Sources: Duke Out of ACC Tournament After Positive COVID-19 Test Within Program


The Duke men's basketball team will not play in its previously scheduled ACC tournament game against Florida State set for Thursday.

The Duke men's basketball team will not play in its ACC tournament game against Florida State on Thursday after a positive COVID-19 test within the program, according to Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde.

As of Thursday morning, it is not known who on the team tested positive for COVID-19. Stadium's Jeff Goodman first reported the news of the positive test.

According to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander, this is Duke's first positive COVID-19 test among Tier 1 personnel—players and coaches—since the pandemic began. Norlander reports the positive test is with a player who did not play in Wednesday's win over Louisville.

The Blue Devils (14–11) defeated Louisville on Wednesday night to extend their season, but with the decision not to play on Thursday, this means the team's year is all but over. 

As a result of dropping out of the tournament, the Blue Devils are expected to miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995. That season head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed most of the year due to a ruptured disk in his lower back. 

The program's 24-season streak is the third-longest in NCAA history, trailing North Carolina (27) and Kansas (30).

This season, Duke was ranked as high as No. 6 early in the season but soon fell out of the rankings for the first time since 2016.