2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by 40th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Empire Classic champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 11
2019–20 record	25–6 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (40th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate James Jon Scheyer Chris Carrawell
Captain	Tre Jones, Jack White, Javin DeLaurier[1]
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Florida State	16	–	4		.800			26	–	5		.839
No. 16 Virginia	15	–	5		.750			23	–	7		.767
No. 14 Louisville	15	–	5		.750			24	–	7		.774
No. 11 Duke	15	–	5		.750			25	–	6		.806
Georgia Tech*	11	–	9		.550			17	–	14		.548
NC State	10	–	10		.500			20	–	12		.625
Syracuse	10	–	10		.500			18	–	14		.563
Notre Dame	10	–	10		.500			20	–	12		.625
Clemson	9	–	11		.450			16	–	15		.516
Miami (FL)	7	–	13		.350			15	–	16		.484
Boston College	7	–	13		.350			13	–	18		.419
Virginia Tech	7	–	13		.350			16	–	16		.500
Wake Forest	6	–	14		.300			13	–	18		.419
Pittsburgh	6	–	14		.300			16	–	17		.485
North Carolina	6	–	14		.300			14	–	19		.424
*ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 ACC Tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Blue Devils finished the season 25–6, and 15–5 in ACC play. The team was scheduled to play NC State in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the pandemic. SI.COM Draft Day Sports did an NCAA Tournament Simulation which saw Duke winning the National Championship.[3]

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2018–19 season 32–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC Tournament title, the school's 21st tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the overall No. 1 seed in the East region. There they defeated North Dakota State, UCF, and Virginia Tech to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to No. 2 seed Michigan State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brennan Bresser	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Walk-on; Graduated
Antonio Vrankovic	C	7'0"	269	Senior	Delray Beach, Florida	Graduated
RJ Barrett	F	6'7"	202	Freshman	Mississauga, Ontario	Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 3rd overall by the New York Knicks[5]
Cam Reddish	F	6'8"	218	Freshman	Norristown, Pennsylvania	Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks[6]
Zion Williamson	F	6'7"	285	Freshman	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 1st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans[7]
Marques Bolden	F	6'11"	250	Junior	DeSoto, Texas	Declared for 2019 NBA draft.

2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Wendell Moore SF	Charlotte, NC	Cox Mill (NC)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 8, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Vernon Carey Jr. C	Southwest Ranches, FL	NSU University School (FL)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 6, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Matthew Hurt PF	Rochester, MN	John Marshall (MN)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Apr 19, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Cassius Stanley SG	Los Angeles, CA	Sierra Canyon School (CA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 22, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2  247Sports: 3  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: "2019 Duke Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020. "ESPN- Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeremy Roach PG	Leesburg, VA	Paul VI Catholic (VA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 8, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Jalen Johnson SF	Milwaukee, WI	Nicolet High School (WI)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 4, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
DJ Steward SG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young (IL)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Henry Coleman III PF	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal School (VA)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 27, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Jaemyn Brakefield PF	Jackson, MI	Huntington Prep (WV)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 4, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2  247Sports: 3  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: "Duke 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020. "2020 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

Roster

2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 50 Justin Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr San Antonio Christian Academy San Antonio, TX F 12 Javin DeLaurier (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Saint Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA F 41 Jack White (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Canberra, Australia G 15 Alex O'Connell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Milton Roswell, GA G 14 Jordan Goldwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Norcross Norcross, GA G 51 Mike Buckmire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Germantown Friends School Blue Bell, PA G 3 Tre Jones (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Apple Valley Apple Valley, MN F 13 Joey Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Trinity Christian School Fayetteville, NC F 0 Wendell Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Cox Mill Charlotte, NC C 1 Vernon Carey Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr NSU University School Southwest Ranches, FL F 21 Matthew Hurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr John Marshall Rochester, MN G 2 Cassius Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA G 30 Michael Savarino (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Durham Academy Durham, NC F 45 Keenan Worthington (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Blair Academy (N.J.) Chapel Hill, NC	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army) Assistant coach(es) Nate James (Duke) Jon Scheyer (Duke) Chris Carrawell (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 15, 2019

Projected depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Vernon Carey Jr.	Javin DeLaurier
PF	Matthew Hurt	Jack White	Justin Robinson
SF	Cassius Stanley	Wendell Moore	Keenan Worthington
SG	Jordan Goldwire	Joey Baker	Mike Buckmire
PG	Tre Jones	Alex O'Connell	Michael Savarino

Schedule and results

Source:[8]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	Northwest Missouri State	W 69–63	–	18 – Jones	10 – White	3 – DeLaurier	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	Fort Valley State	W 126–57	–	22 – Baker	8 – Carey	8 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	vs. No. 3 Kansas Champions Classic	W 68–66	1–0	15 – Jones	6 – Tied	7 – Jones	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	Colorado State	W 89–55	2–0	19 – Stanley	7 – Stanley	8 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Central Arkansas Empire Classic campus-site game	W 105–54	3–0	19 – Hurt	10 – Carey	4 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Georgia State Empire Classic campus-site game	W 74–63	4–0	31 – Jones	14 – Carey	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 21, 2019* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	vs. California Empire Classic semifinals	W 87–52	5–0	31 – Carey	12 – Carey	7 – Jones	Madison Square Garden (12,606) New York, NY
November 22, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	vs. Georgetown Empire Classic championship game	W 81–73	6–0	21 – Stanley	10 – Carey	7 – Jones	Madison Square Garden (13,777) New York, NY
November 26, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 1	Stephen F. Austin	L 83–85 ^OT	6–1	20 – Carey Jr.	11 – Carey Jr.	12 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 29, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	Winthrop	W 83–70	7–1	20 – Hurt	10 – Carey Jr.	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 3, 2019* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	at No. 11 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 87–75	8–1	26 – Carey	11 – Carey	12 – Jones	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 10	at Virginia Tech	W 77–63	9–1 (1–0)	15 – Jones	6 – Tied	4 – Jones	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	Wofford	W 86–57	10–1	20 – Carey Jr.	10 – Carey Jr.	5 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 28, 2019* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	No. 4	Brown	W 75–50	11–1	19 – Carey Jr.	7 – Moore Jr.	5 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 31, 2019 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Boston College	W 88–49	12–1 (2–0)	25 – Hurt	9 – Carey	10 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 4, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at Miami (FL)	W 95–62	13–1 (3–0)	24 – Carey	9 – Carey	5 – Jones	Watsco Center (7,049) Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2020 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 73–64	14–1 (4–0)	16 – Jones	8 – Jones	7 – Jones	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Wake Forest	W 90–59	15–1 (5–0)	23 – Jones	6 – Tied	6 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Clemson	L 72–79	15–2 (5–1)	20 – Carey	7 – Carey	4 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,494) Clemson, SC
January 18, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	No. 11 Louisville ESPN College GameDay	L 73–79	15–3 (5–2)	24 – Stanley	11 – Stanley	7 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 21, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	Miami (FL)	W 89–59	16–3 (6–2)	22 – Hurt	9 – DeLaurier	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 28, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	Pittsburgh	W 79–67	17–3 (7–2)	26 – Carey	13 – Carey	8 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 1, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	at Syracuse	W 97–88	18–3 (8–2)	26 – Carey Jr.	17 – Carey Jr.	6 – Jones	Carrier Dome (31,458) Syracuse, NY
February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Boston College	W 63–55	19–3 (9–2)	18 – Jones	17 – Carey Jr.	4 – Jones	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at North Carolina Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay	W 98–96 ^OT	20–3 (10–2)	28 – Jones	10 – Moore Jr.	6 – Jones	Dean Smith Center (21,500) Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	No. 8 Florida State	W 70–65	21–3 (11–2)	13 – Tied	10 – Carey Jr.	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 94–60	22–3 (12–2)	21 – Carey Jr.	9 – Hurt	6 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 19, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	at NC State	L 66–88	22–4 (12–3)	27 – Carey Jr.	12 – Carey Jr.	4 – Jones	PNC Arena (19,515) Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	Virginia Tech	W 88–64	23–4 (13–3)	21 – Stanley	10 – Hurt	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 7	at Wake Forest	L 101–113 ^2OT	23–5 (13–4)	25 – Moore Jr.	7 – Tied	9 – Jones	LJVM Coliseum (11,681) Winston-Salem, NC
February 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Virginia	L 50–52	23–6 (13–5)	17 – Tied	10 – Carey Jr.	2 – Jones	John Paul Jones Arena (14,629) Charlottesville, VA
March 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	NC State	W 88–69	24–6 (14–5)	18 – Stanley	7 – Carey Jr.	5 – Goldwire	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 7, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	North Carolina Rivalry	W 89–76	25–6 (15–5)	25 – Carey Jr.	10 – Carey Jr.	11 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2020 2:30 p.m., ESPN	(4) No. 10	vs. (5) NC State Quarterfinals	ACC Tournament Cancelled[2]					Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	4	2	1 (52)	1 (53)	10	7	4 (2)	4 (1)	2 (1)	2 (9)	3 (4)	8	9	7	7	6	7	12	10	11
Coaches	4 (1)	4^ (1)	1 (25)	1 (27)	8	5	3 (2)	3	2 (1)	2 (4)	3 (6)	8	8	7	7	6	7	11	10	8

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

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