Leading Off
- No. 4 Duke opens its 115th season on Tuesday night with a marquee showdown versus No. 3 Kansas at Madison Square Garden in the State Farm Champions Classic.
- The Blue Devils are riding a two-game winning streak in the Champions Classic and the team's 5-3 record in the annual event is the best among the four Blue Blood programs.
- A match-up between two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history, Duke and Kansas have met 12 times with the Blue Devils holding a 7-5 edge in the series.