Florida Gators

The Duke men’s basketball team will host Florida in Cameron Indoor Stadium this season, welcoming the Gators on Tuesday, Dec. 2, as part of the third edition of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Tip-off time and TV information will be announced at a later date.

Duke and Florida, both coming off a trip to the Final Four, have met on the hardwood 18 times, with the Blue Devils holding a 14-4 series advantage. Duke has won the past two matchups, including an 87-84 victory in the last meeting on Nov. 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.

The Gators will be making their first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium since the 1998-99 season, a game in which the Blue Devils raced to a 116-86 victory on Dec. 9, 1998.

In last season’s ACC/SEC Challenge, a top-10 clash in Durham, Duke defeated Auburn, 84-78, on Dec. 4, 2024. The Blue Devils are now 1-1 in the cross-conference challenge, including an 80-75 setback at Arkansas in 2023.

The Blue Devils’ 2025-26 non-conference schedule now includes four opponents that are coming off NCAA Tournament campaigns, with Florida (Dec. 2, Durham, N.C.) joining the previously-announced matchups with Texas (Nov. 4, Charlotte, N.C.), Kansas (Nov. 18, New York, N.Y.) and Arkansas (Nov. 27, Chicago).

During the 2024-25 campaign, under the direction of third-year head coach Jon Scheyer, the Blue Devils made the program’s 18th Final Four appearance, captured Duke’s 23rd ACC Tournament title, claimed the conference regular-season championship for the 21st time and achieved a 30-win season for the 17th time with an overall record of 35-4. Duke boasts six returners from last year’s squad, while also signing the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class.