The 2026–27 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils will be led by fifth-year head coach Jon Scheyer. Duke plays their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2025–26 season and in ACC play to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals and narrowly beat Florida State, 80–79, to advance to the semifinals. There, they would defeat Clemson 73–61 to advance to the championship game, where they would defeat Virginia, 74–70, to win the tournament championship. The championship was their 24th conference tournament victory in program history and their second consecutive championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, and were placed in the East region. In the first round, the Blue Devils trailed No. 16 seed Siena 43–32 at halftime, becoming the first No. 1 seed to trail a 16 seed by double-digits at the half in tournament history. However, they were able to rally to escape the upset to win 71–65. The Blue Devils proceeded to defeat No. 9 seed TCU 81–58 in the second round and No. 5 seed St. John's 80–75 in the Sweet Sixteen. Against No. 2 seed UConn in the Elite Eight, the Blue Devils took a 19-point lead. However, the Huskies were able to rally, pulling off the comeback in the final seconds, where UConn's Silas Demary Jr. deflected a pass from Cayden Boozer, leading to Huskies guard Braylon Mullins making a game-winning logo three with 0.4 seconds left to win 73–72.
Offseason On March 19, 2026, assistant coach Evan Bradds was hired as the head coach of the Belmont Bruins. Bradds remained with Duke throughout the 2026 NCAA tournament. Departures Duke departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departureIsaiah Evans3G/F6'6"180SophomoreFayetteville, NCDeclared for 2026 NBA draft;Selected 33rd overall by Brooklyn NetsMaliq Brown6F6'9"225SeniorCulpeper, VAGraduated/2026 NBA draft;Selected 44th overall by San Antonio SpursDarren Harris8G/F6'5"195SophomoreHerndon, VATransferred to IndianaCameron Boozer12F6'9"250FreshmanSalt Lake City, UTDeclared for 2026 NBA draft;Selected 3rd overall by Memphis GrizzliesCameron Sheffield13G/F6'6"205Graduate StudentAlpharetta, GAGraduatedNikolas Khamenia14G/F6'8"205FreshmanStudio City, CATransferred to UConnIfeanyi Ufochukwu15C6'11"245Graduate StudentBenin City, NigeriaGraduatedJack Scott20G/F6'6"220SeniorColorado Springs, COGraduated
Incoming transfers Duke incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolDrew Scharnowski8F6'9"230SeniorBurlington, ILBelmontJohn Blackwell13G6'4"203SeniorBloomfield Hills, MIWisconsinJacob Theodosiou26G6'4"204SeniorWaterloo, ONLoyola (MD)
Recruiting class 2026 recruiting class
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2026 overall class rankings ESPN 1 1 4 1 5 On3/Rivals Recruits 1 1 4 1 5 247 Sports 1 1 4 1 5
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=""| Regular season
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