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. 10
AP	No. 12
Record	3–1 (0–0 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
Pittsburgh	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Stanford	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
NC State	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Notre Dame	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Wake Forest	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
California	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Clemson	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Florida State	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
SMU	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Boston College	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
No. 12 Duke	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Miami (FL)	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Syracuse	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Virginia	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Louisville	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
No. 10 North Carolina	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Virginia Tech	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Georgia Tech	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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) 197 lb (89 kg) So Notre Dame (CA) Harrisburg, NC G/F 2 Cooper Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Newport, ME G/F 3 Isaiah Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr North Mecklenburg Huntersville, NC G 5 Tyrese Proctor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr NBA Global Academy Sydney, Australia F 6 Maliq Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Blue Ridge School Syracuse Culpeper, VA G/F 7 Kon Knueppel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Wisconsin Lutheran Milwaukee, WI G/F 8 Darren Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr St. Paul VI Fairfax, VA C 9 Khaman Maluach 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Rumbek, South Sudan G/F 13 Cameron Sheffield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Chattahoochee Rice Alpharetta, GA G 14 Sion James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Lanier Tulane Sugar Hill, GA F 18 Mason Gillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS New Castle Purdue New Castle, IN F 20 Neal Begovich (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Stanford San Francisco, CA C 21 Patrick II Ngongba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr St. Paul VI Fairfax, VA C 52 Stanley Borden (W) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Istanbul International Community School Istanbul, Turkey G 55 Spencer Hubbard (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) GS Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Jon Scheyer (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Chris Carrawell (Duke) Jai Lucas (Texas) Will Avery (Duke) Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 5, 2024

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	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 – Maulach	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						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Kansas Vegas Showdown						T-Mobile Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Seattle Vegas Showdown campus game						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 4, 2024* 9:15 p.m., ESPN		Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Incarnate Word						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		George Mason						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 21, 2024 TBD, ACCN		at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
December 31, 2024 4:30 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 4, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW		at SMU						Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Pittsburgh						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Notre Dame						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		Miami						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 18, 2025 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Boston College						Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN		at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 27, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN		NC State						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome  Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
February 12, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		California						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ABC		Stanford						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX		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		North Carolina						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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	7	6	12
Coaches	5	6	10

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