2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record25–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Capel
Nate James
Jon Scheyer
CaptainAmile Jefferson[1]
Marshall Plumlee
Matt Jones
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 North Carolina † 14 – 4   .778 33 – 7   .825
No. 4 Virginia 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 10 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 16 Louisville* 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
Notre Dame 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
No. 19 Duke 11 – 7   .611 25 – 11   .694
Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Clemson 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Pittsburgh 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583
Florida State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
NC State 5 – 13   .278 16 – 17   .485
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
Boston College 0 – 18   .000 7 – 25   .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by 36th year head coach and Hall of Fame member Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated NC State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Wilmington and Yale to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Oregon.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Quinn Cook 2 SG 6'2" 185 Senior Bowie, Maryland Graduated
Jahlil Okafor 15 C 6'11" 270 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Declared for 2015 NBA draft[2]
Tyus Jones 5 PG 6'1" 190 Freshman Apple Valley, Minnesota Declared for 2015 NBA draft[3]
Justise Winslow 12 SF 6'6" 225 Freshman Houston, Texas Declared for 2015 NBA draft[4]

Class of 2015 signees

Duke recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Luke Kennard
Brandon Ingram
Chase Jeter
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Luke Kennard
SG 		Franklin, OH Franklin HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Mar 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Chase Jeter
C 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Justin Robinson
PF 		San Antonio, TX San Antonio Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Antonio Vrankovic
C 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Pine Crest School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Apr 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Derryck Thornton
PG 		Chatsworth, CA Findlay Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Apr 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Brandon Ingram
SF 		Kinston, NC Kinston HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Apr 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1   Rivals: #1  ESPN: #1
  • 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:

  • "Duke Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "2015 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 2 Chase Jeter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 3 Grayson Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
G 5 Luke Kennard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Franklin HS Franklin, Ohio
G 12 Derryck Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Chatsworth, California
G 13 Matt Jones (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr DeSoto HS DeSoto, Texas
G/F 14 Brandon Ingram 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kinston HS Kinston, North Carolina
F 21 Amile Jefferson Injured (C) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Friends Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 30 Antonio Vrankovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Pine Crest School Delray Beach, Florida
F 34 Sean Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Greens Farms Academy Kaduna, Nigeria
C 40 Marshall Plumlee (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Christ School Warsaw, Indiana
G 45 Nick Pagliuca (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Milton Academy Weston, Massachusetts
F 50 Justin Robinson Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr San Antonio Christian San Antonio, Texas
G 53 Brennan Besser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Latin School Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 07/16/2015

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Marshall Plumlee Chase Jeter Antonio Vrankovic
PF Brandon Ingram Amile Jefferson Sean Obi
SF Matt Jones Justin Robinson
SG Grayson Allen Luke Kennard Brennan Besser
PG Derryck Thornton Nick Pagliuca

Future recruits

2016 recruiting class

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
Marques Bolden, Duke
Frank Jackson, Duke
Jayson Tatum, Duke
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jayson Tatum
SF 		St. Louis, MO Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Frank Jackson
CG 		Highland, UT Lone Peak HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Javin DeLaurier
PF 		Charlottesville, VA St. Anne's-Belfield School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Harry Giles III
PF 		Winston-Salem, NC Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Jack White
SF 		Canberra, AU Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Marques Bolden
C 		DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1   Rivals: #2  247Sports: #1  ESPN: #2
  • 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:

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2015*
7:00 pm 		No. 5 Florida Southern W 112–68  1–0
  22 – Thornton   12 – Jefferson   6 – Jefferson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov 4, 2015*
7:00 pm 		No. 5 Livingstone W 119–54  2–0
  25 – Kennard   11 – Jeter   7 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 5 Siena
2K Sports Classic Durham Regional 		W 92–74  1–0
  26 – Allen   12 – Jefferson   2 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov 14, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 5 Bryant
2K Sports Classic Durham Regional 		W 113–75[5]  2–0
  28 – Allen   11 – Jefferson   6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov 17, 2015[6]*
7:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Champions Classic 		L 63–74  2–1
  16 – Tied   15 – Jefferson   3 – Thornton  United Center (21,461)
Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2015[7]*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. VCU
2K Sports Classic Semifinal 		W 79–71  3–1
  30 – Allen   7 – Jefferson   4 – Thornton  Madison Square Garden (18,238)
New York, NY
Nov 22, 2015[7]*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 vs. Georgetown
2K Sports Classic Championship 		W 86–84  4–1
  32 – Allen   8 – Jefferson   4 – Allen  Madison Square Garden (17,287)
New York, NY
Nov 25, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 Yale W 80–61  5–1
  17 – Jones   12 – Jefferson   5 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov 29, 2015*
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 Utah State W 85–52  6–1
  22 – Tied   9 – Jefferson   2 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 2, 2015[8]*
9:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Indiana
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		W 94–74  7–1
  24 – Ingram   11 – Jefferson   8 – Jefferson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 5, 2015*
5:15 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Buffalo W 82–59  8–1
  23 – Ingram   11 – Allen   5 – Thornton  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 15, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Georgia Southern W 99–65  9–1
  26 – Ingram   14 – Ingram   5 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 19, 2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 vs. Utah
Madison Square Garden Showcase 		L 75–77 OT 9–2
  24 – Kennard   8 – Kennard   4 – Thornton  Madison Square Garden (13,174)
New York, NY
Dec 28, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 15 Elon W 105–66  10–2
  26 – Ingram   11 – Tied   5 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 30, 2015*
4:00 pm, RSN 		No. 15 Long Beach State W 103–81  11–2
  33 – Allen   6 – Allen   2 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC regular season
Jan 2, 2016
4:30 pm, RSN 		No. 15 at Boston College W 81–64  12–2
(1–0) 		 25 – Ingram   9 – Ingram   3 – Ingram  Conte Forum (7,963)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 6, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 at Wake Forest W 91–75  13–2
(2–0) 		 24 – Allen   7 – Plumlee   3 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (13,466)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 9, 2016
12:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 14 Virginia Tech W 82–58  14–2
(3–0) 		 21 – Plumlee   10 – Plumlee   7 – Thornton  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 13, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 at Clemson L 63–68  14–3
(3–1) 		 17 – Allen   9 – Plumlee   4 – Allen  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,972)
Greenville, NC
Jan 16, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 Notre Dame L 91–95  14–4
(3–2) 		 30 – Kennard   9 – Plumlee   6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 18, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 Syracuse L 62–64  14–5
(3–3) 		 19 – Plumlee   17 – Plumlee   6 – Jones  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 23, 2016
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 20 at NC State W 88–78  15–5
(4–3) 		 28 – Allen   8 – Plumlee   7 – Allen  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 at No. 15 Miami (FL) L 69–80  15–6
(4–4) 		 19 – Ingram   10 – Ingram   2 – Tied  BankUnited Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Georgia Tech W 80–71  16–6
(5–4) 		 27 – Allen   12 – Plumlee   4 – Tied  Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 6, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN 		NC State W 88–80  17–6
(6–4) 		 28 – Allen   12 – Plumlee   6 – Jones  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 8, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Louisville W 72–65  18–6
(7–4) 		 19 – Allen   10 – Ingram   4 – Ingram  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 13, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Virginia W 63–62  19–6
(8–4) 		 25 – Ingram   10 – Plumlee   7 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 17, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN 		No. 20 at No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry 		W 74–73  20–6
(9–4) 		 23 – Allen   10 – Ingram   4 – Ingram  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 at No. 18 Louisville L 64–71  20–7
(9–5) 		 29 – Allen   14 – Plumlee   3 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (22,785)
Louisville, KY
Feb 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 Florida State W 80–65  21–7
(10–5) 		 18 – Allen   10 – Plumlee   5 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 28, 2016
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 at Pittsburgh L 62–76  21–8
(10–6) 		 22 – Allen   4 – Plumlee   2 – Tied  Peterson Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 1, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 17 Wake Forest W 79–71  22–8
(11–6) 		 30 – Allen   17 – Plumlee   4 – Thornton  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Mar 5, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay 		L 72–76  22–9
(11–7) 		 29 – Allen   9 – Plumlee   5 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 2016
2:30 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 19 vs. (12) NC State
Second Round 		W 92–89  23–9
  22 – Tied   10 – Plumlee   6 – Allen  Verizon Center (18,561)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 19 vs. (4) Notre Dame
Quarterfinals 		L 79–84 OT 23–10
  27 – Allen   7 – Ingram   4 – Thornton  Verizon Center (18,561)
Washington, D.C
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2016*
12:15 pm, CBS 		(4 W) No. 19 vs. (13 W) UNC Wilmington
First Round 		W 93–85  24–10
  23 – Tied   10 – Allen   5 – Allen  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656)
Providence, RI
Mar 19, 2016*
2:40 pm, CBS 		(4 W) No. 19 vs. (12 W) Yale
Second Round 		W 71–64  25–10
  29 – Allen   10 – Plumlee   5 – Thornton  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679)
Providence, RI
Mar 24, 2016*
6:55 pm, TBS 		(4 W) No. 19 vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen 		L 68–82  25–11
  24 – Ingram   11 – Kennard   3 – Tied  Honda Center (17,601)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre23456789101112131415161718PostFinal
AP55678715151492024RVRV2015171919N/A*
Coaches44355610121061220RVRV191821212018

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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  2. ^ Duke Sports Information (April 9, 2015). "Okafor to Enter 2015 NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Duke Sports Information (April 15, 2015). "Jones to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Duke Sports Information (April 14, 2015). "Winslow to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jones, Allen lead No. 5 Duke past Bryant, 113-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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  7. ^ a b Duke Sports Information (April 20, 2015). "Field Announced for 2015 2K Classic". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Duke Sports Information (May 13, 2015). "Duke to Face Indiana in Big Ten/ACC Challenge". Go Duke. Retrieved May 13, 2015.