Top-Seed Duke Opens ACC Tournament Action Against FSU

Thursday, March 12

Charlotte, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Florida State

Dame Sarr and Maliq Brown - 2025-26 Duke Men's Basketball vs UNC

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Top-Seed Duke Opens ACC Tournament Action Against FSU

3/11/2026 10:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Opening Tip

Top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Duke begins ACC Tournament play in Thursday's quarterfinal against eight-seed Florida State, after the Seminoles defeated Cal on Wednesday night.
Dave O'Brien, Cory Alexander and Molly McGrath will call the action on ESPN. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
The Blues Devils have a 24-8 record in ACC Tournament games in Charlotte, and have won six tournament titles in the Queen City (2025, 2019, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1992).
Duke has won the outright ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back years.
The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001.
Duke is No. 1 in NET rankings and owns 15 Quad-1 wins, tied for most in the country. (Mar. 9)
Duke has secured 11 top-25 victories, the most in the regular season in ACC history.
The Blue Devils' 11 wins over AP-ranked teams tied the record for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
The Blue Devils are the top-rated defense in the nation. (KenPom)
Duke is one of only two teams ranked in the top-five nationally in both offensive efficiency (128.5, 5th) and defensive efficiency (87.9, 1st) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils lead the nation in scoring margin (+20.5).
The Blue Devils rank second in the nation and first in the ACC in scoring defense (62.5 ppg).
Duke tops the conference and ranks sixth in the country in rebounding margin (+10.5).
Jon Scheyer's 118 wins and 23 victories over AP-ranked opponents are the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
Cameron Boozer is the nation's sixth-leading scorer with 22.7 points per game, and tops the ACC in rebounding (10.2 rpg), is 10th in steals (1.6 spg), 13th in assists (4.1 apg) and third in field goal percentage (.583).
Boozer has recorded at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century. (OptaSTATS)
Duke will be without the services of injured starters Caleb Foster and Patrick Ngongba II.

About the Florida State Seminoles

Duke is 46-11 all-time versus Florida State.
Duke has won 10 of the last 11 and 14 of the last 16 in the series, including this season's 91-87 win at FSU (Jan. 3).
In the last meeting, Isaiah Evans connected on six 3-pointers for a career-high 28 points in Duke's win in Tallahassee.
Duke has a 1-1 record versus FSU in the ACC Tournament.
Two-time NBA champion (as Warriors' player development coach) and former FSU player Luke Loucks was named Florida State's head coach on March 9, 2025.
FSU ranks second in the ACC and 10th nationally in 3-point shots per game (31.5), while also being second in the conference in 3-pointers made per game (10.4).
The Seminoles top the ACC in turnovers forced per game (13.6) and are second in turnover margin (+2.6).
Robert McCray V is third in the ACC and ranks 23rd nationally with 196 assists (6.1 per game), and tops the Seminoles in scoring with 16.1 points per contest.
Chauncey Wiggins contributes 13.3 points per game for FSU.

On This Date - March 12

Duke is 14-5 all-time when playing on March 12.
The Blue Devils have won eight of their last nine games on this date.
Duke last played on this date in 2022, the ACC Tournament championship game in Brooklyn, N.Y., falling to Virginia Tech.
Duke has a 3-3 record in games played in Charlotte on March 12.
The Blue Devils are 8-4 in ACC Tournament contests on this date, having won seven of their last eight since 2000.
The Blue Devils have won two ACC titles on this date, beating Boston College, 78-76, in Greensboro in 2006 and Maryland, 81-68, in Charlotte in 2000.

Last Time Out

No. 1 Duke closed the regular season with a rivalry victory, 76-61, over No. 17 North Carolina on Saturday, March 7, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils secured their second consecutive undefeated season at home and increased their home winning streak to 32 games with the 16-point victory over the Tar Heels.
Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, his 17th double-double and 10th with at least 20 points.
Maliq Brown recorded a double-double of his own with 15 points and 10 rebounds with five steals on Senior Night. Brown's 15 points are the most he's scored in a Duke jersey during his two-year career in Durham.
Isaiah Evans collected 11 points, highlighted by three 3-pointers, while Dame Sarr rounded out Duke's double-digit scoring with 10 points.
Jon Scheyer tallied his 118th victory as head coach and moved past Brad Stevens for the most wins by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
The Blue Devils' defense held North Carolina to just 27 points in the second half, fueled by a stretch of 11 minutes where the visitors only made one basket, a fast-break dunk.
On the glass, Duke finished with a plus-13 rebounding margin, 42-29, including a plus-13 advantage on the offensive glass (18-5).
Across the last 100 games in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, Duke holds a 55-45 advantage.
Duke made 10 three-pointers, its fifth straight conference game with double-digit makes from beyond the arc.
The Blue Devils closed the season with six consecutive conference victories by at least 13 points. Across that six-game span, Duke's average margin of victory is 25.6 points.
The Tar Heels entered Saturday's game averaging 80.4 points per game, but were held to just 61, 19.4 points below their season average. Duke's defense held all but two of their 31 regular-season opponents below their scoring average this season.
Duke began Saturday's game holding its opponents to 62.5 points per game, the third-best scoring defense in the country. North Carolina was held just under that average, with 61 points.
Entering Saturday, Duke topped the ACC and ranked sixth nationally for rebounding margin (+10.4). The Blue Devils outrebounded the Tar Heels by 13 (42-29) and have finished with a positive margin on the glass in 27 games this season.
Duke registered one scoring run of at least 10 points, reeling off 16 unanswered points, to increase its kill shot season total to 34.
The Blue Devils finished the game with 12 fouls. Duke is 68-3 (.958) under Scheyer when committing 15 or fewer fouls.

ACC Regular-Season Champions

With a win at NC State (March 2), Duke clinched the ACC regular-season championship and will be the top seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament.
The 2025-26 campaign is the 22nd time the Blue Devils have earned at least a share of the regular-season title, and the second consecutive outright regular-season crown under head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning five straight in 1996-2001.

Duke at No. 1 in Top-25 Polls

On Feb. 23, after defeating top-ranked Michigan, Duke jumped two spots to the top of the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches top-25 polls.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation (AP poll) for 150 weeks, more than any other program in the country. (as of March 9 poll)
Thursday will be Duke's 297th game played as the No. 1-ranked team, ahead of UCLA's 257 games for the best total all-time (since 1949), with the Blue Devils posting a 254-42 record.
Since 1998, the Blue Devils have played 194 games as the top-ranked team, more than twice as many as the next best tally (84 by North Carolina).
Last season, Duke moved to the top of both the AP and Coaches polls on March 10, 2025, and remained in the top spot on March 17, 2025, after winning three games in Charlotte to capture the ACC Tournament title, right through to the Final Four.
The No. 1 ranking on March 10, 2025, was the first time the Blue Devils were positioned atop the Associated Press poll since Nov. 29, 2021.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is one of only two teams ranked in the top-five nationally in both offensive efficiency (128.5, 5th) and defensive efficiency (87.9, 1st) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils are the nation's No. 1-rated team, according to KenPom, with an overall rating of 40.57, the second-highest rating in KenPom history, behind the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01). Michigan, who the Blue Devils defeated, is second at 39.37. (March 10)
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
Duke finished the 2024-25 season with the second-highest overall rating (39.29) in KenPom history, trailing only the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01).
Last season, Duke was the only team in the country ranked among the top-five in both offensive (130.1, 1st) and defensive (90.8, 5th) adjusted efficiency (KenPom).
Duke has boasted a top-20 defense in all four seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer: 16th (93.9) in 2022-23; 16th (95.2) in 2023-24; 5th (90.8) in 2024-25; and currently 1st (87.9) in 2025-26.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections - "Defensive Menace" Maliq Brown

Through 31 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 539 deflections, an average of 17.4 per game.
Duke amassed a season-best 32 deflections versus Niagara (Nov. 21), topping the previous high of 30 against Indiana State (Nov. 14).
Maliq Brown, described as a "defensive menace" by head coach Jon Scheyer, tops Duke with 168 deflections (5.4 avg.), as the senior has registered more than 31% of the team's deflections.
Rated as the nation's best defender, according to BartTorvick metrics, Brown currently owns a 9.1 defensive box plus-minus, which is the best tally in the history of the BartTorvick platform. Only three other players have ever finished a season with a mark over 8.0.
Brown has the best steal percentage (5.61%) in the ACC and ranks second nationally, according to KenPom (percentage of possessions a player records a steal while on the court).
Brown, who was selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team after leading the league with 71 steals as a sophomore at Syracuse, recorded 12 deflections against Niagara (Nov. 21), the most by a Blue Devil this season.
Brown joined teammate Cameron Boozer as one of 15 players selected to the 2025-26 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award watch list, announced Feb. 27.
At the conclusion of the regular-season, Brown was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and ACC Sixth Man of the Year.

Cleaning the Glass

Duke tops the conference and ranks sixth in the country in rebounding margin (+10.5), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.1 to 29.6 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 27 games this season.
Duke has outrebounded seven opponents by 20 or more boards, including a season-best rebound margin of +34 (55-21) against Lipscomb, +22 (49-27) at Notre Dame, and a +21 (47-26) versus Louisville.
Duke has limited three opponents to two points or less in second-chance points, including a pair of shutouts (Lipscomb, Georgia Tech).

Strength of Schedule

Duke has secured 11 top-25 victories - the most by any team this season - with wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 10 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
The Blue Devils' 11 wins over AP-ranked teams tied the record for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke has posted six double-digit victories over ranked teams this season, the most by Duke since the 2001-02 campaign. (ESPN Research)
Duke, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA's NET rankings (March 9), has played 17 Quad-1 games with a 15-2 record in those contests. The Blue Devils' 15 Quad-1 wins are tied for the most in the country.
Eight ACC teams are among the top 40 of the NCAA's NET rankings (as of March 9). Duke (1), Louisville (13), Virginia (14) and North Carolina (23) rank among the top 30.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll (March 9): No. 1 Duke, No. 10 Virginia, No. 19 North Carolina and No. 24 Louisville.
Duke's 2025-26 non-conference lineup featured eight opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago: Texas (Nov. 4; Charlotte, N.C.), Kansas (Nov. 18; New York, N.Y.), Arkansas (Nov. 27; Chicago), Florida (Dec. 2; Durham), Michigan State (Dec. 6; East Lansing, Mich.), Lipscomb (Dec. 16; Durham), Texas Tech (Dec. 20; New York, N.Y.) and Michigan (Feb. 21; Washington, D.C.). Of those teams, five advanced to the Sweet 16, with three reaching the Elite Eight.

Measurable Results

Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 64-6.
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 60-4 (.938).
Duke has won 39 of its last 41 games against conference opponents.
The Blue Devils have confronted double-digit deficits in four outings this season, including their largest deficits at Louisville (12) and versus SMU (11), and have rallied to win all four games.
During the past three seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke has sustained just one double-digit defeat — in the 2024 NCAA Elite Eight.
In that stretch, the Blue Devils have produced 70 double-figure victories, including 47 wins by 20-plus points, 23 by 30-plus and eight by 40-plus.
Since the start of last season, Duke has won 35 games by at least 20 points. That is the most 20-point wins in Division I over this span. (Stats Perform)
Duke has taken a double-digit lead in 64 of 70 games since the start of last season. The Blue Devils have a 60-4 record in those contests, including 52 wins by at least 10 points. (Devils Illustrated)

Cameron Boozer's Historic Campaign

Cameron Boozer headlines the KenPom Player of the Year Rankings with the highest mark (3.243) since the current format of the rating system was implemented in 2013. No player has finished a season with a rating above 2.800. Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin achieved a 2.794 rating at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season.
Boozer also sits atop the EvanMiya Player Performance Rankings at 15.06, leading Yaxel Lendeborg of Michigan at 13.23.
The freshman forward was voted the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year.
Boozer has recorded at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century. (OptaSTATS)
Boozer is the only DI player in the last 30 seasons to have 700+ points, 300+ rebounds, 100+ assists and 50.0+ FG% in single regular season.
Boozer is the first Duke freshman to score 35 points or more twice - amassing 35 points versus Indiana State (Nov. 14) and tallying 35 points again versus Arkansas (Nov. 27).
The freshman forward became the first NCAA Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to have an eight-game span with more than 175 points, 75 rebounds and 25 assists, 10 or fewer turnovers, and an undefeated record - doing so in Duke's first eight games. (OptaSTATS)
Boozer became the first ACC player with at least 100 points, 50 rebounds and 20 assists in a five-game span since Craig Smith of Boston College in March 2006. The freshman forward accomplished that standard in his first five college contests. (Nov. 19)
Boozer is the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to collect at least 250 points, 100 rebounds and 40 assists through his first 11 career games. (Dec. 17; OptaSTATS)
Boozer amassed 35 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, connecting on 13-of-16 field goals in a win over Indiana State on Nov. 14, becoming the first major conference freshman to reach 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with no more than one turnover since Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony in 2003 (ESPN), and joined Zion Williamson (2019) and Christian Laettner (1990) as the third Duke player in the past 45 years to score at least 35 points in a double-double performance.
Boozer's nine assists against Florida State were the most by a Blue Devil in the past three seasons (10 assists by Tyrese Proctor against Pitt in the 2023 ACC Tournament).
Boozer needed just 16 career games to record 300+ points, 150+ rebounds and 50+ assists. That is the second fewest needed by any player this century, as LSU's Ben Simmons reached those figures in 15 games 10 years ago in 2015-16. (Stats Perform)
Boozer became the first Blue Devil to score 30 points in consecutive games since RJ Barrett in February 2019.
The Miami native has amassed 25 points or more in 12 games, including 35 points against No. 22 Arkansas, 35 points versus Indiana State, 32 points against Wake Forest, 30 points at Stanford and 29 points against No. 15 Florida.
Boozer's 26-point performance versus North Carolina (Mar. 7) was his 12th game scoring 25 points or more, which ranks third among Duke freshmen all time.
Boozer has led all players in points, rebounds and assists in six games this season, breaking a tie with Tim Duncan (5, 1996-97) for the most by an ACC player in a season over the last 30 seasons.
Boozer has been voted ACC Player of the Week five times (Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, Mar. 9) and ACC Rookie of the Week 10 times (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 9).
Boozer swept the ACC weekly awards five times this season, joining former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg as the only two players in the history of the league to accomplish the feat five times in a single season.
The freshman forward is currently the nation's sixth-leading scorer with 22.7 points per game, ranks 13th nationally with 10.2 rebounds per contest and is tied for ninth with 17 double-doubles, which is the second-most by a Duke freshman.
Among ACC statistical leaders, Boozer leads the league in scoring with 705 points (22.7 ppg) and rebounding with 315 boards (10.2 rpg), and ranks 10th in steals (1.5 spg), 13th in assists (4.1 apg) and third in field goal percentage (.583).

Other Notables

Duke's regular-season record of 29-2 is the best for the Blue Devils since going 29-1 in 1998-99.
The Blue Devils won their last five conference games of the regular season by an average margin of 30.2 points.
Duke has a record of 68-3 (.958) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to 50-21 (.704) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (@EvanMiya)
Maliq Brown is seventh in the nation and second in the ACC in 2-point field goal percentage (75.3%), having made 64-of-85 shots inside the arc.
In the last eight regular-season games, Cayden Boozer averaged 3.0 assists, while committing only seven turnovers (3.4 assist-turnover ratio) in 21.8 minutes per contest.
Veteran Blue Devil Caleb Foster has proven to be a road warrior this season, establishing new career-highs in points (20 at Louisville), rebounds (8 at Pittsburgh) and assists (8 vs. Arkansas in Chicago) all away from the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans are the first Duke teammates to each have 350+ points in the team's first 25 games of a season since Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. in 2019-20.
Evans has notched at least 10 points and a made three in 13 straight home games, the longest such streak by a Blue Devil since Brandon Ingram (14) in 2015-16.
Duke has registered 34 kill shots (scoring run of 10+ points) this season, while surrendering just six by the opposition.
Duke's 11-0 start was the best unbeaten open to a season since the 2017-18 campaign, and its 21-1 record was the best start to a season since 2007-08 (22-1).
The Blue Devils' 17 straight ACC regular-season victories (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) is the third-longest ACC winning streak in program history and the longest since 2000.
Duke's eight consecutive ACC road wins (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) tied for the third-longest ACC road winning streak in program history.
Duke has won 14 games in conference play for the fifth straight season. That's the longest streak by an ACC team in conference history. (Stats Perform)
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11, 2025) was Duke's largest road win in program history.
The 100-56 win at Notre Dame (Feb. 24) was the Blue Devils' first time scoring 100 points in a regulation ACC road game since 1999, and the 44-point difference marked the largest margin of defeat for Notre Dame at home since 1898.
Duke posted a record of 36-3 (.923) in 2025, to tie the ACC record for most wins in a calendar year, equaling the 1992 Blue Devils (36-2) and North Carolina in 2008 (36-3).

Duke is Most-Watched Men's College Basketball Team

Duke is the most-watched men's college basketball team this season, according to Nielsen (as of Feb. 25).
No. 4 Duke's 80-71 victory over No. 22 Arkansas at the United Center on Thanksgiving Day averaged 6.813 million viewers for CBS Sports, becoming the most-watched regular-season college basketball game on any network since the 1992-93 season, according to Nielsen. The previous high came on Feb. 21, 1993, when Purdue faced Indiana on CBS (7.225 million).
Duke's victory over top-ranked Michigan on Feb. 21, averaged 4.3 million viewers, peaking at 5.4 million, as ESPN's most-watched game in seven years, and ESPN's seventh most-watched game on record.
The Duke versus North Carolina game on Feb. 7, averaged 3.51 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched regular-season college basketball game in four years. The contest peaked at 4.8 million viewers, representing a 53% increase over the 2025 matchup.
The rivalry rematch in Durham on March 7, averaged 3.4 million viewers on ESPN - the third-most watched Duke-UNC game in the past seven seasons.

Nearly 75% Winning Percentage in NBA Arenas

Duke is a combined 107-36 (.748) all-time in 13 current NBA venues.
The Blue Devils have won 37 of their last 47 at NBA venues, including a 4-1 record this year and a 4-1 mark last season.
Duke has a 16-7 (.696) record in NBA facilities under head coach Jon Scheyer, including an 13-4 (.765) ledger in the past three seasons.
During the 2025-26 campaign, the Blue Devils played five regular-season contests at NBA venues, posting a 4-1 record - Spectrum Center (Charlotte Hornets) on Nov. 4 vs. Texas, Madison Square Garden (New York Knicks) on Nov. 18 vs. Kansas and Dec. 20 vs. Texas Tech, United Center (Chicago Bulls) on Nov. 27 vs. Arkansas, and Capital One Arena (Washington Wizards) on Feb. 21 vs. Michigan.
The ACC Tournament returns to the Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets, on March 10-14, 2026, where the Blue Devils have a 14-1 record.

Scheyer Continues to Make History - 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year

Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer continues to add historic milestones to his résumé.
With the win over North Carolina on March 7, Scheyer improved his head-coaching record to 118-24, passing Brad Stevens for the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
In his fourth season as a head coach, Scheyer became the fastest head coach to win 100 games in ACC history and the second-fastest Division I head coach to reach 100 victories in the last 45 years.
When Duke defeated Lipscomb, 97-73, on Dec. 16, Scheyer hit the century mark in just 122 games.
Scheyer broke the ACC record for the fastest head coach to reach 100 career victories by exceeding Duke's Vic Bubas, who achieved the mark in 128 games in 1964.
Scheyer's 23 victories over Associated Press top-25 opponents are more than any head coach in their first four seasons, topping the standard previously held by Tom Izzo.
After concluding the regular season with a 29-2 record as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation and a 17-1 conference record as the outright ACC regular-season champions, Scheyer was voted the 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year.
Scheyer compiled an 89-22 record (.802) in his first three seasons at the helm, establishing new benchmarks in conference and national history.
Scheyer's 89 victories surpassed the standard set by Bill Guthridge (80, North Carolina, 1997-2000) for the most wins by an ACC coach in their first three seasons and tied Brad Underwood and Brad Stevens for the most by any Division I men's basketball head coach over that span.
Scheyer also became the first coach in conference history to win two ACC Tournament championships within his first three seasons.
During the 2022-23 campaign, Scheyer became the first coach in the conference's storied history to post an undefeated home record in a debut season and the first to lead a team to an ACC title as both a player (2009, 2010) and as a head coach (2023).
In 2024-25, Scheyer guided the Blue Devils to one of the most dominant seasons in program history and the school's 18th Final Four appearance, becoming the youngest head coach to reach the Final Four since 2011.
Under Scheyer, Duke posted a 35-4 overall record in 2024-25, joining a rare group as only the sixth team in school history to notch at least 35 wins and the first in a decade to do so.
Ranked inside the AP Top 25 throughout the 2024-25 campaign, Duke spent two weeks at No. 1 and finished the season No. 3 in the final poll, marking the 41st top-10 finish in school history. The Blue Devils closed the year by winning 31 of their final 33 games, riding impressive win streaks of 16 and 15 games, and storming through the NCAA Tournament with an 86.80 points-per-game average – the second-highest by a Duke team in tournament history (min. five games), behind only the 2001 national champions.
Scheyer's Blue Devils were a statistical powerhouse, leading the nation in scoring margin (+20.5) and becoming the first team in ACC history to lead the conference in both scoring offense (83.2) and scoring defense (62.8).
Duke also tallied 394 made three-pointers, the second-most in program history, while becoming the only Division I team to both average over 80 points per game (83.2) and allow fewer than 63 (62.8).
The Blue Devils achieved a KenPom net rating of 39.29, the second-highest in the site's history since 1996-97 – trailing only the 1998-99 Duke squad (43.01).
Scheyer, one of four finalists for the 2025 Naismith Coach of the Year award, was honored as the recipient of the 2024-25 John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award (presented by College Insider) and was named NABC South Atlantic District Coach of the Year.
The Northbrook, Illinois, native has been integral in the recruiting and development of several young Duke stars since joining the staff in 2013-14, and as head coach has landed the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class three times (2022, 2024, 2025) and a No. 2-ranked recruiting class (2023).
Duke has signed a top-three recruiting class per ESPN in every season since Scheyer joined the staff, including the No. 1 class seven times in 12 seasons (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025).

Duke Earns Five Postseason ACC Awards

Duke captured five of the Atlantic Coast Conference's six top awards and placed multiple players on the league's postseason teams.
Freshman forward Cameron Boozer was voted the ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while senior forward Maliq Brown earned both Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Head coach Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 29-2 overall record, the league's regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls.
Boozer was also selected to the All-ACC First Team and the All-Rookie Team, while Brown was picked to the All-Defensive Team.
Sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition, while sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was named All-ACC Honorable Mention. Freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr garnered All-Defensive Team honors.
Boozer is the fifth player in ACC history to capture the league's Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, joining former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2019), Marvin Bagley III (2018) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). Boozer is the 20th Blue Devil to be saluted as the ACC Player of the Year and 16th to be declared ACC Rookie of the Year.
Duke's 20 Player of the Year awards, 16 Rookie of the Year recipients, 162 All-ACC selections, 42 All-Rookie Team picks and 36 All-Defensive Team merits are the most in conference history in each category.
The Blue Devils have had an All-ACC First Team honoree in 18 of the last 19 seasons.

The 2025-26 Duke Blue Devils

Entering the 2025-26 campaign under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke returns six players from a squad that finished 35-4 overall last season, capturing the program's 23rd ACC Tournament title, 21st ACC regular-season crown and advancing to its 18th Final Four.
The 2025-26 Duke squad returns just 20% of its offensive production from last season, as all five 2024-25 starters, representing the team's top five scorers, were selected in the NBA Draft.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils welcomed the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class - the seventh top-ranked recruiting class for Duke since Scheyer joined the coaching staff.
The Blue Devils are the second-tallest team in the country, trailing Illinois (80.0") - with an average height of 79.4 inches. (KenPom)
Duke is one of the youngest teams in the nation with an average of 0.89 years of Division I experience, according to KenPom.com, which ranks 307th out of 365.

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