| 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |||
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| ACC Tournament Champions, ACC Regular Season Champions | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #1 | ||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 2005–06 record | 32–4 (14–2 ACC) | ||
| Head coach | Mike Krzyzewski | ||
| Assistant coach | Johnny Dawkins | ||
| Assistant coach | Chris Collins | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Wojciechowski | ||
| Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium | ||
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The 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Eric Boateng C |
London, England | St. Andrews School (DE) | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Aug 25, 2004 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Jamal Boykin PF |
Los Angeles, California | Fairfax North High School | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jul 31, 2004 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Josh McRoberts PF |
Carmel, Indiana | Carmel High School | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 16, 2003 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Greg Paulus PG |
Syracuse, New York | Christian Brothers High School | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 02, 2003 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Martynas Pocius SG |
Vilnius, Lithuania | Holderness School (NH) | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 26, 2004 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 ESPN: N/A | ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Eric Boateng | 45 | C | 6–10 | 255 | Freshman | London, England |
| Jamal Boykin | 34 | F | 6–7 | 230 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| Jordan Davidson | 12 | G | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Melbourne, Arkansas |
| Patrick Davidson | 41 | G | 6–0 | 190 | Junior | Melbourne, Arkansas |
| Sean Dockery | 15 | G | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| Patrick Johnson | 51 | F | 6–9 | 250 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| David McClure | 14 | F | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| Josh McRoberts | 2 | F | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Carmel, Indiana |
| Lee Melchionni | 13 | F | 6–6 | 205 | Senior | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 21 | G | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Elk Grove, California |
| Joe Pagliuca | 30 | G | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Weston, Massachusetts |
| Greg Paulus | 3 | G | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Syracuse, New York |
| Ross Perkins | 40 | G | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Martynas Pocius | 5 | G | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| J.J. Redick | 4 | G | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Shelden Williams | 23 | F | 6–9 | 250 | Senior | Forest Park, Oklahoma |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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| November 14, 2005* | Boston University | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
ESPN2 | W 64-47 | 1–0 | |||||
| November 16, 2005* | Seton Hall | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
ESPN | W 93-40 | 2–0 | |||||
| November 19, 2005* | Davidson | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham NC | ESPN2 | W 84-55 | 3–0 | |||||
| November 23, 2005* | vs. Drexel | #1 | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
ESPN2 | W 78-68 | 4–0 | |||||
| November 25, 2005* | vs. #11 Memphis | #1 | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (CBE Classic) |
ESPN2 | W 70-67 | 5-0 | |||||
| November 30, 2005* | at #17 Indiana | #1 | Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN (ACC–Big Ten Challenge) |
ESPN | W 75-67 | 6-0 | |||||
| December 4, 2005 | Virginia Tech | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | W 77-75 | 7-0 | |||||
| December 7, 2005* | Penn | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN2 | W 72-59 | 8-0 | |||||
| December 10, 2005* | vs. #2 Texas | #1 | Meadowlands Sports Complex • East Rutherford, NJ | CBS | W 97-66 | 9-0 | |||||
| December 18, 2005* | Valparaiso | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | W 104-77 | 10-0 | |||||
| December 21, 2005* | St. John's | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN2 | W 70-57 | 11–0 | |||||
| December 31, 2005* | at UNC Greensboro | #1 | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC | RJ | W 102-69 | 12-0 | |||||
| January 2, 2006* | Bucknell | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 84-50 | 13-0 | |||||
| January 8, 2006 | at #23 Wake Forest | #1 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | FSN | W 82-64 | 14-0 | |||||
| January 11, 2006 | #23 Maryland | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 76-52 | 15-0 | |||||
| January 14, 2006 | at Clemson | #1 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ESPN | W 87-77 | 16-0 | |||||
| January 18, 2006 | #14 NC State | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 81-68 | 17-0 | |||||
| January 21, 2006* | at Georgetown | #1 | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. | CBS | L 84-87 | 17-1 | |||||
| January 26, 2006 | at Virginia Tech | #2 | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | W 80-67 | 18-1 | |||||
| January 28, 2006 | Virginia | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 82-63 | 19-1 | |||||
| February 1, 2006 | at #15 Boston College | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN | W 83-81 | 20-1 | |||||
| February 4, 2006 | Florida State | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | RSN | W 97-96 OT | 21-1 | |||||
| February 7, 2006 | at #23 North Carolina | #2 | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC | FSN | W 87-83 | 22-1 | |||||
| February 11, 2006 | at Maryland | #2 | Comcast Center • College Park, MD | CBS | W 96-88 | 23-1 | |||||
| February 14, 2006 | Wake Forest | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | W 93-70 | 24-1 | ||||||
| February 19, 2006 | Miami | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | W 92-71 | 25-1 | |||||
| February 22, 2006 | at Georgia Tech | #1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | W 73-66 | 26-1 | |||||
| February 25, 2006* | at Temple | #1 | Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN | W 74-66 | 27-1 | |||||
| March 1, 2006 | at Florida State | #1 | Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | L 74-79 | 27-2 | |||||
| March 4, 2006 | #13 North Carolina | #1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | L 76-83 | 27-3 | |||||
| March 10, 2006 | vs. Miami | #1 | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals) |
ESPN2 | W 80-76 | 28-3 | |||||
| March 11, 2006 | vs. Wake Forest | #1 | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinals) |
ESPN | W 78-66 | 29-3 | |||||
| March 12, 2006 | vs. #11 Boston College | #1 | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Championship Game) |
ESPN | W 78-76 | 30-3 | |||||
| March 16, 2006 | vs. #(16) Southern | #1 (1) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region First Round #1 vs #16) |
CBS | W 70-56 | 31-3 | |||||
| March 18, 2006 | vs. #14 (8) George Washington | #1 (1) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region Second Round #1 vs #8) |
CBS | W 74-61 | 32-3 | |||||
| March 23, 2006 | vs. #18 (4) LSU | #1 (1) | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region Semifinals #1 vs #4) |
CBS | L 54-62 | 32-4 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||||
| February 7, 2006 9 p.m. |
Recap | Duke 87, North Carolina 83 | Smith Center Attendance: 21,750 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins |
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| Scoring by half: 40–35, 47–48 | ||||||
| Pts: J.J. Redick 35 Rebs: Shelden Williams 9 Asts: Greg Paulus 7 Blocks: Shelden Williams 4 Steals: J.J. Redick 4, Shelden Williams 4 |
Pts: Reyshawn Terry 17 Rebs: David Noel, Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green 9 Asts: David Noel 5 Steals: Tyler Hansbrough 3 |
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| Carolina-Duke rivalry | ||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 5 | Shelden Williams | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1 | 11 | J.J. Redick | Orlando Magic |
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