The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by 37th-year head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Starting on January 7, Jeff Capel temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovered from lower back surgery. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They became the first ACC team to win four games in four days on their way to winning the ACC tournament. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Troy in the first round to advance to the second round, where they lost to South Carolina.
Previous season
Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year after winning its fifth national championship. The Blue Devils beat UNC-Wilmington and Yale before falling to top seeded Oregon in the West region.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Marshall Plumlee 40 C 7'0" 250 Senior Warsaw, Indiana Graduated Brandon Ingram 14 G/F 6'9" 190 Freshman Kinston, North Carolina Declared for 2016 NBA draft Derryck Thornton 12 PG 6'2" 175 Freshman Chatsworth, California Transfer to USC
2016 recruiting class
Future recruits
2017–18 team recruits
Roster
Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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!colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Notes
References