2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	( ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Jeff Capel
Assistant coach	Nate James
Assistant coach	Jon Scheyer
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by a 37-year coaching veteran, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils will play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year after winning its fifth national championship. The Blue Devils beat UNC-Wilmington and Yale before falling to top seeded Oregon in the West region.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marshall Plumlee	40	C	7'0"	250	Senior	Warsaw, Indiana	Graduated
Brandon Ingram	14	G/F	6'9"	190	Freshman	Kinston, North Carolina	Declared for 2016 NBA draft^[1]
Derryck Thornton	12	PG	6'2"	175	Freshman	Chatsworth, California	Elected to transfer^[2]

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Home town	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
Jayson Tatum SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Frank Jackson CG	Highland, UT	Lone Peak HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 1, 2015
Frank Jackson CG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Javin DeLaurier PF	Charlottesville, VA	St. Anne's-Belfield School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Javin DeLaurier PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Harry Giles III PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
Harry Giles III PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jack White SF	Canberra, AU	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 3, 2016
Jack White SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #2 Rivals: #2 247Sports: #2 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:

Roster

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	--	Tatum, JaysonJayson Tatum	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
1.5 !G	--	Jackson, FrankFrank Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lone Peak HS	Highland, Utah
3.5 !F	--	DeLaurier, JavinJavin DeLaurier	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
3.5 !F	--	Giles, HarryHarry Giles	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3.5 !F	--	White, JackJack White	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Canberra, Australia
4.5 !F/C	2	Jeter, ChaseChase Jeter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	3	Allen, GraysonGrayson Allen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	5	Kennard, LukeLuke Kennard	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Franklin HS	Franklin, Ohio
1.5 !G	13	Jones, MattMatt Jones (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
3.5 !F	21	Jefferson, AmileAmile Jefferson (C)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Friends Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5.0 !C	30	Vrankovic, AntonioAntonio Vrankovic	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	2.0 !So	Pine Crest School	Delray Beach, Florida
3.5 !F	34	Obi, SeanSean Obi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Greens Farms Academy	Kaduna, Nigeria
1.5 !G	45	Pagliuca, NickNick Pagliuca (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milton Academy	Weston, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	50	Robinson, JustinJustin Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	San Antonio Christian	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	53	Besser, BrennanBrennan Besser (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Latin School	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

References

↑ Keeley, Laura. "Duke’s Brandon Ingram declares for NBA Draft". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Keeley, Laura. "Point guard Derryck Thornton leaving Duke". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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