The 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The finished the 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 defeated in the second round by Tennessee.
Previous season The Blue Devils finished the 2021–22 season 32–7, 16–4 in ACC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Syracuse and Miami in the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia Tech in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region. They defeated Cal State Fullerton, Michigan State, Texas Tech, and Arkansas to advance to the Final Four. There they met rival North Carolina for the first time in an NCAA tournament game. In coach Mike Krzyzewsk's final game, the Blue Devils lost to the Tar Heels.
After 42 seasons leading Duke, head coach Mike Krzyzewski retired at the end of the season. Associate head coach Jon Scheyer was named as his replacement.
Offseason
Departures Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2021–22.
Duke Blue Devils departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Joey Baker SF 205 Fayetteville, NC Graduated / Transferred to MichiganReference:
Outgoing transfers
Duke outgoing transfers Joey Baker SF 205 Fayetteville, NC Graduated / Transferred to Michigan
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
Duke incoming transfers Kale Catchings 12 F 6'5" 215 Graduate Student O'Fallon, Missouri Transferred from Harvard 1 June 11, 2022 Jacob Grandison 13 G 6'6" 190 Graduate Student Oakland, California Transferred from Illinois 1 June 11, 2022 Ryan Young 15 C 6'10" 235 Graduate Student Stewartsville, New Jersey Transferred from Northwestern 1 June 11, 2022 Reference:
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
2022 NBA draft
1 1 Paolo Banchero PF Orlando Magic 1 15 Mark Williams C Charlotte Hornets 1 16 AJ Griffin SF Atlanta Hawks 1 26 Wendell Moore Jr. SF Dallas Mavericks traded to Minnesota Timberwolves 2 42 Trevor Keels SG New York Knicks
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=|ACC tournament
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References