2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	*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

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	#18
AP	#19
2015–16 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
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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.

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

Name	Home town	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	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	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	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	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	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	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #1 ESPN: #1
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Roster

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
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

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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#5	vs. #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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#24	at #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		#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		#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	#20	at #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	#20	at #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	#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	#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	#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	#17	#8 North Carolina Rivalry	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) #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) #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) #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) #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) #19	vs. (1 W) #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 movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 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

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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