Chris Carrawell

Biography

Former Duke All-American Chris Carrawell has served on Duke’s staff since March 2018, when he returned to his alma mater as Assistant Coach. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach in June 2021. Carrawell, who won nearly 90 percent of his games as a player, has brought that winning mantra to the sidelines. In his six years on staff, Duke has gone 258-48, reached the Final Four in 2022, the Elite Eight in 2019 and 2024, claimed the program’s 21st and 22nd ACC Tournament titles in 2019 and 2023 and the program’s 20th ACC regular season crown in 2022. Working primarily with Duke’s frontcourt players and serving as the team’s offensive coordinator under head coach Jon Scheyer, Carrawell helped play a key role in the development of first-round NBA Draft picks Mark Williams in 2022 and Dereck Lively II in 2023, and second-round selection Kyle Filipowski in 2024. Williams, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2022, was the 15th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by Charlotte, while Lively was taken 12th overall in 2023. Each of the rim protectors were among the nation’s best shot blockers with Williams leading the ACC and ranking top 10 nationally in blocked shots as a sophomore and finishing as the nation’s only player shooting 70 percent from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line. Lively’s 82 total blocked shots were five shy of the NCAA lead, ranked second in the ACC, eighth nationally overall and led all Division I freshmen. Filipowski earned consen