Following the Duke basketball squad's 90-84 road exhibition victory over the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon, fifth-year head coach Jon Scheyer emphasized to the media the preseason's value in providing vital lessons for his deep cast of 2026-27 Blue Devils. Those lessons seem especially important for the star-studded freshmen, including one who won't turn 18 until after the season but was a starter across all three exhibitions in forward/center Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje.

"The depth of our team, I think, is real," Scheyer said after Duke completed its 3-0 march through its exhibition slate via the hard-fought win in the famed Allen Fieldhouse. "There's no doubt about it. And part of this, like, this is our first time [on the road this season]. You can anticipate all you want.…