The 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by third-year head coach Jon Scheyer. This season featured the first Duke roster with no regular rotation players from the Mike Krzyzewski era. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Blue Devils started the season ranked seventh, and comfortably defeated Maine and Army to open the season. They lost to nineteenth-ranked Kentucky in the Champions Classic before holding Wofford to 35 points in a fifty one-point victory. The Kentucky defeat saw them fall to number twelve in the rankings, where they defeated seventeenth-ranked Arizona 69–55. They then lost to top-ranked Kansas 75–72 in the Vegas Showdown. They rose to ninth for the ACC–SEC Challenge, where they defeated second-ranked Auburn. This victory was the second in what would be a sixteen-game winning streak for the Blue Devils. They rose from eleventh in the rankings at the start, to second in the rankings over the sixteen wins. Twelve of the wins were conference wins, and all the victories were by double digits, except a 63–56 victory over Wake Forest on January 25. The streak was broken by a 77–71 loss at Clemson on February 8. That was the Blue Devils' only ACC loss of the season, as they won the rest of their regular season games. They finished the season on an eight-game winning streak, with all their wins coming by at least thirteen points. Their regular season included a two-game sweep of rivals North Carolina. Duke did not play a ranked opponent during the ACC regular season, and finished the regular season ranked first in the polls.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season 28–3 and 19–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions for the twenty-first time. As the first seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the quarterfinals, where they defeated eighth seed Georgia Tech 78–70. In the semifinals they faced fifth-seed North Carolina for a third time this season. The Blue Devils won the closest rivalry game of the season 74–71. In the final, they defeated second seed and thirteenth-ranked Louisville 73–62 to win their twenty-second ACC tournament title. The Blue Devils received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were a one-seed in the East region. They defeated sixteen-seed Mount St. Mary's 93–49 in the first round, nine-seed Baylor 89–66 in the second round, and won a rematch with four-seed and twenty first-ranked Arizona 100–93 in the Sweet Sixteen. They faced two-seed and seventh-ranked Alabama in the Elite Eight, and prevailed 85–65 to advance to the Final Four. There, they were bested by the Midwest region top seed and second-ranked Houston 70–67. They finished the season with a 35–4 overall record.
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2023–24 season 27–9 and 15–5 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they were upset by in-state rival and tenth seed NC State. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they were the fourth seed in the South Region. They faced Vermont in the first round. They won this matchup to move onto the round of 32, where they routed 12th seed James Madison. Duke then faced the number one seed, Houston, whom they defeated 54–51, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer. There, they were upset by 11th-seeded and ACC rival NC State to end their season.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Jared McCain 0 G 6' 3" 197 Sacramento, CA Drafted 16th overallin the 2024 NBA draft Jaylen Blakes 2 G 6' 2" 204 Somerset, NJ Transferred to Stanford Jeremy Roach 3 G 6' 2" 180 Leesburg, VA Transferred to Baylor TJ Power 12 F 6' 9" 216 Shrewsbury, MA Transferred to Virginia Sean Stewart 13 G 6' 9" 227 Windermere, FL Transferred to Ohio State Jaden Schutt 14 G 6' 5" 190 Yorkville, IL Transferred to Virginia Tech Ryan Young 15 C 6' 10" 238 Stewartsville, NJ Graduated Christian Reeves 21 C 7' 1" 261 Charlotte, NC Transferred to Clemson Mark Mitchell 25 F 6' 9" 232 Kansas City, KS Transferred to Missouri Kyle Filipowski 30 C 7' 0" 248 Westtown, NY Drafted 32nd overallin the 2024 NBA draft
Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Maliq Brown 6 F 6' 9" 222 Culpeper, VA Syracuse Cameron Sheffield 13 G/F 6' 6" 204 Alpharetta, GA Rice Sion James 14 G 6' 6" 220 Sugar Hill, GA Tulane Mason Gillis 18 F 6' 6" 225 New Castle, IN Purdue
Recruiting class 2024 recruiting class
2024 overall class rankings ESPN -- -- 0 0 0 On3 Recruits 0 0 -- 0 0 Rivals 0 0 -- 0 0 247 Sports 0 0 -- 0 0
2025 recruiting class
Wilkins reclassified from the class of 2026 to 2025 in committing.
2025 overall class rankings ESPN 1 1 3 1 4 On3 Recruits 1 1 1 3 5 Rivals 3 1 1 2 4 247 Sports 1 1 3 2 6
Roster
Lucas' final game as Duke assistant coach was the March 8, 2025 regular-season finale against North Carolina. Lucas then left the program to become the head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami.
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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