The 2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Blue Devils play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
On June 2, 2021, the school announced that Krzyzewski would retire following the completion of the 2021–22 season after 42 years as head coach of Duke and 47 years of coaching.
Associate head coach Jon Scheyer was named the head coach in waiting to become the team's new head coach after the conclusion of the season.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Devils finished the 2020–21 season 13–11, 9–9 to finish in 10th place in ACC play.
Their season ended with their withdrawal from the ACC Tournament due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program.
As a result, the Blue Devils failed to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995 ending the second longest active streak of NCAA appearances.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Associate head coach Nate James left the school to become the new head coach at Austin Peay.
Nolan Smith, previously the director of basketball operations, was promoted to an assistant coach, joining Jon Scheyer and Chris Carrawell.
Departures
Duke Departures
Source Incoming transfers
Duke Incoming Transfers
Source 2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
Duke will play in their own multiple-team event (MTE) against Army, Hartford, or Campbell.
|- !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
|- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
|- !colspan=12 style=|ACC regular season
|- !colspan=12 style=|ACC Tournament Rankings
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
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