Draft:2025-26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

{{Main|2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team}}

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, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals and beat Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Louisville 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, Baylor, Arizona and Alabama to advance to the Final Four before losing to Houston.

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Ifeanyi Ufochukwu | |C |6' 11" |240 |R-Senior |Benin City, Nigeria |Rice{{Cite web |last=Baxley |first=Rodd |title=Duke basketball adds center via transfer portal for depth behind Maliq Brown, Pat Ngongba |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/acc/2025/05/07/duke-basketball-ifeanyi-ufochukwu-stats-transfer-portal-roster/83409860007/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=The Fayetteville Observer |language=en-US}}

Jack Scott | |G |6' 6" |210 |Senior |Pelican Island, NJ |Princeton{{Cite web |title=Sion James reflects on his time at Duke: "I'd do it again" |url=https://247sports.com/college/duke/article/sion-james-reflects-on-his-time-at-duke-id-do-it-again-249268436/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=247Sports |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Baxley |first=Rodd |title=Duke basketball gets commitment from Cedric Coward, who could be starter for Blue Devils |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/acc/2025/04/28/cedric-coward-duke-basketball-transfer-portal-nba-draft/83333677007/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=The Fayetteville Observer |language=en-US}} On May 24, after the draft combine, Coward announced he would remain in the draft and forgo playing at Duke.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=Coward forgoes Duke, to remain in NBA draft |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45298644/cedric-coward-forgoes-duke-remain-nba-draft |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

2025 recruiting class{{College athlete recruit start|collapse=no|year=2025}}{{College athlete recruit entry|recruit=Cameron Boozer|position=PF|hometown=Miami, FL|highschool=Christopher Columbus High School|feet=6|inches=9|weight=235|commitdate=October 11, 2024|rivals stars=5|247 stars=5|espn stars=5|espn grade=98|On3 stars=5}}{{College athlete recruit entry|recruit=Cayden Boozer|position=PG|hometown=Miami, FL|highschool=Christopher Columbus High School|feet=6|inches=6|weight=205|commitdate=October 11, 2024|rivals stars=4|247 stars=5|espn stars=5|espn grade=90|On3 stars=4}}{{College athlete recruit entry|recruit=Nikolas Khamenia|position=SF|hometown=Studio City, CA|highschool=Harvard-Westlake High School|feet=6|inches=8|weight=210|commitdate=October 22, 2024|rivals stars=5|247 stars=5|espn stars=5|espn grade=91|On3 stars=4}}{{College athlete recruit entry|recruit=Dame Sarr|position=SG|hometown=Oderzo, Italy|feet=6|inches=7|weight=186|commitdate=May 22, 2025|highschool=FC Barcelona Bàsquet (EuroLeague)|247 stars=5|On3 stars=3|espn stars=n/a|espn grade=n/a|rivals stars=n/a}}{{College athlete recruit entry|recruit=Sebastian Wilkins*|position=PF|hometown=Wolfeboro, NH|highschool=Brewster Academy|feet=6|inches=8|weight=215|commitdate=May 23, 2025|rivals stars=4|247 stars=4|espn stars=4|espn grade=89|On3 stars=4}}{{College athlete recruit end|rivals overall=3|247 overall=1|247 archiveurl=|espn archiveurl=|rivals archiveurl=|rivals ref title=Duke 2025 Basketball Commitments|espn overall=1|year=2025|rivals school=Duke|accessdate=May 23, 2025|bball=yes|espn schoolid=150|espn ref title=2025 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class|247 school=Duke|247 ref title=2025 Duke 24/7 Sports Commits|On3 overall=2|On3 school=Duke|On3 ref title=2025 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Industry Comparison Commits}}* Wilkins reclassified from the class of 2026 to 2025 in committing.{{Cite web |title=4-star forward Sebastian Wilkins reclassifies up, commits to Duke men's basketball |url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/05/duke-mens-basketball-sebastian-wilkins-commitment-brief-scheyer-reclassify-boozer-khamenia-henderson |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=The Chronicle |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=Final 2025 men's recruiting class rankings: 4 new teams, plus risers and fallers |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/45315719/final-2025-mens-college-basketball-recruiting-class-rankings |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2025|team=Duke Blue Devils|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Caleb|last=Foster|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=202|class=JR|home=Harrisburg, North Carolina|high_school=Notre Dame HS (Calif.)}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Evans|link=y|num=3|pos=GF|ft=6|in=6|lbs=175|class=SO|home=Fayetteville, North Carolina|high_school=North Mecklenburg HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maliq|last=Brown|link=y|num=6|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=222|class=SR|home=Culpeper, Virginia|high_school=Blue Ridge School / Syracuse}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darren|last=Harris|num=8|pos=GF|ft=6|in=6|lbs=203|class=SO|home=Herndon, Virginia|high_school=Paul VI HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Sheffield|num=13|pos=GF|ft=6|in=6|lbs=204|class=G|rs=y|home=Alpharetta, Georgia|high_school=Chattahoochee HS / Rice}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Patrick|last=Ngongba II|link=y|num=21|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=250|class=SO|home=Manassas, Virginia|high_school=Paul VI HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|pos=F|num=-|link=y|first=Cameron|last=Boozer|ft=6|in=9|lbs=235|class=FR|high_school=Christopher Columbus HS|home=Miami, FL}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=G|num=-|first=Cayden|last=Boozer|link=y|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=FR|high_school=Christopher Columbus HS|home=Miami, FL}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=F|num=-|link=y|first=Nikolas|last=Khamenia|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210|class=FR|high_school=Harvard-Westlake HS|home=Studio City, CA}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=C|num=-|first=Ifeanyi|last=Ufochukwu|ft=6|in=11|lbs=240|class=SR|rs=y|high_school=Covenant Day School (NC) / Rice|home=Benin City, Nigeria}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=G|num=-|first=Jack|last=Scott|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=SR|high_school=Hun School (NJ) / Princeton|home=Pelican Island, NJ}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=G/F|num=-|link=y|first=Dame|last=Sarr|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=FR|high_school=FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Euroleague)|home=Oderzo, Italy}}{{CBB roster/Player|pos=F|num=-|first=Sebastian|last=Wilkins|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|class=FR|high_school=Brewster Academy (NH)|home=Wolfeboro, NH}}{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=Jon Scheyer

|asst_coach=Chris Carrawell
Will Avery
Emanuel Dildy
Evan Bradds

|accessdate=2025-05-27}}

===Depth chart===

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|starter_c = Patrick Ngongba II

|starter_pf = Cameron Boozer

|starter_sf = Dame Sarr

|starter_sg = Isaiah Evans

|starter_pg = Caleb Foster

|bench 1_c = Ifeanyi Ufochukwu

|bench 1_pf = Maliq Brown

|bench 1_sf = Nikolas Khamenia

|bench 1_sg = Darren Harris

|bench 1_pg = Cayden Boozer

|bench 2_c = -

|bench 2_pf = Sebastian Wilkins

|bench 2_sf = Cameron Sheffield

|bench 2_sg = Jack Scott

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{{CBB schedule start|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes|time=yes|tv=yes}}

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{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 4, 2025|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|opponent=Texas|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Spectrum Center|site_cityst=Charlotte, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 7 or 8, 2025|nonconf=yes|opponent=Western Carolina|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 11, 2025|nonconf=yes|away=yes|opponent=Army|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Christl Arena|site_cityst=West Point, NY}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 14, 2025|nonconf=yes|opponent=Indiana State|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 18, 2025|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|opponent=Kansas|gamename=Champions Classic|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Madison Square Garden|site_cityst=New York, NY}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 27, 2025|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|opponent=Arkansas|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=United Center|site_cityst=Chicago, Il}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 2 or 3, 2025|nonconf=yes|opponent=tbd|gamename=ACC-SEC Challenge|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=tbd|site_cityst=tbd}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December, 2025|nonconf=yes|away=yes|opponent=Michigan State|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Breslin Center|site_cityst=East Lansing, MI}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 20, 2025|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|opponent=Texas Tech|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Madison Square Garden|site_cityst=New York, NY}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 31, 2026|away=yes|opponent=North Carolina|gamename=Rivalry/College GameDay|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Dean Smith Center|site_cityst=Chapel Hill, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February, 2026|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|opponent=Michigan|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Capital One Arena|site_cityst=Washington, DC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Cal|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Haas Pavilion|site_cityst=Berkeley, CA}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Louisville|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=KFC Yum! Center|site_cityst=Louisville, KY}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Stanford|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Maples Pavilion|site_cityst=Stanford, CA}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Pitt|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Petersen Events Center|site_cityst=Pittsburgh, PA}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Florida State|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Donald L. Tucker Civic Center|site_cityst=Tallahassee, FL}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=NC State|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Lenovo Center|site_cityst=Raleigh, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Virginia Tech|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cassell Coliseum|site_cityst=Blacksburg, VA}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|away=yes|opponent=Notre Dame|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=McCamish Pavilion|site_cityst=South Bend, IN}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Louisville|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=SMU|highscorer=-|highassister=-|highrebounder=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Clemson|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Georgia Tech|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Wake Forest|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Virginia|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Boston College|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|rebounds=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=tbd|opponent=Syracuse|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|assists=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|rebounds=-|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 7, 2026|opponent=North Carolina|highscorer=-|highrebounder=-|highassister=-|conference=yes|points=-|assists=-|rebounds=-|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, NC}}

{{CBB schedule end|timezone=Eastern|poll=AP poll}}

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