Duke Basketball Head Coach Jon Scheyer Talks Potential Rotation Size

The 2026-27 Duke basketball roster includes 13 scholarship players. Almost all of them would probably earn considerable playing time for just about any other program in the country this season.

However, as fifth-year Blue Devil head coach Jon Scheyer noted to David Shumate during this season’s first episode of Fast Break with Jon Scheyer on Tuesday night, there’s simply no way his regular rotation will be quite that deep once Duke’s regular season begins at home against Army in just over month.

Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer stands on the court during a practice session ahead of the east regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

“You don’t go into the season as a coach with a predetermined lineup or predetermined minutes,” the 39-year-old Scheyer, who guided the Blue Devils to a 70-7 record between the past two seasons with 10 players averaging at least 10 minutes in 2024-25 but only eight eclipsing that mark in 2025-26, explained to Shumate. “You let the players dictate what should happen. If that’s playing 10 guys, it’s playing 10 guys. If it’s playing eight – if there’s separation after eight – then that’s what we’ll do.

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“Our goal is to play with our depth and use that as an advantage. But I’m not playing 12. I can tell you that right now: you can’t play 12 guys. But I’m going to let our players dictate to us what should happen.”

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Presumably, the Blue Devils’ rotation will include the four returning players who each averaged over 20 minutes per game last go-round: sophomore guard Cayden Boozer, sophomore wing Dame Sarr, junior center Patrick Ngongba II, and senior guard Caleb Foster. Plus, one would think that senior guard John Blackwell, a top prize in the transfer portal this offseason, will receive his fair share of playing time.

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