2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 3

The 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished the regular season with a record of 30–4, ranked #1 in the media polls a total of eleven weeks during the season. They also won the ACC Tournament, winning for the third consecutive year. As the #1 seed in the west region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they defeated Hampton in the second round and Michigan in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Arizona to finish the season 32–5.

Previous season

The team finished 2010 with a 35–5 record, becoming the ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, ACC Tournament Champion, and earning a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Blue Devils beat Butler in the championship game 61–59 to win the fourth national championship in school history.

Pre-season

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Hairston PF	Fredericksburg, VA	Montrose Christian School (MD)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 13, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Kyrie Irving PG	West Orange, NJ	St. Patrick High School (NJ)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Oct 22, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Tyler Thornton PG	Washington, DC	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 13, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 10  ESPN: 6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Duke Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2010 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2011–12 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Tyler Thornton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gonzaga Washington, D.C. F 5 Mason Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Christ School Warsaw, IN F 15 Josh Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Montrose Christian Fredericksburg, VA G 34 Andre Dawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Atlantic Shores Christian Chesapeake, VA F 21 Miles Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Christ School Warsaw, IN G 30 Seth Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC F 34 Ryan Kelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Ravenscroft Raleigh, NC F 52 Todd Zafirovski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL G 2 Nolan Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Upper Marlboro, MD F 12 Kyle Singler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr South Medford Medford, OR G 1 Kyrie Irving 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ G 3 Tyler Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gonzaga Washington, D.C. G 53 Casey Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Red Bank Regional Red Bank, NJ Schedule Date time, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Fri, Oct 15 7:30 pm Blue-White Scrimmage Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC Exhibition Sat, Oct 23* 7:00 pm St. Augustine's W 141–68  Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC Thu, Nov 4* 7:00 pm No. 1 Cal Poly Pomona W 81–60  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Regular Season Sun, Nov 14* 5:00 pm, ESPNU No. 1 Princeton CBE Classic W 97–60  1–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Tue, Nov 16* 7:30 pm, ESPNU No. 1 Miami (Ohio) CBE Classic W 79–45  2–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Fri, Nov 19* 8:30 pm, ESPN3.com No. 1 Colgate W 110–58  3–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Mon, Nov 22* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 vs. Marquette CBE Classic – Semifinals W 82–77  4–0 Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO Tue, Nov 23* 10:15 pm, ESPN No. 1 vs. No. 4 Kansas State CBE Classic – Championship W 82–68  5–0 Sprint Center (18,696) Kansas City, MO Sat, Nov 27* 4:00 pm, FSN No. 1 vs. Oregon W 98–71  6–0 Rose Garden (12,914) Portland, OR Wed, Dec 1* 9:30 pm, ESPN No. 1 No. 6 Michigan State ACC – Big Ten Challenge W 84–79  7–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sat, Dec 4* 3:15 pm, ESPN No. 1 vs. Butler CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic W 82–70  8–0 Izod Center (14,215) East Rutherford, NJ Wed, Dec 8* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 Bradley W 83–48  9–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sat, Dec 11* 12:00 pm, CBS No. 1 Saint Louis W 84–47  10–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Mon, Dec 20* 7:00 pm, FSS No. 1 Elon W 98–72  11–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Dec 29* 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 1 at UNC Greensboro W 108–62  12–0 Greensboro Coliseum (22,178) Greensboro, NC Sun, Jan 2 7:45 pm, FSN No. 1 Miami (Florida) W 74–63  13–0 (1–0) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Jan 5* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 UAB W 85–64  14–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sun, Jan 9 8:00 pm, FSN No. 1 Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry W 71–64  15–0 (2–0) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Jan 12 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 1 at Florida State L 61–66  15–1 (2–1) Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Tallahassee, FL Sat, Jan 15 2:00 pm, ESPN No. 1 Virginia W 76–60  16–1 (3–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Jan 19 7:00 pm, ESPN No. 4 at NC State W 92–78  17–1 (4–1) RBC Center (19,387) Raleigh, NC Sat, Jan 22 4:00 pm, ESPN No. 4 at Wake Forest W 83–59  18–1 (5–1) LJVM Coliseum (14,107) Winston-Salem, NC Thu, Jan 27 8:00 pm, Raycom No. 3 Boston College W 84–68  19–1 (6–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sun, Jan 30* 1:00 pm, CBS No. 3 at St. John's L 78–93  19–2 Madison Square Garden (19,353) New York, NY Wed, Feb 2 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 5 at Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry W 80–62  20–2 (7–1) Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD Sat, Feb 5 6:00 pm, ESPN No. 5 NC State W 76–52  21–2 (8–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Feb 9 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 5 No. 20 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry W 79–73  22–2 (9–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sun, Feb 13 6:45 pm, FSN No. 5 at Miami (Florida) W 81–71  23–2 (10–1) BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL Wed, Feb 16 7:00 pm, ESPN No. 5 at Virginia W 56–41  24–2 (11–1) John Paul Jones Arena (14,149) Charlottesville, VA Sun, Feb 20 7:45 pm, FSN No. 5 Georgia Tech W 79–57  25–2 (12–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Wed, Feb 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 No. 24 Temple W 78–61  26–2 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sat, Feb 26 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 1 at Virginia Tech College GameDay L 60–64  26–3 (12–2) Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA Wed, Mar 2 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 4 Clemson W 70–59  27–3 (13–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC Sat, Mar 5 8:00 pm, CBS No. 4 at No. 13 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry L 67–81  27–4 (13–3) Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC ACC Tournament Fri, Mar 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ Raycom No. 5 vs. Maryland Quarterfinals W 87–71  28–4 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC Sat, Mar 12 3:00 pm, ESPN/ Raycom No. 5 vs. Virginia Tech Semifinals W 77–63  29–4 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC Sun, Mar 13 1:00 pm, ESPN/ Raycom No. 5 vs. No. 6 North Carolina Championship Game W 75–58  30–4 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC NCAA Tournament Fri, March 18* 3:10 pm, truTV No. 3 (1) vs. (16) Hampton West Region Second Round W 87–45  31–4 Time Warner Cable Arena (16,829) Charlotte, NC Sun, March 20* 2:45 pm, CBS No. 3 (1) vs. (8) Michigan West Region Third Round W 73–71  32–4 Time Warner Cable Arena (18,329) Charlotte, NC Thu, March 24* 9:45 pm, CBS No. 3 (1) vs. No. 17 (5) Arizona West Regional Semifinal L 77–93  32–5 Honda Center (17,890) Anaheim, CA *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. Game Notes – NCAA Tournament Second Round: Hampton Teams 1st 2nd Final (16) HAMP 22 23 45 (1) DUKE 39 48 87 Duke opened the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a match up against #16 seed Hampton. Duke came out and took care of business with a commanding 39–22 lead going into halftime. As the game continued, Duke built a larger margin and easily took the first game of the tournament, beating Hampton 87–45. After Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury in December and missed 26 games, he made his return against Hampton. After a slow start, Irving led the team in scoring with 14 points while playing 20 minutes. Third Round: Michigan Teams 1st 2nd Final (8) MICH 33 38 71 (1) DUKE 37 36 73 Duke continued their 2011 NCAA Tournament bid with a Third Round match up with the Michigan Wolverines. Duke opened the game going back and forth with Michigan, going into halftime with a 38–33 lead. However, even after leading by 15 points midway through the second half, the Wolverines would not go away. Bringing the game down to the final seconds, it was Duke who prevailed behind Nolan Smith's 24 and beat Michigan 73–71 moving them on to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim. This victory also gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th career victory, becoming only the fourth coach to accomplish this feat. Regional Semifinal: Arizona Teams 1st 2nd Final (5) ARIZ 38 55 93 (1) DUKE 44 33 77 Duke played well in the first half and was up by 6 points at halftime. Arizona was only kept within range by a stellar performance by Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, who scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half. In the second half, Williams' teammates came alive as Arizona went on a 19–2 run from which Duke was unable to recover. Rankings See also: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Ranking Movement Legend:   Improvement in ranking.   Decrease in ranking.   Not ranked the previous week. 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