NCAA Basketball: Preview for the 2018 ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Indiana at No. 2 Duke – Nov. 27

Head coach Archie Miller and the Indiana Hoosiers return to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge facing the Duke Blue Devils on the road. The Hoosiers lost in last year’s challenge to the Blue Devils, 91-81, at home, and the stakes are a lot higher this year.

The signing of five-star prospect Romeo Langford should help the Hoosiers in the early going although Duke has their own slew of five-star recruits at its disposal. Langford was a 6-foot-5 McDonald’s All-American this past season who passed up on Kansas and Vanderbilt to stay in-state with the Hoosiers.

The Blue Devils boast five-star prospects R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and Tre Jones. It looks to be National Title or bust for Coach K and company in 2018-19 as they’ll have tons of versatility at their disposal with Barrett, Williamson, and Reddish.

The one-and-done era has changed the Duke basketball program, that’s for sure. They return a rotation with little college basketball experience under their belt but with Coach K running things, they should be a competitive and entertaining group to watch.