#2 Duke Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Duke Blue Devils
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #2
 
Conference Rank: #1 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 27-9, 14-6
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Jon Scheyer
Coach Record: 27-9 at Duke, 27-9 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Dariq Whitehead, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
Dereck Lively II, Center, 5.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jacob Grandison, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kyle Filipowski, Sophomore, Center, 15.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jeremy Roach, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.1 apg
Tyrese Proctor, Sophomore, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg
Mark Mitchell, Sophomore, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Ryan Young, Senior, Center, 6.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
Jaylen Blakes, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Neal Begovich, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Stanford
Caleb Foster, Freshman, Guard
Jared McCain, Freshman, Guard
TJ Power, Freshman, Forward
Sean Stewart, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (165th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.6 (30, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (141, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (27, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (241, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (207, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.6 (26, 3)
Rebound Margin: 7.9 (5, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (73, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (138, 11)