Duke Blue Devils men's basketball#Retired numbers

In 1906, Wilbur Wade Card, Trinity College's Athletic Director and a member of the Class of 1900, introduced the game of basketball to Trinity. The January 30 issue of The Trinity Chronicle headlined the new sport on its front page. Trinity's first game ended in a loss to Wake Forest, 24–10. The game was played in the Angier B. Duke Gymnasium, later known as The Ark. The Trinity team won its first title in 1920, the state championship, by beating the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now NC State) 25 to 24. Earlier in the season they had beaten the University of North Carolina 19–18 in the first match-up between the two schools. Trinity college then became Duke University.[http://www.lib.duke.edu/archives/exhibits/Basketball/chronology.htm Above the Rim: Chronology.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705033012/http://www.lib.duke.edu/archives/exhibits/Basketball/chronology.htm |date=July 5, 2007 }} Duke University Archives. URL accessed June 7, 2006.

Billy Werber, Class of 1930, became Duke's first All-American in basketball.{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2008/6/19/1481704.aspx|title=Billy Werber: Duke's Oldest Living Sports Hero|last=Featherson|first=Al|date=June 19, 2008|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}} The Gothic-style West Campus opened that year, with a new gym, later to be named for Coach Card. The Indoor Stadium opened in 1940. Initially it was referred to as an "Addition" to the gymnasium. Part of its cost was paid for with the proceeds from the Duke football team's appearance in the 1938 Rose Bowl. In 1972 it would be named for Eddie Cameron, head coach from 1929 to 1942.

In 1952, Dick Groat became the first Duke player to be named National Player of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article196115684.html|title=He twice won the World Series, but before that he was a Duke basketball star|last=Alexander|first=Chip|date=January 23, 2018|publisher=The News & Observer|access-date=June 14, 2020}} Duke left the Southern Conference to become a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. The Duke team under Vic Bubas made its first appearance in the Final Four in 1963, losing 94–75 to Loyola Chicago in the semifinal. The next year, Bubas' team reached the national title game, losing to the Bruins of UCLA, which claimed the first of that program's 10 titles in the next 12 years. Bob Verga was Duke's star player in 1967.

File:Bernie Janicki and Rudy D'Emilio with Dixie Classic trophy, Chanticleerseria1954duke 0332.jpg hold Duke's 1953 Dixie Classic trophy.]]

The basketball program won its 1000th game in 1974, making Duke only the eighth school in NCAA history to reach that figure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1975.html|title=1974–1975 Duke Blue Devils summary|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2020}} In a turnaround, Coach Bill Foster's 1978 Blue Devils, who had gone 2–10 in the ACC the previous year, won the conference tournament and went on to the NCAA championship game, where they fell to Kentucky. Gene Banks, Mike Gminski ('80) and Jim Spanarkel ('79) ran the floor.

===Mike Krzyzewski (1980–2022)===

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Mike Krzyzewski was at Duke from 1980 to 2022.

:*5 National Championships – 2nd most all time, the last being in 2015

:*13 Final Fours as well as five in a row from 1988 to 1992

:*17 Elite Eights

:*26 Sweet Sixteens and nine straight from 1998–2006

:*36 NCAA tournament berths

:*101 NCAA tournament wins (most ever)

:*14 No. 1 seeds

:*28 conference titles (13 regular season, 15 tournament), 10 of the 13 ACC Tournament Titles from 1998–99 through 2010–11

:*15 30-win seasons

:*36 20-win seasons

:*Number 1 AP ranking in 17 of the past 28 seasons

:*8 Naismith College Player of the Year Awards

:*9 National Defensive Players of the Year Awards

:*26 AP All-Americans

:*14 consensus first team All-Americans

:*11 NBA top-10 picks: T-1st{{cite web |url=http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/blog.asp?bid%3D18%26pid%3D206 |title=Duke Blue Planet |access-date=October 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210102130/http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/blog.asp?bid=18&pid=206 |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}:Duke Begins 08-09 with NCAA-Best 14 Alums in the NBA

:*23 NBA Draft first round picks

:*1,202 career wins

Krzyzewski's teams made the Final Four in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015 and 2022.

File:1986 Duke v Kansas - Johnny Dawkins drive against Cedric Hunter.jpg

In Krzyzewski's first season, the Blue Devils would finish the season with a 17–13 overall record and 6–8 record in ACC play. The team would later play in the NIT tournament advancing to the quarterfinals. Despite having a good record the previous season, the Blue Devils would struggle during the next two seasons finishing with 10 wins in 1982 and 11 wins in 1983. The 1984 team, led by Tommy Amaker & Johnny Dawkins, would bounce back in strong fashion finishing 24–10 and was ranked the No.14 in the AP and Coaches poll, but lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to the Washington Huskies (having earned a first-round bye).{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1984.html|title=1983–1984 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11659705/duke-blue-devils-1982-recruiting-class-laid-groundwork-mike-krzyzewski-success|title=The 'godfathers of Duke basketball'|last=Brown|first=C.L|date=October 8, 2014|website=ESPN.com|access-date=October 8, 2014}}

In 1985 Duke defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the NCAA tournament, for Krzyzewski's first tournament win, but lost to Boston College in the second round 74–73. The next season the Blue Devils made their first Final Four under Krzyzewski. They beat Kansas to advance to the title game against Louisville, where they ultimately lost 72–69.

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Duke upset the heavily favored UNLV Runnin' Rebels 79–77 in the Final Four in 1991, a rematch of the 1990 final in which Duke lost by 30 points. The team, led by Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, and Thomas Hill, went on to defeat Kansas 72–65 to win the university's first NCAA Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-04-02-1991092048-story.html|title=Duke wears king's crown, 72–65 Blue Devils stop Kansas for 1st title in 9 Final Fours|last=Markus|first=Don|date=April 2, 1991|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=June 12, 2020}} Ranked #1 all season and favored to repeat as national champions in 1992, Duke took part in a game "acclaimed by many [as] the greatest college basketball game ever played," according to ESPN.{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/forde_pat/1297334.html|title='92 loss to Duke proved UK could win again|website=ESPN|access-date=March 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Games/19920328Duke.html|title=Kentucky vs. Duke (March 28, 1992)|website=www.bigbluehistory.net|access-date=March 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/12/28/march-28-the-shot-heard-round-the-world-a-miraculous-last-second-play-lifted-duke-over-kentucky-in-perhaps-the-greatest-college-game-ever-played|title=The Shot Heard Round the World; A Miraculous Last-Second Play Lifted Duke Over Kentucky In Perhaps The Greatest College Game Ever Played|last=Wolff|first=Alexander|date=December 28, 1992|website=Sports Illustrated Vault|access-date=March 20, 2024}} In the Elite Eight, Duke met the Rick Pitino-led Kentucky Wildcats. It appeared Kentucky had sealed the win in overtime when guard Sean Woods hit a running shot off the glass in the lane to put Kentucky up by one with 2.1 seconds left on the clock. After a timeout, Duke's Grant Hill threw a full-court pass to Christian Laettner. Laettner took one dribble and nailed a turn-around jumper at the buzzer to send Duke into the Final Four with a 104–103 victory (The Shot). Duke went on to defeat sixth-seeded Michigan, led by the Fab Five as freshmen starters including Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard, 71–51 to repeat as national champions.{{Cite news|url=https://goduke.com/news/2017/4/6/211548919.aspx|title=25th Anniversary: Duke wins 1992 National Title|date=April 6, 2017|work=www.goduke.com|access-date=November 14, 2019}} Following the successful repeat, Laettner was the only collegiate player to be chosen for the Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona,{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1992/5/13/18983808/drexler-and-laettner-make-dream-team-complete-maybe/|title=Drexler and Laettner Make 'Dream Team' Complete – Maybe|date=May 13, 1992|website=Deseret News|access-date=March 20, 2024}} while Krzyzewski was an assistant coach under Chuck Daly of the Detroit Pistons in a precursor to his becoming Team USA coach in 2006 and coaching them to two gold medals.

They would later meet Kentucky for another classic regional final game, but blow a 17-point second half lead in losing to the Wildcats. The Blue Devils would lose the 1994 title game to Arkansas and their "Forty Minutes of Hell" defense. The next two seasons would see them fall to just 31–31, though they made the 1996 tournament with an 18–12 record, 8–8 in conference play.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1996.html|title=1995–96 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats|website=sports-reference.Com|access-date=July 6, 2021}} They would also fall in the 1999 title game, this time to Jim Calhoun and the UConn Huskies. Duke defeated Arizona 82–72 to win its third NCAA Championship in 2001, becoming one of a handful of teams in NCAA Tournament history to defeat all of their tournament opponents by double digits. Krzyzewski was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame later that year. On April 5, 2010, Duke Men's Basketball won their fourth NCAA Championship by defeating Butler 61–59.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/sports/ncaabasketball/06ncaa.html|title=Duke Holds off Butler to win fourth NCAA Title|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |date=April 6, 2010|work=www.nytimes.com|access-date=November 14, 2019}} On April 6, 2015, Duke's Men's Basketball won their fifth NCAA Championship by defeating Wisconsin 68–63.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400788981|title=Comeback! Duke dispatches Wisconsin to capture national title No.5|date=April 6, 2015|website=ESPN.com|access-date=April 6, 2015}}

Coach K announced that the 2021–22 season would be his last coaching for Duke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31553654/duke-blue-devils-coach-mike-krzyzewski-plans-leave-season-leave-next-season-sources-say|title=Duke Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski to retire after season; Jon Scheyer named successor|date=June 2, 2021|website=ESPN.com|access-date=June 2, 2021}} Making it to the Final Four one last time, Duke fell just short of the championship game losing to the North Carolina Tar Heels 81–77 in the first ever meeting between the rivals in the NCAA Tournament.

On June 2, 2021, Scheyer was named as the next head coach at Duke following Krzyzewski's retirement at the end of the 2021-22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/6/2/mens-basketball-krzyzewski-announces-2021-22-as-final-season-scheyer-named-next-head-coach.aspx|title=Krzyzewski Announces 2021–22 As final season, Scheyer named next head coach|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=June 2, 2021}} On March 11, 2023, he became the first person to win an ACC tournament title as both a coach and a player.

Former Duke stars such as Jim Spanarkel, Gene Banks, Alaa Abdelnaby, Johnny Dawkins, Cherokee Parks, Bobby Hurley, Antonio Lang, Roshown McLeod, William Avery, Trajan Langdon, Grant Hill, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, Kenny Dennard, Brian Davis, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, Chris Duhon, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Dahntay Jones, Daniel Ewing, JJ Redick, Shavlik Randolph, Shelden Williams, Corey Maggette, Luol Deng, Josh McRoberts, Gerald Henderson, Andre Dawkins, Austin Rivers, Lance Thomas, Kyle Singler, Miles Plumlee, Mason Plumlee, Marshall Plumlee, Bob Verga, Quinn Cook, Nolan Smith, Jason Williams, Jabari Parker, Rodney Hood, Seth Curry, Kyrie Irving, Matt Jones, Amile Jefferson, Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow, Grayson Allen, Brandon Ingram, Luke Kennard, Jayson Tatum, Harry Giles, Frank Jackson, Gary Trent Jr., Trevon Duval, Marvin Bagley III, Wendell Carter Jr., RJ Barrett, Marques Bolden, Cam Reddish, Zion Williamson, Tre Jones, Vernon Carey Jr., Cassius Stanley, Jalen Johnson, Paolo Banchero, Mark Williams, Wendell Moore Jr., Trevor Keels, AJ Griffin and Dereck Lively II have gone on to play in the NBA.{{Cite news|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.fcgi?college=duke|title=NBA & ABA players who attended Duke University|work=www.basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 22, 2019}}

Many of Krzyzewski's assistants and former players, such as Tommy Amaker (Seton Hall, University of Michigan and Harvard), Bob Bender (Illinois State University and University of Washington), Chuck Swenson at William & Mary, Mike Brey (Delaware and Notre Dame), Jeff Capel (VCU, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh), Chris Collins (Northwestern), Johnny Dawkins (Stanford, UCF), Quin Snyder (Missouri, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks), Steve Wojciechowski (Marquette), and JJ Redick (Los Angeles Lakers) have become head basketball coaches at major universities and the NBA, while Pete Gaudet is now the head coach of the India women's national basketball team.

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• Danny Ferry
• Christian Laettner
• Bobby Hurley
• Grant Hill
• Greg Newton
• Shane Battier
• Carlos Boozer
• Mike Dunleavy Jr
• JJ Redick
• Shelden Williams
• Rodney Hood
• Josh Hairston{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2013/11/6/209300585.aspx|title=Hairston Added as Team Captain for Blue Devils|date=November 6, 2013|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
• Tyler Thornton
• Quinn Cook{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2014/9/30/209688642.aspx|title=Cook & Jefferson Named Team Captains|last=Information Sports|first=Duke|date=September 30, 2014|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=July 5, 2021}}
• Amile Jefferson
• Grayson Allen{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20897134/grayson-allen-picked-captain-duke-blue-devils-basketball-team|title=Grayson Allen picked as captain of Duke's basketball team|date=October 2, 2017|website=ESPN.com|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=July 5, 2018}}
• Matt Jones{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2016/7/15/211067590.aspx|title=Jefferson, Jones, Allen Named Team Captains|date=July 15, 2016|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=July 15, 2016}}
• Javin DeLaurier{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2018/10/26/211777747.aspx|title=Jack White, Javin Delaurier Named Duke Captains|date=October 26, 2018|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=July 5, 2021}}
• Jack White
• Tre Jones{{cite web|url=https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2019/9/18/20871812/white-delaurier-jones-named-duke-co-captains|title=White, DeLaurier & Jones named Co-Captains|last=King|first=JD|date=September 18, 2019|website=Duke Basketball Report|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Joey Baker{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/10/11/mens-basketball-baker-moore-named-duke-captains.aspx#:~:text=DURHAM%20%E2%80%93%20Duke%20men's%20basketball%20head,for%20the%202021%2D22%20season.|title=Baker, Moore Named Team Captains|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
• Wendell Moore Jr.{{cite web|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-mens-basketball-unc-north-carolina-rivalry-wendell-moore-jr-q-and-a|title=Q&A: Former Duke men's basketball captain Wendell Moore Jr muses on Tobacco Road rivalry|last=Long|first=Andrew|date=February 2, 2024|website=Duke Chronicle|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Jeremy Roach{{cite web|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/10/duke-mens-basketball-captain-jeremy-roach-jon-scheyer-announcements|title=Duke men's basketball names Jeremy Roach lone team captain for 2022-23 season|last=Levitan|first=Jonathan|date=October 6, 2022|website=Duke Chronicle|access-date=March 3, 2024}}
• Tyrese Proctor

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{{For|the entire season-by-season results|List of Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Mike Krzyzewski | conference = Atlantic Coast Conference | startyear = 1980 | endyear = 2022}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1980–81

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 17–13

| conference = 6–8

| confstanding = T-5th

| postseason = NIT Quarterfinals

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1981–82

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 10–17

| conference = 4–10

| confstanding = T-6th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1982–83

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 11–17

| conference = 3–11

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1983–84

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 24–10

| conference = 7–7

| confstanding = T-3rd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1984–85

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 23–8

| conference = 8–6

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1985–86

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 37–3

| conference = 12–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Runner-Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1986–87

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 24–9

| conference = 9–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1987–88

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 28–7

| conference = 9–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988–89

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 28–8

| conference = 9–5

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1989–90

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 29–9

| conference = 9–5

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = NCAA Runner-Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| season = 1990–91

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–7

| conference = 11–3

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = National Champions

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| season = 1991–92

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 34–2

| conference = 14–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = National Champions

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992–93

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 24–8

| conference = 10–6

| confstanding = T-3rd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1993–94

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 28–6

| conference = 12–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Runner-Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994–95

| name = Mike Krzyzewski
Pete Gaudet

| overall = Mike K. 9–3
Pete G. 4–15

| conference = 2–14

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995–96

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 18–13

| conference = 8–8

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = NCAA Round of 64

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1996–97

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 24–9

| conference = 12–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1997–98

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–4

| conference = 15–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1998–99

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 37–2

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Runner-Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1999–2000

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 29–5

| conference = 15–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| season = 2000–01

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 35–4

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = National Champions

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2001–02

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 31–4

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2002–03

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 26–7

| conference = 11–5

| confstanding = T-3rd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2003–04

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 31–6

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2004–05

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 27–6

| conference = 11–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2005–06

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–4

| conference = 14–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2006–07

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 22–11

| conference = 8–8

| confstanding = T-6th

| postseason = NCAA Round of 64

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2007–08

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 28–6

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2008–09

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 30–7

| conference = 11–5

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| season = 2009–10

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 35–5

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = National Champions

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2010–11

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–5

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2011–12

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 27–7

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 64

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

| bg_color=

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2012–13

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 30–6

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

| bg_color=

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013–14

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 26–9

| conference = 13–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 64

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

| bg_color=

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| season = 2014–15

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 35–4

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = National Champions

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015–16

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 25–11

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = T-5th

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2016–17

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 28–9

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017–18

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 29–8

| conference = 13–5

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2018–19

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–6

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019–20

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 25–6

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = —{{efn|name=covid19}}

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020–21

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 13–11

| conference = 9–9

| confstanding = 10th

| postseason = —

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2021–22

| name = Mike Krzyzewski

| overall = 32–7

| conference = 16–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Mike Krzyzewski|overall={{Winning percentage|1129|309|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|466|193|record=y}}| constanding=ACC|posteason=}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2022–23

| name = Jon Scheyer

| overall = 27–9

| conference = 14–6

| confstanding = T-3rd

| postseason = NCAA Round of 32

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = Jon Scheyer

| overall = 27–9

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2024–25

| name = Jon Scheyer

| overall = 35–4

| conference = 19–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jon Scheyer|overall={{Winning percentage|89|22|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|48|12|record=y}}| constanding=ACC|posteason=}}

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| conference ={{Winning percentage|514|205|record=y}}

| poll = two

| polltype=

| polltype2 =

}}

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1978 edition.

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The Blue Devils have appeared in the NCAA tournament 47 times. Their combined record is 130–42.

The Blue Devils have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–6.

As of the 2017–18 season, the Blue Devils' program record is as follows.{{cite web|url=http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/attachments1/files/4200/626837.pdf|title=2017–18 Duke men's basketball|publisher=Media Guide|access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326142232/http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/attachments1/files/4200/626837.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Duke has been ranked as the #1 team in the nation 235 weeks in their history.

Duke had not lost a non-conference game at Cameron from 2000 until 2019, when SFASU beat Duke in overtime (85–83). Duke maintains a tradition of hosting the previous season's Division II national champion in an exhibition game each November.

File:Cameron Indoor Stadium interior.jpg

Cameron Indoor Stadium was completed on January 6, 1940, having cost $400,000. At the time, it was the largest gymnasium in the country south of the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally called Duke Indoor Stadium, it was renamed for Coach Cameron on January 22, 1972.{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.duke.edu/archives/history/eddie_cameron.html|title=Home|website=www.lib.duke.edu|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=July 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701134749/http://www.lib.duke.edu/archives/history/eddie_cameron.html|url-status=dead}} The building originally included seating for 8,800, though standing room was sufficient to ensure that 12,000 could fit in on a particularly busy day. Then, as now, Duke students were allowed a large chunk of the seats, including those directly alongside the court. Renovations in 1987–1988 removed the standing room areas and added seats, bringing capacity to 9,314.

Duke's men's basketball teams have had a decided home-court advantage for many years, thanks to the diehard students known as the Cameron Crazies.{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/2008/2/16/1391403.aspx|title=Cameron Crazies|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 12, 2020}} The hardwood floor has been dedicated and renamed Coach K Court in honor of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, and the tent city outside Cameron where students camp out before big games is known as Krzyzewskiville. In 1999, Sports Illustrated ranked Cameron the fourth best venue in all of professional and college sports,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/06/02/top_venues/ SI's Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610081329/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/06/02/top_venues/ |date=June 10, 2010 }}. Sports Illustrated. June 7, 1999. and USA Today referred to it as "the toughest road game in the nation".[https://archive.today/20120724175647/http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/21802/ Playing With the Big Boys: Duke to Host CU]. Columbia Spectator. September 5, 2006.

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• Dick Groat Helms, UPI
• Art Heyman AP, UPI, U.S. Basketball Writers
• Johnny Dawkins Naismith{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame?hof=52|title=Johnny Dawkins – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Danny Ferry Naismith, UPI, U.S. Basketball Writers{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame?hof=33|title=Danny Ferry – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Christian Laettner AP, Basketball Times, NABC, Naismith, Rupp, U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame?hof=30|title=Christian Laettner – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Elton Brand AP, NABC, Naismith, Rupp, U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden, Sporting News{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame?hof=1|title=Elton Brand – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Shane Battier AP, Basketball Times, Naismith, Rupp, U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden, Sporting News{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame/shane-battier/9|title=Shane Battier – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
• Jay Williams AP, Basketball Times, NABC (2), Naismith, Rupp, U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden, Sporting News{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2013/10/29/209291660.aspx|title=Hall of Fame Spotlight: Jay Williams|date=October 29, 2013|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• JJ Redick AP, Basketball Times, NABC, Naismith, Rupp (2), U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden, Sporting News{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2006/3/31/263696.aspx|title=Redick Wins AP National Player of the Year|date=March 31, 2006|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• Marvin Bagley III, NABC
• RJ Barrett, Wooden, USA Today
• Zion Williamson AP, NABC, Naismith, U.S. Basketball Writers, Wooden, Sporting News{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2019/4/5/211798589.aspx|title=Williamson Sweeps AP, USBWA Player of the Year Awards|date=April 5, 2019|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=April 5, 2019}}
• Cooper Flagg U.S. Basketball Writers, NABC

===ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year===

File:Danny Ferry, Duke Chronicle 1985-11-21.jpg was named ACC Player of the Year in 1988 & 1989.]]

File:Nolan Smith 2011 - FEB 13 - Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils 1.jpg was the ACC Player of the Year in 2011.]]

File:Zion Williamson Duke (cropped).jpg was named ACC Player of the Year in 2019.]]

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• Art Heyman (1963)
• Jeff Mullins (1964)
• Steve Vacendak (1966)
• Mike Gminski (1979)
• Danny Ferry (1988, 1989)
• Christian Laettner (1992)
• Grant Hill (1994){{cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/breakfast-briefing/article_3a5608f8-1a78-5a3e-9937-5ac7e3a2d790.html|title=Duke's Hill Named ACC Player of the Year|date=March 14, 1994|website=Greensboro News & Record|access-date=April 12, 2024}}
• Elton Brand (1999)
• Chris Carrawell (2000){{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article211684989.html|title=Chris Carrawell talks Coach K and the 'old school' ACC in a one-on-one interview|last=Wiseman|first=Steve|date=May 31, 2018|website=The News & Observer|access-date=April 12, 2024}}
• Shane Battier (2001){{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2015/2/3/209874391.aspx|title=Battier Member of ACC's 15 Basketball Legends Class|date=February 3, 2015|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 12, 2024}}
• JJ Redick (2005, 2006){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2006/3/7/246085.aspx|title=Redick And Williams Earn ACC Player of the Year Awards|date=March 7, 2006|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• Nolan Smith (2011){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2011/3/8/205112022.aspx|title=Smith Tabbed ACC Player of the Year|date=March 3, 2011|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 3, 2011}}
• Jahlil Okafor (2015){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2015/3/8/209935389.aspx|title=Okafor Named ACC Player of the Year|date=March 8, 2015|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 8, 2015}}
• Marvin Bagley III (2018){{Cite news|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/03/marvin-bagley-iii-wins-acc-player-of-the-year-to-headline-dukes-all-conference-accolades|title=Marvin Bagley wins ACC Player of the Year to headline Duke's all-conference accolades|website=dukechronicle.com|access-date=March 4, 2018}}
• Zion Williamson (2019){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2019/3/11/211795028.aspx|title=Zion Sweeps ACC's Top Honors, Four Named All-ACC|date=March 11, 2019|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 11, 2019}}
• Tre Jones (2020){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2020/3/9/mens-basketball-jones-carey-sweep-acc-basketball-postseason-awards.aspx|title=Jones, Carey Sweep ACC Basketball Postseason Awards|date=March 9, 2020|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 9, 2020}}
• Cooper Flagg (2025){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-basketball-flagg-earns-acc-player-rookie-of-the-year-awards-five-blue-devils-receive-honors#:~:text=Share%3A,to%20earn%20conference%20postseason%20honors.aspx|title=Flagg Earns ACC Player, Rookie of the Year Awards; Five Blue Devils Receive Honors|date=March 10, 2025|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

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File:Kyle Singler.jpg was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2008.]]

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• Jim Spanarkel (1976)
• Mike Gminski (1977)
• Gene Banks (1978)
• Chris Duhon (2001)
• Kyle Singler (2008){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2008/3/11/1410135.aspx|title=Kyle Singler Named ACC Freshman of the Year|date=March 11, 2008|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• Austin Rivers (2012)
• Jabari Parker (2014){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2014/3/11/209431612.aspx|title=Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year|date=March 11, 2014|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• Jahlil Okafor (2015)
• Brandon Ingram (2016){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2016/3/6/210777394.aspx|title=Allen, Ingram Earn ACC Honors from ACSMA|date=March 6, 2016|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=June 14, 2020}}
• Marvin Bagley III (2018){{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2018/3/4/211704059.aspx|title=Bagley Sweeps; Three Earn All-ACC Honors|date=March 4, 2018|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=November 15, 2023}}
• Zion Williamson (2019){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2019/3/11/211795028.aspx|title=Zion Sweeps ACC'S Top Honors, Four Named All-ACC|date=March 11, 2019|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 11, 2019}}
• Vernon Carey Jr. (2020)
• Paolo Banchero (2022){{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2022/3/7/mens-basketball-williams-banchero-lead-dukes-all-acc-honors.aspx|title=Williams, Banchero Lead Duke's All-ACC Honors|date=March 7, 2022|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=November 15, 2023}}
• Kyle Filipowski (2023){{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2023/3/6/mens-basketball-filipowski-leads-dukes-all-acc-honors.aspx#:~:text=GREENSBORO%20%E2%80%93%20Duke%20freshman%20Kyle%20Filipowski,Roach%20garnered%20Honorable%20Mention%20recognition.|title=Filiapowski Named Rookie of the Year; Four Earn ACC Honors|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=March 6, 2023}}
• Cooper Flagg (2025){{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-basketball-flagg-earns-acc-player-rookie-of-the-year-awards-five-blue-devils-receive-honors#:~:text=Share%3A,to%20earn%20conference%20postseason%20honors.aspx|title=Flagg Earns ACC Player, Rookie of the Year Awards; Five Blue Devils Receive Honors|date=March 10, 2025|website=goduke.com|publisher=Duke Athletics|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

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• Tommy Amaker (1987)
• Billy King (1988)
• Grant Hill (1993)
• Steve Wojciechowski (1998)
• Shane Battier (1999, 2000, 2001)
• Shelden Williams (2005, 2006)

(since 2005)

• Shelden Williams (2005, 2006)
• DeMarcus Nelson (2008)
• Tre Jones (2020)
• Mark Williams (2022)

• Mike Krzyzewski (2001){{Cite web|url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/mike-krzyzewski/|title=Mike Krzyzewski|date=September 12, 2001|website=hoophall.com|publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=June 15, 2020}}
• Grant Hill (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/grant-hill/|title=Grant Hill|date=August 10, 2018|website=hoophall.com|publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

The following 78 McDonald's All-Americans have signed and played for Duke.{{Cite news|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210765711|title=Duke, McDonald's All-America team shares long history|work=www.goduke.com|access-date=March 30, 2016}}

File:20140402 MCDAAG Jahlil Okafor dunk.JPG

File:20150329 MCDAAG closed practice Brandon Ingram (1).JPG

File:20160330 MCDAAG Jayson Tatum driving.jpg

File:20170329 MCDAAG Wendell Carter Jr. dunk.jpg

• 1977 – Gene Banks
• 1978 – Vince Taylor
• 1982 – Johnny Dawkins
• 1983 – Tommy Amaker & Martin Nessley
• 1985 – Danny Ferry & Quin Snyder
• 1986 – Alaa Abdelnaby & Phil Henderson
• 1988 – Christian Laettner & Crawford Palmer
• 1989 – Bobby Hurley & Billy McCaffrey
• 1990 – Grant Hill
• 1991 – Cherokee Parks
• 1992 – Chris Collins
• 1993 – Joey Beard
• 1994 – Trajan Langdon, Ricky Price & Steve Wojciechowski
• 1995 – Taymon Domzalski
• 1996 – Nate James
• 1997 – Elton Brand, Shane Battier & Chris Burgess
• 1998 – Corey Maggette
• 1999 – Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Casey Sanders & Jay Williams (basketball)
• 2000 – Chris Duhon
• 2001 – Daniel Ewing
• 2002 – Sean Dockery, JJ Redick, Shavlik Randolph & Michael Thompson
• 2003 – Luol Deng
• 2004 – DeMarcus Nelson
• 2005 – Eric Boateng, Greg Paulus & Josh McRoberts
• 2006 – Gerald Henderson Jr., Jon Scheyer & Lance Thomas
• 2007 – Taylor King, Kyle Singler & Nolan Smith
• 2008 – Elliot Williams
• 2009 – Ryan Kelly & Mason Plumlee
• 2010 – Kyrie Irving{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2010/2/12/204886340.aspx|title=Kyrie Irving Selected For McDonald's All-American Game|date=February 12, 2010|website=GoDuke.com|access-date=February 12, 2010}}
• 2011 – Quinn Cook, Marshall Plumlee & Austin Rivers
• 2012 – Amile Jefferson & Rasheed Sulaimon
• 2013 – Matt Jones & Jabari Parker
• 2014 – Grayson Allen, Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor & Justise Winslow
• 2015 – Brandon Ingram, Chase Jeter & Luke Kennard{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2015/1/28/209867613.aspx|title=Signees to Play in McDonald's All-American Game|date=January 28, 2015|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 21, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2015/5/14/210089289.aspx|title=Duke Class Jumps to No.1 in National Rankings|date=May 14, 2015|website=GoDuke.com|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
• 2016 – Marques Bolden, Frank Jackson & Jayson Tatum{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2016/1/18/210645589.aspx|title=Jackson, Tatum Named McDonald's All-Americans|date=January 18, 2016|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
• 2017 – Wendell Carter Jr., Trevon Duval & Gary Trent Jr.{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2017/1/16/211414093.aspx|title=Carter, Trent Named McDonald's All-Americans|date=January 16, 2017|website=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=January 16, 2017}}
• 2018 – RJ Barrett, Tre Jones, Cam Reddish & Zion Williamson{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2018/4/20/211712322.aspx|title=Duke Adds Williamson to Nation's Best Incoming Class|date=April 20, 2018|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=Duke Blue Devils|access-date=November 15, 2023}}
• 2019 – Vernon Carey Jr., Matthew Hurt & Wendell Moore Jr.{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2019/4/30/211802024.aspx|title=Basketball Completes Class with Hurt, Stanley, Carey|date=April 30, 2019|website=GoDuke.com|access-date=May 6, 2023}}
• 2020 – Jeremy Roach, DJ Steward, Mark Williams{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/23/mens-basketball-duke-trio-named-to-mcdonalds-all-american-game.aspx|title=Duke Trio Named to McDonald's All-American Game|date=January 23, 2023}}
• 2021 – Paolo Banchero & AJ Griffin{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/2/25/mens-basketball-duke-signees-banchero-griffin-named-mcdonalds-all-americans.aspx|title=Duke Signees Banchero, Griffin Named McDonald's All-Americans|date=February 25, 2021|website=GoDuke.com|access-date=February 25, 2021}}
• 2022 – Dereck Lively II, Mark Mitchell & Dariq Whitehead{{Cite web |title=Duke men's basketball prospect Dereck Lively headlines star-studded roster for McDonald's All American Game |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33145674}}
• 2023 – Jared McCain & Sean Stewart{{Cite web |title=2023 McDonald's All-American Game Rosters |url=https://www.on3.com/news/2023-mcdonalds-all-american-game-rosters-announced/}}
• 2024 – Isaiah Evans & Cooper Flagg{{Cite web |title=McDonald's All-American team 2024: Cooper Flagg headlines boys basketball rosters |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/news/2024/01/24/mcdonalds-all-american-2024-rosters-breaking-down-24-boys-basketball-selections/}}

As of October 7, 2024, these former Blue Devils players were in the NBA:

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• Kyrie Irving (2011) – Dallas Mavericks{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/202681/kyrie-irving|title=Kyrie Irving Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 18, 2013}}
• Seth Curry (2013) – Charlotte Hornets{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203552/seth-curry |title=Seth Curry Stats, Video, Bio, Profile

|work=NBA.com |access-date=September 18, 2023}}

• Mason Plumlee (2013) – Phoenix Suns{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/203486/mason-plumlee|title=Mason Plumlee Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 18, 2013}}
• Tyus Jones (2015) – Phoenix Suns{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1626145/tyus-jones/bio|title=Tyus Jones Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com |access-date= March 26, 2018}}
• Brandon Ingram (2016) – Toronto Raptors{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/players/brandon/ingram/1627742|title=Brandon Ingram Stats, Video, Profile |work=NBA.com |access-date=June 23, 2017}}
• Luke Kennard (2017) – Memphis Grizzlies{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628379/luke-kennard|title=Luke Kennard Stats, Video, Profile|date=June 23, 2017 |publisher=NBA.com|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
• Jayson Tatum (2017) – Boston Celtics{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/jayson/tatum/1628369/|title=Jayson Tatum Stats, Video, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
• Grayson Allen (2018) – Phoenix Suns{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/grayson/allen/1628960/|title=Grayson Allen, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=October 2, 2018}}
• Marvin Bagley III (2018) – Memphis Grizzlies{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/marvin/bagley_iii/1628963/|title=Marvin Bagley III, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}
• Wendell Carter Jr. (2018) – Orlando Magic{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/wendell/carter_jr./1628976/|title=Wendell Carter Jr, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=February 7, 2019}}
• Gary Trent Jr. (2018) – Milwaukee Bucks{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/gary/trent_jr./1629018/|title=Gary Trent Jr. Stats, Video, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 15, 2019}}
• RJ Barrett (2019) – Toronto Raptors{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/rj/barrett/1629628|title=RJ Barrett, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
• Cam Reddish (2019) – Free Agent{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/cameron/reddish/1629629|title=Cam Reddish, Stats, Video, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
• Zion Williamson (2019) – New Orleans Pelicans{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/zion/williamson/1629627|title=Zion Williamson, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
• Marques Bolden (2019) – Free Agent{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629716/marques-bolden|title=Marques Bolden, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|website=NBA.com|access-date=October 26, 2023}}
• Tre Jones (2020) – Chicago Bulls{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630200/tre-jones|title=Tre Jones, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=January 4, 2021}}
• Jalen Johnson (2021) – Atlanta Hawks{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630552/jalen-johnson|title=Jalen Johnson Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|website=NBA.com|access-date=March 20, 2024}}
• Paolo Banchero (2022) – Orlando Magic{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631094|title=Paolo Banchero Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 20, 2022}}
• Mark Williams (2022) – Charlotte Hornets{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631109/mark-williams|title=Mark Williams Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 20, 2022}}
• Wendell Moore Jr. (2022) – Charlotte Hornets{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631111|title=Wendell Moore Jr. Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 20, 2022}}
• Dereck Lively II (2023) – Dallas Mavericks{{cite web |title=Dereck Lively II, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1641726/dereck-lively-ii}}
• Dariq Whitehead (2023) – Brooklyn Nets{{cite web |title=Dariq Whitehead, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1641727/dariq-whitehead}}
• Jared McCain (2024) – Philadelphia 76ers{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1642272/jared-mccain|title=Jared McCain, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|website=NBA.com|access-date=August 26, 2024}}
• Kyle Filipowski (2024) – Utah Jazz{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1642271|title=Kyle Filipowski, Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|website=NBA.com|access-date=August 26, 2024}}
• Cooper Flagg (2025) – Dallas Mavericks
• Kon Knueppel (2025) – Charlotte Hornets{{div col end}}

===Former Blue Devils in International leagues===

• Javin DeLaurier – Promitheas Patras B.C.
• Trevon Duval – Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
• Harry Giles III - Shanxi Loongs
• Jacob Grandison – Vilpas Vikings
• Jordan Goldwire – Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
• Matthew Hurt – South East Melbourne Phoenix
• Frank Jackson – Nanterre 92
• Jahlil Okafor – Capitanes de Arecibo
• Jabari Parker – FC Barcelona
• Justin Robinson – Elitzur Netanya B.C.
• Cassius Stanley – Hapoel Afula B.C.
• Rasheed Sulaimon – KK Budućnost
• Derryck Thornton – Leicester Riders
• Jordan Tucker – Chorale Roanne Basket
• Jack White – Melbourne United

The Duke–North Carolina rivalry is often ranked among the top rivalries in both college basketball and all North American sports.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/03/31/duke-unc-record-rivalry/|title=The Duke–North Carolina rivalry by the numbers|last=Greenburg|first=Neil|date=March 31, 2022|website=The Washington Post|access-date=April 14, 2024}} Entering the 2023 - 2024 season, North Carolina leads the rivalry, winning 141 games to Duke's 115.{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/betting/article279642729.html|title=North Carolina vs. Duke: Biggest College Basketball Rivalry|last=Caraviello|first=David|date=March 25, 2024|website=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=April 14, 2024}} The Duke Blue Devils face the North Carolina Tar Heels twice each year during ACC play, with thousands of Duke undergraduate students participating in an annual tradition of camping out in Krzyzewskiville, a lawn in front of Cameron Indoor Stadium, for months to line up for admission into the rivalry game.{{cite web|url=https://today.duke.edu/2016/02/kville30|title=Thirty Years of Krzyzewskiville|last=Schoonmaker|first=Julie|date=February 25, 2016|website=Duke Today|publisher=Duke University|access-date=April 14, 2024}} The two teams always face each other for their last game of the regular season, with the home team hosting their Senior Night. Some years, the two teams meet for a third game in the ACC tournament. The teams have met twice in post-season tournament play. In 2022, the two schools met in the Final Four to face each other in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. In that game, the Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 81–77. In 1971 the two rivals met in the semi-finals of the NIT, a game also won by North Carolina by a score of 73 - 69. Duke also has rivalries with NC State and Wake Forest, and together with UNC, the 4 schools form Tobacco Road.

Duke and North Carolina have combined for 11 national championships, with North Carolina leading Duke 6–5. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities, located only ten miles apart along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance in the cities of Durham and Chapel Hill.{{Cite news|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1984477-rivalry-breakdown-duke-unc|title=Rivalry Breakdown: Duke–UNC|last=Novak|first=Thad|date=March 17, 2014|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=November 14, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1557198-why-unc-duke-is-the-best-rivalry-in-college-basketball|title=Why UNC–Duke is the Best Rivalry in College Basketball|last=Brodess|first=Doug|date=March 8, 2013|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=November 14, 2019}} In addition, Duke is a private university whereas North Carolina is a public school; the vastly different funding structures and cultures between the two further contribute to the intensity of the rivalry.{{cite web |author=ESPN Staff |title=The 10 greatest rivalries |quote=Dean Smith. Coach K. Jordan. Hill. Tobacco Road. Cameron Crazies. The fans are passionate, the teams successful, the games almost always down to the buzzer. Two of the four winningest teams in history, going at it twice a year (and once more in the ACC tournament if we're lucky). This is what college hoops is all about. |work=The end of the century |publisher=ESPN.com |date=2000-01-03 |url=https://www.espn.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html |access-date=2008-03-25 }}

Former Esquire editor and author (and North Carolina graduate) Will Blythe argues that the rivalry's passion can be attributed greatly to class and culture in the South.

{{cquote|To legions of otherwise reasonable adults, it is a conflict that surpasses sports; it is locals against outsiders, elitists against populists, even good against evil... The rivalry may be a way of aligning oneself with larger philosophic ideals — of choosing teams in life — a tradition of partisanship that reveals the pleasures and even the necessity of hatred.{{cite book

| last = Blythe

| first = Will

| author-link = Will Blythe

| title = To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry

| publisher = HarperCollins

| date = 2006-02-28

| location = New York

| url = http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060740238/To_Hate_Like_This_Is_to_Be_Happy_Forever/index.aspx

| isbn = 978-0-06-074023-8 }}}}

File:Carolina-Duke basketball 2006 2.jpg

The rivalry has been the subject of various books and articles, including To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Blythe and Blue Blood by Art Chansky.{{cite book

| last = Chansky

| first = Art

| title = Blue Blood Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops

| publisher = Thomas Dunne Books

| date = 2005-11-01

| location = New York

| url = https://archive.org/details/blueblooddukecar0000chan

| isbn = 0-312-32787-0

| url-access = registration

}}

Further illustrating the intensity of the rivalry, U.S. Representative Brad Miller, a die-hard Carolina fan, told an Associated Press writer in 2012, "I have said very publicly that if Duke was playing against the Taliban, then I'd have to pull for the Taliban."{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/duke-played-taliban-id-pull-taliban-080124270--spt.html |title='If Duke played the Taliban, I'd pull for Taliban' |first=Jim |last=Litke |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=March 23, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2012}}

However, also due to the close proximity of the two schools, there is respect and collaboration within the rivalry. Inspired by the men's basketball teams, twenty-four students from the two schools got together from January 14–16, 2006 in order to attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous game of basketball ever recorded. The game set a new world record at 57 hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds with Duke winning the game 3699–3444. All $60,000 raised from the marathon benefited the Hoop Dreams Basketball Academy, an organization which helps children with life-threatening illnesses develop successful life skills through basketball.{{cite web

|last=Dees

|first=Matt

|title=For 3 days, it's no letups in the layups

|quote=Two 12-person teams will try to break the Guinness world record for longest basketball game. If all goes as planned, the teams will play for 58 hours, including scheduled breaks and a halftime.

|work=City & State

|publisher=The News & Observer

|date=2006-01-13

|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/664/story/387987.html

|access-date=2008-03-25

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808184418/http://www.newsobserver.com/664/story/387987.html

|archive-date=2009-08-08

}}

Beyond athletics, the school papers have also engaged in the rivalry. As a tradition, one day prior to a Duke-North Carolina basketball game, The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, publishes a spoof cover page for the day's edition with the title The Daily Tar Hole. Contained within are satirical stories poking fun at The Daily Tar Heel and the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Daily Tar Heel typically publishes former columnist Ian Williams' "Insider's guide to hating Duke" for the two basketball match-ups each year. There is a longstanding agreement that if Duke wins the first matchup, The Daily Tar Heel{{'}}s masthead is printed in Duke blue, and if North Carolina wins the first matchup, The Chronicle{{'}}s masthead is painted Carolina blue. The losing school's paper also has to put the other school's logo in a conspicuous location and claim that the winning school is "still the best."{{cite web

| last = Williams

| first = Ian

| title = Insider's guide to hating Duke

| quote = So this is my request, boys of basketball: Tonight, I not only want you to win, I want Krzyzewski calling home to his mother with tears in his eyes. I want Alaa Abdelnaby to throw up brick after brick. I want Rick Fox to take Christian Laettner to the hoop so many times that poor Christian will be dazed on the bench with an Etch-a-Sketch and a box of Crayola Crayons. I want Bobby Hurley to trip on his shoelaces and fly into a fat alumnus from Wilmington! Send Thad and Lorna home with their blue tails between their legs! God bless them Tar Heel boys!

| work = Editorial

| publisher = The Daily Tar Heel

| date = 1990-01-07

| url =http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2010/02/column_why_i_hate_duke

| access-date = 2008-03-25 }}

The Michigan Wolverines and the Maryland Terrapins basketball teams have also claimed rivalries against the Blue Devils, but Duke has long rejected both claims and considers North Carolina to be its only rival.{{cite web|url=http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-michigan-do-battle-round-nine-fierce-rivalry|title=Duke, Michigan do battle in round nine of fierce rivalry|access-date=November 23, 2011|date=December 5, 1996|work=The Chronicle|author=Cohen, Rachel}}Anya Sostek, [http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-maryland-rivalry-means-much-more-terps-fans Duke-Maryland `rivalry' means much more to Terps fans], The Chronicle, January 11, 2000.

• All-time wins – 2,271
• All-time winning percentage – .712
• NCAA championships – 5
• NCAA tournament runner-up – 6
• All-Americans – 49 players
• ACC regular season titles – 23
• ACC tournament titles – 23 (most all-time)
• NCAA championship games – 11
• NCAA Final Fours – 18
• NCAA tournament appearances – 45
• NCAA tournament wins – 121
• No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament – 14
• Number of weeks ranked all-time in the top 25 of the AP Poll – 870
• Number of times defeating the No. 1 ranked team in the country – 10

Duke has 10 victories over the AP number one ranked team.

• January 27, 1958 – NR Duke 72, No. 1 West Virginia 68
• December 10, 1965 – No. 8 Duke 82, No. 1 UCLA 66
• December 11, 1965 – No. 8 Duke 94, No. 1 UCLA 75
• March 11, 1984 – No. 16 Duke 77, No. 1 North Carolina 75
• March 26, 1988 – No. 5 Duke 63, No. 1 Temple 53
• March 30, 1991 – No. 2 Duke 79, No. 1 UNLV 77
• December 5, 1992 – No. 4 Duke 79, No. 1 Michigan 68
• November 26, 1997 – No. 4 Duke 95, No. 1 Arizona 87
• February 22, 2014 – No. 5 Duke 66, No. 1 Syracuse 60
• November 26, 2021 – No. 5 Duke 84, No. 1 Gonzaga 81

• Krzyzewskiville
• Cameron Crazies
• Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
• Mike Krzyzewski
• Jon Scheyer

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