushing Wake Forest fans at the end of the Demon Deacons’ 83-79 upset victory.

Duke’s Kyle Filipowski appears to get injured amid the court-storming by Wake Forest students. pic.twitter.com/Rn0v39ayZS

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) February 24, 2024

On the surface, you’d think the sight of Filipowski wincing in pain as his teammates helped him off the floor might be enough to spark serious discussion.