2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record33–2 (17–1 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Carrawell (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 33 – 2   .943
No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 8   .750
Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026
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

Main article: 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, 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

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
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
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Duke 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  • "2025 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  • "2025 Duke 24/7 Sports Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  • "2025 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Industry Comparison Commits". On3. Retrieved May 23, 2025.

2025 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5-star recruits 4-star recruits Total
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

[16]

Roster

2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Caleb Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Notre Dame HS Harrisburg, NC
G 2 Cayden Boozer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Columbus Miami, FL
G/F 3 Isaiah Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Mecklenburg Fayetteville, NC
G/F 5 Sebastian Wilkins  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Boston, MA
F 6 Maliq Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Syracuse Culpeper, VA
G/F 7 Dame Sarr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr FC Barcelona Oderzo, Italy
G/F 8 Darren Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Paul VI Herndon, VA
F 12 Cameron Boozer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Columbus Miami, FL
G/F 13 Cameron Sheffield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Rice Alpharetta, GA
G/F 14 Nikolas Khamenia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
C 15 Ifeanyi Ufochukwu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Rice Benin City, Nigeria
G/F 20 Jack Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Princeton Colorado Springs, CO
C 21 Patrick Ngongba II 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Paul VI Manassas, VA
Head coach

Jon Scheyer

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Carrawell
Emanuel Dildy
Evan Bradds
Tyler Thornton

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2025-11-04

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Patrick Ngongba II Ifeanyi Ufochukwu
PF Cameron Boozer Maliq Brown
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
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, TN
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 		L 81–82  11–1
  23 – Cam. Boozer   8 – Cam. Boozer   7 – Cam. Boozer  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
December 31, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 Georgia Tech W 85–79  12–1
(1–0) 		 26 – Cam. Boozer   12 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Foster  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 3, 2026
3:45 p.m., CBS 		No. 6 at Florida State W 91–87  13–1
(2–0) 		 28 – Evans   6 – Tied   9 – Cam. Boozer  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,097)
Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 at No. 20 Louisville W 84–73  14–1
(3–0) 		 27 – Cam. Boozer   8 – Tied   4 – Cam. Boozer  KFC Yum! Center (17,656)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m, ESPN 		No. 6 No. 24 SMU W 82–75  15–1
(4–0) 		 21 – Evans   7 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 14, 2026
11:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 at California W 71–56  16–1
(5–0) 		 21 – Cam. Boozer   13 – Cam. Boozer   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (11,201)
Berkeley, CA
January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 at Stanford W 80–50  17–1
(6–0) 		 30 – Cam. Boozer   14 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Brown  Maples Pavilion (7,880)
Stanford, CA
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 5 Wake Forest W 90–69  18–1
(7–0) 		 32 – Cam. Boozer   9 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 26, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 No. 20 Louisville W 83–52  19–1
(8–0) 		 19 – Cam. Boozer   10 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Cam. Boozer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 at Virginia Tech W 72–58  20–1
(9–0) 		 24 – Cam. Boozer   8 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Cam. Boozer  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 4 Boston College W 67–49  21–1
(10–0) 		 19 – Cam. Boozer   12 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 at No. 14 North Carolina
Rivalry/College GameDay 		L 68–71  21–2
(10–1) 		 24 – Cam. Boozer   11 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Foster  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 at Pittsburgh W 70–54  22–2
(11–1) 		 21 – Evans   10 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Foster  Petersen Events Center (10,804)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 No. 20 Clemson W 67–54  23–2
(12–1) 		 18 – Cam. Boozer   8 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Cam. Boozer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 16, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 Syracuse W 101–64  24–2
(13–1) 		 22 – Cam. Boozer   12 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Brown  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 21, 2026*
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 vs. No. 1 Michigan
Rivalry/College GameDay/Capital Showcase 		W 68–63  25–2
  18 – Cam. Boozer   10 – Cam. Boozer   7 – Cam. Boozer  Capital One Arena (20,537)
Washington, DC
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at Notre Dame W 100–56  26–2
(14–1) 		 24 – Cam. Boozer   13 – Cam. Boozer   4 – Cay. Boozer  Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
South Bend, IN
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 No. 11 Virginia W 77–51  27–2
(15–1) 		 19 – Evans   9 – Cam. Boozer   6 – Foster  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
March 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at NC State W 93–64  28–2
(16–1) 		 26 – Cam. Boozer   9 – Cam. Boozer   7 – Foster  Lenovo Center (19,367)
Raleigh, NC
March 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 No. 17 North Carolina
Rivalry/College GameDay 		W 76–61  29–2
(17–1) 		 26 – Cam. Boozer   15 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Cam. Boozer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC tournament
March 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Florida State
Quarterfinal 		W 80–79  30–2
  32 – Evans   12 – Brown   5 – Cam. Boozer  Spectrum Center (17,627)
Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2026
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) No. 1 vs. (5) Clemson
Semifinal 		W 73–61  31–2
  24 – Cam. Boozer   14 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Cam. Boozer  Spectrum Center (17,711)
Charlotte, NC
March 14, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 1 vs. (2) No. 10 Virginia
Final 		W 74–70  32–2
  20 – Evans   8 – Cam. Boozer   8 – Cam. Boozer  Spectrum Center (17,781)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026
2:50 p.m., CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Siena
First round 		W 71–65  33–2
  22 – Cam. Boozer   13 – Cam. Boozer   5 – Cay. Boozer  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,919)
Greenville, SC
March 21, 2026
5:15 p.m., CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (9 E) TCU
Second round 		      Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP[18]64 (2)5 (1)443 (7)3 (3)6666544431 (56)1 (55)1 (56)1 (50)
Coaches54 (1)4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)3 (2)3 (1)6566544631 (27)1 (28)1 (28)1 (26)

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