The Department of Athletics released the schedule for the upcoming men's basketball season Wednesday.
The Blue Devils head to Lahaina, Hawaii to compete in the Maui Invitational Nov. 19 to 21. Duke will face Princeton in the first round Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. and will face the winner of the Illinois/Arizona State game the following day if it advances.
The non-conference slate includes home games against Eastern Kentucky, Wisconsin in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Albany, Michigan, Cornell and St. John's and road games at Davidson and Temple.
Duke also will take on Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden as part of the Aeropostale Classic Dec. 20.
Twenty-nine of 33 Blue Devil regular-season contests will be televised on either national or regional networks.
McClure undergoes surgery
Junior forward Dave McClure will be sidelined six to eight weeks after having surgery to repair his right knee at the Duke University Ambulatory Surgery Center Tuesday.
"The surgery will eliminate some lingering pain he has been dealing with and give him a chance to start the season at 100 percent," head men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He is a tough young man and we anticipate that he will be ready to go when practice starts in October."
The forward averaged 4.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in just over 21 minutes per game in his sophomore campaign and was tied for second in steals for the Blue Devils with 39.
McClure redshirted the entire 2005-2006 season after he underwent surgery to correct an osteochondral lesion on his left patella.
Tauiliili reinstated to team
Duke announced Aug. 16 that junior linebacker Michael Tauiliili will return to the field for Blue Devils in their second game of the season, This decision came nearly two weeks after Tauiliili was suspended for violating team rules and arrested on gun charges, simple assault and for driving while impaired.
Tauiliili is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 4, and head coach Ted Roof said in a release that he must obey internal sanctions to remain on the team.
"From the start, we wanted to reach a decision that is fair to Michael, our team, the athletic department and the University," Roof said. "We also will allow the judicial system [to] run its course, and the outcome of that process could require further disciplinary action."
In his first two seasons at Duke, Tauiliili led the team with 92 and 94 tackles in 2005 and 2006, respectively,
Duke to play 12 contests in front of television audience
In her first season leading the Blue Devils, head coach Joanne P. McCallie will guide her team against 14 teams that competed in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, including seven squads that were either No. 1 or No. 2 seeds.
Duke will face Purdue and Temple in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Nov. 22 to 25 and could advance to play Connecticut, Stanford or Old Dominion in the finals.
The two toughest match-ups could be home contests versus Rutgers-who beat Duke in the 2007 Sweet 16-and Tennessee, Dec. 6 and Jan. 28, respectively.
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