The Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I.

Duke in the WNBA

Many Duke Women's Basketball players have continued their basketball careers professionally through WNBA and overseas. As of 2016, 10 former Blue Devils were represented on WNBA Teams. Among those Duke alums include, Mistie Bass ('06, Phoenix Mercury), Alana Beard (‘04, Los Angeles Sparks), Karima Christmas-Kelly (‘11, Minnesota Lynx), Monique Currie ('06, Washington Mystics), Chelsea Gray ('14, Los Angeles Sparks), Lindsey Harding (‘07, Phoenix Mercury), Tricia Liston ('14, Minnesota Lynx), Haley Peters ('14, Atlanta Dream), Jasmine Thomas (‘11, Connecticut Sun), Krystal Thomas (‘11, Washington Mystics), and Elizabeth Williams ('15, Atlanta Dream).

The Minnesota Lynx were crowned WNBA champs in 2015 with Tricia Liston on the roster. In 2016, the Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA championship with Alana Beard and Chelsea Gray on the roster. Also the Los Vegas Aces won the WNBA championship in 2022 with Chelsea Gray on the team claiming her second title

Duke Women's Basketball Overseas

Duke Women's Basketball had 14 former players playing professionally overseas in the 2016–2017 season. The former Blue Devils that played overseas included, Alana Beard (Duke ‘04, Avenida, Spain), Chante Black (Duke '09, Ramat Hasharon, Israel), Karima Christmas (Duke ‘11, Winnus, South Korea), Monique Currie (Duke ‘06, Woori Bank, South Korea), Chelsea Gray (Duke '14, Abdullah Gul, Turkey), Lindsey Harding (Duke ‘07, Besiktas, Turkey), Haley Peters (Duke ‘14, Girona, Spain), Angela Salvadores (Duke '16, Avenida, Spain), Kathleen Scheer (Duke '12, Hobart Chargers, Australia), Shay Selby (Duke '12, Bodrum, Turkey), Jasmine Thomas (Duke ‘11, Ramat Hasharon), Allison Vernerey (Duke '13, A.S.V. Basket, France), Chloe Wells (Duke ‘14, Araski, Spain), and Elizabeth Williams (Duke '15, Nadezhda Orenburg, Russia).

Year by year results Source:

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Postseason results Duke has appeared in 28 NCAA tournaments with a record of 66–28.

1987 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Manhattan#2 Rutgers W 70–55L 78–64 1995 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 Oklahoma State#4 Alabama W 76–64L 121–120 (4OT) 1996 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 James Madison#12 San Francisco W 85–53L 64–60 1997 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 DePaul#4 Illinois W 70–56L 67–65 1998 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Middle Tennessee State#10 Louisville#3 Florida#9 Arkansas W 92–67W 69–53W 71–58L 77–72 1999 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship #14 Holy Cross#11 St. Joseph's#2 Old Dominion#1 Tennessee#3 Georgia#1 Purdue W 79–51W 66–60W 76–63W 69–63W 81–69L 62–45 2000 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Campbell#10 Western Kentucky#3 LSU W 71–42W 90–70L 79–66 2001 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #16 Milwaukee#9 Arkansas#5 SW Missouri State W 95–63W 75–54L 81–71 2002 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #16 Norfolk State#8 TCU#4 Texas#3 USC#1 Oklahoma W 95–48W 76–66W 62–46W 77–68L 86–71 2003 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #16 Georgia State#8 Utah#5 Georgia#2 Texas Tech#1 Tennessee W 66–48W 65–54W 66–63W 80–79L 56–66 2004 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #16 Northwestern State#9 Marquette#5 Louisiana Tech#7 Minnesota W 103–51W 76–67W 63–49L 82–75 2005 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Canisius#7 Boston College#6 Georgia#1 LSU W 80–48W 70–65W 63–57L 59–49 2006 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship #16 Southern#8 USC#4 Michigan State#2 Connecticut#1 LSU#1 Maryland W 96–27W 85–51W 86–61W 63–61 (OT)W 64–45L 78–75 (OT) 2007 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #16 Holy Cross#8 Temple#4 Rutgers W 81–44W 62–52L 53–52 2008 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Murray State#6 Arizona State#3 Texas A&M W 78–57W 67–59L 77–63 2009 #1 First RoundSecond Round #16 Austin Peay#9 Michigan State W 83–42L 63–49 2010 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Hampton#7 LSU#11 San Diego State#4 Baylor W 72–37W 60–52W 66–58L 51–48 2011 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Tennessee-Martin#10 Marist#3 DePaul#1 Connecticut W 90–45W 71–66W 70–63L 75–40 2012 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Samford#7 Vanderbilt#3 St. John's#1 Stanford W 82–47W 96–80W 74–47L 81–69 2013 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Hampton#7 Oklahoma State#6 Nebraska#1 Notre Dame W 67–51W 68–59W 53–45L 87–76 2014 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Winthrop#7 DePaul W 87–45L 74–65 2015 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Albany#5 Mississippi State#1 Maryland W 54–52W 64–56L 65–55 2017 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Hampton#10 Oregon W 94–31L 74–65 2018 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Belmont#4 Georgia#1 Connecticut W 72–58W 66–40L 72–59 2023 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Iona#6 Colorado W 89–49L 61–53 (OT) 2024 #7 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #10 Richmond#2 Ohio State#3 Connecticut W 72–61W 75–63L 53–45 2025 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Lehigh#10 Oregon#3 North Carolina#1 South Carolina W 86–25W 59–53W 47–38L 50–54 2026 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 Charleston#6 Baylor#2 LSU#1 UCLA W 81–64W 69–46W 87–85L 58–70

Retired numbers Duke Blue Devils retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareerYear of Retirement1 Elizabeth Williams C/F 2011-15201610 Lindsey Harding G 2002-07200820 Alana Beard G/F 2000-042004

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