2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

ACC Tournament champions Hall of Fame Tip Off champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 7
2016–17 record	28–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (37th season)
Assistant coach	Jeff Capel
Assistant coach	Nate James
Assistant coach	Jon Scheyer
Assistant coach	Nolan Smith
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by a 37th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Starting on January 7, Jeff Capel temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovers from lower back surgery.^[1] The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They became the first ACC team to win four games in four days on their way to winning the ACC Tournament. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to South Carolina.

Previous season

Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year after winning its fifth national championship. The Blue Devils beat UNC-Wilmington and Yale before falling to top seeded Oregon in the West region.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marshall Plumlee	40	C	7'0"	250	Senior	Warsaw, Indiana	Graduated
Brandon Ingram	14	G/F	6'9"	190	Freshman	Kinston, North Carolina	Declared for 2016 NBA draft ^[2]
Derryck Thornton	12	PG	6'2"	175	Freshman	Chatsworth, California	Transfer to USC ^[3]^[4]

2016 Recruiting class

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

Marques Bolden, Duke

Frank Jackson, Duke

Jayson Tatum, Duke

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayson Tatum SF	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 12, 2015
Jayson Tatum SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Frank Jackson CG	Highland, UT	Lone Peak HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 1, 2015
Frank Jackson CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Javin DeLaurier PF	Charlottesville, VA	St. Anne's-Belfield School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Javin DeLaurier PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Harry Giles III PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
Harry Giles III PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Jack White SF	Canberra, AU	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 3, 2016
Jack White SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Marques Bolden C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 19, 2016
Marques Bolden C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #2 247Sports: #1 ESPN: #2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

Future recruits

2017–18 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex O'Connell SG	Milton, GA	Milton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 26, 2016
Alex O'Connell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Gary Trent Jr. SG	Apple Valley, MN	Prolific Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 10, 2016
Gary Trent Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	Atlanta, GA	Pace Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Nov 23, 2016
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Jordan Goldwire PG	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 1, 2017
Jordan Goldwire PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Tucker SF	White Plains, NY	Joseph Wheeler High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 13, 2017
Jordan Tucker SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Trevon Duval PG	Wilmington, DE	IMG Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 15, 2017
Trevon Duval PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

Roster

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Tatum, JaysonJayson Tatum	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
3.5 !F	1	Giles, HarryHarry Giles	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4.5 !F/C	2	Jeter, ChaseChase Jeter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	3	Allen, GraysonGrayson Allen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	5	Kennard, LukeLuke Kennard	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Franklin HS	Franklin, Ohio
3.5 !F	12	DeLaurier, JavinJavin DeLaurier	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
1.5 !G	13	Jones, MattMatt Jones (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
1.5 !G	15	Jackson, FrankFrank Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lone Peak HS	Highland, Utah
5.0 !C	20	Bolden, MarquesMarques Bolden	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
3.5 !F	21	Jefferson, AmileAmile Jefferson (C)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Friends Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5.0 !C	30	Vrankovic, AntonioAntonio Vrankovic	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Pine Crest School	Delray Beach, Florida
3.5 !F	34	Obi, SeanSean Obi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Green Farms/Rice	Kaduna, Nigeria
3.5 !F	41	White, JackJack White	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Canberra, Australia
1.5 !G	45	Pagliuca, NickNick Pagliuca (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milton Academy	Weston, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	50	Robinson, JustinJustin Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	San Antonio Christian	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	53	Besser, BrennanBrennan Besser (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2.0 !So	Latin School	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2016

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Virginia State	W 90–59		30 – Kennard	11 – Bolden	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov. 4, 2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Augustana	W 98–45		17 – Kennard	14 – Jefferson	4 – Jackson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Marist Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 94–49	1–0	18 – Jackson	10 – Vrankovic	4 – Jackson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov. 12, 2016* 7:00 pm, RSN	No. 1	Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 96–61	2–0	25 – Allen	10 – Allen	6 – Kennard	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov. 15, 2016* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 7 Kansas Champions Classic	L 75–77	2–1	22 – Kennard	10 – Kennard	5 – Kennard	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
Nov. 19, 2016* 12:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 1	vs. Penn State Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals	W 78–68	3–1	17 – Jackson	15 – Jefferson	4 – Allen	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Nov. 20, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 24 Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 75–65	4–1	24 – Kennard	15 – Jefferson	3 – Allen	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Nov. 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	William & Mary	W 88–67	5–1	17 – Jackson	10 – Jefferson	6 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov. 26, 2016* 12:00 pm, RSN	No. 6	Appalachian State	W 93–58	6–1	21 – Allen	6 – Jefferson	5 – Jefferson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov. 29, 2016* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 5	Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 78–69	7–1	24 – Allen	13 – Jefferson	4 – Tied	Camron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec. 3, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	Maine	W 94–55	8–1	35 – Kennard	9 – Jefferson	4 – Jefferson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec. 6, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 21 Florida Jimmy V Classic	W 84–74	9–1	29 – Kennard	15 – Jefferson	8 – Allen	Madison Square Garden (15,294) New York, NY
Dec. 10, 2016* 5:15 pm, ESPN	No. 5	vs. UNLV T-Mobile Arena Showcase	W 94–45	10–1	34 – Allen	12 – Jefferson	4 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Arena (19,107) Paradise, NV
Dec. 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	Tennessee State	W 65–55	11–1	24 – Kennard	18 – Jefferson	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec. 21, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Elon	W 72–61	12–1	21 – Kennard	8 – Tatum	3 – Tatum	Greensboro Coliseum (9,733) Greensboro, NC
ACC regular season
Dec. 31, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at Virginia Tech	L 75–89	12–2 (0–1)	34 – Kennard	12 – Jefferson	3 – Jefferson	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
Jan. 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	Georgia Tech	W 110–57	13–2 (1–1)	19 – Tatum	12 – Giles	7 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 7, 2017 2:00 pm, RSN	No. 8	Boston College	W 93–82	14–2 (2–1)	22 – Tatum	6 – Tatum	11 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 10, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 7	at No. 9 Florida State	L 72–88	14–3 (2–2)	23 – Kennard	6 – Tied	5 – Allen	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675) Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	at No. 14 Louisville	L 69–78	14–4 (2–3)	23 – Allen	9 – Allen	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (22,686) Louisville, KY
Jan. 21, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN	No. 18	Miami (FL)	W 70–58	15–4 (3–3)	14 – Tatum	12 – Jefferson	4 – Jackson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	NC State	L 82–84	15–5 (3–4)	20 – Kennard	9 – Tatum	4 – Kennard	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 28, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN	No. 17	at Wake Forest	W 85–83	16–5 (4–4)	34 – Kennard	6 – Allen	6 – Jones	LJVM Coliseum (14,681) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan. 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	at No. 20 Notre Dame	W 84–74	17–5 (5–4)	21 – Allen	14 – Tatum	3 – Tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb. 4, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 21	Pittsburgh	W 72–64	18–5 (6–4)	21 – Allen	9 – Jefferson	6 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb. 9, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	No. 18	No. 8 North Carolina Rivalry	W 86–78	19–5 (7–4)	25 – Allen	9 – Tatum	5 – Tatum	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb. 11, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN	No. 18	Clemson	W 64–62	20–5 (8–4)	25 – Kennard	9 – Jefferson	5 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb. 15, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 14 Virginia	W 65–55	21–5 (9–4)	28 – Tatum	8 – Tatum	3 – Kennard	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 18, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN	No. 12	Wake Forest	W 99–94	22–5 (10–4)	23 – Kennard	7 – Tatum	6 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb. 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at Syracuse	L 75–78	22–6 (10–5)	23 – Kennard	13 – Tatum	6 – Tatum	Carrier Dome (30,331) Syracuse, NY
Feb. 25, 2017 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	at Miami (FL)	L 50–55	22–7 (10–6)	16 – Jackson	8 – Giles	3 – Jackson	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Feb. 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	No. 15 Florida State	W 75–70	23–7 (11–6)	22 – Jackson	11 – Jefferson	4 – Tatum	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,14) Durham, NC
Mar. 4, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	L 83–90	23–8 (11–7)	28 – Kennard	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 14	vs. (12) Clemson Second round	W 79–72	24–8	20 – Tied	10 – Jefferson	4 – Tatum	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 14	vs. (4) No. 10 Louisville Quarterfinals	W 81–77	25–8	25 – Tatum	10 – Kennard	3 – Kennard	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 14	vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina Semifinals/Rivalry	W 93–83	26–8	24 – Tatum	7 – Tied	5 – Allen	Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 14	vs. (3) No. 22 Notre Dame Championship game	W 75–69	27–8	19 – Tatum	8 – Tatum	4 – Allen	Barclays Center (18,109) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2017* 7:20 pm, TBS	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (15 E) Troy First round	W 87–65	28–8	21 – Allen	12 – Tatum	4 – Allen	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (17,732) Greenville, SC
March 19, 2017* 8:40 pm, TNT	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (7 E) South Carolina Second round	L 81–88	28–9	15 – Tied	15 – Jefferson	4 – Jones	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	1 (58)	1 (58)	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	18	17	21	18	12	10	17	14	7	Not released
Coaches	1 (27)	1 (27)	3 (5)	4 (2)	4 (2)	4 (2)	4 (1)	5 (1)	8	7	18	17	21	19	14	11	14	14	7

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "Krzyzewski to Undergo Lower Back Surgery". GoDuke.com. Duke Sports Information. January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
↑ Keeley, Laura. "Duke’s Brandon Ingram declares for NBA Draft". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Keeley, Laura. "Point guard Derryck Thornton leaving Duke". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
↑ Shaw, Hank. "Duke PG Derryck Thornton Transferring to USC Basketball". reignoftroy.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
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