2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Jeff Capel
Assistant coach	Nate James
Assistant coach	Jon Scheyer
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
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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
Marques Bolden C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 19, 2016
Marques Bolden C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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	High school/previous college	Home town
F	0	Jayson Tatum	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
F	1	Harry Giles	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F/C	2	Chase Jeter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	3	Grayson Allen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
G	5	Luke Kennard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Franklin HS	Franklin, Ohio
F	12	Javin DeLaurier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
G	13	Matt Jones (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
C	20	Marques Bolden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
G	15	Frank Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lone Peak HS	Highland, Utah
F	21	Amile Jefferson (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Friends Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	30	Antonio Vrankovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Pine Crest School	Delray Beach, Florida
F	34	Sean Obi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS Jr	Greens Farms Academy	Kaduna, Nigeria
F	41	Jack White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Canberra, Australia
G	45	Nick Pagliuca (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Milton Academy	Weston, Massachusetts
F	50	Justin Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	San Antonio Christian	San Antonio, Texas
G	53	Brennan Besser (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	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.

Schedule

Ranking movement

References

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Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan
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