2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by a 37th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Starting on January 7, Jeff Capel temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovered from lower back surgery. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 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 Troy in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to South Carolina.

2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 7
Record28–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mike Krzyzewski (37th season)
Assistant coaches
CaptainMatt Jones
Amile Jefferson
Grayson Allen (stripped)
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 16 Florida State12–6 .66726–9  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame12–6 .66726–10  .722
No. 10 Louisville12–6 .66725–9  .735
No. 7 Duke †11–7 .61128–9  .757
No. 24 Virginia11–7 .61123–11  .676
Virginia Tech10–8 .55622–11  .667
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–12  .636
Syracuse10–8 .55619–15  .559
Wake Forest9–9 .50019–14  .576
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–16  .568
Clemson6–12 .33317–16  .515
NC State0–14 .0000–17  .000[3]
Pittsburgh4–14 .22216–17  .485
Boston College2–16 .1119–23  .281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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