The Kansas basketball team is set to round out its preseason slate with an exhibition against Duke tomorrow afternoon. The Jayhawks will partake in the Blue Blood Classic after falling to fellow ACC school Louisville by six points at home on Wednesday.

In that defeat, freshman phenom Tyran Stokes struggled from the field, shooting 3-for-13 and enduring some costly mistakes down the stretch as the Cardinals pulled away. While those will serve as valuable experiences for the first-year standout from Kentucky, he and the Jayhawks face a quick turnaround in this showdown.

Oct 20, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas player Tyran Stokes is interviewed during the Big 12 Media Days event at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Just like KU has a star freshman in Stokes, Duke possesses one in Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje.…