As 7th Ranked Duke Is Playing At Arkansas In Inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge Tonight In Fayetteville Arkansas Is Duke Going To Be Opposing Arkansas Guard Tramon Mark?
As 7th ranked Duke is playing at Arkansas in inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge tonight in Fayetteville Arkansas is Duke going to opposing Arkansas guard Tramon Mark?
Tramon Mark was injured with 1:12 remaining in the third place game in the battle 4 Atlantis Friday November 24, 2023 as he stayed on the court for several minutes following his fall following an off balance layup before being lifted on to a stretcher and taken away from the court.
Before injuring his back Tramon Mark was 13-17 on field goals, 4-6 on 3 pointers, to go along 5 rebounds , 1 block, 34 points.
According to espn app
Following the game Arkansas Head Coach Eric Musselman said that Mark was being checked for a back injury . Later Friday the school said an MRI showed no significant damage to Mark’s back leading to his release from the hospital before traveling back to Arkansas Saturday.
Following Tramon Mark being injured ahead of their ACC/ SEC Challenge game with Duke Arkansas Head Coach Eric Musselman had this to say on his radio show Monday. We had a player show up in his practice gear that was not going to practice and was struggling to even walk because his back was sore and now the hamstring is also sore . I don’t know if I’ve even seen a guy that there was absolutely zero chance he was going to practice and he put his practice gear on. Then was going around station to station. If anybody is going to play as soon as his body will allow it it’s T-Mark (Tramon Mark)
According to article by Field Level Media
Following being released from the hospital Arkansas guard Tramon Mark thanked everyone via social media X (Formally Twitter ) for thinking about him by saying Doing better ya’ll thank you for the prayers with a heart.
According his social media page on X (Formally Twitter)
7th ranked Duke comes into the inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge with record of 5-1 because they won the finale of the Blue Devil Challenge 80-62 Friday in Durham over Southern Indiana though they were down 35-31 at halftime.
Though,then 9th ranked Duke was down 35-31 at halftime Friday when opposing Southern Indiana 9th ranked Duke came back to win 80-62.
As then 9th ranked Duke came back to win 35-31 Mark Mitchell was 2-6 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 points. Kyle Filipowski was 8-16 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds , 3 assists, 21 points. Tyrese Proctor was 4-7 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 11 points. Jared McCain was 4-6 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 assists, 10 points. Jeremy Roach was 6-12 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 18 points. Ryan Young was 2-2 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 5 points. Caleb Foster was 3-8 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 9 points.
According to espn app
Following then 9th ranked Duke coming back to win 80-62 sophomore center Kyle Filipowski who was 8-16 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds , 3 assists, 21 points had this to say about how 9th ranked Duke performed in 1st half!
We came out with a mindset tonight that we shouldn’t come out with against any team,” said Kyle Filipowski,
“That affected us early on. We’ve just got to keep that strong mentality going forward.”
Following then 9th ranked Duke coming back to win 80-62 when opposing Southern Indiana Friday Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his teams defense!
For me, it was just our defense,”
We were giving up layups like crazy.”For me, it was just our defense,” Scheyer said. “We were giving up layups like crazy.”
We’ve been good defensively,”“Clearly, we’re still not where we need to be by the end of the year but I thought we were making strides. I thought that showed where our heads were at (against Southern Indiana). Giving up layups in transition. Letting guys get behind us. That’s not how we’ve played.”
According to Stephen Wiseman article on newsobserver.com
Arkansas comes into the game with a record of 4-3 because unlike Duke then 20th ranked Arkansas who isn’t ranked in week 4 lost their previous game to Duke’s tobacco road rival 14th ranked North Carolina in Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island in the Bahamas by a score of 87-72.
As 20th ranked Arkansas lost their previous game to Duke’s tobacco rival North Carolina Travon Brazille was 0-4 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 blocks, 0 points. Makahi Mitchell 2-5 on field goals, 1-1 on free throws to go along 1 rebound 5 points. Layden Blocker was 3-6 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 1 block , 11 points. Tramon Mark was 13-17 on field goals, 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds , 1 block 34 points before leaving game on stretcher. Davonte Davis was was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound , 1 block 0 points. Chandler Lawson was 2-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 4 points. Jeremiah Davenport was 3-8 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block , 9 points. Kahalif Battle was 3-7 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 9 points.
According to espnapp
Tip off is set for 9:15pm Eastern Time 8:15pm Central Time from Bud Walton Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with former Duke center Jay Bilas, Dan Shulman commentating!
Jay Bilas played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1982 -1986 playing 127 games averaging 8.4 points 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists before drafted 5th round of 1986 15th pick 108th pick overall in the 1986 NBA Draft. Though, Jay Bilas would never set foot on the hardwood for Dallas because he instead he would play professionally in Italy where he was among the leagues top scores in 1987-1988 seasons before playing professionally in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bilas_jay/