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With the NCAA allowing exhibitions games between Division I teams, the Duke Blue Devils will welcome former star Johnny Dawkins back to Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Two former Duke basketball All-Americans are set to face off as head coaches in the Brotherhood Run Exhibition Game on Oct. 21.
UCF men's basketball coach Johnny Dawkins played and coached at Duke. He'll return to Durham when the Knights meet the Blue Devils in an exhibition.
The UCF men’s team will open its preseason schedule at one of the most iconic venues in all of college basketball as Johnny Dawkins return to Duke.
Gatorade Player of the Year Cameron Boozer believes Duke basketball is overlooked heading into 2025-26, and says that won’t last once the season begins.
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