Stepinac alumni basketball players are making it very big.

They'll be playing against each other – one is at Duke, the other at UNC.

RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – It’s a game that’s circled on every calendar at the start of every season. Its viewership spans from the Raleigh-Durham area to California to New York. It’s Duke vs. UNC Chapel Hill.

This year it has taken on a new magnitude for him with A.J. Griffin, a freshman at Duke, and R.J. Davis, a sophomore at UNC, playing in it. They’re two of Massaroni’s former players at Archbishop Stepinac.

“I’m excited for our community to sit back and realize that two young men from Westchester, New York are playing in the best rivalry in sports, if not college basketball, for the longest time ever,” he said.

The pair played together for three seasons at Archbishop Stepinac, as Griffin’s freshman year was Davis’ sophomore season.

The duo, under the direction of Massaroni, helped Archbishop Stepinac earn a New York Federation Title and a national No. 11 ranking with Duke’s now sharpshooting freshmen coming in off the bench.