The ACC tournament announced on Thursday that Duke’s conference run in the postseason bracket has come to an end after the Blue Devils program had a positive COVID-19 test on Thursday ahead of its game vs. Florida State.
Coming fresh off consecutive wins in the ACC Tournament over Boston College and Louisville Duke’s positive test involves a player who did not play Wednesday against Louisville in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The development forces Duke to withdraw from the ACC Tournament and could effectively end its season. Duke had several disruptions in their schedule this season related to the pandemic, but this s the program’s first reported positive COVID test among Tier 1 personnel all season.
With Duke being forced out of the ACC tournament and its NCAA Tournament hopes now dashed, its streak of 24 consecutive appearances in March Madness will come to an end. Duke’s run was the second-longest active streak in college basketball and the third-longest streak in college basketball history.
