2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 9
Record29–8 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainGrayson Allen[1]
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Virginia †17–1 .94431–3  .912
No. 9 Duke13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 22 Miami (FL)11–7 .61122–10  .688
No. 20 Clemson11–7 .61125–10  .714
NC State11–7 .61121–12  .636
No. 10 North Carolina11–7 .61126–11  .703
Virginia Tech10–8 .55621–12  .636
Florida State9–9 .50023–12  .657
Louisville9–9 .50022–14  .611
Notre Dame8–10 .44421–15  .583
Syracuse8–10 .44423–14  .622
Boston College7–11 .38919–16  .543
Georgia Tech6–12 .33313–19  .406
Wake Forest4–14 .22211–20  .355
Pittsburgh0–18 .0008–24  .250
† 2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by 38th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in second place. They defeated Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to North Carolina in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated Iona, Rhode Island, and Syracuse to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to No. 1 seed Kansas in overtime. The 2017-18 Blue Devils team was one of the few teams in NCAA history to send their whole starting five pro in the off-season following their season. Four of them got drafted (two in lottery, one late first round, one second round) and another got signed as undrafted free agent. Throughout the season the whole starting five was in first round NBA draft projections.[2][3]

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2016–17 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 as the East Region's #2 seed, where they defeated #15 Troy in the First Round before being upset by #7 South Carolina in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Amile Jefferson PF 6'9" 224 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Matt Jones SG 6'5" 204 Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Nick Pagliuca G 6'3" 195 Senior Weston, MA Walk-on; Graduated
Sean Obi PF 6'9" 255 RS Junior Kaduna, NG Graduated and transferred to Maryland.[4]
Chase Jeter F/C 6'10" 230 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transfer to Arizona.[5]
Luke Kennard SG 6'6" 202 Sophomore Franklin, OH Declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons[6]
Harry Giles PF 6'10" 240 Freshman Winston-Salem, NC Declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 20th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Sacramento Kings[7]
Frank Jackson PG 6'3" 205 Freshman Highland, UT Declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 31st overall by the Charlotte Hornets and traded to the New Orleans Pelicans
Jayson Tatum SF 6'8" 205 Freshman St. Louis, MO Declared for 2017 NBA draft; selected 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics

2017 recruiting class

Duke recruited Marvin Bagley III, the highest-ranked prospect of the 2017 class.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex O'Connell
SG		 Milton, GA Milton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Gary Trent Jr.
SG		 Apple Valley, MN Prolific Prep (CA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Wendell Carter Jr.
PF		 Atlanta, GA Pace Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Jordan Goldwire
PG		 Norcross, GA Norcross High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Trevon Duval
PG		 Wilmington, DE IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Marvin Bagley III
PF		 Tempe, AZ Sierra Canyon School (CA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1   Rivals: #1  247Sports: #1  ESPN: #1
  • 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Jones
PG		 Saint Paul, MN Apple Valley HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Cam Reddish
SF		 Norristown, PA Westtown School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sep 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
RJ Barrett
SF		 Mississauga, ON Montverde Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Zion Williamson
PF		 Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Day School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Jan 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
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:

Roster

2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Trevon Duval 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) FrIMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 2 Gary Trent Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) FrProlific Prep Apple Valley, Minnesota
G 3 Grayson Allen (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrProvidence School Jacksonville, Florida
F 12 Javin DeLaurier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)231 lb (105 kg) SoSt. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 14 Jordan Goldwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrNorcross HS Norcross, Georgia
G 15 Alex O'Connell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrMilton HS Milton, Georgia
C 20 Marques Bolden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)246 lb (112 kg) SoDeSoto HS DeSoto, Texas
C 30 Antonio Vrankovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)269 lb (122 kg) JrPine Crest School Delray Beach, Florida
F 34 Wendell Carter Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)259 lb (117 kg) FrPace Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 35 Marvin Bagley III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)234 lb (106 kg) FrSierra Canyon School Tempe, Arizona
F 41 Jack White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoAustralian Institute of Sport Canberra, Australia
G 50 Justin Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SoSan Antonio Christian San Antonio, Texas
G 51 Mike Buckmire (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrGermantown Friends School Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G 53 Brennan Besser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLatin School Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

[8]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Marvin Bagley III Marques Bolden Antonio Vrankovic
PF Wendell Carter Jr. Javin DeLaurier Justin Robinson
SF Gary Trent Jr. Jack White
SG Grayson Allen Alex O'Connell Brennan Besser
PG Trevon Duval Jordan Goldwire Mike Buckmire

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 Northwest Missouri State W 93–60 
 23 – Allen  9 – Carter, Jr.  5 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 4, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 1 Bowie State W 116–53  –
  25 – Bagley III  14 – Carter, Jr.  11 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 1 Elon W 97–68  1–0
  25 – Bagley III  11 – DeLaurier  8 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 1 Utah Valley W 99–69  2–0
  24 – Bagley III  10 – Bagley III  12 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 2 Michigan State
Champions Classic		 W 88–81  3–0
  37 – Allen  12 – Carter, Jr.  10 – Duval  United Center (21,684)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 1 Southern W 78–61  4–0
  20 – Carter, Jr.  11 – Tied  4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 1 Furman
Phil Knight Invitational Opening Round		 W 92–63  5–0
  24 – Bagley III  9 – Carter, Jr.  6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 23, 2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. Portland State
Phil Knight Invitational Motion quarterfinals		 W 99–81  6–0
  22 – Duval  15 – Bagley III  9 – Allen  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,955)
Portland, OR
November 24, 2017*
5:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. Texas
Phil Knight Invitational Motion semifinals		 W 85–78 OT 7–0
  34 – Bagley III  15 – Bagley III  6 – Duval  Moda Center (13,746)
Portland, OR
November 26, 2017*
10:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 7 Florida
Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket championship		 W 87–84  8–0
  30 – Bagley III  15 – Bagley III  7 – Allen  Moda Center (15,365)
Portland, OR
November 29, 2017*
9:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 at Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 91–81  9–0
  23 – Bagley III  12 – Carter, Jr.  6 – Duval  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 2, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 1 South Dakota W 96–80  10–0
  25 – Allen  12 – Bagley III  8 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 5, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 1 Saint Francis (PA) W 124–67  11–0
  21 – Bagley III  11 – Bagley III  11 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 9, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 at Boston College L 84–89  11–1
(0–1)		  25 – Trent Jr.  12 – Bagley III  6 – Allen  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 Evansville W 104–40  12–1
  27 – Carter, Jr.  7 – Bagley III  8 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 30, 2017
2:00 pm, CBS		 No. 4 No. 24 Florida State W 100–93  13–1
(1–1)		  32 – Bagley III  21 – Bagley III  6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 6, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 at NC State L 85–96  13–2
(1–2)		  31 – Bagley III  10 – Bagley III  5 – Duval  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 7 at Pittsburgh W 87–52  14–2
(2–2)		  16 – Bagley III  15 – Bagley III  5 – Trent Jr.  Peterson Events Center (9,180)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 7 Wake Forest W 89–71  15–2
(3–2)		  30 – Bagley III  12 – Allen  8 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 at No. 25 Miami (FL) W 83–75  16–2
(4–2)		  30 – Trent Jr.  14 – Carter  8 – Duval  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
January 20, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 5 Pittsburgh W 81–54  17–2
(5–2)		  21 – Carter Jr.  8 – Carter Jr.  4 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 23, 2018
9:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 4 at Wake Forest W 84–70  18–2
(6–2)		  23 – Carter Jr.  12 – Carter Jr.  6 – Allen  LJVM Coliseum (13,209)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 27, 2018
2:00 pm, CBS		 No. 4 No. 2 Virginia L 63–65  18–3
(6–3)		  30 – Bagley III  15 – Carter Jr.  8 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 Notre Dame W 88–66  19–3
(7–3)		  22 – Trent Jr.  10 – Trent Jr.  8 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 3, 2018*
12:00 pm, FOX		 No. 4 at St. John's
The Garf		 L 77–81  19–4
  22 – Trent Jr.  15 – Carter Jr.  5 – Duval  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
February 8, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		 No. 9 at No. 21 North Carolina
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay		 L 78–82  19–5
(7–4)		  16 – Trent Jr.  16 – Bagley III  7 – Allen  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 at Georgia Tech W 80–69  20–5
(8–4)		  23 – Allen  10 – Carter Jr.  6 – Allen  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
February 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12 Virginia Tech W 74–52  21–5
(9–4)		  25 – Allen  13 – Carter Jr.  6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 18, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 12 at No. 11 Clemson W 66–57  22–5
(10–4)		  19 – Allen  10 – Tied  4 – Allen  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 21, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 Louisville W 82–56  23–5
(11–4)		  28 – Allen  9 – Carter Jr.  6 – Carter Jr.  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 Syracuse W 60–44  24–5
(12–4)		  19 – Bagley III  10 – Carter Jr.  6 – Allen  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 at Virginia Tech L 63–64  24–6
(12–5)		  22 – Allen  8 – Carter Jr.  4 – Bolden  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 2018
8:15 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 No. 9 North Carolina
Rivalry/College GameDay		 W 74–64  25–6
(13–5)		  21 – Bagley III  15 – Bagley III  6 – Duval  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 (2) No. 5 vs. (10) Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		 W 88–70  26–6
  33 – Bagley III  17 – Bagley III  11 – Duval  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN		 (2) No. 5 vs. (6) No. 12 North Carolina
Semifinals/Rivalry		 L 69–74  26–7
  20 – Trent Jr.  13 – Bagley III  7 – Duval  Barclays Center (18,157)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2018*
2:45 pm, CBS		 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (15 MW) Iona
First Round		 W 89–67  27–7
  22 – Bagley III  8 – Carter Jr.  9 – Allen  PPG Paints Arena (18,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 17, 2018*
2:40 pm, CBS		 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (7 MW) Rhode Island
Second Round		 W 87–62  28–7
  22 – Bagley III  9 – Bagley III  7 – Duval  PPG Paints Arena (19,015)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2018
9:37 pm, CBS		 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (11 MW) Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen		 W 69–65  29–7
  22 – Bagley III  12 – Carter Jr.  8 – Allen  CenturyLink Center (17,399)
Omaha, NE
March 25, 2018*
5:05 pm, CBS		 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas
Elite Eight		 L 81–85 OT 29–8
  20 – Duval  10 – Bagley III  6 – Duval  CenturyLink Center (17,579)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1 (33)1 (34)1 (54)1 (65)1 (65)4442 (21)75449125559Not released
Coaches1 (20)1^ (20)1 (29)1 (30)1 (30)4332 (4)654581053664

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, Randal. "Grayson Allen named lone captain for 2017-2018". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ Forgrave, Reid (December 8, 2017). "2018 NBA Draft prospect rankings: Duke's Marvin Bagley ahead of Michael Porter". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Travis, Matthew (January 3, 2018). "Where will the Blue Devils be Drafted in 2018?". BallDurham.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wiseman, Steve. "Forward Sean Obi leaving Duke as a graduate transfer". NewsObserver.com. The News & Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Steve. "Duke sophomore center Chase Jeter transferring". NewsObserver.com. The News & Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kennard to Enter NBA Draft". Duke Blue Devils. March 28, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Giles to Enter NBA Draft". Duke Blue Devils. March 28, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Duke Depth Charts - RealGM".
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