Duke men's basketball · 2026–27

The rotation, the minutes and the projections, tracked after every game.

Who's playing, who's trending up or down, and how the preseason projections are holding up. Everything updates from the official box score the morning after each game.

The regular season hasn't started yet, so these numbers come from the 2 exhibitions. Exhibitions are labeled throughout and don't count toward projection grades.

Latest games

Sun, Oct 25 · Exhibition

Duke at Kansas

W 90–84
  • Minutes swingCameron Williams played 2 minutes after 18 against Tennessee.
  • Minutes swingCaleb Foster played 15 minutes after not playing against Tennessee.
  • Minutes swingPatrick Ngongba II played 32 minutes after 19 against Tennessee.
Generated from the official box score · All notes
Tue, Oct 20 · Exhibition

Duke vs. Tennessee

W 103–64
  • Projection paceBlackwell is averaging 18.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 16.4 projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
  • Projection paceNgongba is averaging 13.0 PPG in exhibitions, below his 14.5 projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
  • Leading scorerDeron Rippey Jr. led Duke with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
Generated from the official box score · All notes

Rotation at a glance

Player MPGLast 3TrendGPGSPPGMinutesLatest flags
Sarr 28.0 28.0 ■ steady 22 13.5 none
Ngongba 25.5 25.5 ■ steady 22 20.5 +13 min
Blackwell 24.0 24.0 ■ steady 22 20.5 none
Boumtje Boumtje 23.5 23.5 ■ steady 22 8.5 none
Boozer 22.5 22.5 ■ steady 22 4.0 none
Wilkins 20.5 20.5 ■ steady 20 9.0 none
Rippey 17.0 17.0 ■ steady 20 12.0 -8 min
Foster 15.0 15.0 ■ steady 10 2.0 +15 min
Howard 12.5 12.5 ■ steady 20 3.5 -9 min

Trend arrows compare a player's last-3 average with his average for the exhibitions; a move of 3+ minutes counts. Full minutes tracker →

Projection tracker

John Blackwell
16.4 PPG projected
— season starts soon
Exhibitions: 20.5 PPG (not graded)
Patrick Ngongba II
14.5 PPG projected
— season starts soon
Exhibitions: 20.5 PPG (not graded)