The Duke Blue Devils had reason to be confident entering the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. Duke was the No. 1 overall seed in the field, it had the best player in the country on their side in Cameron Boozer, and it had lost only two games by a combined four points all year. The Blue Devils were a 28.5 point favorite in their tournament opener against No. 16 seed Siena. Top seeds were 158-2 against No. 16 seeds all-time. Should be a breeze, right?
Duke admitted to taking its opponent lightly, and they almost got punked. Siena — coached by Gerry McNamara, a former Duke rival during his iconic playing
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