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| Title: | Healthier Duke takes on resurgent St. John's in Sweet 16 showdown - CBS Sports |
| Link: | Original article on cbssports.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | play; resurgent; coach; johns; duke; really; healthier; win; showdown; takes; st; 16; boozer; season; sweet; St. John's Red Storm men's basketball; Duke Blue Devils men's basketball; TCU Horned Frogs football; Cameron Boozer; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Double-double; Naismith College Player of the Year; Rick Pitino; Carlos Boozer; Mike Krzyzewski |
| Datetime: | 3/26/2026, 10:07:00 PM |
| Summary: | WASHINGTON -- Naismith Award favorite Cameron Boozer and Duke will continue their pursuit of the program's sixth national title and first since coach Mike Krzyzewski's retirement when they face Rick Pitino's resurgent St. John's in Friday night's East Regional semifinal. He's on track to play again (Friday), which is a really big deal for us," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. Pitino is in his 14th Sweet 16 appearance and first with St. John's (30-6) during a season that has represented a renaissance for coach and program alike. Pitino was let go by Louisville after the 2016-17 season amid multiple scandals, eventually returned to coaching college ball at Iona after a three-year layoff, and moved to St. John's for the 2023-2024 season. 5 St... |
