2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
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
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Florida State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
SMU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
California	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Clemson	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 12 Duke	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 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Previous season

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
Darren Harris #14 SF	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
Isaiah Evans #3 SF	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
Kon Knueppel #5 SF	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
Cooper Flagg #1 PF	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
Patrick Ngongba II #5 C	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
Khaman Maluach #1 C	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)

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

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

References

^ "Philadelphia 76ers select Zesty Jared McCain No. 16 overall at 2024 NBA Draft". SI.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Blakes as Graduate Transfer". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. May 31, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Borzello, Jeff (April 21, 2024). "Former Duke guard Jeremy Roach commits to Baylor". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Rapp, Timothy (May 6, 2024). "Duke CBB Transfer TJ Power Commits to Virginia; 5-Star PF Prospect in 2023 Class". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Cobb, David (May 3, 2024). "Ohio State lands Duke transfer F Sean Stewart as Buckeyes reload frontcourt with promising prospects". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Manning, Bryan (May 11, 2024). "Virginia Tech basketball: Duke guard Jaden Schutt transfers to Hokies". gobblercountry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Blau, Jon (May 9, 2024). "Clemson brings in a second big man from transfer portal". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Cobb, David (April 19, 2024). "Duke's Mark Mitchell transferring to Missouri: Landing Blue Devils big man is latest in Tigers roster overhaul". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Siegel, Brett (June 27, 2024). "Kyle Filipowski to Jazz headlines best picks of 2024 NBA Draft 2nd round". ClutchPoints. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ Baxley, Rodd (April 20, 2024). "What Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Baxley, Rodd (May 16, 2024). "What Rice transfer Cameron Sheffield brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Marks, Brendan (May 10, 2024). "Duke lands Tulane transfer Sion James, likely rounding out Blue Devils' 2024-25 rotation". The Athletic. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Cobb, David (April 24, 2024). "How Duke could use Purdue transfer Mason Gillis as the glue that holds the Blue Devils together". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goduke.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
^ Lewis, Will (October 11, 2024). "Printable 2024-25 Duke Basketball Schedule; TV Broadcasts and More - Sports Brackets". Sports Brackets. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

[1] "Philadelphia 76ers select Zesty Jared McCain No. 16 overall at 2024 NBA Draft". SI.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Adds Blakes as Graduate Transfer". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. May 31, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (April 21, 2024). "Former Duke guard Jeremy Roach commits to Baylor". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[4] Rapp, Timothy (May 6, 2024). "Duke CBB Transfer TJ Power Commits to Virginia; 5-Star PF Prospect in 2023 Class". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[5] Cobb, David (May 3, 2024). "Ohio State lands Duke transfer F Sean Stewart as Buckeyes reload frontcourt with promising prospects". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[6] Manning, Bryan (May 11, 2024). "Virginia Tech basketball: Duke guard Jaden Schutt transfers to Hokies". gobblercountry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[7] Blau, Jon (May 9, 2024). "Clemson brings in a second big man from transfer portal". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[8] Cobb, David (April 19, 2024). "Duke's Mark Mitchell transferring to Missouri: Landing Blue Devils big man is latest in Tigers roster overhaul". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[9] Siegel, Brett (June 27, 2024). "Kyle Filipowski to Jazz headlines best picks of 2024 NBA Draft 2nd round". ClutchPoints. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[10] Baxley, Rodd (April 20, 2024). "What Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[11] Baxley, Rodd (May 16, 2024). "What Rice transfer Cameron Sheffield brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[12] Marks, Brendan (May 10, 2024). "Duke lands Tulane transfer Sion James, likely rounding out Blue Devils' 2024-25 rotation". The Athletic. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[13] Cobb, David (April 24, 2024). "How Duke could use Purdue transfer Mason Gillis as the glue that holds the Blue Devils together". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[14] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goduke.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.

[15] Lewis, Will (October 11, 2024). "Printable 2024-25 Duke Basketball Schedule; TV Broadcasts and More - Sports Brackets". Sports Brackets. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

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