The Blue Devils finished the 2017-18 season 29 – 8 , 13 – 5 in ACC play to finish in second place . They defeated Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before losing to North Carolina in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region . There they defeated Iona , Rhode Island , and Syracuse to advance to the Elite Eight . In the Elite Eight , they lost to No. 1 seed Kansas in overtime
ACC Tournament
2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team