Duke could have an opportunity to avenge its gut-wrenching Elite Eight defeat to UConn subsequent season when the Blue Devils and Huskies face off in Las Vegas on Nov. 25.
That matchup will mark the primary of three marquee Duke non-conference video games Amazon will broadcast through the 2026-27 marketing campaign as a part of the ever-growing retailer and streaming service’s groundbreaking multiyear partnership with the college.
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Prime Video and Duke each introduced the slate on Thursday. Along with Duke-UConn, Prime Video will televise a Dec. 21 recreation between Duke and defending nationwide champion Michigan in New York Metropolis, and a Feb. 20 showdown that can pit the Blue Devils in opposition to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Detroit.
All three video games shall be performed at skilled sports activities arenas: the primary at T-Cellular Area, the house of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights; the second at Madison Sq. Backyard, which most notably performs host to the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s New York Rangers; and the third at Little Caesars Area, the place the NBA’s Detroit Pistons star.
Thursday’s information signifies the beginning of Amazon broadcasting stay faculty sports activities. The corporate had already carved out an area televising professional sports activities, particularly the NFL and NBA.
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The landmark deal is a part of a broader retail partnership and comes with NIL alternatives for Duke athletics, according to ESPN. It’s a three-year agreement that allows Prime Video to solely televise a trio of Duke neutral-site non-conference video games per season.
“Along with our excellent partnership with ESPN, we’re excited to work with Prime Video on this groundbreaking initiative,” Duke athletic director Nina King stated in the university’s release Thursday.
“As Prime Video’s first faculty sports activities associate, this collaboration not solely expands the worldwide attain of Duke males’s basketball, but additionally creates significant alternatives for our student-athletes in a means that displays innovation and excellence.”
ESPN is the ACC’s main media associate. Duke compromised with ESPN and the ACC to make the Amazon partnership potential, agreeing to take part in extra ESPN-owned and operated neutral-site occasions through the 2027-28 and 2028-29 seasons.
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Power of schedule is constantly a banner merchandise on Duke’s NCAA match résumé. The Blue Devils yearly welcome top-tier non-conference opponents. Final time round, they performed Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan State, Texas Tech and, finally, Michigan within the common season.
On Thursday they introduced, with Prime Video, what are certainly to be three of probably the most intriguing non-conference matchups of the 2026-27 marketing campaign.