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Duke to face Minnesota to open preseason tournament

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It's August, but there's no time like the present for Duke basketball news.

The Blue Devils will face Minnesota in the opening round of the Nov. 22-24 Battle 4 Atlantis preseason tournament, the school announced Thursday. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

There are eight teams in the second-annual tournament, which is held at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The winner of the matchup between the Blue Devils and the Golden Gophers gets the winner of Memphis vs. VCU in the semifinals. In opening action of the other side of the bracket, Missouri plays Stanford while Louisville takes on Northern Iowa.

If you'd like to see the bracket for yourself, click here

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Laura Keeley is the Duke beat writer for the News & Observer. Follow her on Twitter @laurakeeley
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