Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

1. Freshman forward Marvin Bagley III: 21.0 points, 11.0 rebounds; 61.4 field goal percentage
2. Senior guard Grayson Allen: 15.5 points, 4.6 assists, 1.7 steals
3. Freshman forward Wendell Carter Jr.: 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks
4. Freshman guard Gary Trent Jr.: 14.5 points, 4.2 rebounds; 40.2 3-point percentage, 87.6 free throw percentage
5. Freshman guard Trevon Duval: 10.3 points, 5.6 assists, 1.5 steals
6. Sophomore center Marques Bolden: 3.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 blocks
7. Sophomore forward Javin DeLaurier: 3.4 points, 4.0 rebounds; 64.3 field goal percentage

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

While Marvin Bagley III was spectacular on offense, he did little on the defensive end. Overall, though Wendell Carter Jr. and Grayson Allen had unique defensive skills, the 2017-18 Duke basketball squad had trouble defending 3-pointers. Also, it struggled to keep its foot on the gas after building small leads (a prevalent issue in the program’s one-and-done era).

All that said, the talent alone nearly prevailed but came up one Allen shot short of a Final Four.

THE REPORT CARD

• 29 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
• 1.5 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (six)
• 2.25 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (nine)
• 0 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS
• 2 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Bagley III)
• 1 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Bagley III)
• 2.5 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Allen, Bolden, Carter Jr., Duval, Trent Jr.)
• 5.25 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 20)
• 2 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (one)
• TOTAL GRADE: 45.50