One-and-Done Superteam
The most NBA talent ever assembled in college. No titles. Coach K’s farewell.
The One-and-Done Superteam Era at Duke, 2015–22
The most NBA talent ever assembled in college. No titles. Coach K’s farewell. Across 7 seasons Duke went 184-58 (.760) and reached a Final Four, taking 2 ACC Tournament titles.
46 players wore the uniform in this era and are catalogued below. 20 were drafted into the NBA; 25 reached an NBA roster, a number that can run higher because undrafted players make teams too. The rest went into coaching, medicine, law, business and the ordinary lives that make up most of any roster. Each card below links to a full profile: how he got to Duke, what he did here, and where he is now.
Every Duke Player of the One-and-Done Superteam Era
Matt Jones
Started the 2015 title game as a sophomore. Now he brokers leases in the Bay Area.
Sean Obi
Rioters burned his family's house when he was six. He never got healthy at Duke. He kept going.
Brennan Besser
Six career games. Biked 3,400 miles for his sister.
Brandon Ingram
Kids from Kinston don't go to Duke. He wore the jersey anyway.
Chase Jeter
Chose Duke over his father's UNLV. Became the player everyone recruited at Arizona.
Luke Kennard
2,997 high school points, more than LeBron. Now the second-best three-point shooter in NBA history.
Justin Robinson
David Robinson's youngest son. Chose Duke over Navy because his father played for Coach K on the Dream Team.
Derryck Thornton
Skipped his senior year of high school to replace Tyus Jones. Left when the next five-star arrived.
Antonio Vrankovic
His father won two Olympic silvers, one against the Dream Team. Now he leads his hometown club in rebounds.
Marques Bolden
Buried behind a parade of NBA bigs at Duke. Then he became Mas Joyo, Indonesia's first NBA player.
Javin DeLaurier
Four years. Two ACC Tournament rings. Zero headlines. All heart.
Harry Giles III
The most talented player you never saw at full speed.
Frank Jackson
Chose Duke over a mission. Seven years chasing the NBA from New Orleans to Detroit to China.
Jayson Tatum
One year at Duke. NBA champion at 26.
Jack White
Said no to Boise State. An NBA ring with Jokić's Nuggets without a single playoff minute.
Marvin Bagley III
Grandson of Jumpin' Joe Caldwell. Drafted No. 2 behind his own high school teammate.
Mike Buckmire
Walk-on. Sat next to Zion at every locker. Now a physical therapist for D1 athletes.
Wendell Carter Jr.
His parents met at a dunk contest. He was born at 11 pounds 8 ounces, almost went to Harvard, and chose Duke.
Trevon Duval
The first one-and-done Blue Devil to go undrafted. Now back in Greensboro.
Jordan Goldwire
Committed to Eastern Kentucky. Then Duke called. Coach K said the fans owed him their respect.
Alex O'Connell
His father wore the same uniform in the '70s. A career-high 20 in Zion's place.
Gary Trent Jr.
Trained at 3 a.m. by his father. A second-round pick who became a $54 million man.
Jordan Tucker
Committed a week after Kevin Knox picked Kentucky. Fourteen minutes, six points, gone by January.
Joey Baker
On track to be salutatorian. Reclassified up a year to join the Zion class instead.
RJ Barrett
#3 pick. Canadian. Still proving himself.
Tre Jones
Tyus’s brother. Stayed two years.
Cam Reddish
The third piece of Zion, RJ and Cam. Game-winner at FSU. Drafted 10th. The heartbeat doesn't stop.
Zion Williamson
The shoe exploded. The legend was born.
Vernon Carey Jr.
The gentle giant who chose Duke over hometown Miami.
Matthew Hurt
He led the ACC in scoring on Coach K's worst team. Then nobody drafted him.
Wendell Moore Jr.
Coach K's last captain became his most complete player.
Michael Savarino
Calls Coach K "Poppy" off the court. Got the offer in sixth grade. Wore 30 for Jon Scheyer.
Cassius Stanley
A 46-inch vertical, a Duke record. Then COVID erased what might have been Duke's best team.
Keenan Worthington
Turned down D-I scholarships to walk on at Duke. Three years on the bench, then a transfer no one announced.
Jaemyn Brakefield
West Virginia's first three-time Gatorade Player of the Year. Now averaging 23.4 a game in Japan.
Henry Coleman III
Coach K told him a Duke commitment was a 40-year deal. He took it.
Jalen Johnson
Thirteen games at Duke. $150 million in the NBA.
Jeremy Roach
Played four years when everyone else played one. Then he faced his Brotherhood in the NCAA Tournament.
DJ Steward
He went 10-for-10 in a state title game as a freshman. The NBA still hasn't found room.
Patrick Tape
Ivy Leaguer. One Coach K season. Now he plays for Côte d'Ivoire.
Mark Williams
The rim protector with a WNBA sister, a doctor father, and Nigerian roots.
Paolo Banchero
#1 pick. Coach K’s last lottery star.
AJ Griffin
Shot on regulation hoops at age two while NBA players stopped to watch. Retired at 21 to follow Jesus.
Theo John
From Wojo's Marquette to Coach K's Final Four. Two coaching trees, one Brotherhood.
Bates Jones
All-state quarterback. Daniel Jones's brother. Came for Coach K's last season and stayed for Scheyer's first.
Trevor Keels
The two-way freshman who started 26 games on a Final Four team.