Duke Aiming for History at Thursday's Draft

6/20/2017 8:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball

NBA Draft Preview: Coach K on Harry Giles NBA Draft Preview: Coach K on Luke Kennard NBA Draft Preview: Coach K on Frank Jackson NBA Draft Preview: Coach K on Jayson Tatum Duke's Lottery History

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. – With the 2017 NBA Draft set for Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Duke men's basketball program has a chance to set a school record with six selections in one NBA Draft.

Amile Jefferson and Matt Jones are automatic entries into the draft after finishing their collegiate eligibility, while Harry Giles, Frank Jackson, Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum all declared for the draft following stellar 2016-17 seasons.

Duke has had four of its players taken in the same draft twice, the first coming in 1986 and the second when the Blue Devils made history in 1999 as the first program to produce four first-round picks in one season.

The Draft is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised by ESPN. The broadcast will also be available via WatchESPN.

Duke in the Draft

Duke has produced a total of 86 NBA Draft picks since 1952
Duke has had 53 draft picks under head coach Mike Krzyzewski (since 1981), fourth-most nationally over that time
The Blue Devils have had at least one player selected in 17 of the last 19 NBA Drafts, including 24 first-round picks
Duke has had at least one player taken in 29 of the 36 NBA Drafts in the Krzyzewski Era

Duke in the First Round

Duke has produced 39 first-round picks as a program, including 32 under Coach K
Coach K's 32 first-round picks are the most by a coach in the history of the NBA Draft
Duke also has produced a record 21 NBA lottery picks; Coach K's 21 lottery picks are also a record total for a head coach
Duke has produced three No. 1 overall picks in the NBA Draft, tied for the most in draft history
Since 1989, Duke has produced 10 top-three picks in the NBA Draft; the next-closest total nationally is five
Duke's 12 top-10 picks since 1999 are the most in the nation in that timeframe
The Blue Devils have produced 11 first-round picks in the last six years: Rodney Hood, Brandon Ingram, Kyrie Irving, Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor, Jabari Parker, Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, Austin Rivers, Nolan Smith and Justise Winslow
Duke has produced at least one first-round pick in each of the last six years
Fourteen of Duke's last 17 overall NBA Draft selections have come in the first round, including nine lottery picks
The total number of Duke freshmen to declare for the NBA Draft is now at 12. Harry Giles, Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum are joining Corey Maggette (1999), Luol Deng (2004), Kyrie Irving (2011), Austin Rivers (2012), Jabari Parker (2014), Tyus Jones (2015), Jahlil Okafor (2015), Justise Winslow (2015) and Brandon Ingram (2016); each of the previous nine was a first-round draft pick, including eight lottery picks

About Harry Giles

Owns three gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball program: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Has played in 16 games for USA Basketball, making nine starts and averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest
Played in 26 games with six starts for the Blue Devils in 2016-17; part of Duke's first sub group 10 times
Averaged 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per contest while shooting .577 from the floor
Scored in double figures twice and had one double-double
Led Duke in rebounding three times and ranked second on the team with 15 dunks
Missed the first 11 games of the season while working back from an offseason knee scope

About Frank Jackson

Named to the All-ACC Tournament second team after averaging 13.0 points and shooting .515 from the floor to help Duke become the first team to win four games in as many days to capture the championship
Named ACC Rookie of the Week once (11/14)
Played in 36 games, starting 16 times, and averaged 10.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 24.9 minutes per contest
Averaged 9.2 points and 1.9 assists per game in ACC play
Put up an average of 14.5 points in two NCAA Tournament games
Led Duke in scoring six times and assists on four occasions
Scored in double figures 20 times and reached the 20-point mark in three games
Made the eighth-most three-pointers (51) and had the eighth-best three-point percentage (.395) in Duke freshman history

About Amile Jefferson

Played in a program-record 150 games in a Duke uniform, including 103 starts, and averaged 7.2 points and 6.3 rebounds; finished his career tied for seventh in NCAA history with 150 games played
Helped lead Duke to a 124-26 record in games in which he played, the third-most victories in program history
Went 67-2 (.971) at Cameron Indoor Stadium over the course of his career, the most home wins and second-best home winning percentage in Duke history
Played in 12 NCAA Tournament games, helping Duke win its fifth NCAA championship in 2015; owned career NCAA Tournament averages of 3.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks
Finished his career ranked third in Duke history in offensive rebounds (361), seventh in blocks (138), 11th in total rebounds (944) and 59th in scoring (1,079)
Capped his career with the second-best field goal percentage in Duke history at .620 (min. 300 FGM)
Just the 11th player in Duke history to amass 1,000 points and 900 rebounds in his career
Scored in double figures 49 times, had double-figure rebounds 29 times and compiled 17 double-doubles
A three-time team captain
The only player in Duke history to be named to the All-ACC Academic Team four times
A Senior CLASS Award finalist and a first-team Senior CLASS Award All-American in 2017
Named to the All-ACC Tournament second team after averaging 8.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to help Duke become the first team to win four games in four days to take the championship
A Hall of Fame Tip-Off All-Tournament Team member after averaging 16.5 points and 15.0 rebounds in two games in Connecticut as Duke captured the tournament trophy
Named ACC Player of the Week once (12/12)
A member of the preseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award
Started all 35 games in which he played, averaging 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 29.7 minutes
For the season, ranked third in the ACC in blocks (1.9), fifth in double-doubles (9), sixth in total rebounds (8.4), eighth in defensive rebounds (6.0) and 10th in offensive rebounds (2.4)
Averaged 8.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in ACC play while dealing with a bruised foot
Ranked eighth in the ACC in blocks (1.4) and 14th in rebounds (6.7) in league games
Averaged a double-double in two NCAA Tournament games with 11.0 points and 10.5 rebounds to go along with 4.5 blocks
Led Duke in rebounds 17 times and assists on five occasions
Posted 21 double-figure scoring games, 12 double-figure rebound games and nine double-doubles
Ranked 13th on Duke's single-season chart with a career-best 65 blocks

About Matt Jones

Played in 143 games in a Duke uniform, making 86 starts and averaging 6.4 points and 2.2 rebounds; finished his career tied for eighth on Duke's games played list
A career .370 shooter from three-point territory; scored 55.9 percent (510-of-912) of his career points from outside the arc
Scored in double figures 42 times
Played in 12 NCAA Tournament games, averaging 6.0 points and 1.3 steals, and helped Duke win its fifth NCAA championship in 2015
A two-time team captain
Named to the ACC All-Defensive Team in 2017
Played in all 37 games and drew 33 starting assignments
Averaged 7.0 points, a career-high 2.8 rebounds and a career-best 1.7 steals in 32.9 minutes per game
Ranked fourth in the ACC in steals average (1.7)
Averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in ACC play
Averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and team highs of 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two NCAA Tournament games
Led Duke in assists in seven games
Scored in double figures 15 times on the campaign

About Luke Kennard

Played in 73 games, making 47 starts and averaging 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists
Played in five NCAA Tournament games, averaging 10.0 points and 5.2 rebounds
Averaged 17.6 points while shooting .498 from the floor, .432 from outside the arc and .882 from the free throw line in 20 games against ranked teams
A consensus second-team All-American (AP, NABC, Sporting News, USBWA) in 2017
A John R. Wooden Award All-American Team selection
One of five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
Earned All-District 2 honors from the NABC and All-District III recognition from the USBWA
The only unanimous first-team All-ACC selection in 2017
Named MVP of the ACC Tournament after averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists to help Duke become the first team to win four games in as many days to capture the title
Earned Hall of Fame Tip-Off All-Tournament Team accolades after averaging 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to help lead the Blue Devils to the title
Played in all 37 games, including 36 starts, and averaged a team-high 19.5 points to go along with 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 35.5 minutes per outing
For the season, ranked second in the ACC in scoring (19.5) and three-point percentage (.438), third in minutes played (35.5), fourth in free throw percentage (.856), seventh in three-pointers made (2.4) and eighth in field goal percentage (.489)
Ranked 10th on Duke's single-season three-point percentage chart (.438) and 16th on its single-season list for total points (722)
Averaged 19.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in ACC play
In conference play, ranked third in the ACC in scoring (19.9) and three-point percentage (.468), eighth in field goal percentage (.492) and ninth in free throw percentage (.828)
Led Duke in scoring a team-high 16 times and assists on seven occasions
Led Duke with 35 double-figure scoring games and 19 games with at least 20 points; had one double-double on the year

About Jayson Tatum

Owns three gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball program: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
One of five finalists for the 2017 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
Earned USBWA All-District III honors
A third-team All-ACC selection and a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team
Named ACC Rookie of the Week three times (12/12, 2/13, 2/20) and Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week once (12/13)
Named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after leading the team with averages of 22.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals as Duke became the first team to win four games in as many days to claim the championship
Played in 29 games for Duke in 2016-17, starting 27 times, and averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.3 minutes per game
Missed the first eight games of the season with a foot injury
For the season, ranked fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.849), seventh in defensive rebounds (6.0), 10th in total rebounds (7.3) and 12th in scoring (16.8)
Ranked second among ACC freshmen in scoring and rebounding
Averaged 16.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game in ACC play
In conference play, ranked fifth in the ACC in defensive rebounds (5.8), seventh in free throw percentage (.853), ninth in total rebounds (7.2) and 16th in scoring (16.1)
Averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games
Led Duke in rebounds 11 times, scoring eight times and assists six times on the year
Scored in double figures 26 times, including seven games with at least 20 points, and recorded three double-doubles
Threw down a team-high 18 dunks on the season
Finished the season ranked fourth on Duke's freshman charts in free throws made (118), fifth in rebound average (7.3) and free throw percentage (.849), sixth in scoring average (16.8) and 10th in minutes (33.3)