2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
	† winner ; As of December 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
2021–22 record	11–1 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (42nd season);
Associate head coach	Jon Scheyer
Assistant coaches	Chris Carrawell; Nolan Smith;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

On June 2, 2021, the school announced that Krzyzewski would retire following the completion of the 2021–22 season after 42 years as head coach of Duke and 47 years of coaching.^[1] Associate head coach Jon Scheyer was named the head coach in waiting to become the team's new head coach after the conclusion of the season.^[2]

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Devils finished the 2020–21 season 13–11, 9–9 to finish in 10th place in ACC play. Their season ended with their withdrawal from the ACC Tournament due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program.^[3] As a result, the Blue Devils failed to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995 ending the second longest active streak of NCAA appearances.^[4]

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

Associate head coach Nate James left the school to become the new head coach at Austin Peay.^[5] Nolan Smith, previously the director of basketball operations, was promoted to an assistant coach, joining Jon Scheyer and Chris Carrawell.^[6]

Departures[]

Duke Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jalen Johnson	1	F	6'9"	220	Freshman	Milwaukee, WI	Opted out (mid-season) / 2021 NBA draft
D. J. Steward	2	G	6'2"	163	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft
Jaemyn Brakefield	5	F	6'8"	216	Freshman	Jackson, MS	Transferred to Ole Miss
Patrick Tapé	12	F	6'9"	233	Graduate Student	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to San Francisco
Jordan Goldwire	14	G	6'2"	184	Senior	Norcross, GA	Graduated / Transferred to Oklahoma
Matthew Hurt	21	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Rochester, MN	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft
Henry Coleman III	34	F	6'7"	229	Freshman	Richmond, VA	Transferred to Texas A&M
Mike Buckmire	51	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Blue Bell, PA	Graduated

Source^[7]

Incoming transfers[]

Duke Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Theo John	12	F	6'9"	242	Graduate Student	Minneapolis, MN	Marquette	1	October 1, 2021
Bates Jones	34	F	6'8"	222	Graduate Student	Charlotte, NC	Davidson	1	October 1, 2021

Source^[8]

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
AJ Griffin SF	Ossining, NY	Archbishop Stepinac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Nov 4, 2019
AJ Griffin SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Paolo Banchero PF	Seattle, WA	O'Dea	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Aug 20, 2020
Paolo Banchero PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Trevor Keels SG	Clinton, MD	Paul VI Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 2, 2021
Trevor Keels SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Jaylen Blakes CG	Somerset, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 19, 2021
Jaylen Blakes CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 3
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Wendell Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Cox Mill	Charlotte, NC
G	1	Trevor Keels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Paul VI Catholic	Clinton, MD
G	2	Jaylen Blakes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	Somerset, NJ
G	3	Jeremy Roach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Paul VI Catholic	Leesburg, VA
F	5	Paolo Banchero	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	O'Dea	Seattle, WA
F	12	Theo John	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	GS	Champlin Park Marquette	Minneapolis, MN
F	13	Joey Baker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Trinity Christian School	Fayetteville, NC
C	15	Mark Williams	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
F	21	AJ Griffin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac	Ossining, NY
G	30	Michael Savarino	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Durham Academy	Durham, NC
F	34	Bates Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	GS	Charlotte Latin School Davidson	Charlotte, NC
F	45	Keenan Worthington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Blair Academy	Chapel Hill, NC
C	52	Stanley Borden (W)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Istanbul International Community School	Istanbul, Turkey
G	55	Spencer Hubbard (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski (Army)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Scheyer (Duke)
Chris Carrawell (Duke)
Nolan Smith (Duke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 4, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Duke will play in their own multiple-team event (MTE) against Army, Hartford, or Campbell.^[9]^[10]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9	Winston-Salem State	W 106–38	–	21 – Banchero	9 – Banchero	7 – Roach	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	vs. No. 10 Kentucky Champions Classic	W 79–71	1–0	25 – Keels	7 – Tied	3 – Moore	Madison Square Garden (18,132) New York, NY
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Army Duke Veteran's Day Weekend Showcase	W 82–56	2–0	19 – Moore	12 – Banchero	10 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9	Campbell Duke Veteran's Day Weekend Showcase	W 67–56	3–0	18 – Banchero	7 – Banchero	5 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 7	Gardner–Webb	W 92–52	4–0	18 – Keels	8 – Banchero	6 – Roach	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 19, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Lafayette	W 88–55	5–0	23 – Moore	15 – Williams	5 – Roach	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 22, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 5	The Citadel	W 107–81	6–0	28 – Banchero	8 – Tied	9 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 26, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Continental Tire Challenge	W 84–81	7–0	21 – Banchero	9 – Williams	6 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena (20,389) Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	at Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 66–71	7–1	17 – Moore	8 – Moore	5 – Moore	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
December 14, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2		W 103–62	8–1	19 – Griffin	7 – Banchero	6 – Banchero	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Appalachian State	W 92–67	9–1	21 – Moore	6 – Banchero	6 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2		W 87–56	10–1	19 – Keels	9 – Banchero	5 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC regular season
December 22, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Virginia Tech	W 76–65	11–1 (1–0)	23 – Banchero	8 – Banchero	4 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 29, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	at Clemson	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[11]					Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 4, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ABC		NC State						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Syracuse						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Clemson						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Carolina Rivalry						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Wake Forest						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Florida State						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina Rivalry						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC

March 8–12, 2022		vs. TBD First round/Second round/Quarterfinals						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	19	Final
AP	9	7	5	1 (51)	3	2	2	2
Coaches	9	9*	6	1 (19)	3	2 (1)	2	2

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References[]

^ "Coach K retiring in '22; Scheyer named successor". ESPN.com. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ WRAL (2021-06-04). "Duke introduces Jon Scheyer as next basketball coach :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ "Duke's season over after positive coronavirus test ends its ACC tournament". washintonpost.com. Washington Post. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "BUBBLE POPPED: Duke men's basketball misses NCAA tournament for first time in 26 years". dukechronicle.com. Duke Chronicle. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ Krest, Shawn. "Nate James Named Head Coach at Austin Peay". Sports Illustrated Duke Blue Devils News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ "Coach K promotes Nolan Smith to assistant coach. What that means for Duke basketball". newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Report: Henry Coleman to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Duke basketball adds a second grad transfer big man". newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Exempt Multi-Team Events". bloggingthebracket.com. SB Nation. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Postponements for December 29 Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[1] "Coach K retiring in '22; Scheyer named successor". ESPN.com. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[2] WRAL (2021-06-04). "Duke introduces Jon Scheyer as next basketball coach :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[3] "Duke's season over after positive coronavirus test ends its ACC tournament". washintonpost.com. Washington Post. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[4] "BUBBLE POPPED: Duke men's basketball misses NCAA tournament for first time in 26 years". dukechronicle.com. Duke Chronicle. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[5] Krest, Shawn. "Nate James Named Head Coach at Austin Peay". Sports Illustrated Duke Blue Devils News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[6] "Coach K promotes Nolan Smith to assistant coach. What that means for Duke basketball". newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[7] "Report: Henry Coleman to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[8] "Duke basketball adds a second grad transfer big man". newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[9] "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Exempt Multi-Team Events". bloggingthebracket.com. SB Nation. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

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[11] "Men's Basketball Postponements for December 29 Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

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v t 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	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic/Big Four "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Duke	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Wake Forest	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Miami (FL)	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
North Carolina	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Louisville	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
Boston College	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Syracuse	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Clemson	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Virginia	1	–	1	.500	7	–	5	.583
Florida State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
NC State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Notre Dame	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Pittsburgh	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Virginia Tech	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615

† winner As of December 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll