Duke lost its first players to early entry in 1999. Here’s a look at the ACC seasons-lost rankings since then:
| School |
Years lost since 1999 |
| Duke |
35 |
| Syracuse |
24 |
| UNC |
23 |
| NC State |
13 |
| Ga Tech |
12 |
| Louisville |
12 |
| Maryland |
9 |
| Wake Forest |
8 |
| Florida State |
7 |
| Pitt |
6 |
| UVa |
5 |
| Miami |
3 |
| Boston College |
3 |
| Clemson |
1 |
| Notre Dame |
1 |
| Va Tech |
0 |
On a national basis, only Kentucky and UCLA have lost more potential production to the NBA than Duke and Carolina:
| School | Years lost |
| Kentucky |
74 |
| UCLA |
45 |
| UNC |
36 |
| Kansas |
35 |
| Duke |
35 |
| Texas |
33 |
| LSU |
32 |
| Syracuse |
28 |
| Arizona |
28 |
| Michigan |
25 |
And here are the same 10 schools, ranked by years lost since Duke lost its first in 1999.
| School | Years lost since 1999 |
| Kentucky |
66 |
| UCLA |
35 |
| Duke |
35 |
| Kansas |
32 |
| Texas |
30 |
| Syracuse |
24 |
| UNC |
23 |
| Arizona |
21 |
| LSU |
16 |
| Michigan |
11 |