2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by 38th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in second place. They defeated Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to North Carolina in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated Iona, Rhode Island, and Syracuse to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to No. 1 seed Kansas in overtime. The 2017-18 Blue Devils team was one of the few teams in NCAA history to send their whole starting five pro in the off-season following their season. Four of them got drafted (two in lottery, one late first round, one second round) and another got signed as undrafted free agent. Throughout the season the whole starting five was in first round NBA draft projections.

2017–18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 9
Record29–8 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mike Krzyzewski (38th season)
Assistant coaches
CaptainGrayson Allen
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Virginia171 .944313  .912
No. 9 Duke135 .722298  .784
No. 22 Miami (FL)117 .6112210  .688
No. 20 Clemson117 .6112510  .714
NC State117 .6112112  .636
No. 10 North Carolina117 .6112611  .703
Virginia Tech108 .5562112  .636
Florida State99 .5002312  .657
Louisville99 .5002214  .611
Notre Dame810 .4442115  .583
Syracuse810 .4442314  .622
Boston College711 .3891916  .543
Georgia Tech612 .3331319  .406
Wake Forest414 .2221120  .355
Pittsburgh018 .000824  .250
2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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