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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 23: Patrick Ngongba II #21, Kon Knueppel #7, Tyrese Proctor #5, Caleb Foster #1, and Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils huddle against the Baylor Bears during a second round game of the men's NCAA basketball tournament at Lenovo Center on March 23, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) | Getty Images
We didn’t see this Friday, but CBS Sports has its projected starting Duke lineup posted.
Their expectation: Caleb Foster and John Blackwell at guard, Pat Ngongba at center, and Dame Sarr and Cameron Williams at forward.
That seems about right, but Duke’s depth, however, means that things could change at any time.
Cayden Boozer really came on at the end of last year, and we could imagine him taking a spot. Same for Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, who is, to say the least, ahead of the curve.
There’s no particular reason why Deron Rippey couldn’t start, and he clearly has a gear that most guys will never have.
And if Bryson Howard turns out to be an absolute dog, he could barge in, too.
There’s a sort of verbal meme going around this summer that Duke’s second team would be ranked, too.
It’s gotten to be somewhat of a tired idea already, but it does underscore one thing: Duke practices are going to be absolutely brutal and, at times, more intense than the games to follow.
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