As Duke Sophomore Center Kyle Filipowski Returned From Court Storming Injury Wednesday That He Sustained Saturday At Wake Forest 10th Ranked Duke Beat Louisville 84-59 In Durham
On Saturday February 24, 2024 then 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak came to an end with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest.
Though, the game wasn’t the only thing Duke lost on Saturday February 24, 2024 as they also lost Kyle Filipowski to an injury following Wake Forest fans, spectators, students storming the court.
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Wake Forest Director Of Athletics John Currie had this to say!
“On behalf of Wake Forest, we sincerely regret the unfortunate on-court incident following this afternoon’s men’s basketball game and hope the involved Duke student-athlete is doing better,”
“I called Duke vice president and director of athletics Nina King and ACC senior associate commissioner Paul Brazeau immediately after the game and expressed our sincere regret for the situation and our concern for the Duke student-athlete’s well-being. Although our event management staff and security had rehearsed postgame procedures to protect the visiting team and officials, we clearly must do better.”
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Kyle Filipowski had this to say about being injured in court storming by Wake Forest fans, spectators
“There’s some videos of me getting punched in the back,”“I absolutely feel like it was personal. Intentional, for sure. There’s no reason where they see a big guy like me trying to work my way off the court that they can’t just work around you. There’s no excuse for that.”
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!
“I don’t like court stormings,’“I never have. I’ve been part of them before. Next time we’re going to have to do a better job of taking care of that situation.”
I attempted to get (Jon ) Scheyer’s attention in the final seconds to tell him to skip the postgame handshake to get to safety. The Joel Coliseum visitors’ locker room is accessible via a tunnel directly behind the visiting team’s bench. But that doesn’t help the players who are on the court when the clock expires.
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem former Virginia Tech Head Coach current ESPN College Basketball analyst Seth Greensburg had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!
Wake Forest administration dropped the ball you have to have a plan in place and you’re expecting to win you have to higher extra security to make sure that athletes , players get off court safely the students can’t get on the court they weren’t equipped to handle the situation. Shame on you.
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Duke Director Of Athletics Nina King had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!
We need to address court storming,”“and, most importantly, how to protect our opponents (in all arenas). This is a serious safety issue that has to be be a priority for protecting our players.”
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips had this to say about Wake Forest fans, spectators storming court!
We have been and will continue to be, in contact with both Duke and Wake Forest regarding what happened following today’s game,”
“Across college athletics, we have seen far too many of these incidents that put individuals at serious risk, and it will require the cooperation of all — including spectators — to ensure everyone’s well-being. As a conference, we will continually assess with our schools the best way to protect our student-athletes, coaches, and fans.”
Following 8th ranked Duke’s 5 game winning streak coming to an end Saturday with 83-79 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to stay about Wake Forest fans storming court!
“When are we going to ban court-storming?”
“How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched? Or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? It’s a dangerous thing.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285885981.html
As Duke sophomore center Kyle Filipowski returned from court storming injury Wednesday he sustained Saturday at Wake Forest 10th ranked Duke beat Louisville 84-59 in Durham.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As 10th ranked Duke beat Louisville Mark Mitchell, was 7-10 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 17 points. Kyle Filipowski in his returns to the hardwood since getting injured in court storming in Duke’s 83-79 loss at Wake Forest was 4-8 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 9 points. Tyrese Proctor was 3-7 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 7 assists , 1 steal , 8 points. Jared McCain was 4-9 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 14 points. Jeremy Roach was 8-11 on field goals, 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 steals, 19 points. Sean Stewart was 3-3 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 9 points. TJ Power was 1-5 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 points. Ryan Young was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 2 points. Spencer Hubbard was 1-1 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 3 points.
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Following Duke sophomore center Kyle Filipowski returning from court storming injury Wednesday that he sustained Saturday at Wake Forest following 10th ranked Duke beating Louisville 84-59 Wednesday in Durham Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Mark Mitchell, Kyle Filipowski , Tyrese Proctor, Jeremy Roach who started instead of Caleb Foster who is sidelined with right foot injury!
“Those starters that started tonight,”“they’ve been in a lot of big-time games already. We need all of them to compete every game and to be really good. And that’s the bottom line.”We have to find something during this period we haven’t found yet,” “I think it’s an opportunity for individuals and it’s an opportunity for our team so when Caleb comes back, we’re even better, we’re stronger and we’re a different team.”
Though, Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts about injuries that Duke has sustained this season as Duke freshman guard Jared McCain who was 4-9 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 steal, 14 points had this to say!
We played different lineups so much,”. “So now just getting used to the lineup and playing off each other, we already know how to play with each other. It’s nothing new for us.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285988591.html
10th ranked Duke is now going to prepare to host Virginia who unlike them plays at a deliberate pace defensively, offensively!
Like 10th ranked Duke Virginia won on Wednesday as they knocked off Boston College 72-68 in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts. As Virginia knocked off Boston College 72-68 Wednesday in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Jordan Minor was 1-6 on on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 points. Jacob Groves was 5-11 on field goals, 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 13 points. Ryan Dunn was 3-9 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 8 points. Issac McKneely was 4-8 on field goals, 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 14 points. Reece Beekman was 5-8 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 18 points. Blake Buchanan was 2-3 on field goals to go along with 5 points. Andrew Rohde was 2-5 on field goals, 1-3 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 5 points. Taine Murray was 1-2 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 3 points. Dante Harris was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 2 points.
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Following Virginia knocking off Boston College Wednesday 72-68 in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Virginia Head Coach Tony Bennett had this to say about his team about Reece Beekman who was 5-8 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 18 points!
If you’ve watched us this year, you know we squeak some of them out and we’re far from perfect,”
He’s one of the more underrated guards in the country,”
“He’s unassuming, but the more he plays, the more you watch him, I hope people are seeing what’s happening for his future, because it’s good and he knows how to play and I think he’s underrated in so many ways.”
According to Jeff White’s article https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/02/29/comeback-win-boosts-cavaliers-prospects/
Tip off is set for 6:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin commentating!