Following Duke's 107-81 win over The Citadel on Monday night, Duke's star freshman Paolo Banchero addressed his DWI-related charge from last week for the first time. Banchero was charged with aiding and abetting DWI, while teammate Michael Savarino—grandson of coach Mike Krzyzewski—was arrested on suspicion of DWI.
“It’s been alright. My teammates have my back, so it wasn’t too hard for me," Banchero said. "I’m not gonna say it wasn’t on my mind the past two games, it was. I felt like today was a bounce-back game for me, I felt good out there.”
Banchero was in the starting lineup for Duke's first game after the incident against Gardner-Webb on Nov.