2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by third-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	23–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jon Scheyer (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Chris Carrawell
Assistant coaches	Jai Lucas Will Avery Emanuel Dildy
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke	15	–	1		.938			23	–	3		.885
No. 18 Clemson	13	–	2		.867			21	–	5		.808
No. 25 Louisville	13	–	2		.867			20	–	6		.769
SMU	11	–	4		.733			20	–	6		.769
Wake Forest	11	–	4		.733			19	–	7		.731
North Carolina	9	–	6		.600			16	–	11		.593
Stanford	8	–	7		.533			16	–	10		.615
Florida State	7	–	8		.467			16	–	10		.615
Pittsburgh	7	–	8		.467			16	–	10		.615
Georgia Tech	7	–	8		.467			13	–	13		.500
Virginia	6	–	9		.400			13	–	13		.500
Virginia Tech	6	–	9		.400			11	–	15		.423
California	5	–	10		.333			12	–	14		.462
Notre Dame	5	–	10		.333			11	–	15		.423
Syracuse	5	–	11		.313			11	–	16		.407
Boston College	3	–	12		.200			11	–	15		.423
NC State	3	–	12		.200			10	–	16		.385
Miami (FL)	2	–	13		.133			6	–	20		.231
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of February 19, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The Blue Devils finished the 2023–24 season 27–9 and 15–5 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they were upset by in-state rival and tenth seed NC State. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were the fourth seed in the South Region. They faced Vermont in the first round. They won this matchup to move onto the round of 32, where they routed 12th seed James Madison. Duke then faced the number one seed, Houston, whom they defeated 54–51, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer. There they were upset by 11th-seeded and ACC rival NC State to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jared McCain	0	G	6' 3"	197	Freshman	Sacramento, CA	Drafted 16th overall in the 2024 NBA draft[1]
Jaylen Blakes	2	G	6' 2"	204	Junior	Somerset, NJ	Transferred to Stanford[2]
Jeremy Roach	3	G	6' 2"	180	Senior	Leesburg, VA	Transferred to Baylor[3]
TJ Power	12	F	6' 9"	216	Freshman	Shrewsbury, MA	Transferred to Virginia[4]
Sean Stewart	13	G	6' 9"	227	Freshman	Windermere, FL	Transferred to Ohio State[5]
Jaden Schutt	14	G	6' 5"	190	Sophomore	Yorkville, IL	Transferred to Virginia Tech[6]
Ryan Young	15	C	6' 10"	238	Graduate student	Stewartsville, NJ	Graduated
Christian Reeves	21	C	7' 1"	261	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Clemson[7]
Mark Mitchell	25	F	6' 9"	232	Sophomore	Kansas City, KS	Transferred to Missouri[8]
Kyle Filipowski	30	C	7' 0"	248	Sophomore	Westtown, NY	Drafted 32nd overall in the 2024 NBA draft[9]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Maliq Brown	6	F	6' 9"	222	Junior	Culpeper, VA	Syracuse[10]
Cameron Sheffield	13	G/F	6' 6"	204	Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Rice[11]
Sion James	14	G	6' 6"	220	Graduate student	Sugar Hill, GA	Tulane[12]
Mason Gillis	18	F	6' 6"	225	Graduate student	New Castle, IN	Purdue[13]

Recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darren Harris #14 SF	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 22, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Isaiah Evans #3 SF	Huntersville, NC	North Mecklenburg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 27, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Kon Knueppel #5 SF	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin Lutheran	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 21, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Cooper Flagg #1 PF	Newport, ME	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 30, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Patrick Ngongba II #5 C	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 4, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Khaman Maluach #1 C	Rumbek, South Sudan	NBA Academy Africa	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 6, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 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) 202 lb (92 kg) So Notre Dame (Calif.) Harrisburg, North Carolina G/F 2 Cooper Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Newport, Maine G/F 3 Isaiah Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr North Mecklenburg Fayetteville, North Carolina G 5 Tyrese Proctor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr NBA Global Academy Sydney, NSW, Australia F 6 Maliq Brown  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Blue Ridge (Va.) Culpeper, Virginia G/F 7 Kon Knueppel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Wisconsin Lutheran Milwaukee, Wisconsin G/F 8 Darren Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr St. Paul VI (Va.) Herndon, Virginia C 9 Khaman Maluach 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Rumbek, Lakes, South Sudan G/F 13 Cameron Sheffield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) GS Chattahoochee Alpharetta, Georgia G 14 Sion James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Lanier (Ga.) Sugar Hill, Georgia F 18 Mason Gillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS New Castle (Ind.) New Castle, Indiana F 20 Neal Begovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS St. Ignatius (Calif.) San Francisco, California C 21 Patrick Ngongba II 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr St. Paul VI (Va.) Manassas, Virginia C 52 Stanley Borden (W) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Istanbul International Istanbul, Turkey G 55 Spencer Hubbard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) GS Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, California	Head coach Jon Scheyer Assistant coach(es) Chris Carrawell Jai Lucas Will Avery Emanuel Dildy Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2025-02-19

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	No. 7	Lincoln	W 107–56	–	22 – Flagg	11 – Maluach	6 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
October 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Arizona State Brotherhood Run charity game	W 103–47	–	19 – Knueppel	12 – Maluach	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Maine	W 96–62	1–0	22 – Knueppel	7 – Tied	5 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Army	W 100–58	2–0	15 – Knueppel	14 – Maluach	4 – James	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 12, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	vs. No. 19 Kentucky Champions Classic	L 72–77	2–1	26 – Flagg	12 – Flagg	4 – Foster	State Farm Arena (16,107) Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m, ACCN	No. 6	Wofford	W 86–35	3–1	15 – Proctor	9 – Flagg	6 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 22, 2024* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 17 Arizona	W 69–55	4–1	24 – Flagg	7 – Tied	4 – Proctor	McKale Center (14,634) Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 11	vs. No. 1 Kansas Vegas Showdown	L 72–75	4–2	15 – Proctor	6 – Proctor	8 – Knueppel	T-Mobile Arena (14,757) Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 11	Seattle Vegas Showdown campus game	W 70–48	5–2	13 – Proctor	9 – Flagg	7 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 4, 2024* 9:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	No. 2 Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge	W 84–78	6–2	22 – Flagg	11 – Flagg	4 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	at Louisville	W 76–65	7–2 (1–0)	20 – Flagg	12 – Flagg	6 – Knueppel	KFC Yum! Center (15,312) Louisville, KY
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Incarnate Word	W 72–46	8–2	17 – Maluach	8 – Tied	5 – Gillis	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	George Mason	W 68–47	9–2	24 – Flagg	9 – Flagg	4 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	at Georgia Tech	W 82–56	10–2 (2–0)	18 – Knueppel	8 – Maluach	5 – Knueppel	McCamish Pavilion (8,005) Atlanta, GA
December 31, 2024 4:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Virginia Tech	W 88–65	11–2 (3–0)	24 – Flagg	11 – James	6 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 4, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW	No. 4	at SMU	W 89–62	12–2 (4–0)	24 – Flagg	11 – Flagg	8 – James	Moody Coliseum (7,105) Dallas, TX
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	Pittsburgh	W 76–47	13–2 (5–0)	19 – Flagg	10 – Flagg	5 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	Notre Dame	W 86–78	14–2 (6–0)	42 – Flagg	10 – Maluach	7 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	Miami	W 89–54	15–2 (7–0)	25 – Knueppel	15 – Maluach	6 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Boston College	W 88–63	16–2 (8–0)	28 – Flagg	7 – James	6 – James	Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at Wake Forest	W 63–56	17–2 (9–0)	24 – Flagg	9 – Knueppel	6 – Flagg	LJVM Coliseum (13,169) Winston-Salem, NC
January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	NC State	W 74–64	18–2 (10–0)	28 – Flagg	8 – Maluach	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	North Carolina Rivalry/College GameDay	W 87–70	19–2 (11–0)	22 – Knueppel	8 – Flagg	7 – Flagg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	at Syracuse	W 83–54	20–2 (12–0)	16 – Proctor	8 – Brown	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (23,313) Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at Clemson	L 71–77	20–3 (12–1)	23 – Proctor	5 – Tied	5 – James	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 12, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3т	California	W 78–57	21–3 (13–1)	27 – Flagg	12 – Maulach	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ABC	No. 3т	Stanford	W 106–70	22–3 (14–1)	23 – Proctor	6 – Maulach	6 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Virginia	W 80–62	23–3 (15–1)	17 – Tied	14 – Flagg	4 – Proctor	John Paul Jones Arena (14,445) Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	vs. Illinois SentinelOne Classic						Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Miami						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Wake Forest						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Carolina Rivalry						Dean E. Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
ACC tournament
		vs.						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[14][15]

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	7	6	12	11	9	4	5	4	4	4	3 (1)	2	2	2	3т	3
Coaches	5	6	10	10	9	6	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2 (2)	5	3

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