Duke University has released its full non‑conference schedule for the 2026‑27 men’s basketball season, marking the fifth year of head coach Jon Scheyer’s leadership.
Season Overview
The Blue Devils finished the previous campaign with a 35‑3 record, capturing both the ACC regular‑season and tournament titles, and they return a core group of starters while adding three transfers and the nation’s No. 2 recruiting class.
The season will open on November 2 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, where Duke will host Army in front of a home crowd to begin the new chapter under Scheyer.
Key Matchups
Before the regular season, the team will test its chemistry in three preseason exhibitions against Belmont (October 8), Tennessee (October 20) and Kansas (October 25), providing early opportunities to fine‑tune rotations.
The non‑conference slate includes contests against a who’s‑who of college basketball, featuring games versus Michigan State, UConn, Florida, Georgia, Texas Tech and Gonzaga, as well as neutral‑site battles with Harvard and Coastal Carolina.
Duke will also travel to face Boston College, Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse and Wake Forest on the road, while hosting traditional rivals such as North Carolina, Virginia, California, Florida State, Miami and NC State at home.
The schedule is designed to sharpen the team’s competitiveness ahead of ACC play, offering a blend of early‑season challenges and marquee matchups that should keep the Blue Devils among the nation’s elite.