2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 11–0 (0–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Chris Carrawell (8th season) |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23т Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer and play their games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2024–25 season 35–4 and 19–1 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals and beat Georgia Tech, 78–70, to advance to the semifinals. There, they would defeat North Carolina, 74–71 to advance to the championship game, where they would defeat Louisville, 73–62, to win the tournament championship. The championship was their 23rd conference tournament victory in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East region. There they would defeat Mount St. Mary's, 93–49, in the first round, Baylor, 89–66, in the second round, Arizona, 100–93, in the Sweet Sixteen, and Alabama, 85–65, in the Elite Eight to advance to their first Final Four since the 2021–22 season. In the Final Four, despite leading for nearly the entire game, they ultimately lost to Houston, 70–67, ending their chance at a sixth national championship.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Cooper Flagg | 2 | G/F | 6' 9" | 195 | Freshman | Newport, ME | Drafted 1st overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 NBA Draft[1] |
| Tyrese Proctor | 5 | G | 6' 6" | 183 | Junior | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Drafted 49th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2025 NBA Draft[2] |
| Kon Knueppel | 7 | G/F | 6' 7" | 217 | Freshman | Milwaukee, WI | Drafted 4th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025 NBA Draft[3] |
| Khaman Maluach | 9 | C | 7' 2" | 250 | Freshman | Rumbek, South Sudan | Drafted 10th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2025 NBA Draft, traded to the Phoenix Suns[4] |
| Sion James | 14 | G | 6' 6" | 220 | Graduate student | Sugar Hill, GA | Drafted 33rd overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025 NBA Draft[5] |
| Mason Gillis | 18 | F | 6' 6" | 225 | Graduate student | New Castle, IN | Graduated, signed with Limburg United |
| Neal Begovich | 20 | F | 6' 9" | 230 | Graduate student | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Stanley Borden | 52 | C | 7' 0" | 241 | Senior | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to UTSA[6][7] |
| Spencer Hubbard | 55 | G | 5' 8" | 157 | Graduate student | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeanyi Ufochukwu | 15 | C | 6' 11" | 240 | R-Senior | Benin City, Nigeria | Rice[8] |
| Jack Scott | 20 | G | 6' 6" | 210 | Senior | Pelican Island, NJ | Princeton[5] |
On April 28, 2025, former Washington State guard Cedric Coward announced his commitment to Duke as a graduate transfer while keeping his name in the NBA Draft.[9] On May 24, after the draft combine, Coward announced he would remain in the draft and forgo playing at Duke.[10]
Recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Cameron Boozer #1 PF |
Salt Lake City, UT | Columbus (FL) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (98) | ||||||
| Cayden Boozer #4 PG |
Salt Lake City, UT | Columbus (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (90) | ||||||
| Nikolas Khamenia #3 SF |
Los Angeles, CA | Harvard-Westlake | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (91) | ||||||
| Dame Sarr SG |
Oderzo, Italy | FC Barcelona (EuroLeague) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 22, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: 247Sports: On3: | ||||||
| Sebastian Wilkins* #11 PF |
Boston, MA | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 23, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (89) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 1 On3: 2 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
Sources:
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- Wilkins reclassified from the class of 2026 to 2025 in committing.[11]
2025 overall class rankings
| Website | National rank | Conference rank | 5-star recruits | 4-star recruits | Total |
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| ESPN[12] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| On3 Recruits[13] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Rivals[14] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 247 Sports[15] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Patrick Ngongba II | – | Ifeanyi Ufochukwu |
| PF | Cameron Boozer | Maliq Brown | Sebastian Wilkins |
| SF | Dame Sarr | Nikolas Khamenia | Cameron Sheffield |
| SG | Isaiah Evans | Darren Harris | Jack Scott |
| PG | Caleb Foster | Cayden Boozer | – |
Schedule and results
Source:[17]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | UCF Brotherhood Run |
W 96–71 | – |
33 – Cam. Boozer | 12 – Cam. Boozer | 5 – Cay. Boozer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| October 26, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 6 | at No. 18 Tennessee | W 83–76 | 24 – Cam. Boozer | 23 – Cam. Boozer | 6 – Cam. Boozer | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 8:45 p.m., ESPN |
No. 6 | vs. Texas Dick Vitale Invitational |
W 75–60 | 1–0 |
23 – Evans | 13 – Cam. Boozer | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (12,435) Charlotte, NC | |||
| November 8, 2025* 1:30 p.m., The CW |
No. 6 | Western Carolina | W 95–54 | 2–0 |
25 – Cam. Boozer | 8 – Cam. Boozer | 5 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 4 | at Army | W 114–59 | 3–0 |
19 – Sarr | 9 – Tied | 8 – Cay. Boozer | Christl Arena (5,043) West Point, NY | |||
| November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 4 | Indiana State | W 100–62 | 4–0 |
35 – Cam. Boozer | 12 – Cam. Boozer | 5 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| November 18, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 5 | vs. No. 24 Kansas Champions Classic |
W 78–66 | 5–0 |
18 – Cam. Boozer | 10 – Cam. Boozer | 5 – Cam. Boozer | Madison Square Garden (19,327) New York, NY | |||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | Niagara Brotherhood Run |
W 100–42 | 6–0 |
17 – Ngongba II | 8 – Ngongba II | 5 – Khamenia | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| November 23, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | Howard Brotherhood Run |
W 93–56 | 7–0 |
26 – Cam. Boozer | 12 – Cam. Boozer | 6 – Cay. Boozer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| November 27, 2025* 8:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 4 | vs. No. 22 Arkansas CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic |
W 80–71 | 8–0 |
35 – Cam. Boozer | 9 – Cam. Boozer | 8 – Foster | United Center (10,766) Chicago, IL | |||
| December 2, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | No. 15 Florida ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 67–66 | 9–0 |
29 – Cam. Boozer | 6 – Tied | 5 – Ngongba II | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., FOX |
No. 4 | at No. 7 Michigan State | W 66–60 | 10–0 |
18 – Cam. Boozer | 15 – Cam. Boozer | 5 – Cam. Boozer | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||
| December 16, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | Lipscomb | W 97–73 | 11–0 |
26 – Cam. Boozer | 13 – Cam. Boozer | 4 – Cay. Boozer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| December 20, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | vs. No. 19 Texas Tech SentinelOne Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||||
| December 31, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Georgia Tech | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 3:45 p.m., CBS |
at Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m, ESPN |
SMU | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 11:00 p.m., ACCN |
at California | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 5:45 p.m., The CW |
Wake Forest | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Louisville | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Boston College | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
at North Carolina Rivalry/College GameDay |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| February 10, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
Clemson | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Syracuse | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026* 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Michigan Duel in The District |
Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Notre Dame | Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Virginia | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at NC State | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
North Carolina | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP[18] | 6 | 4 (2) | 5 (1) | 4 | 4 | 3 (7) | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Duke's Flagg confirms he's entering NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 21, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "2025 NBA Draft: Tyrese Proctor becomes latest Duke basketball player to enter draft". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Duke freshman star Knueppel to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 16, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "Khaman Maluach to enter NBA Draft after one season with Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sion James reflects on his time at Duke: "I'd do it again"". 247Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Four-Year Duke Basketball Big Man Enters Transfer Portal". Duke Blue Devils On SI. April 20, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Coach K's last player at Duke transfers to UTSA". ESPN.com. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "Duke basketball adds center via transfer portal for depth behind Maliq Brown, Pat Ngongba". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "Duke basketball gets commitment from Cedric Coward, who could be starter for Blue Devils". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Coward forgoes Duke, to remain in NBA draft". ESPN.com. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "4-star forward Sebastian Wilkins reclassifies up, commits to Duke men's basketball". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Duke 2025 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Duke 2025 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Duke 2025 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Duke 2025 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Final 2025 men's recruiting class rankings: 4 new teams, plus risers and fallers". ESPN.com. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Schedule". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.