All Players

276 profiles complete • 276 total players

Foster EraComplete

Tate Armstrong

Guard • 6'3" • 1974–77

Thirty-three points on a broken wrist, an Olympic gold medal, and the season Duke should remember better.

Foster EraComplete

Bruce Bell

Guard • 6'0" • 1974–78

The referee's son, the lone senior of Forever's Team, and for 20 years the law in Lexington.

Foster EraComplete

Kevin Billerman

Guard • 6'2" • 1974–75

Started for three coaches, captained for two, never got an All-ACC vote. Got a court with his name on it instead.

Foster EraComplete

Terry Chili

Center • 6'10" • 1974–76

Two free throws against Maryland, and the camp conversation that brought Gminski to Duke.

Foster EraComplete

Mark Crow

Forward • 6'8" • 1974–77

Duke's third option in 1977 took his open shot in Italy and never came home.

Foster EraComplete

Bob Fleischer

Forward • 6'8" • 1974–75

Led Duke in rebounding for three coaches, said what he thought, and went to med school. Still practicing at 73.

Foster EraComplete

Paul Fox

Guard • 6'2" • 1974–76

Threw the most replayed pass in the rivalry at 19, then made sure basketball never ran his life.

Foster EraComplete

Rick Gomez

Guard • 6'3" • 1974–76

Signed as a 24-a-game scorer, given 14 points in two years. He went home and scored 384 in one.

Foster EraComplete

Willie Hodge

Center • 6'9" • 1974–76

The most recruited player Duke signed in 1972, who stayed through three coaches and learned not to foul.

Foster EraComplete

Pete Kramer

Forward • 6'4" • 1974–75

The smallest forward in the ACC, by his own billing. Came for the degree, said so at 18, and used it for 40 years.

Foster EraComplete

George Moses

Forward • 6'5" • 1974–76

The nation's top junior college rebounder, Duke's first JUCO transfer, and the leading rebounder on the team that beat Maryland.

Foster EraComplete

Dave O'Connell

Forward • 6'4" • 1974–76

The leaper of the 1972 class. The knees took three seasons; his sons gave Duke the fourth.

Foster EraComplete

Bill Suk

Forward • 6'5" • 1974–75

Four-time all-stater, best defender on the team, 2.8 a game. Said at 22 that basketball would become part of his past, and it did.

Foster EraComplete

Ken Young

Guard • 5'10" • 1974–76

Foster's first signee, the fastest man on the floor, and the one Duke could never make room for.

Foster EraComplete

Scott Goetsch

Center • 6'9" • 1975–79

Gminski's backup, and the man on the 1978 bench chanting about Bill Laimbeer before anyone else knew. A Baltimore lawyer for 44 years.

Foster EraComplete

Steve Gray

Guard • 6'2" • 1975–79

The guard who had the ball when Tate Armstrong couldn't. Ran a public company before 40, co-founded a teammate's firm, and lost it all to the SEC.

Foster EraComplete

Cameron Hall

Forward • 6'9" • 1975–78

Played in the Olympics before he played a college game. His back ended the first career; the second one ran 32 years.

Foster EraComplete

Harold Morrison

Forward • 6'7" • 1975–79

"Serviceable, at best" on Foster's thin 1977 roster. Then 33 years at Chubb, running 120 offices in 28 countries.

Foster EraComplete

Jim Spanarkel

Guard • 6'5" • 1975–79

Bill Foster had to invent a verb for him. Duke's first 2,000-point scorer, an original Maverick, and a 30-year voice of the game.

Foster EraComplete

Mike Gminski

Center • 6'11" • 1976–80

Came to Duke at 17 and left with its records for points, rebounds and blocks. Sober since 2020.

Foster EraComplete

Rob Hardy

Guard • 6'3" • 1976–79

Son of a Kentucky quarterback, grandson of a Kentucky lieutenant governor, and a Duke reserve on the night Kentucky won the 1978 title. Now runs the family insurance company in Frankfort.

Foster EraComplete

Rick Mainwaring

Guard • 6'3" • 1976–77

Three points on free throws, then 36 years repairing children's hearts.

Foster EraComplete

Geoff Northrop

Forward • 6'6" • 1976–77

A walk-on senior who got one sentence from Bill Foster, and a lawyer's life in Ocean Beach.

Foster EraComplete

Bob Bender

Guard • 6'2" • 1977–80

One minute for Indiana in 1976, seventeen for Duke in 1978: the first man to play for the national title with two schools.

Foster EraComplete

John Harrell

Guard • 6'0" • 1977–79

The Hillside kid who crossed town from NCCU, ran the 1978 title-game team, and made all six free throws that beat Notre Dame. Died at 50.

Foster EraComplete

Jim Corrigan

Guard • 5'11" • 1979–80

The ACC commissioner's nephew walked on at Duke, never missed a shot, and coached for forty straight seasons.

FoundationComplete

Gene Banks

Forward • 6'7" • 1977–81

Before Dawkins. Before Laettner. There was Tinkerbell, the kid from West Philly who made Duke a destination.

FoundationComplete

Larry Linney

Forward • 6'6" • 1977–81

The walk-on who bridged Foster's title game and Coach K's first team.

FoundationComplete

Kenny Dennard

Forward • 6'8" • 1977–81

The jester, the enforcer, the cancer survivor. Banks got the roses. Dennard made the inbounds pass.

FoundationComplete

Vince Taylor

Guard • 6’5” • 1978–82

Lexington's playground legend chose Duke over Kentucky and led the ACC in scoring.

FoundationComplete

Tom Emma

Guard • 6'2" • 1979–83

He scored the first points of the Krzyzewski era. Then he held the locker room together through the worst of it.

FoundationComplete

Chip Engelland

Guard • 6’2” • 1979–83

A tennis coach taught him to shoot. He taught Kawhi, Parker and Kerr.

FoundationComplete

Jim Suddath

Forward • 6'8" • 1977–81

Three knee surgeries in six months. Then the best shooting percentage on Coach K's first team.

FoundationComplete

Mike Tissaw

Forward • 6'8" • 1979–83

He wasn't the player Coach K needed. He knew it before anyone told him. He played 94 games anyway.

FoundationComplete

Jon Weingart

Guard • 6'2" • 1979–82

Ten minutes for Coach K. Thirty years operating on brains at Johns Hopkins.

FoundationComplete

Cornelius "Mac" Dyke

Forward • 6'7" • 1980–82

One shot, one make at Duke. Then a life in open-heart surgery.

FoundationComplete

Doug McNeely

Guard • 6'5" • 1980–84

Maybe the first kid Coach K ever recruited. Definitely the captain when it broke through.

FoundationComplete

Gordon Whitted

Guard • 6'2" • 1980–83

Seventeen minutes on Coach K's first team. The rest of the story is still unwritten.

FoundationComplete

Allen Williams

Forward • 6'8" • 1979–82

West Virginia's first Class AAA champion. Recruited by Foster, coached by K.

FoundationComplete

Todd Anderson

Forward • 6'9" • 1981–85

Coach K's first recruiting class had two names. This was one of them.

FoundationComplete

Jay Bryan

Forward • 6'8" • 1981–85

Came for the 10-17 season. Stayed for all four.

FoundationComplete

Ned Franke

Forward • 6'5" • 1981–82

One season, two points, and a long way from a ghost: Coach K's 1981-82 forward who went on to help keep Pinehurst's history alive.

FoundationComplete

Dan Meagher

Forward • 6'7" • 1981–85

The Canadian who ate glass.

FoundationComplete

Loel Payne

Forward • 6'5" • 1979–83

One semester for Coach K. Then he went and became the doctor who fixes knees.

FoundationComplete

Greg Wendt

Guard • 6'6" • 1981–83

Coach K's first big get. The Celtics drafted him anyway.

FoundationComplete

Mark Alarie

Forward • 6’8” • 1982–86

The Godfather Class. The one who wanted Stanford.

FoundationComplete

Jay Bilas

Center/Fwd • 6’8” • 1982–86

From walk-on mentality to the voice of college basketball.

FoundationComplete

Johnny Dawkins

Guard • 6’2” • 1982–86

He started it all.

FoundationComplete

Richard Ford

Guard • 6'2" • 1982–84

Walked on, earned a scholarship, became captain. Then spent his life fighting for the athletes who came after him.

FoundationComplete

David Henderson

Guard/Fwd • 6’5” • 1982–86

Duke’s first choice was someone else.

FoundationComplete

Bill Jackman

Forward • 6'8" • 1982–83

The sixth name in the Godfather Class. He went home to Nebraska after one year.

FoundationComplete

Weldon Williams

Guard • 6'6" • 1982–86

The fifth name in the Godfather Class. He founded a church and pastored it for nineteen years.

FoundationComplete

Tommy Amaker

Point Guard • 6’0” • 1983–87

The quiet engine of the dynasty.

FoundationComplete

Marty Nessley

Center • 7’2” • 1983–87

Be careful what you wish for.

First DynastyComplete

Kevin Strickland

Forward • 6'5" • 1984–88

Senior captain of the 1988 Final Four team. Then France. Then the trail goes quiet.

FoundationComplete

Billy King

Forward • 6’6” • 1984–88

Before he ran the Nets, he guarded the best.

First DynastyComplete

Andy Berndt

Forward • 6'6" • 1985–89

Nine minutes of Duke basketball. Then he founded Google Creative Lab.

First DynastyComplete

George Burgin

Center • 7'0" • 1985–89

Amaker's high school teammate. Three Final Fours in 38 games.

First DynastyComplete

Dave Colonna

Guard • 6'5" • 1985–90

Two minutes of Duke basketball. First-Team All-ACC at tight end.

First DynastyComplete

Rey Essex

Forward • 6'6" • 1985–89

Eight minutes for Coach K. Thirty-five years in tech. Now he is reinventing the checkout line.

First DynastyComplete

Danny Ferry

Forward • 6’10” • 1985–89

The bridge between Foundation and Dynasty.

FoundationComplete

John Smith

Forward • 6’7” • 1985–89

He didn’t need a Wikipedia page to matter.

First DynastyComplete

Quin Snyder

Point Guard • 6’2” • 1985–89

From Cameron to courtside in the NBA. The longest road back.

First DynastyComplete

Alaa Abdelnaby

Center • 6’10” • 1986–90

Duke’s Egyptian prince.

First DynastyComplete

Jon Goodman

Guard • 5'10" • 1986–87

One season, twenty minutes. Now Montana's first and only Certified Private Wealth Advisor.

First DynastyComplete

Phil Henderson

Guard • 6’4” • 1986–90

Three Final Fours. The dunk on Mourning. Gone at 44.

First DynastyComplete

Robert Brickey

Forward • 6’5” • 1987–90

King Dunk. 147 dunks. The letter is still on the wall.

First DynastyComplete

Clay Buckley

Forward/Center • 6'10" • 1987–91

The week Duke beat UNLV, he was George Ackles on the scout team. He was also the captain.

First DynastyComplete

Joe Cook

Guard • 6'2" • 1987–90

Brother of one NBA first-round pick, uncle of another. Three Final Fours of his own.

First DynastyComplete

Greg Koubek

Forward • 6'6" • 1987–91

The first player ever to reach four Final Fours. Now a YMCA director.

First DynastyComplete

Ron Burt

Guard • 6'2" • 1988–92

Made the team at an open tryout. Sat eight feet from The Shot.

First DynastyComplete

Brian Davis

Guard/Fwd • 6’7” • 1988–92

Laettner’s partner — in victory and in debt.

First DynastyComplete

Christian Laettner

Center/Fwd • 6’11” • 1988–92

The most hated. The most clutch. The only collegian on the Dream Team.

First DynastyComplete

Crawford Palmer

Forward • 6'9" • 1988–91

A Duke ring in 1991. A French Olympic silver in 2000.

First DynastyComplete

Thomas Hill

Guard/Fwd • 6’5” • 1989–93

An Olympic medalist's son. Two rings. The tears when Laettner hit The Shot.

First DynastyComplete

Bobby Hurley

Point Guard • 6'0" • 1989–93

The kid from the bingo hall who nearly died on a Sacramento road.

First DynastyComplete

Billy McCaffrey

Guard • 6’3” • 1989–91

Championship hero. Transfer rebel. The ring stayed in the dorm room. He was always a champion.

First DynastyComplete

Christian Ast

Forward • 6'8" • 1990–92

A Heidelberg field hockey player who picked up a basketball at 15. He left Duke with two rings.

First DynastyComplete

Kenny Blakeney

Guard • 6’3” • 1990–95

Two national championships. Now building Howard into an HBCU powerhouse.

First DynastyComplete

Marty Clark

Guard • 6'6" • 1990–94

Five of six from the line in the 1992 Final Four. Years later, a phone call from Coach K helped him get sober.

First DynastyComplete

Grant Hill

Forward • 6’8” • 1990–94

The most complete player. The most devastating injuries. The longest arc.

First DynastyComplete

Antonio Lang

Forward • 6’8” • 1990–94

The quiet warrior of two titles.

First DynastyComplete

Kenney Brown

Guard • 6'2" • 1992–96

Four points, all from the foul line. The Brotherhood remembers everyone who made the roster.

First DynastyComplete

Stan Brunson

Forward • 6'8" • 1991–96

A soccer player without a Duke jersey. Then the inbounds pass on the Ricky Price winner.

First DynastyComplete

Erik Meek

Center • 6'10" • 1991–95

A ring as a freshman. Captain of Duke's worst team in fifteen years as a senior.

First DynastyComplete

Cherokee Parks

Center • 6’11” • 1991–95

The last big man of the dynasty years.

First DynastyComplete

Chris Collins

Guard • 6’3” • 1992–96

Doug Collins's son. Mini-hoop with Kobe. Took Northwestern to its first NCAA Tournament.

First DynastyComplete

Tony Moore

Forward • 6'8" • 1992–96

Four years behind Laettner, Hill and Parks. Gone at 42. The Brotherhood brought him home.

TransitionComplete

Baker Perry

Forward • 6'6" • 1992–96

Perfect from the field, from three and from the line. Then he put a weather station near the top of Everest.

First DynastyComplete

Joey Beard

Forward/Center • 6'10" • 1993–95

He outscored Grant Hill. Then the ground shifted.

TransitionComplete

Jeff Capel

Guard • 6’5” • 1993–97

Held the line when Duke was mortal.

TransitionComplete

Greg Newton

Center • 6’10” • 1993–97

The Canadian who talked trash to Tim Duncan. Benched in his final game. Eleven countries since.

TransitionComplete

Carmen Wallace

Forward • 6’6” • 1993–97

Captain of the 1997 ACC champions. Then he negotiated Aaron Rodgers's contracts.

TransitionComplete

Jay Heaps

Guard • 5'9" • 1994–99

The Hermann Trophy winner who walked on to Coach K's team and stayed four years.

TransitionComplete

Trajan Langdon

Guard • 6’4” • 1994–99

The Alaskan Assassin.

TransitionComplete

Roshown McLeod

Forward • 6’8” • 1994–98

Coach K's first transfer. First-round pick. Then the year everything fell apart, and the long road back.

TransitionComplete

Ricky Price

Guard/Fwd • 6’6” • 1994–98

His jumper saved the 1996 season.

TransitionComplete

Todd Singleton

Forward • 6'4" • 1994–98

He saw an ad in the paper. He gave it a shot.

TransitionComplete

Steve Wojciechowski

Guard • 5’11” • 1994–98

Heart and hustle in human form.

TransitionComplete

Justin Caldbeck

Guard • 6'3" • 1995–99

Thirteen career points as a walk-on. Then a fast venture capital rise and a very public 2017 fall.

TransitionComplete

Taymon Domzalski

Center • 6'10" • 1995–99

The only Coach K scholarship player to become a physician.

TransitionComplete

Jeremy Hall

Guard • 6'4" • 1995–96

The freshman fan favorite Cameron loved before they knew his first name.

TransitionComplete

Chris Carrawell

Forward • 6’6” • 1996–00

From freshman unknown to ACC POY.

TransitionComplete

Mike Chappell

Guard/Forward • 6'9" • 1996–98

Duke never really left him.

TransitionComplete

Nate James

Forward • 6’6” • 1996–00

A Marine's son. Five straight ACC titles, a record no one else holds. The Brotherhood brought him home.

Second DynastyComplete

William Avery

Guard • 6’2” • 1997–99

His high school teammate beat him in the 1999 title game. He came back at 40 and graduated.

Second DynastyComplete

Shane Battier

Forward • 6’8” • 1997–01

The No-Stat All-Star. The soul of the 2001 champions.

Second DynastyComplete

Elton Brand

Fwd/Center • 6’9” • 1997–99

From Peekskill to the No. 1 pick. The quiet power forward who changed Duke's recruiting model forever.

TransitionComplete

Chris Burgess

Forward • 6'10" • 1997–99

The #1 recruit who said no to BYU, then yes — twice.

Second DynastyComplete

Ryan Caldbeck

Guard • 6'3" • 1997–01

Followed his brother from team manager to walk-on. Cut a piece of the 2001 net.

Second DynastyComplete

J.D. Simpson

Guard • 6'4" • 1997–01

The walk-on captain of the 2001 NCAA championship team.

Second DynastyComplete

D. Alvin Bryant

Guard • 6'3" • 1998-99

The dual-sport guard who became Duke's quarterback. The QB who became an educator.

Second DynastyComplete

Matt Christensen

Forward • 6'10" • 1995–02

The first LDS player at Duke. The CEO who learned discipline in Frankfurt.

Second DynastyComplete

Corey Maggette

Forward • 6’6” • 1998–99

One of Duke’s first one-and-dones.

Second DynastyComplete

Casey Sanders

Center • 6'11" • 1999–03

The starting center of a national championship.

Second DynastyComplete

Carlos Boozer

Forward • 6’9” • 1999–02

Duke to the Dream Team.

Second DynastyComplete

Andy Borman

Guard • 6'4" • 1999–04

The astronaut's grandson, the coach's nephew, the walk-on who didn't quit.

Second DynastyComplete

Andre Buckner

Guard • 5'10" • 1999–03

The peacekeeper.

Second DynastyComplete

Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Forward • 6’9” • 1999–02

The coach’s son who carved his own path.

Second DynastyComplete

Jay Williams

Guard • 6’2” • 1999–02

The motorcycle accident that changed everything.

Second DynastyComplete

Chris Duhon

Guard • 6’1” • 2000–04

The four-year floor general.

Second DynastyComplete

Nick Horvath

Forward • 6'10" • 1999–04

The only man with NCAA, Australian NBL and New Zealand NBL titles. Now he teaches physics.

Second DynastyComplete

Dahntay Jones

Guard/Fwd • 6’6” • 2000–03

The Rutgers transfer who became Duke's best player. A ring in Cleveland. LeBron paid his fines.

Second DynastyComplete

Andy Means

Guard • 6'5" • 2001-03

Seventeen games as a walk-on, perfect from three. Now he hosts NBA Crunch Time.

Second DynastyComplete

Andre Sweet

Forward • 6'6" • 2000–01

The ring is real. So is the rest of the story.

Second DynastyComplete

Mark Causey

Guard • 6'3" • 2001–02

Georgia's 2A Player of the Year. Twelve games at Duke. Now he straightens teeth in Gainesville.

Second DynastyComplete

Daniel Ewing

Guard • 6'3" • 2001–05

ACC Tournament MVP. Twelve pro seasons in nine countries. Now he scouts for the Lakers.

Second DynastyComplete

Reggie Love

Guard/Forward • 6’4” • 2001–05

Won a title as a freshman, led the football team in receptions. Then Obama called him his little brother.

Second DynastyComplete

Michael Thompson

Center • 6'10" • 2002–04

A McDonald's All-American who went home to Northwestern after a year and a half.

Between CrownsComplete

Sean Dockery

Guard • 6'2" • 2002–06

A 45-footer at the Cameron buzzer. Now he runs an academy named after the team that made him.

Second DynastyComplete

Patrick Johnson

Center • 6'9" • 2002–06

Never played a minute of high school basketball. Started for Coach K against No. 5 Wake Forest anyway.

Between CrownsComplete

Lee Melchionni

Guard • 6'6" • 2002–06

A hundred and eleven left-handed threes. Now he structures settlements for people who need them most.

Between CrownsComplete

Ross Perkins

Guard • 6'4" • 2002–06

Coach K offered him a start in a big ACC game. He walked into the office and gave it back.

Second DynastyComplete

Shavlik Randolph

Forward • 6’10” • 2002–05

North Carolina's most coveted recruit since David Thompson. His body betrayed him. His faith never did.

Between CrownsComplete

JJ Redick

Shooting Guard • 6’3” • 2002–06

The most hated player in America. Now he coaches the Lakers.

Between CrownsComplete

Shelden Williams

Fwd/Center • 6’9” • 2002–06

The Landlord.

Between CrownsComplete

Jordan Davidson

Guard • 6'0" • 2005–10

Followed his brother to Duke as a walk-on. Left with a scholarship and a 2010 ring.

Second DynastyComplete

Luol Deng

Forward • 6’9” • 2003–04

From Sudanese refugee to NBA All-Star.

Between CrownsComplete

Tom Novick

Forward • 6'6" • 2003–07

Two career games. Then Wall Street, Bain and a senior vice president's office.

Second DynastyComplete

Joe Pagliuca

Guard • 6'2" • 2003–07

The first Pagliuca at Duke. Four years a walk-on and the lone senior in 2007.

Between CrownsComplete

David McClure

Forward • 6'6" • 2004–09

Six surgeries. Still climbing.

Between CrownsComplete

DeMarcus Nelson

Guard • 6’4” • 2004–08

California's all-time leading prep scorer. Didn't like Duke until he saw a Jay Williams video.

Between CrownsComplete

Eric Boateng

Center • 6'10" • 2005–06

From the Brixton Topcats to Duke to the London Olympics. Now he runs the Topcats.

Between CrownsComplete

Jamal Boykin

Forward • 6'8" • 2005–07

Named after Jamaal Wilkes, sold on Duke by the Laettner pass. He found his game back home at Cal.

Between CrownsComplete

Josh McRoberts

Forward • 6’10” • 2005–07

Flair, flash, and an early exit.

Between CrownsComplete

Greg Paulus

Guard • 6’1” • 2005–09

The nation's best quarterback and point guard at once. Chose Duke, then started at QB for Syracuse anyway.

Between CrownsComplete

Martynas Pocius

Guard • 6'5" • 2005–09

Lost part of a finger at thirteen. A ring with the Nuggets' front office. Now Real Madrid's deputy GM.

Between CrownsComplete

Gerald Henderson

Guard • 6’5” • 2006–09

The spark that reignited the engine.

Between CrownsComplete

Steve Johnson

Forward • 6'5" • 2006–10

A walk-on with the team's best vertical leap. He high-jumped for Duke track, too. Left with a 2010 ring.

Between CrownsComplete

Jon Scheyer

Guard • 6’5” • 2006–10

Disliked Duke as a kid because all his friends liked Duke. Now he is the 20th head coach in its history.

Between CrownsComplete

Nick Sutton

Guard • 6'2" • 2006–08

One game, two minutes, zero points. Then a career in energy finance.

Between CrownsComplete

Lance Thomas

Forward • 6’9” • 2006–10

Undrafted. Nine NBA seasons and the Knicks captaincy anyway. Now a licensed sea captain.

Between CrownsComplete

Brian Zoubek

Center • 7’1” • 2006–10

Broke his foot twice, opened a cream puff bakery, and grabbed the rebound that won the 2010 title.

Between CrownsComplete

Taylor King

Forward • 6'6" • 2007–08

Twenty points in his Duke debut. One year, then a long road through Villanova, Concordia and Britain.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Casey Peters

Guard • 6'4" • 2007–11

Manager, walk-on, scholarship senior, champion. Now he runs a $1.75 billion investment firm.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Kyle Singler

Forward • 6’8” • 2007–11

Four years, 148 games. The kid from Medford who stayed.

Between CrownsComplete

Nolan Smith

Guard • 6’2” • 2007–11

His father won a title at Louisville and died when Nolan was eight. He won his own in 2010.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Seth Curry

Guard • 6’2” • 2009–13

The other Curry.

Between CrownsComplete

Olek Czyz

Forward • 6'7" • 2008–10

Recruited by the most famous Polish-American coach in history. Left three months before the title.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Miles Plumlee

Forward/Center • 6’11” • 2008–12

The first Plumlee. The one whose feet broke the ink pad.

Between CrownsComplete

Elliot Williams

Guard • 6'4" • 2008–09

Went home to Memphis for his mother. Three catastrophic injuries later, he kept getting back up.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Andre Dawkins

Guard • 6'5" • 2009–14

The purest shooter on a championship team — and the hardest story in the Brotherhood.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Ryan Kelly

Forward • 6'11" • 2009–13

Won a title, married a Cowher, played for the Lakers, found his best basketball in Japan.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Mason Plumlee

Center • 6’11” • 2009–13

The middle Plumlee. All three brothers won titles at Duke; he played thirteen NBA seasons.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Todd Zafirovski

Forward • 6'9" • 2009–13

His father arrived in Cleveland with $1,500 and no English. The son walked on at Duke and left with a ring.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Josh Hairston

Forward • 6’8” • 2010–14

The UNC fan who chose Duke and took the charges nobody else wanted. Now an agent at Klutch Sports.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Kyrie Irving

Guard • 6’2” • 2010–11

Eleven games at Duke. The Shot over Curry. Little Mountain is still climbing.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Tyler Thornton

Guard • 6'2" • 2010–14

Kyrie Irving's insurance plan stayed four years. Coach K: "He would not let us lose."

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Quinn Cook

Guard • 6’1” • 2011–15

Four years. One ring. Two more in the NBA.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Michael Gbinije

Guard • 6'7" • 2011–12

Silent G. Barely played at Duke, starred for Boeheim in a Final Four, played for Nigeria in Rio.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Sean Kelly

Guard • 6'3" • 2011–15

Three years a manager, then a walk-on senior on the 2015 champions.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Austin Rivers

Guard • 6’4” • 2011–12

Doc's son. The Shot at Carolina. Eleven years proving he was more than a last name.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Rodney Hood

Guard/Fwd • 6’8” • 2012–14

A left-handed stroke as smooth as anything in the ACC. Coach K's fourth transfer, then eight NBA seasons.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Amile Jefferson

Forward • 6'9" • 2012–17

150 games, the most in program history. A ring as a player in 2015, another as a Celtics assistant in 2024.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Alex Murphy

Forward • 6'8" • 2012–13

The first Duke recruit to skip his senior year of high school. Now playing for Finland.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Marshall Plumlee

Center • 7’0” • 2012–16

The youngest brother. A ring, 29 NBA games, then Ranger school and Afghanistan.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Rasheed Sulaimon

Guard • 6'5" • 2012–15

His Duke career ended in a dismissal. Ten years and six countries later, he is still playing.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Matt Jones

Guard • 6'5" • 2013–17

Started the 2015 title game as a sophomore. Now he brokers leases in the Bay Area.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Semi Ojeleye

Forward • 6'8" • 2013–15

23 games at Duke. AAC Player of the Year at SMU. He guarded Giannis in the playoffs.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Nick Pagliuca

Guard • 6'3" • 2013–17

One minute in the 2015 Final Four. A national championship. Now Palantir.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Jabari Parker

Forward • 6’8” • 2013–14

The kid from the church gym. Two torn ACLs. Tears of gratitude in Barcelona.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Grayson Allen

Guard • 6’4” • 2014–18

The hero. The villain. The shooter. A $70 million redemption arc.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Tyus Jones

Guard • 6’1” • 2014–15

Hit the biggest shot of 2015.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Sean Obi

Center • 6'9" • 2014–17

Rioters burned his family's house when he was six. He never got healthy at Duke. He kept going.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Jahlil Okafor

Center • 6’10” • 2014–15

One year. One ring. Then the NBA broke him.

Resurgence + TitleComplete

Justise Winslow

Forward • 6’6” • 2014–15

The glue of the 2015 title team.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Brennan Besser

Guard • 6'5" • 2015–19

Six career games. Biked 3,400 miles for his sister.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Brandon Ingram

Forward • 6’9” • 2015–16

Kids from Kinston don't go to Duke. He wore the jersey anyway.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Chase Jeter

Forward/Center • 6'10" • 2015–17

Chose Duke over his father's UNLV. Became the player everyone recruited at Arizona.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Luke Kennard

Guard • 6’5” • 2015–17

2,997 high school points, more than LeBron. Now the second-best three-point shooter in NBA history.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Justin Robinson

Forward • 6'9" • 2015–20

David Robinson's youngest son. Chose Duke over Navy because his father played for Coach K on the Dream Team.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Derryck Thornton

Guard • 6'3" • 2015–16

Skipped his senior year of high school to replace Tyus Jones. Left when the next five-star arrived.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Antonio Vrankovic

Center • 7'0" • 2015–19

His father won two Olympic silvers, one against the Dream Team. Now he leads his hometown club in rebounds.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Marques Bolden

Center • 6'11" • 2016–19

Buried behind a parade of NBA bigs at Duke. Then he became Mas Joyo, Indonesia's first NBA player.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Javin DeLaurier

Forward/Center • 6'10" • 2016–20

Four years. Two ACC Tournament rings. Zero headlines. All heart.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Harry Giles III

Forward/Center • 6'10" • 2016–17

The most talented player you never saw at full speed.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Frank Jackson

Guard • 6'3" • 2016–17

Chose Duke over a mission. Seven years chasing the NBA from New Orleans to Detroit to China.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jayson Tatum

Forward • 6’8” • 2016–17

One year at Duke. NBA champion at 26.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jack White

Forward • 6'7" • 2016–20

Said no to Boise State. An NBA ring with Jokić's Nuggets without a single playoff minute.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Marvin Bagley III

Fwd/Center • 6’11” • 2017–18

Grandson of Jumpin' Joe Caldwell. Drafted No. 2 behind his own high school teammate.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Mike Buckmire

Guard • 6'2" • 2017–21

Walk-on. Sat next to Zion at every locker. Now a physical therapist for D1 athletes.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Wendell Carter Jr.

Center • 6’10” • 2017–18

His parents met at a dunk contest. He was born at 11 pounds 8 ounces, almost went to Harvard, and chose Duke.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Trevon Duval

Point Guard • 6'3" • 2017–18

The first one-and-done Blue Devil to go undrafted. Now back in Greensboro.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jordan Goldwire

Guard • 6'2" • 2017–21

Committed to Eastern Kentucky. Then Duke called. Coach K said the fans owed him their respect.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Alex O'Connell

Guard • 6'6" • 2017–20

His father wore the same uniform in the '70s. A career-high 20 in Zion's place.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Gary Trent Jr.

Guard • 6'6" • 2017–18

Trained at 3 a.m. by his father. A second-round pick who became a $54 million man.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jordan Tucker

Forward • 6'7" • 2017–18

Committed a week after Kevin Knox picked Kentucky. Fourteen minutes, six points, gone by January.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Joey Baker

Forward • 6'6" • 2018–22

On track to be salutatorian. Reclassified up a year to join the Zion class instead.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

RJ Barrett

Guard/Fwd • 6’6” • 2018–19

#3 pick. Canadian. Still proving himself.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Tre Jones

Guard • 6’1” • 2018–20

Tyus’s brother. Stayed two years.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Cam Reddish

Forward • 6’8” • 2018–19

The third piece of Zion, RJ and Cam. Game-winner at FSU. Drafted 10th. The heartbeat doesn't stop.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Zion Williamson

Forward • 6’6” • 2018–19

The shoe exploded. The legend was born.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Vernon Carey Jr.

Center • 6'10" • 2019–20

The gentle giant who chose Duke over hometown Miami.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Matthew Hurt

Forward • 6'9" • 2019–21

He led the ACC in scoring on Coach K's worst team. Then nobody drafted him.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Wendell Moore Jr.

Guard/Forward • 6'5" • 2019–22

Coach K's last captain became his most complete player.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Michael Savarino

Guard • 6'0" • 2019–22

Calls Coach K "Poppy" off the court. Got the offer in sixth grade. Wore 30 for Jon Scheyer.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Cassius Stanley

Guard • 6'5" • 2019–20

A 46-inch vertical, a Duke record. Then COVID erased what might have been Duke's best team.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Keenan Worthington

Forward • 6'9" • 2019–22

Turned down D-I scholarships to walk on at Duke. Three years on the bench, then a transfer no one announced.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jaemyn Brakefield

Forward • 6'8" • 2020–21

West Virginia's first three-time Gatorade Player of the Year. Now averaging 23.4 a game in Japan.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Henry Coleman III

Forward • 6'7" • 2020–21

Coach K told him a Duke commitment was a 40-year deal. He took it.

Scheyer EraComplete

Spencer Hubbard

Guard • 5'8" • 2020–25

The smallest Blue Devil with the biggest heart.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jalen Johnson

Forward • 6'9" • 2020–21

Thirteen games at Duke. $150 million in the NBA.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Jeremy Roach

Guard • 6’2” • 2020–24

Played four years when everyone else played one. Then he faced his Brotherhood in the NCAA Tournament.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

DJ Steward

Guard • 6'2" • 2020–21

He went 10-for-10 in a state title game as a freshman. The NBA still hasn't found room.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Patrick Tape

Forward • 6'10" • 2020–21

Ivy Leaguer. One Coach K season. Now he plays for Côte d'Ivoire.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Mark Williams

Center • 7'0" • 2020–22

The rim protector with a WNBA sister, a doctor father, and Nigerian roots.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Paolo Banchero

Forward • 6’10” • 2021–22

#1 pick. Coach K’s last lottery star.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jaylen Blakes

Guard • 6'2" • 2021–24

He just needed the court.

Scheyer EraComplete

Stanley Borden

Center • 7'0" • 2021–25

The seven-foot walk-on who never scored a point and became a Cameron legend anyway.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

AJ Griffin

Forward • 6’6” • 2021–22

Shot on regulation hoops at age two while NBA players stopped to watch. Retired at 21 to follow Jesus.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Theo John

Forward • 6'9" • 2021–22

From Wojo's Marquette to Coach K's Final Four. Two coaching trees, one Brotherhood.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Bates Jones

Forward • 6'8" • 2021–22

All-state quarterback. Daniel Jones's brother. Came for Coach K's last season and stayed for Scheyer's first.

One-and-Done SuperteamComplete

Trevor Keels

Guard • 6'4" • 2021–22

The two-way freshman who started 26 games on a Final Four team.

Scheyer EraComplete

Kale Catchings

Forward • 6'6" • 2022–23

The Catchings family conquered basketball. Kale is conquering the business of basketball.

Scheyer EraComplete

Kyle Filipowski

Center • 7’0” • 2022–24

Two years in the post-K era.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jacob Grandison

Guard/Forward • 6'6" • 2022–23

Oakland to Exeter to Illinois to Duke to the world.

Scheyer EraComplete

Max Johns

Guard • 6'4" • 2022–23

The kid Coach K stared down at camp came back with a Princeton degree and a Duke jersey.

Scheyer EraComplete

Dereck Lively II

Center • 7’1” • 2022–23

Coached by his mother. Lost her two months before the Finals.

Scheyer EraComplete

Mark Mitchell

Forward • 6'9" • 2022–24

Scheyer's first signature recruit. A story still being written.

Scheyer EraComplete

Tyrese Proctor

Guard • 6'6" • 2022–25

From Sydney to Durham — the Australian who became Duke's floor general.

Scheyer EraComplete

Christian Reeves

Center • 7'2" • 2022–24

The 167th-ranked recruit who kept going — from Duke's bench to Charleston's frontcourt.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jaden Schutt

Guard • 6'5" • 2022–24

17 threes in a game at fifteen. 599 days without basketball. Then Virginia Tech.

Scheyer EraComplete

Dariq Whitehead

Forward • 6'7" • 2022–23

Naismith Player of the Year. His body wouldn't cooperate.

Scheyer EraComplete

Ryan Young

Center • 6'10" • 2022–24

The pickup game guy who did it in the ACC.

Scheyer EraComplete

Neal Begovich

Forward • 6'9" • 2023–25

Three brothers, two programs. The walk-on who followed his brother's coaching career to Durham.

Scheyer EraComplete

Caleb Foster

Guard • 6'5" • 2023–

Three high schools. Two broken feet. The Brotherhood's elder statesman at 20.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jared McCain

Guard • 6’3” • 2023–24

TikTok star. Painted nails. Pluto energy. The kid who wouldn't choose between basketball and everything else.

Scheyer EraComplete

TJ Power

Forward • 6'9" • 2023–24

From Duke's bench to 44 points in the Ivy League championship — the five-star who found his stage.

Scheyer EraComplete

Sean Stewart

Forward • 6'9" • 2023–24

He jumped higher than Zion. Then he went looking for minutes.

Scheyer EraComplete

Maliq Brown

Forward • 6'8" • 2024–26

A three-star from the Virginia countryside who became the best defender in the country.

Scheyer EraComplete

Isaiah Evans

Guard/Forward • 6’6” • 2024–26

Showtime Slim. Cut from his seventh-grade team. 48 in a state quarterfinal, 21 in a row.

Scheyer EraComplete

Cooper Flagg

Forward • 6’9” • 2024–25

Born in Newport, Maine. Raised by headlights. The #1 pick.

Scheyer EraComplete

Mason Gillis

Forward • 6'6" • 2024–25

Six years, two programs, one of the best locker room guys in college basketball.

Scheyer EraComplete

Darren Harris

Guard • 6’6” • 2024–26

The first commit in the 2024 class. Two seasons waiting for a breakout that never quite came. Now Indiana.

Scheyer EraComplete

Sion James

Guard • 6'6" • 2024–25

The glue guy who does everything the stat sheet can't measure.

Scheyer EraComplete

Kon Knueppel

Guard/Forward • 6’7” • 2024–25

Five brothers. A Nintendo Wii taught him to love basketball.

Scheyer EraComplete

Khaman Maluach

C • 7'2" • 2024–25

From a Ugandan refugee community to his first game in Crocs. The most improbable journey in Brotherhood history.

Scheyer EraComplete

Patrick Ngongba II

Center • 6'11" • 2024–

Both parents played at GWU and his mother played in the WNBA. Their son became Duke's starting center.

Scheyer EraComplete

Cameron Sheffield

Guard • 6’6” • 2024–26

Came to Duke for a Fuqua MBA and wore the jersey while he earned it.

Scheyer EraComplete

Cameron Boozer

Power Forward • 6’9” • 2025–26

Born via IVF to save his brother's life. Now Carlos is known as Cameron's dad.

Scheyer EraComplete

Cayden Boozer

Guard • 6'4" • 2025–

The loud twin. The passer in a family of scorers. My brother’s keeper — since the day he was born.

Scheyer EraComplete

Brock Davis

Guard/Forward • 6'5" • 2025–

A championship legacy hiding in plain sight at the end of the bench.

Scheyer EraComplete

Nikolas Khamenia

G/F • 6'8" • 2025–26

Space Jam every morning before pre-school. Chose Duke over the school ten miles from his house.

Scheyer EraComplete

Dame Sarr

G/F • 6'8" • 2025–

Barcelona at 16. Defied the club to play the Hoop Summit. Landed at Duke a EuroLeague veteran.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jack Scott

Guard • 6’6” • 2025–26

Princeton royalty, the son of a Tigers coach and a Tigers point guard. A graduate year at Duke.

Scheyer EraComplete

Ifeanyi Ufochukwu

Center • 6’11” • 2025–26

From Benin City to a Rice MBA to five games in Duke blue. Trust God. Work Hard. Stay Humble.

Scheyer EraComplete

Sebastian Wilkins

G/F • 6'8" • 2025–

Reclassified a year early, then redshirted. Betting on himself, as always.

Scheyer EraComplete

John Blackwell

Guard • 6'5" • 2026–

Wisconsin's leading scorer. One year, one chance, finally a point guard.

Scheyer EraComplete

Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje

F/C • 7'2" • 2026–

Sixteen, seven feet tall, a lefty out of Barcelona. He would have been No. 1 in either class.

Scheyer EraComplete

Bryson Howard

Guard • 6'4" • 2026–

Josh Howard's son. An elite shooter with springs. The first commit in the 2026 class.

Scheyer EraComplete

Maxime Meyer

Center • 7'1" • 2026–

Seven-one from Toronto. The first Canadian Blue Devil since Dan Meagher.

Scheyer EraComplete

Deron Rippey Jr.

Guard • 6'3" • 2026–

The most explosive player in the 2026 class. Brooklyn burst meets Durham Brotherhood.

Scheyer EraComplete

Drew Scharnowski

Forward • 6'10" • 2026–

Grew six inches in high school. Left Belmont an All-MVC first-teamer with a chip the size of Nashville.

Scheyer EraComplete

Jacob Theodosiou

Guard • 6'4" • 2026–

Went to Coach K's camp as a kid. Arrives from Loyola Maryland a lifelong fan with a locker.

Scheyer EraComplete

Cameron Williams

Forward • 7'0" • 2026–

Cameron Boozer's successor at the four. Not his shadow.

Scheyer EraComplete

Nick Arnold

Guard • 5'11" • 2026–

Navy and the Citadel were the offer sheet. Then one social-media post, and a Brotherhood ticket.