2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	27–9 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jon Scheyer (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Chris Carrawell
Assistant coaches	Jai Lucas; Will Avery; Emanuel Dildy;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	17	–	3	.850	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Duke	15	–	5	.750	27	–	9	.750
Virginia	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
Pittsburgh	12	–	8	.600	22	–	11	.667
Wake Forest	11	–	9	.550	21	–	14	.600
No. 14 Clemson	11	–	9	.550	24	–	12	.667
Syracuse	11	–	9	.550	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech	10	–	10	.500	19	–	15	.559
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
No. 10 NC State †	9	–	11	.450	26	–	15	.634
Boston College	8	–	12	.400	20	–	16	.556
Notre Dame	7	–	13	.350	13	–	20	.394
Georgia Tech	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Miami (FL)	6	–	14	.300	15	–	17	.469
Louisville	3	–	17	.150	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Blue Devils started the season ranked second in the nation and dominated Dartmouth in their season opener. The schedule became more difficult as they lost by four points to twelfth-ranked Arizona. They followed the loss with a defeat of eighteenth-ranked Michigan State in the Champions Classic. They went on to win three straight games before losing at Arkansas in the ACC–SEC Challenge. They were defeated by Georgia Tech by four-points in their ACC opener. After back-to-back defeats, the Blue Devils went on to win eight straight games. This included wins over tenth-ranked Baylor and a defeat over Georgia Tech to avenge the previous loss. The winning streak was broken with a four-point loss to Pittsburgh. They won their next three games before a rivalry matchup with North Carolina. North Carolina won by nine-points, but the Blue Devils would win their next five straight games. Duke lost two of its last five games, with one of the losses coming at in-state rival Wake Forest and the other being a final day loss to North Carolina.

The Blue Devils finished the season 27–9 and 15–5 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they were upset by in-state rival and tenth-seed NC State. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they were the 4th seed in the South Region. They faced Vermont in the First Round. They won this matchup to move onto the round of 32, where they routed 12th seed James Madison. Duke then faced the number one seed, Houston, whom they defeated 54–51, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer. There they were upset by 11th-seeded and ACC rival NC State to end their season.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2022–23 season 27–9, 14–6 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh, Miami, and Virginia to win the tournament championship. The championship was their 22nd ACC tournament victory in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Oral Roberts before being losing in the second round to Tennessee.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dariq Whitehead	0	F	6'7"	220	Freshman	Newark, NJ	Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by Brooklyn Nets^[1]
Dereck Lively II	1	C	7'1"	230	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 12th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder^[2]
Kale Catchings	12	F	6'5"	215	GS Senior	O'Fallon, MO	Graduated
Jacob Grandison	13	G	6'6"	190	GS Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Max Johns	41	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	High Point, NC	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Neal Begovich	20	F	6'9"	230	RS Senior	San Francisco, CA	Stanford^[3]

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Foster #4 PG	Harrisburg, NC	Notre Dame (CA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sep 16, 2021
Caleb Foster #4 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Sean Stewart #6 PF	Windermere, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Dec 23, 2021
Sean Stewart #6 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Jared McCain #3 SG	Sacramento, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Mar 18, 2022
Jared McCain #3 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
TJ Power #4 PF	Shrewsbury, MA	Worcester Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sep 7, 2022
TJ Power #4 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darren Harris #14 SF	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 22, 2022
Darren Harris #14 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Isaiah Evans #3 SF	Huntersville, NC	North Mecklenburg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 27, 2023
Isaiah Evans #3 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Kon Knueppel #5 SF	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin Lutheran	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 21, 2023
Kon Knueppel #5 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Cooper Flagg #1 PF	Newport, ME	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 30, 2023
Cooper Flagg #1 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Patrick Ngongba II #5 C	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 4, 2023
Patrick Ngongba II #5 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Khaman Maluach #1 C	Rumbek, South Sudan	NBA Academy Africa	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 6, 2024
Khaman Maluach #1 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jared McCain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Centennial	Sacramento, CA
G	1	Caleb Foster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame (CA)	Harrisburg, NC
G	2	Jaylen Blakes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Blair Academy	Somerset, NJ
G	3	Jeremy Roach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Paul VI Catholic	Leesburg, VA
G	5	Tyrese Proctor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	NBA Global Academy	Sydney, Australia
F	12	TJ Power	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Shrewsbury, MA
F	13	Sean Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Windermere, FL
G	14	Jaden Schutt	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Yorkville	Yorkville, IL
C	15	Ryan Young	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	GS	Northwestern	Stewartsville, NJ
F	20	Neal Begovich (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Stanford	San Francisco, CA
C	21	Christian Reeves	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Charlotte, NC
F	25	Mark Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Kansas City, KS
C	30	Kyle Filipowski	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	So	Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Westtown, NY
C	52	Stanley Borden (W)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Istanbul International Community School	Istanbul, Turkey
G	55	Spencer Hubbard (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	Sr	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Jon Scheyer (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	No. 2	UNC Pembroke	W 109–64	–	17 – Filipowski	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Dartmouth	W 92–54	1–0	25 – Filipowski	7 – Tied	8 – Proctor	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	No. 12 Arizona	L 73–78	1–1	25 – Filipowski	8 – Filipowski	5 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	vs. No. 18 Michigan State Champions Classic	W 74–65	2–1	18 – Foster	8 – Filipowski	6 – Proctor	United Center (18,780) Chicago, IL
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Bucknell Blue Devil Challenge	W 90–60	3–1	20 – Mitchell	10 – McCain	6 – Foster	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	La Salle Blue Devil Challenge	W 95–66	4–1	22 – Proctor	10 – Stewart	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Southern Indiana Blue Devil Challenge	W 80–62	5–1	21 – Filipowski	14 – Filipowski	7 – Proctor	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 29, 2023* 9:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge	L 75–80	5–2	26 – Filipowski	10 – Tied	4 – Proctor	Bud Walton Arena (20,344) Fayetteville, AR
December 2, 2023 2:15 p.m., The CW	No. 7	at Georgia Tech	L 68–72	5–3 (0–1)	20 – Roach	9 – Filipowski	5 – Filipowski	McCamish Pavilion (7,758) Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2023* 2:15 p.m., The CW	No. 22	Charlotte	W 80–56	6–3	21 – McCain	13 – Filipowski	4 – Filipowski	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	Hofstra	W 89–68	7–3	28 – Filipowski	12 – Filipowski	8 – Filipowski	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	vs. No. 10 Baylor SentinelOne Classic	W 78–70	8–3	21 – McCain	10 – Filipowski	4 – Filipowski	Madison Square Garden (18,512) New York, NY
December 30, 2023* 2:15 p.m., The CW	No. 16	Queens (NC)	W 106–69	9–3	24 – McCain	8 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 14	Syracuse	W 86–66	10–3 (1–1)	21 – Mitchell	7 – Filipowski	4 – Proctor	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	at Notre Dame	W 67–59	11–3 (2–1)	23 – Mitchell	14 – Mitchell	4 – Filipowski	Joyce Center (8,066) South Bend, IN
January 9, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 11т	at Pittsburgh	W 75–53	12–3 (3–1)	26 – Filipowski	10 – Filipowski	7 – Foster	Petersen Events Center (11,476) Pittsburgh, PA
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 11т	Georgia Tech	W 84–79	13–3 (4–1)	30 – Filipowski	13 – Filipowski	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	Pittsburgh	L 76–80	13–4 (4–2)	20 – McCain	6 – Foster	5 – Foster	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 12	at Louisville	W 83–69	14–4 (5–2)	24 – Proctor	15 – Filipowski	5 – Filipowski	KFC Yum! Center (12,620) Louisville, KY
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	Clemson	W 72–71	15–4 (6–2)	21 – McCain	6 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Virginia Tech	W 77–67	16–4 (7–2)	16 – Roach	10 – McCain	5 – Proctor	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at No. 3 North Carolina College GameDay/Rivalry	L 84–93	16–5 (7–3)	23 – McCain	11 – McCain	2 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9	Notre Dame	W 71–53	17–5 (8–3)	13 – Tied	10 – Mitchell	3 – Filipowski	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	Boston College	W 80–65	18–5 (9–3)	17 – Mitchell	10 – McCain	5 – McCain	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	Wake Forest	W 77–69	19–5 (10–3)	23 – Mitchell	10 – Tied	5 – Roach	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	at Florida State	W 76–67	20–5 (11–3)	35 – McCain	8 – Filipowski	4 – Roach	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at Miami (FL)	W 84–55	21–5 (12–3)	16 – Roach	9 – Young	5 – Proctor	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at Wake Forest	L 79–83	21–6 (12–4)	17 – Filipowski	8 – Filipowski	5 – Filipowski	LJVM Coliseum (14,744) Winston-Salem, NC
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 10	Louisville	W 84–59	22–6 (13–4)	19 – Roach	10 – Filipowski	7 – Proctor	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	Virginia	W 73–48	23–6 (14–4)	21 – Filipowski	8 – Stewart	5 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	at NC State	W 79–64	24–6 (15–4)	21 – Roach	6 – Mitchell	4 – Proctor	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	No. 7 North Carolina Rivalry	L 79–84	24–7 (15–5)	23 – Filipowski	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC tournament
March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(2) No. 11	vs. (10) NC State Quarterfinals	L 69–74	24–8	28 – Filipowski	14 – Filipowski	5 – Proctor	Capital One Arena (17,627) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024 7:10 p.m., CBS	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (13 S) Vermont First Round	W 64–47	25–8	15 – Tied	12 – Filipowski	4 – Tied	Barclays Center (17,487) Brooklyn, NY
March 24, 2024 5:15 p.m., CBS	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (12 S) James Madison Second Round	W 93–55	26–8	30 – McCain	6 – Tied	6 – Roach	Barclays Center (17,505) Brooklyn, NY
March 29, 2024 9:39 p.m., CBS	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Houston Sweet Sixteen	W 54–51	27–8	16 – Filipowski	9 – Filipowski	4 – Tied	American Airlines Center (18,751) Dallas, TX
March 31, 2024 5:05 p.m., CBS	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (11 S) NC State Elite Eight	L 64–76	27–9	32 – McCain	9 – Filipowski	4 – Proctor	American Airlines Center (16,969) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	2 (11)	9	9	7	22	21	21	16	14	11т	7	12	7	9	9	8	10	9	11	13	9
Coaches	3 (3)	9	9	7	21	19	19	15	13	11	6	12	7	10	8	7	10	8	11	14	9

References

^ Baxley, Rodd (June 22, 2023). "Pros and cons of Brooklyn Nets taking Dariq Whitehead of Duke basketball in 2023 NBA Draft". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns". nba.com. July 6, 2023.
^ Jindal, Ranjan (May 10, 2023). "Stanford forward Neal Begovich transfers to Duke men's basketball". dukechronicle.com. Duke Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Duke Blue Devils Men 's Schedule and Results". goduke.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.

[1] Baxley, Rodd (June 22, 2023). "Pros and cons of Brooklyn Nets taking Dariq Whitehead of Duke basketball in 2023 NBA Draft". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[2] "Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns". nba.com. July 6, 2023.

[3] Jindal, Ranjan (May 10, 2023). "Stanford forward Neal Begovich transfers to Duke men's basketball". dukechronicle.com. Duke Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[4] "2023–24 Duke Blue Devils Men 's Schedule and Results". goduke.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.

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