2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jon Scheyer (4th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Carrawell (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Emanuel Dildy (3rd season); Evan Bradds (1st season); Tyler Thornton (1st season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils will be led by fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer and will be the first roster constructed entirely by him in the post-Mike Krzyzewski era. Duke plays their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals and beat Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Louisville 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, Baylor, Arizona and Alabama to advance to the Final Four before losing to Houston.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cooper Flagg	2	G/F	6' 9"	195	Freshman	Newport, ME	Declared for 2025 NBA Draft^[1]
Tyrese Proctor	5	G	6' 6"	183	Junior	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Declared for 2025 NBA Draft^[2]
Kon Knueppel	7	G/F	6' 7"	217	Freshman	Milwaukee, WI	Declared for 2025 NBA Draft^[3]
Khaman Maluach	9	C	7' 2"	250	Freshman	Rumbek, South Sudan	Declared for 2025 NBA Draft^[4]
Sion James	14	G	6' 6"	220	Graduate student	Sugar Hill, GA	Declared for 2025 NBA Draft^[5]
Mason Gillis	18	F	6' 6"	225	Graduate student	New Castle, IN	Graduated
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^[9]

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.^[10] On May 24, after the draft combine, Coward announced he would remain in the draft and forgo playing at Duke.^[11]

Recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Boozer #1 Power forward	Salt Lake City, UT	Christopher Columbus High School (FL)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 11, 2024
Cameron Boozer #1 Power forward	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (98)
Nikolas Khamenia #4 Small forward	Studio City, CA	Harvard-Westlake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 22, 2024
Nikolas Khamenia #4 Small forward	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (91)
Cayden Boozer #4 Point guard	Salt Lake City, UT	Christopher Columbus High School (FL)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 11, 2024
Cayden Boozer #4 Point guard	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (90)
Sebastian Wilkins* #5 Power forward	Canton, MA	Brewster Academy (NH)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 23, 2025
Sebastian Wilkins* #5 Power forward	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (89)
Dame Sarr SG	Oderzo, Italy	FC Barcelona Bàsquet (EuroLeague)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	May 22, 2025
Dame Sarr SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (n/a)
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.

Wilkins reclassified from the class of 2026 to 2025 in committing.^[12]

2025 overall class rankings

^[13]

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)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame HS (Calif.)	Harrisburg, North Carolina
G	2	Cayden Boozer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Christopher Columbus HS (FL)	Salt Lake City, UT
G/F	3	Isaiah Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	North Mecklenburg HS	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	5	Sebastian Wilkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy (NH)	Canton, MA
F	6	Maliq Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Blue Ridge School / Syracuse	Culpeper, Virginia
G/F	7	Dame Sarr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Euroleague)	Oderzo, Italy
G/F	8	Darren Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Paul VI HS	Herndon, Virginia
F	12	Cameron Boozer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Christopher Columbus HS (FL)	Salt Lake City, UT
G/F	13	Cameron Sheffield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	GS	Chattahoochee HS / Rice	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	14	Nikolas Khamenia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Harvard-Westlake HS	Studio City, CA
C	15	Ifeanyi Ufochukwu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Covenant Day School (NC) / Rice	Benin City, Nigeria
G	20	Jack Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Hun School (NJ) / Princeton	Pelican Island, NJ
C	21	Patrick Ngongba II	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Paul VI HS	Manassas, Virginia

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Patrick Ngongba II	Ifeanyi Ufochukwu	-
PF	Cameron Boozer	Maliq Brown	Sebastian Wilkins
SF	Dame Sarr	Nikolas Khamenia	Cameron Sheffield
SG	Isaiah Evans	Darren Harris	Jack Scott
PG	Caleb Foster	Cayden Boozer	-

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
November 4, 2025*	vs. Texas Dick Vitale Invitational	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
November 7 or 8, 2025*	Western Carolina	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 11, 2025*	at Army	Christl Arena West Point, NY
November 14, 2025*	Indiana State	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 18, 2025*	vs. Kansas Champions Classic	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 27, 2025*	vs. Arkansas	United Center Chicago, Il
December 2, 2025*	Florida ACC–SEC Challenge	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 6, 2025*	at Michigan State	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2025*	vs. Texas Tech	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 31, 2026	at North Carolina Rivalry/College GameDay	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February, 2026*	vs. Michigan	Capital One Arena Washington, DC
tbd	at Cal	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
tbd	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
tbd	at Stanford	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
tbd	at Pitt	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
tbd	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
tbd	at NC State	Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
tbd	at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
tbd	at Notre Dame	McCamish Pavilion South Bend, IN
tbd	Louisville	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	SMU	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Clemson	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Georgia Tech	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Wake Forest	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Virginia	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Boston College	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
tbd	Syracuse	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 7, 2026	North Carolina	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.