2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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 its 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.

2015–16 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record25–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mike Krzyzewski (36th year)
Assistant coachJeff Capel
Nate James
Jon Scheyer
CaptainAmile Jefferson
Marshall Plumlee
Matt Jones
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778337  .825
No. 4 Virginia135 .722298  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)135 .722278  .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667238  .742
Notre Dame117 .6112412  .667
No. 19 Duke117 .6112511  .694
Virginia Tech108 .5562015  .571
Clemson108 .5561714  .548
Pittsburgh99 .5002112  .636
Syracuse99 .5002314  .622
Georgia Tech810 .4442115  .583
Florida State810 .4442014  .588
NC State513 .2781617  .485
Wake Forest216 .1111120  .355
Boston College018 .000725  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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