2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 19 18 25–11 11–7 Mike Krzyzewski 36th Jeff CapelNate JamesJon Scheyer Amile JeffersonDuke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210043366 Duke Holds Annual Postseason Awards Banquet Go Duke April 24, 2015 April 29, 2015 Marshall Plumlee Matt Jones Cameron Indoor Stadium 2K Sports Classic champion NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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 their 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 Reason for departure 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 draftDuke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210012395 Okafor to Enter 2015 NBA Draft Go Duke April 9, 2015 April 29, 2015 Tyus Jones 5 PG 6'1" 190 Freshman Apple Valley, Minnesota Declared for 2015 NBA draftDuke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210024690 Jones to Enter NBA Draft Go Duke April 15, 2015 April 29, 2015 Justise Winslow 12 SF 6'6" 225 Freshman Houston, Texas Declared for 2015 NBA draftDuke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210022058 Winslow to Enter NBA Draft Go Duke April 14, 2015 April 29, 2015 Class of 2015 signees left horizontal Duke recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 155 20150401 MCDAAG Luke Kennard extends for a rebound.JPG Luke Kennard 20150401 MCDAAG Brandon Ingram at the rim.JPG Brandon Ingram 20150401 MCDAAG Chase Jeter shoots over Diamond Stone (1).JPG Chase Jeter no no 2015 Luke Kennard SG Franklin, OH Franklin HS 6 5 181 03/24/2014 5 5 5 4 Chase Jeter C Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 10 225 08/04/2014 5 5 5 5 Justin Robinson PF San Antonio, TX San Antonio Christian 6 7 185 12/16/2014 N/A N/A 3 N/A Antonio Vrankovic C Fort Lauderdale, FL Pine Crest School 6 10 261 04/15/2015 3 3 3 3 Derryck Thornton PG Chatsworth, CA Findlay Prep 6 2 174 04/21/2015 5 5 5 5 Brandon Ingram SF Kinston, NC Kinston HS 6 8 191 04/27/2015 5 5 5 5 2015 Duke Basketball Commitment List 2015 Duke Basketball Commits ESPN duke 167 150 #1 #1 #1 May 12, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Duke Blue Devils y yes Chase Jeter y 2 F/C 6 10 240 FR Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS Grayson Allen y 3 G 6 5 205 SO Jacksonville, Florida Providence School Luke Kennard y basketball 5 G 6 5 180 FR Franklin, Ohio Franklin HS Derryck Thornton y 12 G 6 2 175 FR Chatsworth, California Findlay Prep Matt Jones y basketball 13 G 6 5 200 JR DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS C Brandon Ingram y 14 G/F 6 9 190 FR Kinston, North Carolina Kinston HS Amile Jefferson y 21 F 6 9 225 SR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friends Central School C y yes Antonio Vrankovic 30 C 7 0 270 FR Delray Beach, Florida Pine Crest School Sean Obi 34 F 6 9 265 SO yes Kaduna, Nigeria Greens Farms Academy Marshall Plumlee y 40 C 7 0 250 SR yes Warsaw, Indiana Christ School C Nick Pagliuca 45 G 6 3 195 JR Weston, Massachusetts Milton Academy W Justin Robinson y basketball, born 1996 50 F 6 8 190 FR San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Christian yes Brennan Besser 53 G 6 5 180 FR Chicago, Illinois Latin School W Mike Krzyzewski Jeff Capel (Assoc. HC) Nate James Jon Scheyer http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22727 07/16/2015 Depth chart Duke Blue Devils 1 Duke 2 Duke Blue Devils 1 Marshall Plumlee Amile Jefferson Brandon Ingram Luke Kennard Grayson Allen Chase Jeter Matt Jones Derryck Thornton Antonio Vrankovic Sean Obi Justin Robinson Brennan Besser Nick Pagliuca Future recruits 2016 recruiting class left horizontal Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game 160 20160330 MCDAAG Marques Bolden left-handed dunk.jpg Marques Bolden, Duke 20160330 MCDAAG Frank Jackson at the top of the key.jpg Frank Jackson, Duke 20160330 MCDAAG Jayson Tatum driving.jpg Jayson Tatum, Duke no no 2016 Jayson Tatum SF St. Louis, MO Chaminade College Prep 6 8 205 7/12/2015 5 5 5 5 97 Frank Jackson CG Highland, UT Lone Peak HS 6 3 185 9/1/2015 5 5 5 5 96 Javin DeLaurier PF Charlottesville, VA St. Anne's-Belfield School 6 8 215 9/27/2015 4 4 4 4 87 Harry Giles III PF Winston-Salem, NC Oak Hill Academy 6 10 220 11/6/2015 5 5 5 5 97 Jack White SF Canberra, AU Australian Institute of Sport 6 7 220 3/3/2016 3 3 3 NR Marques Bolden C DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 6 11 240 5/19/2016 5 5 5 5 93 #1 #2 #1 #2 05/19/2016 yes Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Oct 30, 2015 7:00pm yes 5 Florida Southern Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Thornton 22 Jefferson 12 Jefferson 6 112–68 9,314 1–0 Nov 4, 2015 7:00pm yes 5 Livingstone Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Kennard 25 Jeter 11 Allen 7 119–54 9,314 2–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:00pm yes 5 Siena Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional ESPNU Allen 26 Jefferson 12 Tied 2 92–74 9,314 1–0 Nov 14, 2015 8:00pm yes 5 Bryant Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional ESPN3 Allen 28 Jefferson 11 Allen 6 113–75Jones, Allen lead No. 5 Duke past Bryant, 113-75 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400818725 ESPN.com 15 November 2015 9,314 2–0 Nov 17, 2015http://espnevents.com/champions-classic/about/ About - Champions Classic ESPN Events April 29, 2015 May 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150503190412/http://espnevents.com/champions-classic/about/ dead 7:30pm yes yes 5 Kentucky 2 United Center Chicago, IL Champions Classic ESPN Tied 16 Jefferson 15 Thornton 3 63–74 21,461 2–1 Nov 20, 2015Duke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210035115 Field Announced for 2015 2K Classic Go Duke April 20, 2015 April 29, 2015 7:00pm yes yes 5 VCU Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Semifinal ESPN2 Allen 30 Jefferson 7 Thornton 4 79–71 18,238 3–1 Nov 22, 2015 1:00 pm yes yes 5 Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Championship ESPN Allen 32 Jefferson 8 Allen 4 86–84 17,287 4–1 Nov 25, 2015 7:00pm yes 6 Yale Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU Jones 17 Jefferson 12 Allen 5 80–61 9,314 5–1 Nov 29, 2015 12:30pm yes 6 Utah State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU Tied 22 Jefferson 9 Tied 2 85–52 9,314 6–1 Dec 2, 2015Duke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210087311&DB_OEM_ID=4200 Duke to Face Indiana in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Go Duke May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 9:15pm yes 7 Indiana Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC-Big Ten Challenge ESPN Ingram 24 Jefferson 11 Jefferson 8 94–74 9,314 7–1 Dec 5, 2015 5:15pm yes 7 Buffalo Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 Ingram 23 Allen 11 Thornton 5 82–59 9,314 8–1 Dec 15, 2015 7:00pm yes 7 Georgia Southern Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 Ingram 26 Ingram 14 Allen 5 99–65 9,314 9–1 Dec 19, 2015 12:00pm yes yes 7 Utah Madison Square Garden New York, NY Madison Square Garden Showcase ESPN Kennard 24 Kennard 8 Thornton 4 75–77 OT 13,174 9–2 Dec 28, 2015 8:00pm yes 15 Elon Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU Ingram 26 Tied 11 Allen 5 105–66 9,314 10–2 Dec 30, 2015 4:00pm yes 15 Long Beach State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC RSN Allen 33 Allen 6 Allen 2 103–81 9,314 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season Jan 2, 2016 4:30pm yes 15 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RSN Ingram 25 Ingram 9 Ingram 3 81–64 7,963 12–2 1–0 Jan 6, 2016 7:00pm yes 14 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU Allen 24 Plumlee 7 Tied 3 91–75 13,466 13–2 2–0 Jan 9, 2016 12:00pm 14 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACCN Plumlee 21 Plumlee 10 Thornton 7 82–58 9,314 14–2 3–0 Jan 13, 2016 7:00pm yes 9 Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC ESPN2 Allen 17 Plumlee 9 Allen 4 63–68 12,972 14–3 3–1 Jan 16, 2016 2:00pm 9 Notre Dame Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 Kennard 30 Plumlee 9 Allen 6 91–95 9,314 14–4 3–2 Jan 18, 2016 7:00pm 20 Syracuse Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Plumlee 19 Plumlee 17 Jones 6 62–64 9,314 14–5 3–3 Jan 23, 2016 12:00pm yes 20 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC CBS Allen 28 Plumlee 8 Allen 7 88–78 19,500 15–5 4–3 Jan 25, 2016 7:00pm yes 24 Miami (FL) 15 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN Ingram 19 Ingram 10 Tied 2 69–80 7,972 15–6 4–4 Feb 2, 2016 9:00pm yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPNU Allen 27 Plumlee 12 Tied 4 80–71 8,600 16–6 5–4 Feb 6, 2016 2:00pm NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Allen 28 Plumlee 12 Jones 6 88–80 9,314 17–6 6–4 Feb 8, 2016 7:00pm Louisville 13 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Allen 19 Ingram 10 Ingram 4 72–65 9,314 18–6 7–4 Feb 13, 2016 4:30pm Virginia 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Ingram 25 Plumlee 10 Allen 7 63–62 9,314 19–6 8–4 Feb 17, 2016 9:00pm yes 20 North Carolina 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry ESPN/ACCN Allen 23 Ingram 10 Ingram 4 74–73 21,750 20–6 9–4 Feb 20, 2016 12:00pm yes 20 Louisville 18 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Allen 29 Plumlee 14 Tied 3 64–71 22,785 20–7 9–5 Feb 25, 2016 7:00pm 15 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Allen 18 Plumlee 10 Tied 5 80–65 9,314 21–7 10–5 Feb 28, 2016 2:00pm yes 15 Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS Allen 22 Plumlee 4 Tied 2 62–76 12,508 21–8 10–6 Mar 1, 2016 8:00pm 17 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACCN Allen 30 Plumlee 17 Thornton 4 79–71 9,314 22–8 11–6 Mar 5, 2016 6:30pm 17 North Carolina 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay ESPN Allen 29 Plumlee 9 Allen 5 72–76 9,314 22–9 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament Mar 9, 2016 2:30pm yes 19 5 NC State 12 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round ESPN Tied 22 Plumlee 10 Allen 6 92–89 18,561 23–9 Mar 10, 2016 2:00pm yes 19 5 Notre Dame 4 Verizon Center Washington, D.C Quarterfinals ESPN Allen 27 Ingram 7 Thornton 4 79–84 OT 18,561 23–10 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2016 12:15pm yes yes 19 4 W UNC Wilmington 13 W Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round CBS Tied 23 Allen 10 Allen 5 93–85 11,656 24–10 Mar 19, 2016 2:40 pm yes yes 19 4 W Yale 12 W Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Second Round CBS Allen 29 Plumlee 10 Thornton 5 71–64 11,679 25–10 Mar 24, 2016 6:55 pm yes yes 19 4 W Oregon 1 W 5 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS Ingram 24 Kennard 11 Tied 3 68–82 17,601 25–11 W West Region AP Poll Eastern Time Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre Post 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 References Duke Blue Devils Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Category:2015 in sports in North Carolina Category:2016 in sports in North Carolina