From NBA head coaches to college builders — coaching careers among the 276 Duke player profiles.
48 Duke players went into coaching.
| Player | Years at Duke | Current Coaching Role | NBA Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Billerman | 1974–75 | Retired December 2025 after 26 seasons as head boys' basketball coach at Ravensc | — |
| Bob Bender | 1977–80 | Retired in Raleigh, N.C., after 15 NBA seasons as an assistant coach and scout; | — |
| Vince Taylor | 1978–82 | Assistant coach, Tennessee State University; Lexington African American Sports H | 31 |
| Jim Corrigan | 1979–80 | Part-time player development coach at Excel Basketball Academy in Virginia Beach | — |
| Chip Engelland | 1979–83 | Assistant coach, Oklahoma City Thunder; 3x NBA Champion (2007, 2014, 2025); the | — |
| Johnny Dawkins | 1982–86 | Head coach, UCF (since 2016; 189-132 in ten seasons); led the Knights to the 202 | 541 |
| Tommy Amaker | 1983–87 | Head Coach, Harvard Crimson | — |
| Quin Snyder | 1985–89 | Head Coach, Atlanta Hawks | — |
| Robert Brickey | 1987–90 | Head coach, Fayetteville Stingers (The Basketball League); lives in Fayetteville | — |
| Clay Buckley | 1987–91 | Founder and president of CauseNetwork, a McLean, Virginia giving marketplace tha | — |
| Thomas Hill | 1989–93 | Boys Basketball Program Director & Head Coach, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Au | 129 |
| Bobby Hurley | 1989–93 | Out of coaching since Arizona State declined to renew his contract on March 11, | 269 |
| Kenny Blakeney | 1990–95 | Head coach, Howard University (2019–present); back-to-back MEAC champions; 2 NCA | — |
| Marty Clark | 1990–94 | Recovery advocate in the addiction-treatment industry in the Denver area, most r | — |
| Antonio Lang | 1990–94 | Assistant Coach, Atlanta Hawks | 143 |
| Erik Meek | 1991–95 | Back home in San Diego, with a master’s in educational technology, after coachin | — |
| Chris Collins | 1992–96 | Head coach, Northwestern University (2013–present); 3 NCAA Tournament appearance | — |
| Jeff Capel | 1993–97 | Head Coach, Pittsburgh | — |
| Greg Newton | 1993–97 | Former assistant coach, Brock University (Ontario); lives in Niagara Falls regio | — |
| Jay Heaps | 1994–99 | Head coach and CEO of Birmingham Legion FC, the club he has run since 2018; he a | — |
| Steve Wojciechowski | 1994–98 | Assistant Coach, Utah Jazz | — |
| Chris Carrawell | 1996–00 | Associate Head Coach, Duke Blue Devils | — |
| Nate James | 1996–00 | Associate Head Coach, Howard University (reunited with Kenny Blakeney); married | — |
| William Avery | 1997–99 | Assistant Coach, Duke University (hired 2023 under Jon Scheyer); graduated Duke | 142 |
| Chris Burgess | 1997–99 | Lead assistant coach, BYU men's basketball (2024-); helped to 2025 Sweet 16. | — |
| Andy Borman | 1999–04 | Head coach of the Greenwich Academy boys basketball program in Connecticut; neph | — |
| Andre Buckner | 1999–03 | Founder of Higher Goals Now in Southlake, Texas, where he is the basketball coac | — |
| Nick Horvath | 1999–04 | Teaches physics and coaches boys basketball at Palmerston North Boys' High Schoo | — |
| Chris Duhon | 2000–04 | Head coach, Gaston Christian School (NC); Greater New Orleans Sports HOF (2024) | 606 |
| Dahntay Jones | 2000–03 | Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Clippers (promoted to full assistant 2024-25 under | 624 |
| Sean Dockery | 2002–06 | Skills trainer and founder of the Dockery Basketball Academy in San Antonio, Tex | — |
| Patrick Johnson | 2002–06 | Athletic director at Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California, after co | — |
| Ross Perkins | 2002–06 | Businessman in Greensboro, North Carolina — and still the subject of a story Coa | — |
| JJ Redick | 2002–06 | Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers | 940 |
| Shelden Williams | 2002–06 | Coach/mentor; Shelden Williams Foundation; G League asst. coach | 361 |
| David McClure | 2004–09 | Assistant Coach, Memphis Grizzlies (since 2019); previously Spurs, Pacers | — |
| Josh McRoberts | 2005–07 | Assistant coach, Carmel HS; Hamilton County Basketball HOF | 433 |
| Greg Paulus | 2005–09 | Head Coach, Niagara University men’s basketball (since 2019); inducted into Grea | — |
| Jon Scheyer | 2006–10 | Head Coach, Duke University men's basketball (20th in program history). 118-24 i | — |
| Taylor King | 2007–08 | Assistant coach at JSerra Catholic High School and a private skills trainer in I | — |
| Nolan Smith | 2007–11 | Head Coach, Tennessee State University (hired July 2025); previously assistant a | 84 |
| Olek Czyz | 2008–10 | Head coach of the Galena High School boys basketball program in Reno, Nevada, si | — |
| Andre Dawkins | 2009–14 | Head boys basketball coach, Charlottesville High School (VA); director, Pro Skil | 4 |
| Tyler Thornton | 2010–14 | Assistant coach at Duke under Jon Scheyer, hired in May 2025 after six seasons a | — |
| Michael Gbinije | 2011–12 | Assistant men's basketball coach at Virginia University of Lynchburg, an HBCU ne | 9 |
| Amile Jefferson | 2012–17 | Assistant coach for the Boston Celtics under Joe Mazzulla, who won the 2024 NBA | 30 |
| Justin Robinson | 2015–20 | Player development coach for the Los Angeles Lakers under JJ Redick since July 2 | — |
| Stanley Borden | 2021–25 | Graduate transfer at UTSA (2025-26); Duke computer science degree; last Coach K | — |