Duke Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 8, 2026 · CSM Staff
 
Duke Blue Devils
 
ACC (32-2, 17-1)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/21 vs Michigan (68-63), 3/15 vs Virginia (74-70)
Bad Losses: 12/20 vs Texas Tech (81-82), 2/7 at North Carolina (68-71)
Coach: Jon Scheyer
 
Probable Starters:
Cameron Boozer, Freshman, Forward, 22.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.5 spg
Maliq Brown, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.9 spg
Dame Sarr, Freshman, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 1.0 apg, 3.7 rpg
Isaiah Evans, Sophomore, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 1.4 apg, 3.1 rpg
Cayden Boozer, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Nikolas Khamenia, Freshman, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Caleb Foster, Junior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 3.6 rpg
Patrick Ngonba II, Sophomore, Center, 10.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 bpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 82.9 (42nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.6 (20, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (8, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.1 (86, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (109, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.3 (197, 9)
Rebound Margin: 10.5 (6, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (26, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.4 (76, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mount St. Mary’s
2025 NCAA Round of 32 win over Baylor
2025 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona
2025 NCAA Regional Final win over Alabama
2025 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Houston
2024 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vermont
2024 NCAA Round of 32 win over James Madison
2024 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Houston
2024 NCAA Regional Final loss to NC State
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts
2023 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Cal State Fullerton
2022 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan State
2022 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Texas Tech
2022 NCAA Regional Final win over Arkansas
2022 NCAA National Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Dakota State
2019 NCAA Round of 32 win over UCF
2019 NCAA Regional Semi-final win over Virginia Tech
2019 NCAA Regional Final loss to Michigan State
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iona
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Rhode Island
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Syracuse
2018 NCAA Regional Final loss to Kansas
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Troy
2017 NCAA Round of 32 loss to South Carolina
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina-Wilmington
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over Yale
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Oregon
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over Robert Morris
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over San Diego State
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Utah
2015 NCAA Regional Final win over Gonzaga
2015 NCAA National Semifinal win over Michigan State
2015 NCAA National Final win over Wisconsin
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Mercer
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Albany
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Creighton
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Michigan State
2013 NCAA Regional Final loss to Louisville
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Lehigh
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Hampton
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Arizona
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over California
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Purdue
2010 NCAA Regional Final win over Baylor
2010 NCAA National Semifinal win over West Virginia
2010 NCAA National Final win over Butler
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Binghamton
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Belmont
2008 NCAA Round of 32 loss to West Virginia
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to VCU
 
*all team stats through 3/8