# 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 and features the first Duke roster with no players from the Mike Krzyzewski era. 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 |
| Jaylen Blakes | 2 | G | 6' 2" | 204 | Junior | Somerset, NJ | Transferred to Stanford |
| Jeremy Roach | 3 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Senior | Leesburg, VA | Transferred to Baylor |
| TJ Power | 12 | F | 6' 9" | 216 | Freshman | Shrewsbury, MA | Transferred to Virginia |
| Sean Stewart | 13 | G | 6' 9" | 227 | Freshman | Windermere, FL | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Jaden Schutt | 14 | G | 6' 5" | 190 | Sophomore | Yorkville, IL | Transferred to Virginia Tech |
| 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 |
| Mark Mitchell | 25 | F | 6' 9" | 232 | Sophomore | Kansas City, KS | Transferred to Missouri |
| Kyle Filipowski | 30 | C | 7' 0" | 248 | Sophomore | Westtown, NY | Drafted 32nd overall in the 2024 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

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

### 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

*Lucas' final game as Duke assistant coach was the March 8, 2025 regular-season finale against North Carolina. Lucas then left the program to become the head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami.

## 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 – Maluach | 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 – Maluach | 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 | W 110–67 | 24–3 | 17 – Evans | 7 – Tied | 6 – James | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at Miami | W 97–60 | 25–3 (16–1) | 20 – Knueppel | 5 – Tied | 6 – Flagg | Watsco Center (7,801) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | Florida State | W 100–65 | 26–3 (17–1) | 19 – Evans | 10 – Maluach | 5 – Knueppel | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | Wake Forest | W 93–60 | 27–3 (18–1) | 28 – Flagg | 14 – Maluach | 7 – Flagg | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at North Carolina Rivalry/College GameDay | W 82–69 | 28–3 (19–1) | 17 – Knueppel | 9 – Tied | 6 – Flagg | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 29–3 | 28 – Knueppel | 9 – Maluach | 8 – Knueppel | Spectrum Center (14,116) Charlotte, NC |
| March 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (5) North Carolina Semifinals / Rivalry | W 74–71 | 30–3 | 17 – Knueppel | 9 – Maluach | 3 – Knueppel | Spectrum Center (18,116) Charlotte, NC |
| March 15, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (2) No. 13 Louisville Final | W 73–62 | 31–3 | 19 – Proctor | 10 – Maluach | 3 – Tied | Spectrum Center (15,322) Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 2:50 p.m., CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) American/Mount St. Mary's Round of 64 | | | | | | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
Sources:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 (52) | 1 (49) | |
| Coaches | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 (2) | 5 | 3 | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (26) | 1 (25) | |