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2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season co-champions
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 3
Record35–5 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 13 – 3   .813 35 – 5   .875
No. 20 Maryland 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
Florida State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
Virginia Tech 10 – 6   .625 25 – 9   .735
Wake Forest 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Clemson 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 23 – 13   .639
Boston College 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Virginia 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
North Carolina 5 – 11   .313 20 – 17   .541
NC State 5 – 11   .313 20 – 16   .556
Miami (FL) 4 – 12   .250 20 – 13   .606
† 2010 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
Jon Scheyer against Long Beach state
Duke defeated Iowa State at the United Center in Chicago

The 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title.

Duke led the ACC in scoring margin (+16.2), free throw percentage (.761), 3-point field goal percentage (.382), 3-point field goal defense (.278), 3-point field goals made (7.4 per game), rebounding margin (+6.5), and offensive rebound percentage (.410).[1]

All-American point guard Jon Scheyer was the team leader in points per game (18.2), assists (4.9), free throw percentage (.878), and steals per game (1.6), forward Kyle Singler led in 3-point field goal percentage (.399), center Brian Zoubek led in rebounds per game (7.6), and reserve forward Mason Plumlee led in blocks per game (.9).[2]

Individual-game season-highs were Scheyer in points (36), assists (11), and steals (5; twice), Singler in 3-point field goals (8), Zoubek in rebounds (17), and Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly in blocks (4).

Scheyer, Singler, and Nolan Smith each scored over 600 points during the season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Mike Dunleavy Jr. were the first trio to accomplish that feat for Duke.[3] Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) both scored over 700 points,[4] a feat previously accomplished by Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) in 2001.[4]

Coach K said:

I've said throughout the year they were good, then they were really good, then they were really good with great character. But I told them [after the championship game] before we said a prayer, that: 'You are a great team.'[5]

Pre-season

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mason Plumlee
C 		Warsaw, IN Christ School (NC) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Feb 27, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Andre Dawkins
SG 		Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jun 26, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Ryan Kelly
PF 		Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 9, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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.
  • "2009 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Seth Curry (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charlotte Christian School Charlotte, NC
F 13 Olek Czyz (TO) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Reno Reno, NV
G 41 Jordan Davidson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Blair Academy Melbourne, AR
G 20 Andre Dawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Atlantic Shores Christian Chesapeake, VA
F 51 Steve Johnson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cheyenne Mountain Colorado Springs, CO
F 34 Ryan Kelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Ravenscroft Raleigh, NC
G 53 Casey Peters (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Red Bank Regional Red Bank, NJ
F 5 Mason Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Christ School Warsaw, IN
F 21 Miles Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Christ School Warsaw, IN
G 30 Jon Scheyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Glenbrook North Northbrook, IL
F 12 Kyle Singler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Medford Medford, OR
G 2 Nolan Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Upper Marlboro, MD
F 42 Lance Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Scotch Plains, NJ
F 52 Todd Zafirovski (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL
C 55 Brian Zoubek 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Haddonfield Memorial Haddonfield, NJ
Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Collins
Steve Wojciechowski
Nate James

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (TO) Transfer out
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Rankings

Main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend:   Improvement in ranking.   Decrease in ranking.   Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 9 9 7 6 8 7 7 7 5 8 7 8 10T 8 6 5 4 4 3 1
Coaches 8 8 7 5 8 7 7 7 5 7 6 7 9 7 6 5 4 4 3 1

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Fri, Oct 16
7:30 pm, Cable 13 		Blue-White Scrimmage       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Exhibition
Sat, Oct 24*
6:30 pm, Cable 13 		Pfeiffer W 128–70 
  –      –      –    Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Tue, Nov 3*
7:00 pm, Cable 13 		No. 9 Findlay W 84–48 
  –      –      –    Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:00 pm, FSS 		No. 9 UNC Greensboro W 96–62  1–0
  20 – Singler   9 – Mi. Plumlee   4 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Mon, Nov 16*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 9 Coastal Carolina
NIT Tip-Off First Round 		W 74–49  2–0
  23 – Singler   11 – Singler   5 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Tue, Nov 17*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 UNC Charlotte
NIT Tip-Off Second Round 		W 101–59  3–0
  24 – Smith   13 – Zoubek   5 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Nov 21*
3:00 pm, ACC Network 		No. 9 Radford W 104–67  4–0
  20 – Tied   11 – Mi. Plumlee   7 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Wed, Nov 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 vs. Arizona State
NIT Tip-Off Semi-Final 		W 64–53  5–0
  16 – Scheyer   8 – Singler   6 – Scheyer  Madison Square Garden (8,756)
New York, NY
Fri, Nov 27*
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 vs. No. 13 Connecticut
NIT Tip-Off Final 		W 68–59  6–0
  19 – Scheyer   11 – Tied   5 – Scheyer  Madison Square Garden (13,179)
New York, NY
Wed, Dec 2*
9:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Wisconsin
ACC – Big Ten Challenge 		L 69–73  6–1
  28 – Singler   6 – Tied   4 – Scheyer  Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Sat, Dec 5*
3:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 St. John's W 80–71  7–1
  17 – Singler   8 – Tied   6 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Tue, Dec 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Gardner–Webb W 113–68  8–1
  36 – Scheyer   8 – Tied   9 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 19*
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 7 vs. No. 15 Gonzaga W 76–41  9–1
  24 – Smith   11 – Singler   8 – Scheyer  Madison Square Garden (14,554)
New York, NY
Tue, Dec 29*
7:00 pm, FSS 		No. 7 Long Beach State W 84–63  10–1
  22 – Scheyer   12 – Zoubek   7 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Thu, Dec 31*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Pennsylvania W 114–55  11–1
  23 – Smith   10 – Mi. Plumlee   11 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sun, Jan 3
7:45 pm, FSN 		No. 7 No. 18 Clemson W 74–53  12–1
(1–0) 		 22 – Tied   8 – Singler   6 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Wed, Jan 6*
10:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Iowa State W 86–65  13–1
  31 – Scheyer   8 – Singler   4 – Tied  United Center (10,067)
Chicago, IL
Sat, Jan 9
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at No. 20 Georgia Tech L 67–71  13–2
(1–1) 		 25 – Scheyer   6 – Ma. Plumlee   6 – Scheyer  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Jan 13
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Boston College W 79–59  14–2
(2–1) 		 24 – Smith   11 – Zoubek   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sun, Jan 17
8:00 pm, FSN 		No. 8 Wake Forest W 90–70  15–2
(3–1) 		 21 – Singler   15 – Singler   6 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Wed, Jan 20
9:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 7 at NC State L 74–88  15–3
(3–2) 		 22 – Singler   12 – Thomas   2 – Tied  RBC Center (18,925)
Raleigh, NC
Sat, Jan 23
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 at No. 17 Clemson
ESPN College GameDay 		W 60–47  16–3
(4–2) 		 22 – Smith   8 – Mi. Plumlee   3 – Scheyer  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Wed, Jan 27
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Florida State W 70–56  17–3
(5–2) 		 22 – Scheyer   7 – Singler   5 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 30*
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 8 at No. 7 Georgetown L 77–89  17–4
  19 – Smith   6 – Singler   5 – Scheyer  Verizon Center (20,039)
Washington, DC
Thu, Feb 4
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 10 No. 21 Georgia Tech W 86–67  18–4
(6–2) 		 30 – Singler   11 – Thomas   7 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 6
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at Boston College W 66–63  19–4
(7–2) 		 21 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Feb 10
9:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom 		No. 8 at North Carolina
Carolina–Duke rivalry 		W 64–54  20–4
(8–2) 		 24 – Scheyer   9 – Tied   4 – Scheyer  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
Sat, Feb 13
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 8 Maryland
Duke–Maryland rivalry 		W 77–56  21–4
(9–2) 		 22 – Scheyer   17 – Zoubek   6 – Smith  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 17
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Miami W 81–74  22–4
(10–2) 		 22 – Singler   11 – Singler   6 – Scheyer  BankUnited Center (6,860)
Coral Gables, FL
Sun, Feb 21
7:45 pm, FSN 		No. 6 Virginia Tech W 67–55  23–4
(11–2) 		 25 – Singler   16 – Zoubek   7 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Thu, Feb 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Tulsa W 70–52  24–4
  18 – Smith   11 – Zoubek   3 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sun, Feb 28
7:45 pm, FSN 		No. 5 at Virginia W 67–49  25–4
(12–2) 		 21 – Singler   5 – Mi. Plumlee   3 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,663)
Charlottesville, VA
Wed, Mar 3
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 at No. 22 Maryland
Duke–Maryland rivalry 		L 72–79  25–5
(12–3) 		 20 – Smith   13 – Zoubek   3 – Smith  Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Sat, Mar 6
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 North Carolina
ESPN College GameDay 		W 82–50  26–5
(13–3) 		 25 – Singler   13 – Zoubek   7 – Scheyer  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Fri, Mar 12
12:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom 		(1) No. 4 vs. (9) Virginia
Quarterfinals 		W 57–46  27–5
  18 – Singler   11 – Singler   3 – Scheyer  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
Sat, Mar 13
1:30 pm, ESPN/Raycom 		(1) No. 4 vs. (12) Miami
Semifinals 		W 77–74  28–5
  27 – Singler   8 – Singler   6 – Singler  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
Sun, Mar 14
1:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom 		(1) No. 4 vs. (7) Georgia Tech
Final 		W 65–61  29–5
  20 – Singler   9 – Zoubek   2 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Fri, March 19*
7:25 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (16 S) Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First round 		W 73–44  30–5
  22 – Singler   10 – Singler   5 – Smith  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,251)
Jacksonville, FL
Sun, March 21*
5:15 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (8 S) California
Second round 		W 68–53  31–5
  20 – Smith   13 – Zoubek   3 – Tied  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547)
Jacksonville, FL
Fri, March 26*
9:53 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (4 S) No. 10 Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		W 70–57  32–5
  24 – Singler   14 – Zoubek   4 – Tied  Reliant Stadium (45,505)
Houston, TX
Sun, March 28*
5:05 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (3 S) No. 19 Baylor
Elite Eight 		W 78–71  33–5
  29 – Smith   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Reliant Stadium (47,492)
Houston, TX
Sat, April 3*
9:14 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia
Final Four 		W 78–57  34–5
  23 – Scheyer   10 – Zoubek   6 – Tied  Lucas Oil Stadium (71,298)
Indianapolis, IN
Mon, April 5*
9:21 pm, CBS 		(1 S) No. 3 vs. (5 W) No. 8 Butler
National Championship Game 		W 61–59  35–5
  19 – Singler   10 – Zoubek   5 – Scheyer  Lucas Oil Stadium (70,930)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.[6] SR=South Region, ER=East Region, WR=West Region.

Accomplishments

  • 17–0 at home
  • 13–0 on neutral courts
  • NIT Season Tip-Off Champions
  • ACC Regular season Co-Champions
  • ACC Tournament Champions, two in a row and 9 out of the last 12
  • 15th consecutive NCAA tournament
  • NCAA Champions, fourth in school history
  • National Titles in three straight decades
  • Mike Krzyzewski ties Adolph Rupp of Kentucky for second most NCAA titles by a Division I head coach[7]
  • Played in national championship game 4 of the last 12 seasons
  • 15th Final Four appearance and 10th out of the last 23 years
  • 35 victories is tied for third most in Duke history
  • 65 victories the past two seasons, most in the NCAA

Team highs

Individual season highs

ACC season leaders

  • Scheyer set the ACC all-time single-season record for minutes played (1,470).
  • Scheyer led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.0; 2nd-best in Duke history), free throw percentage (.878; 7th-best in Duke history), and 3-point FGs made (2.8 per game).[8][9]

Individual honors

  • Jon Scheyer was a 2009–10 consensus All-American (Second Team), a Wooden and Lowe's Senior First Team All-American, and was named to the Associated Press, USBWA, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and Sporting News All-America second teams
  • Scheyer was also an ACC All-Tournament First Team pick and an NCAA South All-Regional and All-Final Four Team selection, was named to the NABC and USBWA 2009–10 All-District teams, and was awarded the NABC Senior Achievement Award
  • Kyle Singler made the Sporting News All-America fifth team
  • Singler was voted as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Scheyer and Nolan Smith were named to the All-Final Four Team.
  • Scheyer (unanimous) and Singler were first team All-ACC
  • Nolan Smith was second team All-ACC
  • Lance Thomas named to ACC All-Defensive Team
  • Brian Zoubek and Ryan Kelly named to ACC All-Academic Team

Local radio

Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
WDNC Bob Harris John Roth

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Theacc.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Official On-Line Home Of Duke Statistics". GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Notes: Duke 78, Baylor 71 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Notes: Duke 61, Butler 59 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. December 5, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Teel, David. "Good Duke team finds greatness". dailypress.com. Retrieved April 8, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "[1]." GoDuke.com. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.
  7. ^ goduke.com
  8. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Theacc.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "Game Notes: vs. Butler, April 5, 9:21 PM, CBS – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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