2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 3
Record35–5 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Duke133 .813355  .875
No. 20 Maryland133 .813249  .727
Florida State106 .6252210  .688
Virginia Tech106 .625259  .735
Wake Forest97 .5632010  .667
Clemson97 .5632111  .656
Georgia Tech79 .4382313  .639
Boston College610 .3751516  .484
Virginia511 .3131516  .484
North Carolina511 .3132017  .541
NC State511 .3132016  .556
Miami (FL)412 .2502013  .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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Seth Curry (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCharlotte Christian School Charlotte, NC
F 13 Olek Czyz (TO) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoReno 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) FrAtlantic Shores Christian Chesapeake, VA
F 51 Steve Johnson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCheyenne Mountain Colorado Springs, CO
F 34 Ryan Kelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrRavenscroft Raleigh, NC
G 53 Casey Peters (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrRed Bank Regional Red Bank, NJ
F 5 Mason Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrChrist School Warsaw, IN
F 21 Miles Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoChrist School Warsaw, IN
G 30 Jon Scheyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrGlenbrook North Northbrook, IL
F 12 Kyle Singler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSouth Medford Medford, OR
G 2 Nolan Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrOak Hill Academy (VA) Upper Marlboro, MD
F 42 Lance Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSt. Benedict's Prep Scotch Plains, NJ
F 52 Todd Zafirovski (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrLake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL
C 55 Brian Zoubek 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrHaddonfield 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

Ranking Movement
Legend:   Improvement in ranking.   Decrease in ranking.   Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
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. "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.
  6. "." 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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