No. 6 Duke opens as ACC favorite despite losing all 5 starters from Final Four team

No. 6 Duke (35-4, 19-1 ACC)

The Blue Devils lost all five starters from its Final Four team , notably Associated Press men's national player of the year and eventual No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg . Jon Scheyer's fourth team adds the nation's top-ranked recruiting class and is the preseason ACC favorite, but will need returnees like Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II, Caleb Foster and Maliq Brown to thrive in bigger roles.

Players to watch

Cameron Boozer (freshman, F, 6-9, 250). The son of former Duke and NBA player Carlos Boozer is the latest in the Blue Devils' revolving door of high-end talent . He is ranked No. 3 by 247Sports and arrives with brother Cayden (a point guard and fellow McDonald's all-American). Boozer had 33 points and 12 rebounds in an exhibition wi