2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	25–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (36th year);
Assistant coach	Jeff Capel; Nate James; Jon Scheyer
Captain	Amile Jefferson; Marshall Plumlee; Matt Jones
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by 36th year head coach and Hall of Fame member Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated NC State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Wilmington and Yale to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Oregon.

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
No. 19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Quinn Cook	2	SG	6'2"	185	Senior	Bowie, Maryland	Graduated
Jahlil Okafor	15	C	6'11"	270	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Declared for 2015 NBA draft^[2]
Tyus Jones	5	PG	6'1"	190	Freshman	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Declared for 2015 NBA draft^[3]
Justise Winslow	12	SF	6'6"	225	Freshman	Houston, Texas	Declared for 2015 NBA draft^[4]

Class of 2015 signees

Duke recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Luke Kennard

Brandon Ingram

Chase Jeter

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luke Kennard SG	Franklin, OH	Franklin HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Mar 24, 2014
Luke Kennard SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chase Jeter C	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 4, 2014
Chase Jeter C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Robinson PF	San Antonio, TX	San Antonio Christian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 16, 2014
Justin Robinson PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Antonio Vrankovic C	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Pine Crest School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Apr 15, 2015
Antonio Vrankovic C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Derryck Thornton PG	Chatsworth, CA	Findlay Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Apr 21, 2015
Derryck Thornton PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Ingram SF	Kinston, NC	Kinston HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Apr 27, 2015
Brandon Ingram SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #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: "Duke Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "2015 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	2	Chase Jeter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	3	Grayson Allen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
G	5	Luke Kennard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Franklin HS	Franklin, Ohio
G	12	Derryck Thornton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Chatsworth, California
G	13	Matt Jones (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, Texas
G/F	14	Brandon Ingram	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Kinston HS	Kinston, North Carolina
F	21	Amile Jefferson (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Friends Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	30	Antonio Vrankovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Pine Crest School	Delray Beach, Florida
F	34	Sean Obi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS So	Greens Farms Academy	Kaduna, Nigeria
C	40	Marshall Plumlee (C)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Christ School	Warsaw, Indiana
G	45	Nick Pagliuca (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Milton Academy	Weston, Massachusetts
F	50	Justin Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	San Antonio Christian	San Antonio, Texas
G	53	Brennan Besser (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Latin School	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 07/16/2015

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Marshall Plumlee	Chase Jeter	Antonio Vrankovic
PF	Brandon Ingram	Amile Jefferson	Sean Obi
SF	Matt Jones		Justin Robinson
SG	Grayson Allen	Luke Kennard	Brennan Besser
PG	Derryck Thornton		Nick Pagliuca

Future recruits

2016 recruiting class

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

Marques Bolden, Duke

Frank Jackson, Duke

Jayson Tatum, Duke

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayson Tatum SF	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 12, 2015
Jayson Tatum SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Frank Jackson CG	Highland, UT	Lone Peak HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 1, 2015
Frank Jackson CG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Javin DeLaurier PF	Charlottesville, VA	St. Anne's-Belfield School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Javin DeLaurier PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Harry Giles III PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
Harry Giles III PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Jack White SF	Canberra, AU	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 3, 2016
Jack White SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Marques Bolden C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 19, 2016
Marques Bolden C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #2 247Sports: #1 ESPN: #2
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:

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2015* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Florida Southern	W 112–68	1–0	22 – Thornton	12 – Jefferson	6 – Jefferson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov 4, 2015* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Livingstone	W 119–54	2–0	25 – Kennard	11 – Jeter	7 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	Siena 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional	W 92–74	1–0	26 – Allen	12 – Jefferson	2 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov 14, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 5	Bryant 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional	W 113–75^[5]	2–0	28 – Allen	11 – Jefferson	6 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov 17, 2015^[6]* 7:30 pm, ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 2 Kentucky Champions Classic	L 63–74	2–1	16 – Tied	15 – Jefferson	3 – Thornton	United Center (21,461) Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2015^[7]* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. VCU 2K Sports Classic Semifinal	W 79–71	3–1	30 – Allen	7 – Jefferson	4 – Thornton	Madison Square Garden (18,238) New York, NY
Nov 22, 2015^[7]* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	vs. Georgetown 2K Sports Classic Championship	W 86–84	4–1	32 – Allen	8 – Jefferson	4 – Allen	Madison Square Garden (17,287) New York, NY
Nov 25, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	Yale	W 80–61	5–1	17 – Jones	12 – Jefferson	5 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Nov 29, 2015* 12:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	Utah State	W 85–52	6–1	22 – Tied	9 – Jefferson	2 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 2, 2015^[8]* 9:15 pm, ESPN	No. 7	Indiana ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 94–74	7–1	24 – Ingram	11 – Jefferson	8 – Jefferson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 5, 2015* 5:15 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	Buffalo	W 82–59	8–1	23 – Ingram	11 – Allen	5 – Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	Georgia Southern	W 99–65	9–1	26 – Ingram	14 – Ingram	5 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 19, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	vs. Utah Madison Square Garden Showcase	L 75–77 ^OT	9–2	24 – Kennard	8 – Kennard	4 – Thornton	Madison Square Garden (13,174) New York, NY
Dec 28, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	Elon	W 105–66	10–2	26 – Ingram	11 – Tied	5 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 30, 2015* 4:00 pm, RSN	No. 15	Long Beach State	W 103–81	11–2	33 – Allen	6 – Allen	2 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC regular season
Jan 2, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN	No. 15	at Boston College	W 81–64	12–2 (1–0)	25 – Ingram	9 – Ingram	3 – Ingram	Conte Forum (7,963) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 14	at Wake Forest	W 91–75	13–2 (2–0)	24 – Allen	7 – Plumlee	3 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (13,466) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 9, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN	No. 14	Virginia Tech	W 82–58	14–2 (3–0)	21 – Plumlee	10 – Plumlee	7 – Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	at Clemson	L 63–68	14–3 (3–1)	17 – Allen	9 – Plumlee	4 – Allen	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,972) Greenville, NC
Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	Notre Dame	L 91–95	14–4 (3–2)	30 – Kennard	9 – Plumlee	6 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan 18, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	Syracuse	L 62–64	14–5 (3–3)	19 – Plumlee	17 – Plumlee	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 20	at NC State	W 88–78	15–5 (4–3)	28 – Allen	8 – Plumlee	7 – Allen	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Jan 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 15 Miami (FL)	L 69–80	15–6 (4–4)	19 – Ingram	10 – Ingram	2 – Tied	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia Tech	W 80–71	16–6 (5–4)	27 – Allen	12 – Plumlee	4 – Tied	Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
Feb 6, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN		NC State	W 88–80	17–6 (6–4)	28 – Allen	12 – Plumlee	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 8, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 13 Louisville	W 72–65	18–6 (7–4)	19 – Allen	10 – Ingram	4 – Ingram	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 13, 2016 4:30 pm, ESPN		No. 7 Virginia	W 63–62	19–6 (8–4)	25 – Ingram	10 – Plumlee	7 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 17, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	No. 20	at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	W 74–73	20–6 (9–4)	23 – Allen	10 – Ingram	4 – Ingram	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at No. 18 Louisville	L 64–71	20–7 (9–5)	29 – Allen	14 – Plumlee	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (22,785) Louisville, KY
Feb 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Florida State	W 80–65	21–7 (10–5)	18 – Allen	10 – Plumlee	5 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 28, 2016 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 15	at Pittsburgh	L 62–76	21–8 (10–6)	22 – Allen	4 – Plumlee	2 – Tied	Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 1, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 17	Wake Forest	W 79–71	22–8 (11–6)	30 – Allen	17 – Plumlee	4 – Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Mar 5, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 17	No. 8 North Carolina Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay	L 72–76	22–9 (11–7)	29 – Allen	9 – Plumlee	5 – Allen	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 2016 2:30 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 19	vs. (12) NC State Second Round	W 92–89	23–9	22 – Tied	10 – Plumlee	6 – Allen	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 19	vs. (4) Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 79–84 ^OT	23–10	27 – Allen	7 – Ingram	4 – Thornton	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2016* 12:15 pm, CBS	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (13 W) UNC Wilmington First Round	W 93–85	24–10	23 – Tied	10 – Allen	5 – Allen	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656) Providence, RI
Mar 19, 2016* 2:40 pm, CBS	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (12 W) Yale Second Round	W 71–64	25–10	29 – Allen	10 – Plumlee	5 – Thornton	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679) Providence, RI
Mar 24, 2016* 6:55 pm, TBS	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon Sweet Sixteen	L 68–82	25–11	24 – Ingram	11 – Kennard	3 – Tied	Honda Center (17,601) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Post	Final
AP	5	5	6	7	8	7	15	15	14	9	20	24	RV	RV	20	15	17	19	19	N/A*
Coaches	4	4	3	5	5	6	10	12	10	6	12	20	RV	RV	19	18	21	21	20	18

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ Duke Sports Information (April 24, 2015). "Duke Holds Annual Postseason Awards Banquet". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Duke Sports Information (April 9, 2015). "Okafor to Enter 2015 NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Duke Sports Information (April 15, 2015). "Jones to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Duke Sports Information (April 14, 2015). "Winslow to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ "Jones, Allen lead No. 5 Duke past Bryant, 113-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "About - Champions Classic". ESPN Events. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Duke Sports Information (April 20, 2015). "Field Announced for 2015 2K Classic". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Duke Sports Information (May 13, 2015). "Duke to Face Indiana in Big Ten/ACC Challenge". Go Duke. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[Captains-1] Duke Sports Information (April 24, 2015). "Duke Holds Annual Postseason Awards Banquet". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Okafor-2] Duke Sports Information (April 9, 2015). "Okafor to Enter 2015 NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Jones-3] Duke Sports Information (April 15, 2015). "Jones to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Winslow-4] Duke Sports Information (April 14, 2015). "Winslow to Enter NBA Draft". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Bryant-5] "Jones, Allen lead No. 5 Duke past Bryant, 113-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[Champions_Classic-6] "About - Champions Classic". ESPN Events. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[2K_Sports-7] Duke Sports Information (April 20, 2015). "Field Announced for 2015 2K Classic". Go Duke. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[B1GACC-8] Duke Sports Information (May 13, 2015). "Duke to Face Indiana in Big Ten/ACC Challenge". Go Duke. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

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