Duke Blue Devils women's basketball

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Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
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University Duke University
All-time record1037–463 (.691)
Head coach Kara Lawson (5th season)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Location Durham, North Carolina
Arena Cameron Indoor Stadium
(capacity: 9,314)
Nickname Blue Devils
Student section Cameron Crazies
ColorsDuke blue and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1999, 2006
Other NCAA tournament results
Final Four1999, 2002, 2003, 2006
Elite Eight1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2025
Sweet Sixteen1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2024, 2025
Appearances1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

The Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I.

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Duke in the WNBA

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), and Elizabeth Williams ('15, Atlanta Dream). [2]

The Minnesota Lynx were crowned WNBA champs in 2015 with Tricia Liston on the roster. [3] In 2016, the Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA championship with Alana Beard and Chelsea Gray on the roster. [4] Also the Los Vegas Aces won the WNBA championship in 2022 with Chelsea Gray on the team claiming her second title [5]

Duke Women's Basketball Overseas

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]

Year by year

Source: [6] [7] [8]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Emma Jean Howard (Independent)(1975–1978)
1975–76Emma Jean Howard 0–14–
1976–77Emma Jean Howard 2–12–NCAIAW Tournament
Emma Jean Howard:2–26 (.071)
Atlantic Coast Conference
Debbie Leonard (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1977–1992)
1977–78Debbie Leonard 1–190–87thNCAIAW Tournament
1978–79Debbie Leonard 11–113–65thNCAIAW Tournament
1979–80Debbie Leonard 14–135–5T-4thNCAIAW Tournament
1980–81Debbie Leonard 11–143–66thNCAIAW Tournament
1981–82Debbie Leonard 14–153–86thAIAW Region II Tournament
1982–83Debbie Leonard 15–106–74th
1983–84Debbie Leonard 13–145–96th
1984–85Debbie Leonard 19–87–75th
1985–86Debbie Leonard 21–99–53rdNWIT Fourth Place
1986–87Debbie Leonard 19–107–74th NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1987–88Debbie Leonard 17–115–95th
1988–89Debbie Leonard 12–162–127th
1989–90Debbie Leonard 15–134–10T-6th
1990–91Debbie Leonard 16–126–85th
1991–92Debbie Leonard 14–154–128th
Debbie Leonard:212–190 (.527)69–119 (.367)
Gail Goestenkors (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1992–2007)
1992–93Gail Goestenkors 12–153–139th
1993–94Gail Goestenkors 16–117–95th
1994–95Gail Goestenkors 22–910–64th NCAA Second Round 1720
1995–96Gail Goestenkors 26–712–42nd NCAA Second Round 1913
1996–97Gail Goestenkors 19–119–7T-3rd NCAA Second Round
1997–98Gail Goestenkors 24–813–31st NCAA Elite Eight 78
1998–99Gail Goestenkors 29–715–11st NCAA Runner-Up 1010
1999–2000Gail Goestenkors 28–612–42nd# NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1110
2000–01Gail Goestenkors 30–413–31st# NCAA Sweet Sixteen 85
2001–02Gail Goestenkors 31–416–01st# NCAA Final Four 43
2002–03Gail Goestenkors 35–216–01st# NCAA Final Four 42
2003–04Gail Goestenkors 30–415–11st# NCAA Elite Eight 51
2004–05Gail Goestenkors 31–512–2T-1st NCAA Elite Eight 87
2005–06Gail Goestenkors 31–412–2T-2nd NCAA Runner-Up 24
2006–07Gail Goestenkors 32–214–01st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 61
Gail Goestenkors:396–99 (.800)179–55 (.765)
Joanne P. McCallie (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2007–2020)
2007–08Joanne P. McCallie 25–1010–4T-3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 99
2008–09Joanne P. McCallie 27–611–33rd NCAA Second Round 146
2009–10Joanne P. McCallie 30–612–2T-1st# NCAA Elite Eight 66
2010–11Joanne P. McCallie 32–412–2T-1st# NCAA Elite Eight 76
2011–12Joanne P. McCallie 27–615–11st NCAA Elite Eight 66
2012–13Joanne P. McCallie 33–317–11st# NCAA Elite Eight 55
2013–14Joanne P. McCallie 28–712–4T-2nd NCAA Second Round 910
2014–15Joanne P. McCallie 23–1111–5T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1612
2015–16Joanne P. McCallie 20–128–8T-7th
2016–17Joanne P. McCallie 28–613–3T-2nd NCAA Second Round 99
2017–18Joanne P. McCallie 24–911–5T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2012
2018–19Joanne P. McCallie 15–156–10T-10th
2019–20Joanne P. McCallie 18–1212–63rd Postseason cancelled [a] RVRV
Joanne P. McCallie:330–107 (.755)150–56 (.728)
Kara Lawson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21Kara Lawson 3–10–1Opted out due to COVID-19 [9]
2021–22Kara Lawson 17–137–1110th
2022–23Kara Lawson 26–714–4T-2nd NCAA Second Round 16
2023–24Kara Lawson 22–1211–77th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1721
2024–25Kara Lawson 29–814–43rd NCAA Elite Eight 77
Kara Lawson:97–41 (.703)46–27 (.630)
Total:1037–463 (.691)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

Duke has appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments with a record of 64–27.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1987 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Manhattan
#2 Rutgers		W 70–55
L 78–64
1995 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Oklahoma State
#4 Alabama		W 76–64
L 121–120 (4OT)
1996 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 James Madison
#12 San Francisco		W 85–53
L 64–60
1997 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 DePaul
#4 Illinois		W 70–56
L 67–65
1998 #2First 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 #3First 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 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Campbell
#10 Western Kentucky
#3 LSU		W 71–42
W 90–70
L 79–66
2001 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#16 Milwaukee
#9 Arkansas
#5 SW Missouri State		W 95–63
W 75–54
L 81–71
2002 #1First 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 #1First 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 #1First 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 #2First 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 #1First 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 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#16 Holy Cross
#8 Temple
#4 Rutgers		W 81–44
W 62–52
L 53–52
2008 #3First 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 #1First Round
Second Round		#16 Austin Peay
#9 Michigan State		W 83–42
L 63–49
2010 #2First 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 #2First 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 #2First 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 #2First 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 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Winthrop
#7 DePaul		W 87–45
L 74–65
2015 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Albany
#5 Mississippi State
#1 Maryland		W 54–52
W 64–56
L 65–55
2017 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Hampton
#10 Oregon		W 94–31
L 74–65
2018 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Belmont
#4 Georgia
#1 Connecticut		W 72–58
W 66–40
L 72–59
2023 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Iona
#6 Colorado		W 89–49
L 61–53 (OT)
2024 #7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Richmond
#2 Ohio State
#3 Connecticut		W 72–61
W 75–63
L 53–45
2025 #2First 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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA tournament was cancelled entirely.

References

  1. ↑ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Forever DWB" . Retrieved 12 Apr 2017.
  3. ↑ Fox 9. "Minnesota Lynx win WNBA Championship – Story | KMSP". Fox9.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Weebly Website Builder: Create a Free Website, Store or Blog". Weebly.com. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ↑ "2022 WNBA Finals". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  6. ↑ "2012–13 Duke Women's Basketball Media Guide". Duke University. Retrieved 28 Sep 2013.
  7. ↑ "2016–17 Duke Women's Basketball Media Guide". Duke University. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 12 Apr 2017.
  8. ↑ "2016–17 Duke Women's Basketball Results". Duke University. Retrieved 20 Mar 2017.
  9. ↑ "Women's Basketball Calcels Remainder of 2020-21 Season" . Retrieved 31 Mar 2024.
  10. John Roth (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. pp. 213–. ISBN   978-0-8223-3904-5 . Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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