2008–09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
2008–09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament champions Coaches vs. Cancer Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 30–7 (11–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Duke† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Wake Forest | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Florida State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Clemson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State |
6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008–09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Krzyzewski, who served for his 29th year. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils captured the ACC Championship by defeating Florida State in the championship game in Atlanta.[1]
Pre-season
The
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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PF
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Reno, Nevada | Reno | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 26, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
PF
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Warsaw, Indiana | Christ School (NC) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 1, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Elliot Williams SG |
Memphis, Tennessee | St. George's
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 1, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 27 ESPN: 23 | ||||||
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On September 26, 2007,
On the first day of November, the Blue Devils received a commitment from
Offseason changes
The only senior Duke lost from their 2007–08 squad was DeMarcus Nelson who graduated. Nelson was projected to go somewhere in the late second round in the 2008 NBA draft,[9] but instead went undrafted.[10] On September 9, 2008, Nelson was signed by the Golden State Warriors.[11]
Duke forward Taylor King decided to transfer to Villanova University in April 2008.[16] As a freshman at Duke, King played in all 34 games, averaging 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. He had 43 three-pointers that season, putting him eighth all-time against Duke freshmen. When announcing his transfer, King told reporters "Nothing against Duke, but it's time for a change. I needed to explore other places. Villanova is a true family atmosphere where everyone's got each other's back." Per NCAA regulations, King will have to sit out a season.[17]
On April 26, associate head coach Johnny Dawkins announced that he would be leaving the Blue Devils, to take over the head coaching spot at Stanford. Dawkins was a member of the 1986 Duke team that lost in the finals to Louisville. After nine seasons in the NBA, Dawkins was hired as an assistant coach during the 1998–99 season. Two years later he was promoted to associate head coach, a job he's held for nine years.[18]
It was announced on May 5, that
Roster
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Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre Oct 31[20] | 1 Nov 17[21] | 2 Nov 24[22] | 3 Dec 1[23] | 4 Dec 8[24] | 5 Dec 15[25] | 6 Dec 22[26] | 7 Dec 29[27] | 8 Jan 5[28] | 9 Jan 12[29] | 10 Jan 19[30] | 11 Jan 26[31] | 12 Feb 2[32] | 13 Feb 9[33] | 14 Feb 16[34] | 15 Feb 23[35] | 16 Mar 2[36] | 17 Mar 9[37] | 18 | Final |
AP | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | N/A |
Coaches | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Sat, Oct 18* 1:00 p.m. |
Blue/White Scrimmage |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Sat, Oct 25* 1:00 p.m. |
Virginia Union
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W 114–50 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||||
Wed, Nov 05* 7:00 p.m. |
Lenoir-Rhyne
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W 95–42 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
Mon, Nov 10* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 8 | Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
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W 80–49 | 1–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Tue, Nov 11* 9:05 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 8 | Georgia Southern Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
W 97–54 | 2–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sun, Nov 16* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 8 | Rhode Island | W 82–79 | 3–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Thu, Nov 20* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 10 | vs. Southern Illinois Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
W 83–58 | 4–0 |
Madison Square Garden (9,440) New York, NY | ||||||
Fri, Nov 21* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 10 | vs. Michigan Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
W 71–56 | 5–0 |
Madison Square Garden (12,543) New York, NY | ||||||
Sun, Nov 23* 1:00 p.m., FSNS/NESN
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No. 10 | Montana | W 78–58 | 6–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Fri, Nov 28* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 7 | Duquesne | W 95–72 | 7–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Tue, Dec 02* 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | at No. 9 ACC – Big Ten Challenge
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W 76–60 | 8–0 |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Sat, Dec 06* 3:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | at Michigan | L 73–81 | 8–1 |
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
Wed, Dec 17* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 6 | UNC Asheville | W 99–56 | 9–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sat, Dec 20* 2:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 6 | vs. No. 7 Xavier | W 82–64 | 10–1 |
Izod Center (14,818)
East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
Wed, Dec 31* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 5 | Loyola, Md | W 92–51 | 11–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sun, Jan 04 7:45 p.m., FSN |
No. 5 | Virginia Tech | W 69–44 | 12–1 (1–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Wed, Jan 07* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 2 | Davidson | W 79–67 | 13–1 (1–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sat, Jan 10 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 2 | at Florida State | W 66–58 | 14–1 (2–0) |
Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100)
Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Wed, Jan 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | at Georgia Tech | W 70–56 | 15–1 (3–0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,035)
Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Sat, Jan 17* 1:30 p.m., CBS |
No. 3 | No. 13 Georgetown | W 76–67 | 16–1 (3–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Tue, Jan 20 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ Raycom
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No. 2 | NC State
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W 73–56 | 17–1 (4–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sat, Jan 24 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 2 | Duke–Maryland rivalry
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W 85–44 | 18–1 (5–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Wed, Jan 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 6 Wake Forest | L 68–70 | 18–2 (5–1) |
LJVM Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
Sun, Feb 1 2:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 |
No. 1 | Virginia | W 79–54 | 19–2 (6–1) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Wed, Feb 4 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | at No. 10 Clemson | L 47–74 | 19–3 (6–2) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC | ||||||
Sat, Feb 07 1:30 p.m., Raycom |
No. 4 | Miami (FL) | W 78–75 OT | 20–3 (7–2) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Thu, Feb 12 9:00 p.m., ESPN/Raycom |
No. 6 | No. 3 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry |
L 87–101 | 20–4 (7–3) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sun, Feb 15 5:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 6 | at Boston College | L 74–80 | 20–5 (7–4) |
Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
Thu, Feb 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 9 | at St. John's Aeropostale Classic |
W 76–69 | 21–5 (7–4) |
Madison Square Garden (13,800) New York, NY | ||||||
Sun, Feb 22 7:45 p.m., FSN |
No. 9 | No. 8 Wake Forest | W 101–91 | 22–5 (8–4) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Wed, Feb 25 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 7 | at Maryland | W 78–67 | 23–5 (9–4) |
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD | ||||||
Sat, Feb 28 3:30 p.m., ABC |
No. 7 | at Virginia Tech | W 72–65 | 24–5 (10–4) |
Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
Tue, Mar 3 8:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 7 | No. 24 Florida State | W 84–81 | 25–5 (11–4) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
Sun, Mar 8 4:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 7 | at No. 2 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry |
L 71–79 | 25–6 (11–5) |
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, Mar 13 9:30 p.m., Raycom/ESPN2 |
No. 9 | vs. Boston College | W 66–65 | 26–6 |
Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Sat, Mar 14 3:30 p.m., Raycom/ESPN2 |
No. 9 | vs. Maryland | W 67–61 | 27–6 |
Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Sun, Mar 15 1:00 p.m., Raycom/ESPN2 |
No. 9 | vs. No. 22 Florida State | W 79–69 | 28–6 |
Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Thurs, Mar 19 9:40 p.m., CBS |
No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (15) Binghamton First Round |
W 86–62 | 29–6 |
Greensboro Coliseum (20,001)
Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Sat, Mar 21 8:15 p.m., CBS |
No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (7) Texas Second Round |
W 74–69 | 30–6 |
Greensboro Coliseum (22,479) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Thurs., Mar 27 10:08 p.m., CBS |
No. 6 (2) | vs. No. 11 (3) Villanova Sweet Sixteen |
L 54–77 | 30–7 |
TD Banknorth Garden (18,831) Boston, MA | ||||||
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See also
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