The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. They were coached by a 37th-year head coach,

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. Starting on January 7,

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temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovered from lower back surgery. The Blue Devils played their home games at

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 28–9, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They became the first ACC team to win four games in four days on their way to winning the ACC tournament. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to

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Previous season

Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year after winning its fifth national championship. The Blue Devils beat UNC-Wilmington and Yale before falling to top seeded Oregon in the West region.

Off-season

Departures

2016 recruiting class

Future recruits

2017–18 team recruits

Roster

*Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Depth chart

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes

References

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