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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

Duke University Men's Basketball

Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$32M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$2,124,573
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
958
APR
96% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Duke University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $31,868,603, well above the median of $3M — $2,124,573 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 958, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,690,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,384 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$32M
Spend per player$2,124,573
Roster size15
Coaching staff5
APR958

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$31,868,603 for the year
  • Operating expenses$8,046,482 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$2,124,573 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$15,690,493 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$33,384 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,969,104 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jon Scheyer head coachHead Coachnot on file
Chris CarrawellAssociate Head Coachnot on file
Emanuel DildyAssociate Head Coachnot on file
Tyler ThorntonAssistant Coachnot on file
KJ ConklinAssistant Coachnot on file
Mike SchrageSpecial Assistant to the Head Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
United Methodist
7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

Men's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate958
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$31,868,603 $2,124,574 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$15,690,493
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,969,104
$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,072
Average net price$23,422
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,295
$30–48k$242
$48–75k$6,901
$75–110k$16,487
$110k and up$54,375
Tuition & fees
$65,805

Campus safety

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1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.12
Property3.26
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Multidisciplinary studies283 · 13%
Social sciences282 · 13%
Computer & information sciences274 · 13%
Biological sciences274 · 13%
Engineering272 · 13%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Duke UniversityNorth Carolina Central University · 3 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 9 miNorth Carolina State University · 21 miWilliam Peace University · 22 miShaw University · 23 miElon University · 32 miCampbell University · 42 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 47 miAverett University · 48 miGreensboro College · 48 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 49 miGuilford College · 53 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.317$1.5M95590%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference916$17M97119%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2115$12M95440%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference2220$160k—97%
Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2317$534k—30%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association3216$3.3M99567%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4216$2.1M98094%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4716$1.9M95146%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4817$199k—48%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4816$161k—92%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference4916$2.6M98290%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5320$243k—84%

Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Duke University at cap15$32M$2,124,573958vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap16$17M$1,046,162971vs
Southern Methodist University 1 over cap16$17M$1,045,955975vs
University of Virginia 4 over cap19$17M$876,126961vs
Syracuse University 2 over cap17$16M$937,429970vs
University of Louisville 2 over cap17$15M$873,768994vs
Florida State University 1 over cap16$15M$909,849985vs
University of Miami (Florida) room for 114$14M$1,026,182968vs
University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap22$14M$640,997960vs
University of Notre Dame 2 over cap17$13M$779,135989vs
Wake Forest University 2 over cap17$13M$767,947959vs
Clemson University 2 over cap17$13M$740,749975vs
Georgia Institute of Technology at cap15$12M$800,930970vs
North Carolina State University at cap15$12M$790,594954vs
University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap16$11M$714,860968vs
Boston College at cap15$11M$720,368958vs
Stanford University 1 over cap16$11M$672,835998vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap15$9.5M$633,618980vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked