Grading Jon Scheyer’s 2025-26 Season With Duke

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have done a fantastic job retooling the roster to get ready for the 2026-27 campaign, but that shouldn’t take away from the vastly successful season the Blue Devils just had.

Sure, it ended in the most heartbreaking way possible when Braylon Mullins nailed a three-pointer from the logo to hand the 2-seed UConn Huskies a 73-72 win over 1-seed Duke in the Elite Eight. However, there was still a lot to be proud of for the Duke program and its fans.

Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer reacts in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

What Duke Accomplished

The Blue Devils earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, cementing themselves as the team to beat heading into the Big Dance. Additionally, Duke boasted what was likely the best resume in all of college basketball.

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Scheyer has never been scared to give his guys a gauntlet of a non-conference slate, and this past year was no different. Duke faced six ranked opponents in non-conference play, going 5-1 against them. The Blue Devils went 11-2 against AP Top 25 opponents overall. Not only was that the most of any team in the sport last season, but it ties the most wins over ranked opponents in a season in the AP Poll era.

Duke ended the campaign with a 19-3 record in Quadrant 1, tied with Arizona for the second-most Quad 1 victories of any team in college basketball. The Blue Devils also beat Michigan in February, the eventual National Champions.

Overall, Scheyer’s squad went 35-3 on the season, won the ACC regular season and tournament titles, earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and made the Elite Eight. Despite that, this past season is still considered more of a failure than a success.

Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; UConn Huskies forward Alex Karaban (11)…


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