2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record27–9 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Carrawell
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 – 3   .850 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Virginia 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 – 8   .600 22 – 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 – 9   .550 24 – 12   .667
Syracuse 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 10 NC State † 9 – 11   .450 26 – 15   .634
Boston College 8 – 12   .400 20 – 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 – 13   .350 13 – 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 – 14   .300 15 – 17   .469
Louisville 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Blue Devils started the season ranked second in the nation and dominated Dartmouth in their season opener. The schedule became more difficult as they lost by four points to twelfth-ranked Arizona. They followed the loss with a defeat of eighteenth-ranked Michigan State in the Champions Classic. They went on to win three straight games before losing at Arkansas in the ACC–SEC Challenge. They were defeated by Georgia Tech by four-points in their ACC opener. After back-to-back defeats, the Blue Devils went on to win eight straight games. This included wins over tenth-ranked Baylor and a defeat over Georgia Tech to avenge the previous loss. The winning streak was broken with a four-point loss to Pittsburgh. They won their next three games before a rivalry matchup with North Carolina. North Carolina won by nine-points, but the Blue Devils would win their next five straight games. Duke lost two of its last five games, with one of the losses coming at in-state rival Wake Forest and the other being a final day loss to North Carolina.

The Blue Devils finished the 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 4th 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.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2022–23 season 27–9, 14–6 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh, Miami, and Virginia to win the tournament championship. The championship was their 22nd ACC tournament victory in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Oral Roberts before being losing in the second round to Tennessee.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dariq Whitehead 0 F 6'7" 220 Freshman Newark, NJ Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by Brooklyn Nets[1]
Dereck Lively II 1 C 7'1" 230 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 12th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder[2]
Kale Catchings 12 F 6'5" 215 GS Senior O'Fallon, MO Graduated
Jacob Grandison 13 G 6'6" 190 GS Senior Oakland, CA Graduated
Max Johns 41 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior High Point, NC Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Neal Begovich 20 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior San Francisco, CA Stanford[3]

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Foster
#4 PG 		Harrisburg, NC Notre Dame (CA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sep 16, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Sean Stewart
#6 PF 		Windermere, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Dec 23, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Jared McCain
#3 SG 		Sacramento, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Mar 18, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
TJ Power
#4 PF 		Shrewsbury, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sep 7, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:

Roster

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jared McCain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Centennial Sacramento, CA
G 1 Caleb Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Notre Dame (CA) Harrisburg, NC
G 2 Jaylen Blakes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Blair Academy Somerset, NJ
G 3 Jeremy Roach 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Paul VI Catholic Leesburg, VA
G 5 Tyrese Proctor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So NBA Global Academy Sydney, Australia
F 12 TJ Power 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Shrewsbury, MA
F 13 Sean Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Windermere, FL
G 14 Jaden Schutt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Yorkville Yorkville, IL
C 15 Ryan Young 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) GS Northwestern Stewartsville, NJ
F 20 Neal Begovich (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Stanford San Francisco, CA
C 21 Christian Reeves 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 261 lb (118 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Charlotte, NC
F 25 Mark Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, KS
C 30 Kyle Filipowski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Wilbraham & Monson Academy Westtown, NY
C 52 Stanley Borden (W) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr Istanbul International Community School Istanbul, Turkey
G 55 Spencer Hubbard (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Sr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 2 UNC Pembroke W 109–64  –
  17 – Filipowski   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 2 Dartmouth W 92–54  1–0
  25 – Filipowski   7 – Tied   8 – Proctor  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 12 Arizona L 73–78  1–1
  25 – Filipowski   8 – Filipowski   5 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 vs. No. 18 Michigan State
Champions Classic 		W 74–65  2–1
  18 – Foster   8 – Filipowski   6 – Proctor  United Center (18,780)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 Bucknell
Blue Devil Challenge 		W 90–60  3–1
  20 – Mitchell   10 – McCain   6 – Foster  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 La Salle
Blue Devil Challenge 		W 95–66  4–1
  22 – Proctor   10 – Stewart   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 Southern Indiana
Blue Devil Challenge 		W 80–62  5–1
  21 – Filipowski   14 – Filipowski   7 – Proctor  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 29, 2023*
9:15 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 at Arkansas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 75–80  5–2
  26 – Filipowski   10 – Tied   4 – Proctor  Bud Walton Arena (20,344)
Fayetteville, AR
December 2, 2023
2:15 p.m., The CW 		No. 7 at Georgia Tech L 68–72  5–3
(0–1) 		 20 – Roach   9 – Filipowski   5 – Filipowski  McCamish Pavilion (7,758)
Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2023*
2:15 p.m., The CW 		No. 22 Charlotte W 80–56  6–3
  21 – McCain   13 – Filipowski   4 – Filipowski  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 21 Hofstra W 89–68  7–3
  28 – Filipowski   12 – Filipowski   8 – Filipowski  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 21 vs. No. 10 Baylor
SentinelOne Classic 		W 78–70  8–3
  21 – McCain   10 – Filipowski   4 – Filipowski  Madison Square Garden (18,512)
New York, NY
December 30, 2023*
2:15 p.m., The CW 		No. 16 Queens (NC) W 106–69  9–3
  24 – McCain   8 – Mitchell   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 2, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 14 Syracuse W 86–66  10–3
(1–1) 		 21 – Mitchell   7 – Filipowski   4 – Proctor  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 at Notre Dame W 67–59  11–3
(2–1) 		 23 – Mitchell   14 – Mitchell   4 – Filipowski  Joyce Center (8,066)
South Bend, IN
January 9, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11т at Pittsburgh W 75–53  12–3
(3–1) 		 26 – Filipowski   10 – Filipowski   7 – Foster  Petersen Events Center (11,476)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11т Georgia Tech W 84–79  13–3
(4–1) 		 30 – Filipowski   13 – Filipowski   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 Pittsburgh L 76–80  13–4
(4–2) 		 20 – McCain   6 – Foster   5 – Foster  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 12 at Louisville W 83–69  14–4
(5–2) 		 24 – Proctor   15 – Filipowski   5 – Filipowski  KFC Yum! Center (12,620)
Louisville, KY
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 Clemson W 72–71  15–4
(6–2) 		 21 – McCain   6 – Mitchell   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 at Virginia Tech W 77–67  16–4
(7–2) 		 16 – Roach   10 – McCain   5 – Proctor  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 at No. 3 North Carolina
College GameDay/Rivalry 		L 84–93  16–5
(7–3) 		 23 – McCain   11 – McCain   2 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 Notre Dame W 71–53  17–5
(8–3) 		 13 – Tied   10 – Mitchell   3 – Filipowski  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 Boston College W 80–65  18–5
(9–3) 		 17 – Mitchell   10 – McCain   5 – McCain  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 Wake Forest W 77–69  19–5
(10–3) 		 23 – Mitchell   10 – Tied   5 – Roach  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 at Florida State W 76–67  20–5
(11–3) 		 35 – McCain   8 – Filipowski   4 – Roach  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 at Miami (FL) W 84–55  21–5
(12–3) 		 16 – Roach   9 – Young   5 – Proctor  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 at Wake Forest L 79–83  21–6
(12–4) 		 17 – Filipowski   8 – Filipowski   5 – Filipowski  LJVM Coliseum (14,744)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 10 Louisville W 84–59  22–6
(13–4) 		 19 – Roach   10 – Filipowski   7 – Proctor  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 Virginia W 73–48  23–6
(14–4) 		 21 – Filipowski   8 – Stewart   5 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 at NC State W 79–64  24–6
(15–4) 		 21 – Roach   6 – Mitchell   4 – Proctor  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
March 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 No. 7 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 79–84  24–7
(15–5) 		 23 – Filipowski   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC tournament
March 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 11 vs. (10) NC State
Quarterfinals 		L 69–74  24–8
  28 – Filipowski   14 – Filipowski   5 – Proctor  Capital One Arena (17,627)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
7:10 p.m., CBS 		(4 S) No. 13 vs. (13 S) Vermont
First Round 		W 64–47  25–8
  15 – Tied   12 – Filipowski   4 – Tied  Barclays Center (17,487)
Brooklyn, NY
March 24, 2024
5:15 p.m., CBS 		(4 S) No. 13 vs. (12 S) James Madison
Second Round 		W 93–55  26–8
  30 – McCain   6 – Tied   6 – Roach  Barclays Center (17,505)
Brooklyn, NY
March 29, 2024
9:39 p.m., CBS 		(4 S) No. 13 vs. (1 S) No. 2 Houston
Sweet Sixteen 		W 54–51  27–8
  16 – Filipowski   9 – Filipowski   4 – Tied  American Airlines Center (18,751)
Dallas, TX
March 31, 2024
5:05 p.m., CBS 		(4 S) No. 13 vs. (11 S) NC State
Elite Eight 		L 64–76  27–9
  32 – McCain   9 – Filipowski   4 – Proctor  American Airlines Center (16,969)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2 (11)997222121161411т712799810911139
Coaches3 (3)9972119191513116127108710811149

References

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  2. ^ "Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns". nba.com. July 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Jindal, Ranjan (May 10, 2023). "Stanford forward Neal Begovich transfers to Duke men's basketball". dukechronicle.com. Duke Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023–24 Duke Blue Devils Men 's Schedule and Results". goduke.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.