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Duke Meets TCU in Second Round of NCAA Tournament - Duke University

The Opening Tip

Duke makes its 48th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the first as the overall No. 1 seed under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer.
Duke has won its last 12 games, the Blue Devils’ longest stretch without a loss this season and the nation’s second-longest active win streak behind High Point (15).
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 (68) is the second-best two-year stretch in Duke history, trailing only the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
Duke boasts the highest winning percentage (.751) and third-most wins (127) in NCAA Tournament history.
Duke has secured 12 top-25 victories, 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 two teams ranked in the top-six nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.4, 6th) and defensive efficiency (89.8, 1st) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils are second in the nation in scoring margin (+18.8).
Duke ranks fourth in the nation and first in the ACC in scoring defense (63.2 ppg).
The Blue Devils are ninth nationally with an ACC-best field goal percentage defense of 39.2%.
Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+10.9).
Scheyer’s 122 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 22.5 points per game and is tied for third in the nation with 20 double-doubles, while topping the ACC in rebounding (10.3 rpg), is 12th in assists (4.2 apg), 15th in steals (1.4 spg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.560).
Boozer recorded at least 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 35 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.
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 64-4 (.941).
Duke has made at least one 3-pointer in 1,299 straight games, the longest streak nationally.
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 68-6.

About the TCU Horned Frogs

TCU is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance.
This is TCU’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons and the fifth appearance under head coach Jamie Dixon, who is in his 10th season with the Horned Frogs.
Dixon is making his 16th appearance as a head coach after earning a bid 11 times in his 13 seasons as Pittsburgh.
The Horned Frogs have won 10 of their last 12 games and finished sixth in the Big 12.
TCU will be the only team in the country that has faced all four of the No. 1 seeds in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and Duke.
The win over No. 10 Florida was one of three top-10 ranked wins throughout the season.
The Horned Frogs are led by the All-Big 12 Conference frontcourt of Xavier Edmonds (third team) and David Punch (honorable mention).
Punch leads the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game and in rebounding at 6.9 per game.
Edmonds contributes 12.7 points and 6.7 boards per game.
TCU ranks 38th nationally in turnover margin (+2.8).

On This Date – March 21

Duke is 6-3 all-time when playing on March 21, all NCAA Tournament contests.
Duke last played on this date in 2025, a 93-49 triumph over Mount St. Mary’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh.
The Blue Devils’ first contest on this date was in the 1964 NCAA Final Four, a 98-83 defeat in the national championship game versus No. 1 UCLA in Kansas City, Missouri.

Last Time Out

An 11-0 run within the final eight minutes of the contest brought back No. 1-seed Duke for a 71-65 victory against No. 16-seed Siena on Thursday.
The Saints were held without a point for 6:47 after leading by 13 early in the second half.
The Blue Devils received a career-high 19 points from Cayden Boozer and Cameron Boozer‘s 20th double-double of the season to help power the comeback.
Isaiah Evans tallied his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Blue Devil defense held the Saints to 8-of-34 shooting (23.5 percent) in the second half and out-rebounded Siena 30-13 after intermission.
Duke trailed by 11 points at halftime, 43-32. Siena built a lead as large as 13 points, the largest deficit that Duke has faced all season.
With the second-half comeback, the Blue Devils moved to 6-0 this season when trailing after 20 minutes.
The Blue Devils’ rally after trailing by double figures at halftime was the second instance of a Duke team coming back from a double-digit deficit in the NCAA Tournament, joining the 2001 Final Four victory over Maryland where Duke trailed by 11, 49-38, at halftime.
The Blue Devils became the fourth ACC team to come back from a double-digit halftime deficit in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64.
Duke entered Thursday with the third-best average point differential in the second half this season (+8.9) and outscored Siena by 17 in the second frame.
The Saints entered Thursday’s game averaging 70.5 points per game, but were held to 65, 5.5 points below their season average. Duke’s defense has held all but two of its 35 opponents below their scoring average this season.
After allowing the Saints to score 43 points in the first half, Duke’s defense held Siena to just 22 second-half points – matching the lowest second-half total by a Duke opponent all season (Boston College, Feb. 3).
Entering Thursday, Duke ranked fifth nationally for rebounding margin (+10.9). The Blue Devils outrebounded the Saints by 12 (43-31) and have finished with a positive margin on the glass in 31 games this season. Duke has finished with a double-digit edge on the glass in six consecutive games and a total of 21 times this season.
Duke grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, tied with two other games for its most in an NCAA Tournament game over the last 15 years.
The Blue Devils outrebounded the Saints 30-13 after intermission.
Siena began the NCAA Tournament with the 15th-best scoring defense (65.7) in the country. Duke outpaced that average, finishing with 71 points.
Duke registered two scoring runs of at least 10 unanswered points. The Blue Devils increased their season total for kill shots to 38.
Cameron Boozer scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, his 20th double-double of the season and 13th with at least 20 points.
Boozer is the sixth Duke player in the last 40 years with a double-double in his NCAA Tournament debut, and is the third Duke player in the last 60 years with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in his NCAA Tournament debut.
The freshman also dished three assists and became the second Duke player with at least 22 points, 13 rebounds and three assists in his NCAA Tournament debut since assists became official in 1983-84.
Boozer shot 13-of-14 (.929) from the free-throw line, the most made free throws by a Duke player this season and the second-most by a Blue Devil in the NCAA Tournament, behind Grayson Allen’s 15 free throws made versus UNC Wilmington on March 17, 2016.
Cayden Boozer posted a career-high 19 points and dished five assists alongside zero turnovers.
The freshman is the fourth Duke player with at least 15 points and five assists in his NCAA Tournament debut since assists were officially tracked in 1983-84.
Boozer has reached double-digits in each of his last three games, his longest streak of the season, averaging 17.0 points per contest during that stretch.
Cameron and Cayden Boozer combined to score at least 15 points each for the second time this season, joining Duke’s win over Clemson in the ACC Tournament semifinal.

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 127-42 (.751) 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 127 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 enters 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 64-18 (.780) record when playing out of the East. Duke is 59-11 (.843) all-time as a No. 1 seed and is 16-0 all-time versus a No. 16 seed.
Duke’s second round game on Saturday in Greenville marks the program’s 10th NCAA Tournament game in the state of South Carolina with the Blue Devils entering with a record of 8-1 (.889) in the Palmetto State, including a 6-1 ledger at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in NCAA action.

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 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 33 games or more in a season.
The combined win total of the last two seasons (68) is the second-best two-year stretch in Duke history, trailing only the 69 victories posted from the 1997-98 (32) and 1998-99 (37) campaigns.
With Jon Scheyer picking up his 122nd career win courtesy of a victory in the first 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)
Saturday will be Duke’s 301st 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 258-42 record.
Since 1998, the Blue Devils have played 198 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 two teams ranked in the top-six nationally in both offensive efficiency (127.4, 6th) and defensive efficiency (89.8, 1st) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils are the nation’s No. 1-rated team, according to KenPom, with an overall rating of 37.63, the third-highest rating in KenPom history, behind the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01) and the 2024-25 Blue Devils (39.29), and ahead of this season’s Arizona squad (37.54) and 2000-01 Duke (37.32).
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 (89.8) in 2025-26.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections – “Defensive Menace” Maliq Brown

Through 35 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 583 deflections, an average of 16.7 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 186 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 BartTorvick metrics, Brown currently owns a 8.4 defensive box plus-minus, which is the best tally in the history of the BartTorvick platform. Only three other players have ever finished a season with a mark over 8.0.
Brown has the best steal percentage (5.42%) 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 (+10.9), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.4 to 29.5 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 31 games 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 – the most by any team this season – 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)
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.
Duke’s 2025-26 non-conference lineup featured eight opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago: Texas (Nov. 4; Charlotte, N.C.), Kansas (Nov. 18; New York, N.Y.), Arkansas (Nov. 27; Chicago), Florida (Dec. 2; Durham), Michigan State (Dec. 6; East Lansing, Mich.), Lipscomb (Dec. 16; Durham), Texas Tech (Dec. 20; New York, N.Y.) and Michigan (Feb. 21; Washington, D.C.). Of those teams, five advanced to the Sweet 16, with three reaching the Elite Eight.

Measurable Results

Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 68-6.
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 64-4 (.941).
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 71 double-figure victories, including 47 wins by 20-plus points, 23 by 30-plus and eight by 40-plus.
Since the start of last season, Duke has won 35 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 65 of 73 games since the start of last season. The Blue Devils have a 61-4 record in those contests, including 52 wins by at least 10 points. (Devils Illustrated)

Duke Earns Five Postseason ACC Awards

Duke captured five of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s six top awards and placed multiple players on the league’s postseason teams.
Freshman forward Cameron Boozer was voted the ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while senior forward Maliq Brown earned both Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Head coach Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 29-2 overall record, the league’s regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls.
Boozer was also selected to the All-ACC First Team and the All-Rookie Team, while Brown was picked to the All-Defensive Team.
Sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition, while sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was named All-ACC Honorable Mention. Freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr garnered All-Defensive Team honors.
Boozer is the fifth player in ACC history to capture the league’s Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, joining former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2019), Marvin Bagley III (2018) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). Boozer is the 20th Blue Devil to be saluted as the ACC Player of the Year and 16th to be named ACC Rookie of the Year.
Duke’s 20 Player of the Year awards, 16 Rookie of the Year recipients, 162 All-ACC selections, 42 All-Rookie Team picks and 36 All-Defensive Team merits are the most in conference history in each category.
The Blue Devils have had an All-ACC First Team honoree in 18 of the last 19 seasons.

Cameron Boozer’s Historic Campaign

Cameron Boozer headlines the KenPom Player of the Year Rankings with the highest mark (2.962) 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 14.79, leading Yaxel Lendeborg of Michigan at 13.13. Boozer’s 14.79 rating is the highest of any player dating back to 2010.
The freshman forward was named The Sporting News National Player of the Year, and voted the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year.
Boozer recorded at least 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 35 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 is the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to collect at least 250 points, 100 rebounds and 40 assists through his first 11 career games. (Dec. 17; OptaSTATS)
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 20 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 20 double-doubles in a season, and only the second Duke freshman (Marvin Bagley III, 22, 2017-18).
The freshman forward is currently the nation’s ninth-leading scorer with 22.5 points per game, ranks 13th nationally with 10.3 rebounds per contest and is tied for third with 20 double-doubles, which is the second-most by a Duke freshman.
Among ACC statistical leaders, Boozer leads the league in scoring with 787 points (22.5 ppg) and rebounding with 360 boards (10.3 rpg), and ranks 12th in assists (4.2 apg), 16th in steals (1.4 spg) and fifth in field goal percentage (.560).
Boozer is currently second for Duke freshman scoring in a season with 787 points, trailing RJ Barrett’s 860 points during the 2018-19 season.
Boozer is also in second place for Duke freshman rebounding in a season with 360, behind 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 202. Boozer is 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 70-3 (.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 and second in the ACC in 2-point field goal percentage (76.6%), having made 72-of-94 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.
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 38 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.
Scheyer compiled an 89-22 record (.802) in his first three seasons at the helm, establishing new benchmarks in conference and national history.
Scheyer’s 89 victories surpassed the standard set by Bill Guthridge (80, North Carolina, 1997-2000) for the most wins by an ACC coach in their first three seasons and tied Brad Underwood and Brad Stevens for the most by any Division I men’s basketball head coach over that span.
Scheyer also became the first coach in conference history to win two ACC Tournament championships within his first three seasons.
During the 2022-23 campaign, Scheyer became the first coach in the conference’s storied history to post an undefeated home record in a debut season and the first to lead a team to an ACC title as both a player (2009, 2010) and as a head coach (2023).
In 2024-25, Scheyer guided the Blue Devils to one of the most dominant seasons in program history and the school’s 18th Final Four appearance, becoming the youngest head coach to reach the Final Four since 2011.
Under Scheyer, Duke posted a 35-4 overall record in 2024-25, joining a rare group as only the sixth team in school history to notch at least 35 wins and the first in a decade to do so.
Ranked inside the AP Top 25 throughout the 2024-25 campaign, Duke spent two weeks at No. 1 and finished the season No. 3 in the final poll, marking the 41st top-10 finish in school history. The Blue Devils closed the year by winning 31 of their final 33 games, riding impressive win streaks of 16 and 15 games, and storming through the NCAA Tournament with an 86.80 points-per-game average – the second-highest by a Duke team in tournament history (min. five games), behind only the 2001 national champions.
Scheyer’s Blue Devils were a statistical powerhouse, leading the nation in scoring margin (+20.5) and becoming the first team in ACC history to lead the conference in both scoring offense (83.2) and scoring defense (62.8).
Duke also tallied 394 made three-pointers, the second-most in program history, while becoming the only Division I team to both average over 80 points per game (83.2) and allow fewer than 63 (62.8).
The Blue Devils achieved a KenPom net rating of 39.29, the second-highest in the site’s history since 1996-97 – trailing only the 1998-99 Duke squad (43.01).
Scheyer, one of four finalists for the 2025 Naismith Coach of the Year award, was honored as the recipient of the 2024-25 John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award (presented by College Insider) and was named NABC South Atlantic District Coach of the Year.
The Northbrook, Illinois, native has been integral in the recruiting and development of several young Duke stars since joining the staff in 2013-14, and as head coach has landed the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class three times (2022, 2024, 2025) and a No. 2-ranked recruiting class (2023).
Duke has signed a top-three recruiting class per ESPN in every season since Scheyer joined the staff, including the No. 1 class seven times in 12 seasons (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025).