They call it “we want Bama’ syndrome during the college football season. Well one of the stars of the undefeated Michigan Wolverines basketball team wants Duke in a big way. Michigan leading scorer Ignas Brazdeikis called out the Blue Devils Friday afternoon, according to 97.1 The Ticket. Duke may not be No. 1 come Monday when the new polls arrive, but the Blue Devils are the only team ahead of the Wolverines right now. He wants a shot at Duke, and specifically Zion Williamson.

“They got that No. 1 team and that No. 1 hype, and we feel like we're definitely better than them,” Brazdeikis said. “ ... I'm not scared about no competition. I'll guard anyone."

The freshman has a team-high 15.6 points per game to go along with 5.4 rebounds. Williamson, a freshman sensation at Duke, has 21.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Williamson’s season has the nation’s attention while Brazdeikis is quietly becoming a star for undefeated Michigan.

“My choice is Ignas Brazdeikis, not because I didn't like him - I did, he was an easy Top 50 prospect - but there is no way I could have predicted him being able to enter college and straight off the bat being the leading scorer on what could be the best team in the country,” said 247Sports analyst Josh Gershon on why he is college basketball’s biggest surprise. “Brazdeikis was always a unique prospect in high school but no one could ever deny his production. His seamless transition to college both from a production standpoint and the way he has been such a key piece to a national title contender has definitely been impressive.”

Michigan is 17-0 and No. 2 in the country heading into a Saturday game at Wisconsin. Should Michigan win, combined with Duke’s recent loss to unranked Syracuse, the Wolverines are expected to rise to No. 1 status in the Associated Press voting.

“That's kind of why they're 17-0. Seventeen teams have tried, 17 have failed,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said after this week’s game. “I think only two teams have come within 10 points of them. When you play 17 games and 15 of them are double-figure games, you've got a real good thing going. It's probably the most well-rounded team (I have seen from Michigan). It’s a really good mix of guys who know their roles.”

Meanwhile, Duke can get back on track in a big way with a win over Virginia. Virginia is undefeated heading into a battle with Duke Saturday evening in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but checks in as a 3.5-point dog so far.

“I’m not sure about that,” said Duke’s Alex O’Connell on if anything positive can be learned from the Syracuse loss. “We’ve got to move on to the next one. Stuff like that happens and it’s only a learning experience for us. Now we know what it feels like to lose a tough game like that at home, and we won’t let that happen again. We don’t like this feeling at all and we don’t want that to happen again.”