2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champion Hall of Fame Tip Off champion
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 7
Record	28–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (37th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Capel Nate James Jon Scheyer Nolan Smith
Captains	Matt Jones Amile Jefferson Grayson Allen (stripped)[1][note 1]
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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	0	–	14		.000			0	–	17		.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.^[3]

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

2016 recruiting class

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

Marques Bolden, Duke

Frank Jackson, Duke

Jayson Tatum, Duke

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayson Tatum SF	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	7/12/2015[7]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (97)
Frank Jackson CG	Highland, UT	Lone Peak HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	9/1/2015[8]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (96)
Javin DeLaurier PF	Charlottesville, VA	St. Anne's-Belfield School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	9/27/2015[9]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (87)
Harry Giles III PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	11/6/2015[10]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (97)
Jack White SF	Canberra, AU	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3/3/2016[11]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Marques Bolden C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	5/19/2016[12]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (93)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: #1    Rivals: #2    247Sports: #1    ESPN: #2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex O'Connell SG	Milton, GA	Milton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	08/26/16[13]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Gary Trent Jr. SG	Apple Valley, MN	Prolific Prep (CA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	11/10/2016[14]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (95)
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	Atlanta, GA	Pace Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	11/23/2016[15]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (96)
Jordan Goldwire PG	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 1, 2017[16]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Jordan Tucker SF	White Plains, NY	Joseph Wheeler High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 13, 2017[17]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Trevon Duval PG	Wilmington, DE	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 15, 2017[18]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (96)
Marvin Bagley III PF	Tempe, AZ	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	August 14, 2017[19]
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (98)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: #2    Rivals: #2    247Sports: #2    ESPN: #2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

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 Forest Trail 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) Jeff Capel (Assoc. HC) Nate James Jon Scheyer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 18, 2016

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

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Amile Jefferson	Chase Jeter	Marques Bolden	Antonio Vrankovic
PF	Jayson Tatum	Harry Giles	Javin DeLaurier	Sean Obi
SF	Matt Jones		Jack White	Justin Robinson
SG	Luke Kennard	Frank Jackson
PG	Grayson Allen		Brennan Besser	Nick Pagliuca

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	Cameron 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
( ) = 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.