2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils

2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
3 Grayson Allen So SG 6-4 198 Oct 8, 1995 Jacksonville (FL) United States Providence School
53 Brennan Besser Fr G 6-5 190 Apr 22, 1997 Chicago (IL) United States The Latin School of Chicago
14 Brandon Ingram Fr SF 6-8 190 Sep 2, 1997 Kinston (NC) United States Kinston High School
21 Amile Jefferson RS-Sr PF 6-9 222 May 7, 1993 Philadelphia (PA) United States Friends' Central School
2 Chase Jeter Fr C 6-10 230 Sep 19, 1997 Las Vegas (NV) United States Bishop Gorman High School
13 Matt Jones Jr SG 6-5 204 Dec 5, 1994 Dallas (TX) United States DeSoto High School
5 Luke Kennard Fr SG 6-5 206 Jun 24, 1996 Franklin (OH) United States Franklin High School
34 Sean Obi So F 6-9 250 Jan 16, 1995 Kaduna Nigeria Green Farms Academy
45 Nick Pagliuca Jr G 6-3 195 Jun 15, 1994 Weston (MA) United States Milton Academy
40 Marshall Plumlee Sr PF 7-1 250 Jul 14, 1992 Warsaw (IN) United States Christ School
50 Justin Robinson RS-Fr F 6-9 200 Oct 14, 1996 San Antonio (TX) United States San Antonio Christian School High School
12 Derryck Thornton Fr PG 6-3 195 May 30, 1997 Las Vegas (NV) United States Findlay College Prep
30 Antonio Vrankovic Fr C 7-0 269 Oct 28, 1996 Minneapolis (MN) United States / Croatia Pine Crest School

Recent Duke Blue Devils History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-8 (15-5) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 27-9 (14-6) 3rd (ACC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 32-7 (16-4) 1st (ACC) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2020-2021 13-11 (9-9) 9th (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 25-6 (15-5) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 32-6 (14-4) 3rd (ACC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2017-2018 29-8 (13-5) 2nd (ACC) 4th Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2016-2017 28-9 (11-7) 5th (ACC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 25-11 (11-7) 5th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 35-4 (15-3) 2nd (ACC) 4th Rnd NCAA Champion
2013-2014 26-9 (13-5) 3rd (ACC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 30-6 (14-4) 2nd (ACC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2011-2012 27-7 (13-3) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 32-5 (13-3) 2nd (ACC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 35-5 (13-3) 1st (ACC) Champion NCAA Champion
2008-2009 30-7 (11-5) 2nd (ACC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2007-2008 28-6 (13-3) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 22-11 (8-8) 6th (ACC) 1st Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 32-4 (14-2) 1st (ACC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 27-6 (11-5) 3rd (ACC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2003-2004 31-6 (13-3) 1st (ACC) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2002-2003 26-7 (11-5) 3rd (ACC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd

2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Grayson Allen NABC All-American Third Team
Grayson Allen NABC All-District (2) First Team
Brandon Ingram NABC All-District (2) First Team
Grayson Allen AP All-American Third Team
Grayson Allen Sporting News All-American Second Team
Grayson Allen Academic All-American Second Team
Grayson Allen All-ACC First Team (Coaches)
Brandon Ingram All-ACC Second Team (Coaches)
Grayson Allen All-ACC First Team (Media)
Brandon Ingram All-ACC Second Team (Media)
Grayson Allen ACC All-Tournament Second Team
Grayson Allen ACC Most Improved Player (Coaches)
Brandon Ingram ACC Rookie of the Year (Coaches)
Brandon Ingram ACC Freshman of the Year (Media)
Brandon Ingram ACC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Brandon Ingram ACC All-Freshman Team (Media)
Grayson Allen ACC Player of the Week (Nov 16, 2015)
Grayson Allen ACC Player of the Week (Jan 4, 2016)
Brandon Ingram ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan 11, 2016)
Brandon Ingram ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan 4, 2016)
Brandon Ingram ACC Freshman of the Week (Dec 7, 2015)
Brandon Ingram ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb 15, 2016)
Luke Kennard ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb 8, 2016)
Grayson Allen 2K Sports Classic MVP
Grayson Allen 2K Sports Classic All-Tournament Team
Derryck Thornton 2K Sports Classic All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Thornton M. Jones G. Allen B. Ingram M. Plumlee
Rotation   L. Kennard   A. Jefferson  
Lim PT N. Pagliuca B. Besser   S. Obi C. Jeter
Lim PT         A. Vrankovic

2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Grayson Allen 36 36.6 21.6 4.6 3.5 1.3 0.1 2.0
Brandon Ingram 36 34.6 17.3 6.8 2.0 1.1 1.4 2.0
Luke Kennard 36 26.7 11.8 3.6 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.8
Amile Jefferson 9 30.3 11.4 10.3 1.4 0.8 1.2 1.6
Matt Jones 35 31.8 10.4 2.5 2.3 1.0 0.2 1.1
Marshall Plumlee 36 30.5 8.3 8.6 1.1 0.8 1.6 1.1
Derryck Thornton 36 26.0 7.1 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.6
Chase Jeter 32 7.9 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6
Antonio Vrankovic 5 2.8 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6
Sean Obi 10 2.7 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
Nick Pagliuca 10 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Brennan Besser 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015-2016 Duke Blue Devils Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Krzyzewski Head Coach 1980-1981 N/A
Jeff Capel III Associate Head Coach 2011-2012 Head Coach (Fayetteville Patriots, 2001 to 2004)
Nate James Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Duke, 2007 to 2008)
Jon Scheyer Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Kevin White Athletic Director 2008-2009 N/A
Sonny Falcone Director of Sports Performance 2008-2009 N/A
David Bradley Director of Basketball Operations 2005-2006 N/A
Jon Jackson Associate Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Matt Plizga Associate Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Art Chase Assistant Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Debbie K. Savarino Assistant Athletic Director 2015-2016 Director of External Relations (Duke, 2014 to 2015)
Lindy Brown Assistant Director of Sports Information 2006-2007 N/A
Meredith Rieder Assistant Director of Sports Information 2008-2009 N/A
Ashley Wolf Assistant Director of Sports Information 2009-2010 N/A
Leslie Gaber Assistant Director of Sports Information 2011-2012 N/A
Brad Amersbach Assistant Director of Sports Information 2013-2014 N/A
Sarah Fetters Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Cory Walton Assistant Director of Sports Information 2015-2016 Assistant Director of Communications (Arizona, 2013 to 2015)
William Stephens Strength and Conditioning Coach 1999-2000 N/A
Joe Fonseca Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 N/A