Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer prides his team on elite defensive versatility and length, and the 2025-26 Blue Devils should be no different. The program will be led by one of the most versatile defensive forwards in the nation, Maliq Brown, who CBS Sports has deemed one of the top defenders college basketball has to offer. The Blue Devils were arguably the most unstoppable team in all of college hoops last season (before the Final Four). Duke ranked No. 1 in offensive rating and No. 5 in defensive rating per KenPom, the only squad ranked in the top five of both categories.
CBS Sports ranks Duke Blue Devil as top defender nation has to offer
