2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 ACC Tournament

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (41st season)
Assistant coaches	Nate James; Jon Scheyer; Chris Carrawell;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represent Duke University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by 41st-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 2019-20 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.[1] 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.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justin Robinson	F	6'9"	202	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Jack White	F	6'7"	222	Senior	Canberra, Australia	Graduated
Javin Delaurier	F	6'10"	237	Senior	Charlottesville, VA	Graduated
Alex O'Connell	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Roswell, GA	Transferred to Creighton.[3]
Cassius Stanley	SG	6'5"	185	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Declared for 2020 NBA draft.[4]
Vernon Carey Jr.	C	6'10"	275	Freshman	Southwest Ranches, FL	Declared for 2020 NBA draft.
Tre Jones	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Apple Valley, MN	Declared for 2020 NBA draft.

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 HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 8, 2019
Jeremy Roach PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Jalen Johnson SF	Glendale, WI	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 4, 2019
Jalen Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
DJ Steward SG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 18, 2019
DJ Steward SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Jaemyn Brakefield PF	Huntington, WV	Huntington Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 4, 2019
Jaemyn Brakefield PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Mark Williams C	Norfolk, VA	IMG Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 1, 2019
Mark Williams C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Henry Coleman III PF	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 27, 2019
Henry Coleman III PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2020 Duke Commits". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Wendell Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Cox Mill	Charlotte, NC
F	1	Jalen Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Nicolet	Milwaukee, WI
G	2	D. J. Steward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Whitney Young HS	Chicago, IL
G	3	Jeremy Roach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Paul VI Catholic HS	Leesburg, VA
F	5	Jaemyn Brakefield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Huntington Prep	Jackson, MS
F	12	Patrick Tapé	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Queen's Grant	Charlotte, NC
F	13	Joey Baker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Trinity Christian School	Fayetteville, NC
G	14	Jordan Goldwire	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Norcross	Norcross, GA
C	15	Mark Williams	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
F	21	Matthew Hurt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	John Marshall HS	Rochester, MN
G	30	Michael Savarino (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Durham Academy	Durham, NC
F	34	Henry Coleman III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, VA
F	45	Keenan Worthington (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	RS Fr	Blair Academy	Chapel Hill, NC
G	51	Mike Buckmire	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Germantown Friends School	Blue Bell, PA

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski (Army)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 19, 2020

Projected depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Patrick Tapé	Mark Williams	Henry Coleman
PF	Matthew Hurt	Jaemyn Brakefield	Cason Pierce
SF	Jalen Johnson	Joey Baker	Keenan Worthington
SG	Wendell Moore	DJ Steward	Mike Buckmire
PG	Jordan Goldwire	Jeremy Roach	Michael Savarino

Schedule and results

The NCAA 2020-2021 Men's Basketball Schedule is pending update due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

"Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
Borzello, Jeff (April 8, 2020). "SG Alex O'Connell transfers from Duke to Crieghton". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
"Cassius Stanley Declares for 2020 NBA Draft". Duke Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

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[ACC_Tournament-1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[3] Borzello, Jeff (April 8, 2020). "SG Alex O'Connell transfers from Duke to Crieghton". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[4] "Cassius Stanley Declares for 2020 NBA Draft". Duke Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Head coaches Statistical leaders Seasons
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Carlyle Cup Tobacco Road Maryland Michigan
Tournaments	Big Four Champions Classic Dixie Classic
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot"
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 ACC Tournament