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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title.

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
2009–10 record35–5 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Duke133 .813  355  .875
No. 20 Maryland133 .813  249  .727
Florida State106 .625  2210  .688
Virginia Tech106 .625  259  .735
Wake Forest97 .563  2010  .667
Clemson97 .563  2111  .656
Georgia Tech79 .438  2313  .639
Boston College610 .375  1516  .484
Virginia511 .313  1516  .484
North Carolina511 .313  2017  .541
NC State511 .313  2016  .556
Miami (FL)412 .250  2013  .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).[3]

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.[4] Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) both scored over 700 points,[5] a feat previously accomplished by Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) in 2001.[5]

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.'[6]

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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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
    • 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
    No. 4 vs. 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
    No. 4 vs. 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
    No. 4 vs. 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. (16 SR) 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. (8 SR) 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. No. 10 (4 SR) 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. No. 19 (3 SR) 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. No. 6 (2 ER) 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
    No. 3 (1 SR) vs. No. 8 (5 WR) 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.[7] 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[8]
    • 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).[9][10]

    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)
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    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 5 April 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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