2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Duke Blue Devils
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Aprank:11
Coachrank:8
Record:25–6
Conf Record:15–5
Hc Year:40th
Captain:Tre Jones, Jack White, Javin DeLaurier[1]
Champion:Empire Classic champions

The 2019–20 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by 40th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Blue Devils finished the 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.[2] The NCAA tournament was also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2018–19 season 32–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC Tournament title, the school's 21st tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the overall No. 1 seed in the East region. There they defeated North Dakota State, UCF, and Virginia Tech to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to No. 2 seed Michigan State.

Offseason

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYear HometownReason for departure
G190Chicago, IllinoisWalk-on; Graduated
C269Delray Beach, FloridaGraduated
F202Mississauga, OntarioDeclared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 3rd overall by the New York Knicks[5]
F218Norristown, PennsylvaniaDeclared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks[6]
F285Spartanburg, South CarolinaDeclared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 1st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans[7]
F250DeSoto, TexasDeclared for 2019 NBA draft;[8] undrafted[9]

2020 Recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

[10]

Schedule and results

Source:[11] |-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| ACC tournament

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Notes and References

  1. News: DeLaurier, Jones, White named basketball captains. www.goduke.com. September 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . 12 March 2020.
  3. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships.
  4. News: Duke Beats FSU for Program's 21st ACC Title. www.goduke.com. March 16, 2019.
  5. Web site: RJ Barrett to enter NBA draft after 1 season at Duke . ESPN.com . Associated Press . 10 April 2019 . 10 April 2019 .
  6. Web site: Wiseman . Steve . Duke to NBA flow continues as Cam Reddish declares . CharlotteObserver.com . 11 April 2019 . 11 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Wiseman . Steve . Zion Williamson is heading to the NBA . CharlotteObserver.com . 15 April 2019 . 16 April 2019.
  8. News: Duke C Marques Bolden Announces Final NBA Draft Decision . Matt . Hladik . TheSpun.com . 27 May 2019 . 1 May 2022.
  9. News: Marques Bolden signs deal with Cavs after going undrafted . Adam . Rowe . 247Sports.com . 21 June 2019 . 1 May 2022.
  10. Web site: Duke Depth Charts . RealGM.com . April 1, 2023.
  11. Web site: Men's Basketball 2019–20 Schedule. goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 26, 2019.