DURHAM, N.C. – This season’s Brotherhood Run featured a weekend of competition between former Blue Devil players turned coaches with Jon Scheyer at the helm for Duke, Niagara led by Greg Paulus and Kenneth Blakeney’s Howard Bison. Duke came away with both its wins and Howard return to Washington, D.C. with a win over Niagara.
In game one on Friday night, Duke defeated Paulus and the Niagara Purple Eagles 100-42. Big man Patrick Ngongba II led all scorers with 17 points, knocking down 10 of 11 free throws.
On Saturday, the Howard Bison, led by Kenneth Blakeney ’95, defeated Niagara 80-70 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Nate James ‘01 recently joined Howard as an associate head coach.
Sunday afternoon’s matchup between Duke and Howard wrapped the Brotherhood Run in Durham. The Blue Devils dominated the Bison 93-56 in the competition.
