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| University | Duke University | ||||||||||||
| All-time record | 1037–463 (.691) | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Kara Lawson (6th season) | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||
| Location | Durham, North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium (capacity: 9,314) | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Blue Devils | ||||||||||||
| Student section | Cameron Crazies | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Duke blue and white[1] | ||||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||||||||||
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TheDuke Blue Devils women's basketball team is thecollege basketball program representingDuke University in theAtlantic Coast Conference ofNCAA Division I.
Many Duke Women's Basketball players have continued their basketball careers professionally through WNBA and overseas. As of 2016, 10 former Blue Devils were represented on WNBA Teams. Among those Duke alums include,Mistie Bass ('06,Phoenix Mercury),Alana Beard (‘04,Los Angeles Sparks),Karima Christmas-Kelly (‘11,Minnesota Lynx),Monique Currie ('06,Washington Mystics),Chelsea Gray ('14,Los Angeles Sparks),Lindsey Harding (‘07,Phoenix Mercury),Tricia Liston ('14,Minnesota Lynx),Haley Peters ('14,Atlanta Dream),Jasmine Thomas (‘11,Connecticut Sun),Krystal Thomas (‘11,Washington Mystics), andElizabeth Williams ('15,Atlanta Dream).[2]
TheMinnesota Lynx were crownedWNBA champs in 2015 withTricia Liston on the roster.[3] In 2016, theLos Angeles Sparks won the WNBA championship withAlana Beard andChelsea Gray on the roster.[4] Also theLos Vegas Aces won theWNBA championship in 2022 withChelsea Gray on the team claiming her second title[5]
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Duke Women's Basketball has 14 former players playing professionally overseas in the 2016–2017 season. The former Blue Devils playing overseas include, Alana Beard (Duke ‘04, Avenida, Spain), Chante Black (Duke '09, Ramat Hasharon, Israel), Karima Christmas (Duke ‘11, Winnus, South Korea), Monique Currie (Duke ‘06, Woori Bank, South Korea), Chelsea Gray (Duke '14, Abdullah Gul, Turkey), Lindsey Harding (Duke ‘07, Besiktas, Turkey), Haley Peters (Duke ‘14, Girona, Spain), Angela Salvadores (Duke '16, Avenida, Spain), Kathleen Scheer (Duke '12, Hobart Chargers, Australia), Shay Selby (Duke '12, Bodrum, Turkey), Jasmine Thomas (Duke ‘11, Ramat Hasharon), Allison Vernerey (Duke '13, A.S.V. Basket, France), Chloe Wells (Duke ‘14, Araski, Spain), and Elizabeth Williams (Duke '15, Nadezhda Orenburg, Russia).[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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| Emma Jean Howard(Independent)(1975–1978) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Emma Jean Howard | 0–14 | – | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Emma Jean Howard | 2–12 | – | NCAIAW Tournament | |||||
| Emma Jean Howard: | 2–26 (.071) | ||||||||
| Atlantic Coast Conference | |||||||||
| Debbie Leonard(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1977–1992) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Debbie Leonard | 1–19 | 0–8 | 7th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
| 1978–79 | Debbie Leonard | 11–11 | 3–6 | 5th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
| 1979–80 | Debbie Leonard | 14–13 | 5–5 | T-4th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
| 1980–81 | Debbie Leonard | 11–14 | 3–6 | 6th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
| 1981–82 | Debbie Leonard | 14–15 | 3–8 | 6th | AIAW Region II Tournament | ||||
| 1982–83 | Debbie Leonard | 15–10 | 6–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1983–84 | Debbie Leonard | 13–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Debbie Leonard | 19–8 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Debbie Leonard | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NWIT Fourth Place | ||||
| 1986–87 | Debbie Leonard | 19–10 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | ||||
| 1987–88 | Debbie Leonard | 17–11 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Debbie Leonard | 12–16 | 2–12 | 7th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Debbie Leonard | 15–13 | 4–10 | T-6th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Debbie Leonard | 16–12 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Debbie Leonard | 14–15 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| Debbie Leonard: | 212–190 (.527) | 69–119 (.367) | |||||||
| Gail Goestenkors(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1992–2007) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Gail Goestenkors | 12–15 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Gail Goestenkors | 16–11 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Gail Goestenkors | 22–9 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA Second Round | 17 | 20 | ||
| 1995–96 | Gail Goestenkors | 26–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | 19 | 13 | ||
| 1996–97 | Gail Goestenkors | 19–11 | 9–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Gail Goestenkors | 24–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Gail Goestenkors | 29–7 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Gail Goestenkors | 28–6 | 12–4 | 2nd# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Gail Goestenkors | 30–4 | 13–3 | 1st# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 8 | 5 | ||
| 2001–02 | Gail Goestenkors | 31–4 | 16–0 | 1st# | NCAA Final Four | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | Gail Goestenkors | 35–2 | 16–0 | 1st# | NCAA Final Four | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Gail Goestenkors | 30–4 | 15–1 | 1st# | NCAA Elite Eight | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Gail Goestenkors | 31–5 | 12–2 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | Gail Goestenkors | 31–4 | 12–2 | T-2nd | NCAA Runner-Up | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Gail Goestenkors | 32–2 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 6 | 1 | ||
| Gail Goestenkors: | 396–99 (.800) | 179–55 (.765) | |||||||
| Joanne P. McCallie(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2007–2020) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Joanne P. McCallie | 25–10 | 10–4 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Joanne P. McCallie | 27–6 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Joanne P. McCallie | 30–6 | 12–2 | T-1st# | NCAA Elite Eight | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Joanne P. McCallie | 32–4 | 12–2 | T-1st# | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Joanne P. McCallie | 27–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Joanne P. McCallie | 33–3 | 17–1 | 1st# | NCAA Elite Eight | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Joanne P. McCallie | 28–7 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Joanne P. McCallie | 23–11 | 11–5 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Joanne P. McCallie | 20–12 | 8–8 | T-7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Joanne P. McCallie | 28–6 | 13–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Joanne P. McCallie | 24–9 | 11–5 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 20 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Joanne P. McCallie | 15–15 | 6–10 | T-10th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Joanne P. McCallie | 18–12 | 12–6 | 3rd | Postseason cancelled[a] | RV | RV | ||
| Joanne P. McCallie: | 330–107 (.755) | 150–56 (.728) | |||||||
| Kara Lawson(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Kara Lawson | 3–1 | 0–1 | Opted out due to COVID-19[9] | |||||
| 2021–22 | Kara Lawson | 17–13 | 7–11 | 10th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Kara Lawson | 26–7 | 14–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | 16 | |||
| 2023–24 | Kara Lawson | 22–12 | 11–7 | 7th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 17 | 21 | ||
| 2024–25 | Kara Lawson | 29–8 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 7 | ||
| Kara Lawson: | 97–41 (.703) | 46–27 (.630) | |||||||
| Total: | 1037–463 (.691) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Duke has appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments with a record of 64–27.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1987 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Manhattan #2 Rutgers | W 70–55 L 78–64 |
| 1995 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 Oklahoma State #4 Alabama | W 76–64 L 121–120 (4OT) |
| 1996 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 James Madison #12 San Francisco | W 85–53 L 64–60 |
| 1997 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 DePaul #4 Illinois | W 70–56 L 67–65 |
| 1998 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Middle Tennessee State #10 Louisville #3 Florida #9 Arkansas | W 92–67 W 69–53 W 71–58 L 77–72 |
| 1999 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #14 Holy Cross #11 St. Joseph's #2 Old Dominion #1 Tennessee #3 Georgia #1 Purdue | W 79–51 W 66–60 W 76–63 W 69–63 W 81–69 L 62–45 |
| 2000 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Campbell #10 Western Kentucky #3 LSU | W 71–42 W 90–70 L 79–66 |
| 2001 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #16 Milwaukee #9 Arkansas #5 SW Missouri State | W 95–63 W 75–54 L 81–71 |
| 2002 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Norfolk State #8 TCU #4 Texas #3 USC #1 Oklahoma | W 95–48 W 76–66 W 62–46 W 77–68 L 86–71 |
| 2003 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Georgia State #8 Utah #5 Georgia #2 Texas Tech #1 Tennessee | W 66–48 W 65–54 W 66–63 W 80–79 L 56–66 |
| 2004 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Northwestern State #9 Marquette #5 Louisiana Tech #7 Minnesota | W 103–51 W 76–67 W 63–49 L 82–75 |
| 2005 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Canisius #7 Boston College #6 Georgia #1 LSU | W 80–48 W 70–65 W 63–57 L 59–49 |
| 2006 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Southern #8 USC #4 Michigan State #2 Connecticut #1 LSU #1 Maryland | W 96–27 W 85–51 W 86–61 W 63–61 (OT) W 64–45 L 78–75 (OT) |
| 2007 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #16 Holy Cross #8 Temple #4 Rutgers | W 81–44 W 62–52 L 53–52 |
| 2008 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Murray State #6 Arizona State #3 Texas A&M | W 78–57 W 67–59 L 77–63 |
| 2009 | #1 | First Round Second Round | #16 Austin Peay #9 Michigan State | W 83–42 L 63–49 |
| 2010 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Hampton #7 LSU #11 San Diego State #4 Baylor | W 72–37 W 60–52 W 66–58 L 51–48 |
| 2011 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Tennessee-Martin #10 Marist #3 DePaul #1 Connecticut | W 90–45 W 71–66 W 70–63 L 75–40 |
| 2012 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Samford #7 Vanderbilt #3 St. John's #1 Stanford | W 82–47 W 96–80 W 74–47 L 81–69 |
| 2013 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Hampton #7 Oklahoma State #6 Nebraska #1 Notre Dame | W 67–51 W 68–59 W 53–45 L 87–76 |
| 2014 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Winthrop #7 DePaul | W 87–45 L 74–65 |
| 2015 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Albany #5 Mississippi State #1 Maryland | W 54–52 W 64–56 L 65–55 |
| 2017 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Hampton #10 Oregon | W 94–31 L 74–65 |
| 2018 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 Belmont #4 Georgia #1 Connecticut | W 72–58 W 66–40 L 72–59 |
| 2023 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Iona #6 Colorado | W 89–49 L 61–53 (OT) |
| 2024 | #7 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #10 Richmond #2 Ohio State #3 Connecticut | W 72–61 W 75–63 L 53–45 |
| 2025 | #2 | First Round Seond Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Lehigh #10 Oregon #3 North Carolina #1 South Carolina | W 86–25 W 59–53 W 47–38 L 50–54 |
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