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2. Duke Blue Devils
2025-26 record: 35-3 (17-1)
Likely departures
- Cameron Boozer (22.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 4.1 apg)
- Maliq Brown (4.9 ppg and 5.2 rpg)
- Isaiah Evans (15 ppg and 3.2 rpg)
- Nikolas Khamenia (5.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg)
Likely returnees
- Cayden Boozer (7.7 ppg and 3.0 apg)
- Dame Sarr (6.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg)
- Patrick Ngongba (10.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg)
- Caleb Foster (8.3 ppg and 2.8 apg)
- Sebastian Wilkins (redshirted)
Roster additions
- John Blackwell (19.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg at Wisconsin)
- Jacob Theodosiou (13.1 ppg and 2.7 apg at Loyola MD)
- Drew Scharnowski (10.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg at Belmont)
- Deron Rippey Jr. (5-star guard prospect)
- Bryson Howard (5-star wing prospect)
- Cameron Williams (5-star forward prospect)
- Joaquim Boumte-Boumtje (5-star international forward prospect)
- Maxime Meyer (4-star center prospect)
Losing National Player of the Year forward Cameron Boozer is an obvious blow, along with the sharpshooting Evans. But the Blue Devils have been able to more than replace the outgoing talent, including another No. 1 incoming recruiting class. And yet outside of top-5 prospect Williams, the rest are likely coming off the bench.
That could also include Cayden Boozer, who had a strong postseason campaign but may have to make way for Blackwell, one of the top scoring guards in the country. The defense should remain strong and there are multiple all-league candidates on the roster, along with a bevy of high-ceiling prospects.
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