2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 7
2016–17 record28–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mike Krzyzewski (37th season)
Assistant coaches
CaptainMatt Jones
Amile Jefferson
Grayson Allen (stripped)[1][note 1]
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 33 – 7   .825
No. 16 Florida State 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
No. 14 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 10 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 7 Duke † 11 – 7   .611 28 – 9   .757
No. 24 Virginia 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Wake Forest 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
NC State 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
Boston College 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by a 37th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Starting on January 7, Jeff Capel temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovered from lower back surgery.[2] The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They became the first ACC team to win four games in four days on their way to winning the ACC Tournament. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to South Carolina.

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[3]
Derryck Thornton 12 PG 6'2" 175 Freshman Chatsworth, California Transfer to USC[4][5]

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:

Future recruits[]

2017–18 team recruits[]

Duke recruits at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Wendell Carter Jr.
Trevon Duval
Gary Trent Jr.

Roster[]

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F/C 2 Chase Jeter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 3 Grayson Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
G 5 Luke Kennard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Franklin HS Franklin, Ohio
F 12 Javin DeLaurier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 13 Matt Jones (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr DeSoto HS DeSoto, Texas
G 15 Frank Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lone Peak HS Highland, Utah
C 20 Marques Bolden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr DeSoto HS DeSoto, Texas
F 21 Amile Jefferson (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Friends Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 30 Antonio Vrankovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) So Pine Crest School Delray Beach, Florida
F 34 Sean Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Green Farms/Rice Kaduna, Nigeria
F 41 Jack White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 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) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Fr San Antonio Christian San Antonio, Texas
G 53 Brennan Besser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Latin School Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
  • Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2016

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

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 1 Virginia State W 90–59 
 30 – Kennard   11 – Bolden   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov. 4, 2016*
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 1 Augustana W 98–45 
 17 – Kennard   14 – Jefferson   4 – Jackson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 1 Marist
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		W 94–49  1–0
  18 – Jackson   10 – Vrankovic   4 – Jackson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov. 12, 2016*
7:00 pm, RSN 		No. 1 Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		W 96–61  2–0
  25 – Allen   10 – Allen   6 – Kennard  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov. 15, 2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Champions Classic 		L 75–77  2–1
  22 – Kennard   10 – Kennard   5 – Kennard  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
Nov. 19, 2016*
12:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 1 vs. Penn State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals 		W 78–68  3–1
  17 – Jackson   15 – Jefferson   4 – Allen  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov. 20, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs. No. 21 Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		W 75–65  4–1
  24 – Kennard   15 – Jefferson   3 – Allen  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov. 23, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 William & Mary W 88–67  5–1
  17 – Jackson   10 – Jefferson   6 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov. 26, 2016*
12:00 pm, RSN 		No. 6 Appalachian State W 93–58  6–1
  21 – Allen   6 – Jefferson   5 – Jefferson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov. 29, 2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 78–69  7–1
  24 – Allen   13 – Jefferson   4 – Tied  Camron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec. 3, 2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 Maine W 94–55  8–1
  35 – Kennard   9 – Jefferson   4 – Jefferson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec. 6, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 vs. No. 21 Florida
Jimmy V Classic 		W 84–74  9–1
  29 – Kennard   15 – Jefferson   8 – Allen  Madison Square Garden (15,294)
New York, NY
Dec. 10, 2016*
5:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 vs. UNLV
T-Mobile Arena Showcase 		W 94–45  10–1
  34 – Allen   12 – Jefferson   4 – Jefferson  T-Mobile Arena (19,107)
Paradise, NV
Dec. 19, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 Tennessee State W 65–55  11–1
  24 – Kennard   18 – Jefferson   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec. 21, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Elon W 72–61  12–1
  21 – Kennard   8 – Tatum   3 – Tatum  Greensboro Coliseum (9,733)
Greensboro, NC
ACC regular season
Dec. 31, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 at Virginia Tech L 75–89  12–2
(0–1) 		 34 – Kennard   12 – Jefferson   3 – Jefferson  Cassell Coliseum (9,567)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan. 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 Georgia Tech W 110–57  13–2
(1–1) 		 19 – Tatum   12 – Giles   7 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 7, 2017
2:00 pm, RSN 		No. 8 Boston College W 93–82  14–2
(2–1) 		 22 – Tatum   6 – Tatum   11 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 10, 2017
8:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 7 at No. 9 Florida State L 72–88  14–3
(2–2) 		 23 – Kennard   6 – Tied   5 – Allen  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 14, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 at No. 14 Louisville L 69–78  14–4
(2–3) 		 23 – Allen   9 – Allen   3 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (22,686)
Louisville, KY
Jan. 21, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 Miami (FL)
ESPN College GameDay 		W 70–58  15–4
(3–3) 		 14 – Tatum   12 – Jefferson   4 – Jackson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 23, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 NC State L 82–84  15–5
(3–4) 		 20 – Kennard   9 – Tatum   4 – Kennard  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 28, 2017
3:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 17 at Wake Forest W 85–83  16–5
(4–4) 		 34 – Kennard   6 – Allen   6 – Jones  LJVM Coliseum (14,681)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan. 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 at No. 20 Notre Dame W 84–74  17–5
(5–4) 		 21 – Allen   14 – Tatum   3 – Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb. 4, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 21 Pittsburgh W 72–64  18–5
(6–4) 		 21 – Allen   9 – Jefferson   6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb. 9, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN 		No. 18 No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry 		W 86–78  19–5
(7–4) 		 25 – Allen   9 – Tatum   5 – Tatum  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb. 11, 2017
1:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 18 Clemson W 64–62  20–5
(8–4) 		 25 – Kennard   9 – Jefferson   5 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb. 15, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 at No. 14 Virginia W 65–55  21–5
(9–4) 		 28 – Tatum   8 – Tatum   3 – Kennard  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 18, 2017
1:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 12 Wake Forest W 99–94  22–5
(10–4) 		 23 – Kennard   7 – Tatum   6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb. 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at Syracuse L 75–78  22–6
(10–5) 		 23 – Kennard   13 – Tatum   6 – Tatum  Carrier Dome (30,331)
Syracuse, NY
Feb. 25, 2017
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 10 at Miami (FL) L 50–55  22–7
(10–6) 		 16 – Jackson   8 – Giles   3 – Jackson  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb. 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 No. 15 Florida State W 75–70  23–7
(11–6) 		 22 – Jackson   11 – Jefferson   4 – Tatum  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,14)
Durham, NC
Mar. 4, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 at No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay 		L 83–90  23–8
(11–7) 		 28 – Kennard   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 14 vs. (12) Clemson
Second Round 		W 79–72  24–8
  20 – Tied   10 – Jefferson   4 – Tatum  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 14 vs. (4) No. 10 Louisville
Quarterfinals 		W 81–77  25–8
  25 – Tatum   10 – Kennard   3 – Kennard  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 14 vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina
Semifinals/Rivalry 		W 93–83  26–8
  24 – Tatum   7 – Tied   5 – Allen  Barclays Center (18,109)
Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 14 vs. (3) No. 22 Notre Dame
Championship 		W 75–69  27–8
  19 – Tatum   8 – Tatum   4 – Allen  Barclays Center (18,109)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:20 pm, TBS 		(2 E) No. 7 vs. (15 E) Troy
First Round 		W 87–65  28–8
  21 – Allen   12 – Tatum   4 – Allen  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (17,732)
Greenville, SC
March 19, 2017*
8:40 pm, TNT 		(2 E) No. 7 vs. (7 E) South Carolina
Second Round 		L 81–88  28–9
  15 – Tied   15 – Jefferson   4 – Jones  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 1 (58) 1 (58) 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 18 17 21 18 12 10 17 14 7 Not released 
Coaches 1 (27) 1 (27) 3 (5) 4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (1) 5 (1) 8 7 18 17 21 19 14 11 14 14 7 13

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes[]

  1. ^ After tripping an Elon player, Allen was stripped of his captaincy.

References[]

  1. ^ Weinstein, Arthur. "Grayson Allen 'eliminated' as one of Duke's captains". Sporting News. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Krzyzewski to Undergo Lower Back Surgery". GoDuke.com. Duke Sports Information. January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Keeley, Laura. "Duke's Brandon Ingram declares for NBA Draft". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ Keeley, Laura. "Point guard Derryck Thornton leaving Duke". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ Shaw, Hank. "Duke PG Derryck Thornton Transferring to USC Basketball". reignoftroy.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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