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=== Men's basketball === {{Main|Duke Blue Devils men's basketball}} [[File:BSKT005 Cameron Indoor Stadium DiscoverDurham.jpg|thumb|[[Cameron Indoor Stadium]], home of the Blue Devils]] [[File:Carolina-Duke basketball 2006 2.jpg|thumb|The March 4, 2006, game between Duke and [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|UNC]] was the most watched college basketball game in [[ESPN]] history.]] Duke's men's basketball team is one of the nation's most successful basketball programs.<ref>[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/alltimewinningest.pdf All-Time Winningest Teams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411122923/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/alltimewinningest.pdf |date=April 11, 2016 }}. ''[[NCAA]]'', 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref><ref>Beard, Aaron. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nba/20040702-0221-bkn-lakers-krzyzewski.html Duke: Lakers, Krzyzewski discussing coaching vacancy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628201852/http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nba/20040702-0221-bkn-lakers-krzyzewski.html |date=June 28, 2011 }}. Associated Press, July 2, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2011.</ref> The team's success was particularly outstanding during its 42 years (1980-2022) under coach [[Mike Krzyzewski]] (often simply called "Coach K").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-krzyzewski/4159|title=Mike Krzyzewski β Ambassador to Duke University β Men's Basketball|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> The team holds the record for the most [[ACC men's basketball tournament|Atlantic Coast Conference tournament]] titles with twenty three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-basketball-quick-facts-duke-at-acc-tournament|title=Quick Facts: Duke at ACC Tournament|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> Coach K has also coached the [[United States men's national basketball team|USA men's national basketball team]] since 2006 and led the team to Olympic golds in [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2008]], [[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2012]], and [[2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2016]]. His teams also won [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Championship]] gold in [[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010]] and [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014]]. Overall, 32 Duke players<ref name="basketball.realgm.com">{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/Duke/31/nba-players|title=Duke Players in the NBA β RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801034319/https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/Duke/31/nba-players|url-status=live}}</ref> have been selected in the first round of the NBA draft in the Coach K era. More than 50 Duke players have been selected in the [[NBA draft]].<ref name="basketball.realgm.com" /> Former consensus national players of the year in men's basketball include: [[Dick Groat]], [[Art Heyman]], [[Johnny Dawkins]], [[Danny Ferry]], [[Christian Laettner]], [[Elton Brand]], [[Jay Williams (basketball)|Jay Williams]] (twice), [[Shane Battier]], [[JJ Redick]] (twice), [[Marvin Bagley III]], [[RJ Barrett]], [[Zion Williamson]] and [[Cooper Flagg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/2009/6/25/national-players-of-the-year|title=Duke National Players of the Year|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref> In 2021, [[Jon Scheyer]] was named the team's next head coach following Coach K's retirement at the end of the 2021-22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/6/2/mens-basketball-krzyzewski-announces-2021-22-as-final-season-scheyer-named-next-head-coach.aspx|title=Krzyzewski Announces 2021β22 As final season, Scheyer named next head coach|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref>
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