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"There's one thing I'll say about today—to love what you do is one thing, but to work at a place that you love, and with people that you love, it doesn't get much better than that," Smith said.
Coming off two miraculous one-goal victories, it was clear that the Blue Devils were beatable, especially going into a matchup against yet another top-five opponent. But few could have predicted the beatdown that occurred Saturday afternoon.
Duke continues to leave its imprint on USA Basketball.
Thursday night, freshman guard DJ Steward unexpectedly declared for the NBA Draft, leaving an open guard spot in Duke's rotation. It didn't take long for the Blue Devils to fill that spot.
Duke saw its first truly surprising exit from the program Thursday evening.
The decision came as a surprise to virtually everyone in the college basketball world, including Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Both squads blitzed through their nonconference competition before securing a top-10 win to begin ACC play and swapping the top two spots in the polls, making Thursday's contest a regular-season rivalry matchup of epic proportions.
A month ago, Duke fencing made history at the ACC Championships. This past weekend, the Blue Devils did the same on a national level.
Another Blue Devil will be taking his talents elsewhere next season.
Senior guard Jordan Goldwire will not use his final season of eligibility—granted to him by the NCAA's extra eligibility ruling this past winter—to return to Duke and will instead enter the transfer portal.
Duke defeated Notre Dame 75-65 last Wednesday in the team's ACC opener and first road game of the season.
Jarvis was one of two preseason All-Americans entering the season for Duke.
Bryce Jarvis and the Blue Devils will welcome Army to Durham this weekend.
Bryce Jarvis is one of many key contributors set to return to Duke for the 2020 season.
