2017 was a historic year for the Duke Blue Devils, they captured their 20th ACC Championship, and boasted the number one overall recruiting class, and they’ve already gotten it for 2018. It was also an awful year as Duke lost to South Carolina in the round of 32 in last year’s tournament. So lets take a look back on 2017 for the Blue Devils.
2017 Timeline:
1/4/17: Grayson Allen returns from one game suspension
2/9/17: Duke beats UNC 86-78
3/10/17: Duke beats UNC in ACC tournament to advance to championship game
3/11/17: Duke beats Notre Dame to win the ACC Championship
3/19/17: Duke loses to South Carolina in second round of NCAA Tournament
3/22/17: Jayson Tatum declares for NBA Draft
3/23/17: Chase Jeter announces he will transfer
3/28/17: Harry Giles declares for NBA Draft, Sean Obi announces he will transfer
4/6/17: Luke Kennard declares for NBA Draft
4/18/17: Grayson Allen announces he will stay at Duke for his Senior Season
4/22/17: Frank Jackson declares for NBA Draft
5/15/17: Number Six Player in 2017 Class Trevon Duval commits to Duke
6/22/17: Jayson Tatum drafted 3rd overall to Boston Celtics, Luke Kennard drafted 12th overall to Detroit Pistons, Harry Giles drafted 20th overall to Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Sacramento Kings), Frank Jackson drafted 31st overall to Charlotte Hornets (traded to New Orleans Pelicans)
6/24/17: Houston Rockets sign Matt Jones as un-drafted free agent
7/1/17: J.J. Reddick signs with Philadelphia 76ers
8/13/17: Number Ten Player in 2018 Class Tre Jones commits to Duke
8/14/17: Number One Player in 2017 Class Marvin Bagley III reclassifies and commits to Duke
8/30/17: Kyrie Irving traded to Boston Celtics
8/31/17: Minnesota Timberwolves sign Amile Jefferson as un-drafted free agent
9/1/17: Number Three Player in 2018 Class Cam Reddish commits to Duke
10/29/17: Number Thirteen Player in 2019 Class Joey Baker commits to Duke
11/1/17: Duke ranked number one in AP Pre-Season poll for second consecutive year
11/10/17: Number One Player in 2018 Class RJ Barrett commits to Duke
11/14/17: Duke beats number two Michigan State 88-81 in Champions Classic
11/26/17: Duke beats number seven Florida to win the PK80 Motion Bracket
12/6/17: Quinn Cook makes first career start with Golden State Warriors
12/7/17: Philadelphia 76ers trade Jahlil Okafor to Brooklyn Nets
12/9/17: Duke loses to Boston College for first loss of the season
Next: ACC Basketball Power Rankings
2017 was a very eventful year for Duke basketball. There were many ups and downs for Duke and we will see what 2018 has in store for the Blue Devils. Duke will enter 2018 ranked number four in the country with one game remaining against number 24 Florida State tomorrow.
2018 has the potential to be an even better year than 2017 as the Blue Devils will look to get their sixth national championship.