No. 1 Duke Meets No. 10 St. John’s in Sweet 16 Showdown

Friday, March 27

Washington, D.C.

7:10 p.m.

Duke University

St. John's

Photo by: Duke Athletics

No. 1 Duke Meets No. 10 St. John’s in Sweet 16 Showdown

3/26/2026 11:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Opening Tip

Top-ranked Duke meets No. 10 St. John's in the regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament in Washington, D.C., on Friday at 7:10 p.m.
Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will call the action on CBS. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
Duke makes its 31st appearance in the Sweet 16, and its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer.
Duke has won its last 13 games, the Blue Devils' longest stretch without a loss this season and the nation's longest active win streak.
The Blue Devils won the regular-season conference crown and the ACC Tournament title for a second straight year.
The win total of the last two seasons (69) equals the best two-year stretch in Duke history, matching the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
Duke boasts the highest winning percentage (.753) and third-most wins (128) in NCAA Tournament history.
Duke has secured 12 top-25 victories in the 2025-26 campaign, including the most in the regular season (11) in ACC history and tied for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke is one of only three teams ranked in the top-seven nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.3, 7th) and defensive efficiency (89.5, 1st) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils are the national leaders in scoring margin (+18.9).
Duke ranks third in the nation and first in the ACC in scoring defense (63.1 ppg).
The Blue Devils are ninth nationally with an ACC-best field goal percentage defense of 39.0%.
Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+11.1).
Scheyer's 123 wins and 24 victories over AP-ranked opponents are the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
Cameron Boozer is the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.4 points per game and is third in the nation with 21 double-doubles and 11th in rebounding (10.3 rpg).
Boozer has recorded at least 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 36 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 69-6.

About the St. John's Red Storm

Duke leads the series with St. John's, 17-7, including a 2-1 record in the NCAA Tournament.
The Blue Devils defeated the Red Storm in the second round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta, and again in the 1991 regional final in Pontiac, Michigan.
The Red Storm make their 31st NCAA Tournament appearance, with a 30-32 all-time record.
St. John's became the first school in Big East history to win back-to-back outright regular season crowns and tournament championships.
Rick Pitino makes his 25th NCAA Tournament appearance at his sixth different school, with a 57-22 (.722) all-time record and three Final Fours at three different schools.
The Red Storm have won 21 of their last 22 games.
St. John's ranks 17th in the nation in free throw attempts per game (25.3), 19th in scoring margin (+11.7), 20th in blocks per game (4.9) and 20th in turnover margin (+3.3).
Zuby Ejiofor averages 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 blocks per game - all team highs.

On This Date - March 27

Duke has a record of 3-3 on March 27.
The Blue Devils are 3-2 in NCAA Tournament games played on this date.
On March 27, 1978, Duke fell to Kentucky, 94-88, in the national championship game in St. Louis, under head coach Bill Foster.
In Duke's last game on this date in 2025, the Blue Devils defeated No. 21 Arizona, 100-93, in the regional semifinal in Newark, N.J.

Last Time Out

Cameron Boozer exploded for 17 second-half points, leading Duke to the Sweet 16 with an 81-58 victory over TCU.
The Blue Devils outpaced the Horned Frogs by 19 points following intermission to advance to the second weekend for the third consecutive season under head coach Jon Scheyer.
Isaiah Evans helped Duke keep pace early with a team-high 13 points in the opening half, highlighted by a stretch of 11 straight points, as the Blue Devils led by just four at the break, 38-34.
In addition to Boozer's push in the second half, Dame Sarr poured in nine with a trio of three pointers after the half. Evans finished with 17 points, while Sarr totaled 14 with eight rebounds.
Duke was also aided by the return of Patrick Ngongba II, who had not played since the NC State contest on March 2. Ngongba finished with four points, four rebounds and four assists in his return.
Maliq Brown rounded out Duke's double-digit scoring with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. The senior finished one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards.
Cayden Boozer distributed a team-high five assists, while adding nine points and four boards.
Duke earned its 128th win in the NCAA Tournament, the third-most by any team in the history of the event. The Blue Devils improved their overall NCAA Tournament record to 128-42 (.753), marking the highest winning percentage in tournament history by a team with a minimum of 20 games played.
The Blue Devils advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 29th time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, which is more than any other team.
Duke increased its current winning streak to 13 games, its longest stretch without a loss this season and the longest active win streak in the nation.
The Horned Frogs entered Saturday's game averaging 77.9 points per game, but were held to just 58, 19.9 points below their season average. Duke's defense has held all but two of its 36 opponents below their scoring average this season.
Duke entered Saturday's contest ranked fourth nationally for scoring margin (+18.8). The Blue Devils outpaced that average, winning by 23 points.
The 23-point victory marked Duke's 37th NCAA Tournament victory by at least 20 points, the second-most in tournament history.
Entering Saturday, Duke ranked fifth nationally for rebounding margin (+10.9). The Blue Devils outrebounded the Horned Frogs by 17 (42-25) and have finished with a positive margin on the glass in 32 games this season. Duke has finished with a double-digit edge on the glass in seven consecutive games and a total of 22 times this season.
Duke registered one scoring run of at least 10 unanswered points, seizing control of the game with a 13-point burst in the second half. The Blue Devils increased their season total for kill shots to 39.
Cameron Boozer scored 17 of his 19 total points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds, tallying the 21st double-double of his season.
Boozer also added four assists and three steals, becoming just the second freshman over the last 10 seasons to have at least 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals in an NCAA Tournament game. Boozer became the first Duke player to post a double-double in each of his first two NCAA Tournament games since Gene Banks (four straight) and Mike Gminski (three straight) both did so in 1978. The freshman also led the team in steals with three.

Blue Devils Make 48th NCAA Tournament Appearance

Duke earned the overall No. 1-seed in the East Region of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Duke's 48th NCAA Tournament appearance ranks fifth in tournament history, trailing Kentucky (63), North Carolina (55), Kansas (53) and UCLA (52).
Duke is 128-42 (.753) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, marking the best winning percentage in tournament history by a team with a minimum of 20 games played. Duke's 128 wins are third-most in the event's history.
Head coach Jon Scheyer leads Duke into the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and has steered the Blue Devils to a top-five seed in each of his first four years at the helm of the program. The 2026 campaign is the second consecutive one-seed for the Blue Devils under Scheyer, and marks the 16th time in program history Duke has been tapped as a one seed, the second-most in tournament history.
Duke has been ranked inside the top-seven all season and entered the tournament ranked No. 1 in the nation, sweeping the ACC regular season and tournament titles.
The Blue Devils have now been selected to the East Region 21 times – last in 2025 – and hold a 65-18 (.783) record when playing out of the East. Duke is 60-11 (.845) all-time as a No. 1 seed.
Duke's regional semifinal game on Friday in Washington, D.C., marks the program's fifth NCAA Tournament game in the nation's capital with the Blue Devils entering with a record of 2-2.

Blue Devils Repeat as ACC Tournament Champions; Capture 24th ACC Tournament Title

Top-ranked Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, on March 14, securing the Blue Devils' 24th ACC Tournament title.
With the victory, Duke became the first ACC school to capture a football, men's basketball and women's basketball championship in the same academic year.
The Blue Devils have won five of the last nine ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn, winning in 2019 in Charlotte, earning the 2023 title in Greensboro in Jon Scheyer's first year as head coach, claiming Scheyer's second crown in 2025 in Charlotte and taking home a third title for Scheyer in Charlotte in 2026.
Across his eight ACC Tournament appearances as a player and head coach, Scheyer has won five championships.
The Blue Devils hold a record of 24-13 in the ACC Tournament title game. The 24 total ACC Tournament crowns are the most by any team in the history of the event.
With the three wins in the 2026 event, Duke improved its all-time ACC Tournament ledger to 116-47 (.712). The 116 total wins are the most by any team in ACC Tournament history.
When the ACC Tournament is played in Charlotte, Duke is 27-8 (.771). Seven of Duke's 24 championships have come when playing in Charlotte – including in each of the last two seasons.

Back-to-Back 30-Win Seasons

Duke's ACC Tournament quarterfinals win over Florida State on March 12 improved its overall record to 30-2, marking the program's 18th season with 30 or more victories.
Including last year's 35-4 finish, the Blue Devils have now registered consecutive 30-win seasons six times, with the last capping a three-year run in 2010-11.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the eighth team in program history to win 34 games or more in a season.
The combined win total of the last two seasons (69) equals the best two-year stretch in Duke history, matching the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
With Jon Scheyer picking up his 123rd career win courtesy of a victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the fourth-year head coach is averaging more than 30 wins per season.

ACC Regular-Season Champions

With a win at NC State (March 2), Duke clinched the ACC regular-season championship and the top seed in the ACC Tournament.
The 2025-26 campaign is the 22nd time the Blue Devils have earned at least a share of the regular-season title, and the second consecutive outright regular-season crown under head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning five straight in 1996-2001.

Duke at No. 1 in Top-25 Polls

On Feb. 23, after defeating top-ranked Michigan, Duke jumped two spots to the top of the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches top-25 polls.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation (AP poll) for four consecutive weeks and 151 weeks total, more than any other program in the country. (as of March 16 poll)
Friday will be Duke's 302nd game played as the No. 1-ranked team, ahead of UCLA's 257 games for the best total all-time (since 1949), with the Blue Devils posting a 259-42 record.
Since 1998, the Blue Devils have played 199 games as the top-ranked team, more than twice as many as the next best tally (84 by North Carolina).
Last season, Duke moved to the top of both the AP and Coaches polls on March 10, 2025, and remained in the top spot on March 17, 2025, after winning three games in Charlotte to capture the ACC Tournament title, right through to the Final Four.
The No. 1 ranking on March 10, 2025, was the first time the Blue Devils were positioned atop the Associated Press poll since Nov. 29, 2021.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is one of only three teams ranked in the top-seven nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.3, 7th) and defensive efficiency (89.5, 1st) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
Duke finished the 2024-25 season with the second-highest overall rating (39.29) in KenPom history, trailing only the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01).
Last season, Duke was the only team in the country ranked among the top-five in both offensive (130.1, 1st) and defensive (90.8, 5th) adjusted efficiency (KenPom).
Duke has boasted a top-20 defense in all four seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer: 16th (93.9) in 2022-23; 16th (95.2) in 2023-24; 5th (90.8) in 2024-25; and currently 1st (89.5) in 2025-26.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections - "Defensive Menace" Maliq Brown

Through 36 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 598 deflections, an average of 16.6 per game.
Duke amassed a season-best 32 deflections versus Niagara (Nov. 21), topping the previous high of 30 against Indiana State (Nov. 14).
Maliq Brown, described as a "defensive menace" by head coach Jon Scheyer, tops Duke with 190 deflections (5.3 avg.), as the senior has registered more than 31% of the team's deflections.
Rated as the nation's best defender, according to BartTorvik metrics, Brown currently owns a 8.3 defensive box plus-minus, which is the second-best tally in the history of the BartTorvik platform. Only three other players have ever finished a season with a mark over 8.0.
Brown has the best steal percentage (5.22%) in the ACC and ranks second nationally, according to KenPom (percentage of possessions a player records a steal while on the court).
Brown, who was selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team after leading the league with 71 steals as a sophomore at Syracuse, recorded 12 deflections against Niagara (Nov. 21), the most by a Blue Devil this season.
Brown joined teammate Cameron Boozer as one of 15 players selected to the 2025-26 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award watch list, announced Feb. 27.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Brown was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and ACC Sixth Man of the Year.

Cleaning the Glass

Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+11.1), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.4 to 29.4 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 32 games this season.
Duke has finished with a double-digit edge on the glass in seven consecutive games and a total of 22 times this season.
Duke has outrebounded eight opponents by 20 or more boards, including a season-best rebound margin of +34 (55-21) against Lipscomb, +22 (49-27) at Notre Dame, and +21 versus Louisville (47-26) and Florida State (46-25) in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Duke has limited three opponents to two points or less in second-chance points, including a pair of shutouts (Lipscomb, Georgia Tech).

Strength of Schedule

Duke has secured 12 top-25 victories with wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 10 and No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 10 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
The Blue Devils' 11 wins over AP-ranked teams tied the record for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke has posted six double-digit victories over ranked teams this season, the most by Duke since the 2001-02 campaign. (ESPN Research)
Sixteen of Duke's 31 regular-season games came against NCAA Tournament teams, including eight in non-conference play (Texas, Kansas, Howard, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan State, Texas Tech and Michigan).
Duke, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA's NET rankings (March 16), has played 19 Quad-1 games with a 17-2 record in those contests. The Blue Devils' 17 Quad-1 wins are tied for the most in the country.
Eight ACC teams are among the top 40 of the NCAA's NET rankings (as of March 16). Duke (1), Virginia (12), Louisville (17) and North Carolina (24) rank among the top 25.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll (March 16): No. 1 Duke, No. 9 Virginia, No. 21 North Carolina and No. 23 Louisville.

Measurable Results

Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 69-6.
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 65-4 (.942).
Duke has won 42 of its last 44 games against conference opponents.
The Blue Devils have confronted double-digit deficits in five outings this season, including their largest deficits versus Siena (13), at Louisville (12) and versus SMU (11), and have rallied to win all five games.
During the past three seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke has sustained just one double-digit defeat — in the 2024 NCAA Elite Eight.
In that stretch, the Blue Devils have produced 72 double-figure victories, including 48 wins by 20-plus points, 23 by 30-plus and eight by 40-plus.
Since the start of last season, Duke has won 36 games by at least 20 points. That is the most 20-point wins in Division I over this span. (Stats Perform)
Duke has taken a double-digit lead in 66 of 74 games since the start of last season. The Blue Devils have a 62-4 record in those contests, including 53 wins by at least 10 points. (Devils Illustrated)

Duke with More Than 75% Winning Percentage in NBA Arenas

Duke is a combined 110-36 (.753) all-time in 13 current NBA venues.
The Blue Devils have won 40 of their last 50 at NBA venues, including a 7-1 record this year and a 4-1 mark last season.
Duke has a 19-7 (.731) record in NBA facilities under head coach Jon Scheyer, including a 16-4 (.800) ledger in the past three seasons.
The Blue Devils own an 8-6 record at Capital One Arena, including a 68-63 victory over top-ranked Michigan on Feb. 21.
During the 2025-26 campaign, the Blue Devils played five regular-season contests at NBA venues, posting a 4-1 record - Spectrum Center (Charlotte Hornets) on Nov. 4 vs. Texas, Madison Square Garden (New York Knicks) on Nov. 18 vs. Kansas and Dec. 20 vs. Texas Tech, United Center (Chicago Bulls) on Nov. 27 vs. Arkansas, and Capital One Arena (Washington Wizards) on Feb. 21 vs. Michigan.
The ACC Tournament returned to the Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets, on March 10-14. The Blue Devils improved their record to 17-1 at the Spectrum Center.

Cameron Boozer's Historic Campaign

Cameron Boozer headlines the KenPom Player of the Year Rankings with the highest mark (2.977) since the current format of the rating system was implemented in 2013. No player has finished a season with a rating above 2.800. Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin achieved a 2.794 rating at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season.
Boozer also sits atop the EvanMiya Player Performance Rankings at 14.67, leading Yaxel Lendeborg of Michigan at 13.29. Boozer's 14.67 rating is the highest of any player dating back to 2010.
The freshman forward has been named National Player of the Year by The Sporting News and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and was voted the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year.
Boozer is Duke's 26th Consensus First-Team All-American, more than any other program since 1949.
Boozer recorded at least 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 36 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Boozer is the only DI player in the last 30 seasons to have 700+ points, 300+ rebounds, 100+ assists and 50.0+ FG% in a single regular season.
Boozer is the first Duke freshman to score 35 points or more twice - amassing 35 points versus Indiana State (Nov. 14) and tallying 35 points again versus Arkansas (Nov. 27).
The freshman forward became the first NCAA Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to have an eight-game span with more than 175 points, 75 rebounds and 25 assists, 10 or fewer turnovers, and an undefeated record - doing so in Duke's first eight games. (OptaSTATS)
Boozer became the first ACC player with at least 100 points, 50 rebounds and 20 assists in a five-game span since Craig Smith of Boston College in March 2006. The freshman forward accomplished that standard in his first five college contests. (Nov. 19)
Boozer amassed 35 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, connecting on 13-of-16 field goals in a win over Indiana State on Nov. 14, becoming the first major conference freshman to reach 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with no more than one turnover since Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony in 2003 (ESPN), and joined Zion Williamson (2019) and Christian Laettner (1990) as the third Duke player in the past 45 years to score at least 35 points in a double-double performance.
Boozer's nine assists against Florida State were the most by a Blue Devil in the past three seasons (10 assists by Tyrese Proctor against Pitt in the 2023 ACC Tournament).
Boozer needed just 16 career games to record 300+ points, 150+ rebounds and 50+ assists. That is the second fewest needed by any player this century, as LSU's Ben Simmons reached those figures in 15 games 10 years ago in 2015-16. (Stats Perform)
Boozer became the first Blue Devil to score 30 points in consecutive games since RJ Barrett in February 2019.
The Miami native has amassed 25 points or more in 12 games, including 35 points against No. 22 Arkansas, 35 points versus Indiana State, 32 points against Wake Forest, 30 points at Stanford and 29 points against No. 15 Florida.
Boozer's 26-point performance versus North Carolina (Mar. 7) was his 12th game scoring 25 points or more, which ranks third among Duke freshmen all time.
Boozer has led all players in points, rebounds and assists in seven games this season, extending his lead over Tim Duncan (5, 1996-97) for the most by an ACC player in a season over the last 30 seasons.
Boozer was voted ACC Player of the Week five times (Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, Mar. 9) and ACC Rookie of the Week 10 times (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 9).
Boozer swept the ACC weekly awards five times this season, joining former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg as the only two players in the history of the league to accomplish the feat five times in a single season.
Boozer has logged 21 total double-doubles and 13 with at least 20 points. The freshman tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in three consecutive games, the regular-season finale against North Carolina and the first two games of the ACC Tournament.
Boozer is just the sixth Blue Devil in program history to amass 21 double-doubles in a season, and only the second Duke freshman (Marvin Bagley III, 22, 2017-18).
Boozer is the first Duke player to post a double-double in each of his first two NCAA Tournament games since Gene Banks (four straight) and Mike Gminski (three straight) both did so in 1978.
The freshman forward is currently the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.4 points per game, ranks 11th nationally with 10.3 rebounds per contest and is third with 21 double-doubles, which is the second-most by a Duke freshman.
Among ACC statistical leaders, Boozer leads the league in scoring with 806 points (22.4 ppg) and rebounding with 371 boards (10.3 rpg), and ranks seventh in assists with 150 dimes (4.2 apg), eighth in steals with 53 thefts (1.5 spg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.563).
Boozer is currently second for Duke freshman scoring in a season with 806 points, trailing RJ Barrett's 860 points during the 2018-19 season.
Boozer holds the Duke freshman rebounding record with 371, surpassing Marvin Bagley III, who grabbed 366 in 2017-18.
The freshman made nine free throws versus Clemson (March 13), securing the Duke freshman record for free throws made, passing Cooper Flagg's 179 in 2024-25. Boozer currently has 207, as the first Duke freshman to make 200 free throws in a season.

Other Notables

Duke's regular-season record of 29-2 is the best for the Blue Devils since going 29-1 in 1998-99.
The Blue Devils won their last five conference games of the regular season by an average margin of 30.2 points.
Duke has won the outright ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back years. The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001.
Duke has a record of 71-3 (.959) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to 52-21 (.712) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (@EvanMiya)
Maliq Brown is third in the nation in 2-point field goal percentage (76.8%), having made 76-of-99 shots inside the arc.
In the last eight regular-season games, Cayden Boozer averaged 3.0 assists, while committing only seven turnovers (3.4 assist-turnover ratio) in 21.8 minutes per contest. In two NCAA Tournament games, the freshman guard has distributed 10 assists with just two turnovers, while also averaging 14.0 points in 37.0 minutes per game.
Veteran Blue Devil Caleb Foster has proven to be a road warrior this season, establishing new career-highs in points (20 at Louisville), rebounds (8 at Pittsburgh) and assists (8 vs. Arkansas in Chicago) all away from the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans are the first Duke teammates to each have 350+ points in the team's first 25 games of a season since Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. in 2019-20.
Evans is only the second Blue Devil to make seven 3-pointers in an ACC Tournament game, matching the standard set by J.J. Redick in 2005 and 2006.
Duke has registered 39 kill shots (scoring run of 10+ points) this season, while surrendering just nine by the opposition.
Duke's 11-0 start was the best unbeaten open to a season since the 2017-18 campaign, and its 21-1 record was the best start to a season since 2007-08 (22-1).
The Blue Devils' 17 straight ACC regular-season victories (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) is the third-longest ACC winning streak in program history and the longest since 2000.
Duke's eight consecutive ACC road wins (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) tied for the third-longest ACC road winning streak in program history.
Duke won at least 14 games in conference play for the fifth straight season. That's the longest streak by an ACC team in conference history. (Stats Perform)
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11, 2025) was Duke's largest road win in program history.
The 100-56 win at Notre Dame (Feb. 24) was the Blue Devils' first time scoring 100 points in a regulation ACC road game since 1999, and the 44-point difference marked the largest margin of defeat for Notre Dame at home since 1898.
Duke posted a record of 36-3 (.923) in 2025, to tie the ACC record for most wins in a calendar year, equaling the 1992 Blue Devils (36-2) and North Carolina in 2008 (36-3).

Scheyer Continues to Make History - 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year

Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer continues to add historic milestones to his résumé.
With the win over North Carolina on March 7, Scheyer improved his head-coaching record to 118-24, passing Brad Stevens for the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
In his fourth season as a head coach, Scheyer became the fastest head coach to win 100 games in ACC history and the second-fastest Division I head coach to reach 100 victories in the last 45 years.
When Duke defeated Lipscomb, 97-73, on Dec. 16, Scheyer hit the century mark in just 122 games.
Scheyer broke the ACC record for the fastest head coach to reach 100 career victories by exceeding Duke's Vic Bubas, who achieved the mark in 128 games in 1964.
Scheyer's 24 victories over Associated Press top-25 opponents are more than any head coach in their first four seasons, topping the standard previously held by Tom Izzo.
After concluding the regular season with a 29-2 record as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation and a 17-1 conference record as the outright ACC regular-season champions, Scheyer was voted the 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year.
Scheyer was announced as the NABC South Atlantic District Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.