2007–08 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |||
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
Ranking | |||
Coaches | #9 | ||
AP | #9 | ||
2007–08 record | 28–6 (13–3 ACC) | ||
Head coach | Mike Krzyzewski | ||
Assistant coach | Johnny Dawkins | ||
Assistant coach | Chris Collins | ||
Assistant coach | Steve Wojciechowski | ||
Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium | ||
Seasons
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The 2007–08 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski, serving for his 28th year. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team finished with a 28–6 (13–3) record, while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Senior DeMarcus Nelson was the sole senior and captain for the 2007–2008 squad, starting at shooting guard. Junior Greg Paulus (point guard), sophomores Gerald Henderson, Jr. (guard/forward) and Lance Thomas (forward), and freshman Kyle Singler (forward) rounded out the rest of the starting lineup. Jon Scheyer (shooting guard) served as the sixth man, playing significant minutes off the bench.
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Taylor King SF |
Huntington Beach, California | Santa Ana Mater Dei High School | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 12, 2006 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Kyle Singler SF |
Medford, Oregon | South Medford High School | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 26, 2006 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Nolan Smith SG |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 12, 2006 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 5 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 |
Jordan Davidson | 41 | G | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Melbourne, Arkansas |
Gerald Henderson, Jr. | 15 | G | 6–4 | 210 | Sophomore | Merion, Pennsylvania |
Steve Johnson | 51 | F | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Taylor King | 20 | F | 6–6 | 230 | Freshman | Huntington Beach, California |
David McClure | 14 | F | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Ridgefield, Connecticut |
DeMarcus Nelson(c) | 21 | G | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Elk Grove, California |
Greg Paulus | 3 | G | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Syracuse, New York |
Martynas Pocius | 5 | G/F | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Jon Scheyer | 30 | G | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Northbrook, Illinois |
Kyle Singler | 12 | F | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Medford, Oregon |
Nolan Smith | 2 | G | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Lance Thomas | 42 | F | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
Brian Zoubek | 55 | C | 7–1 | 260 | Sophomore | Haddonfield, New Jersey |
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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October 27, 2007* | 7:00 | Blue/White | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Scrimmage) |
Blue 69-White 64 | |||||||
November 1, 2007* | 6:30 | Shaw | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Exhibition) |
W 134–55 | |||||||
November 3, 2007* | 5:00 | Barton College | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Exhibition) |
W 105–44 | |||||||
November 9, 2007* | 7:00 | NCCU | #11 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | W 121–56 | 1–0 | |||||
November 12, 2007* | 7:00 | N.M. State | #10 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN2 | W 86–61 | 2–0 | ||||
November 19, 2007* | 9:00 | vs. Princeton | #10 | Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament) |
ESPN2 | W 83–61 | 3–0 | ||||
November 20, 2007* | 9:00 | vs. Illinois | #10 | Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament) |
ESPN2 | W 79–66 | 4–0 | ||||
November 21, 2007* | 10:00 | vs. #11 Marquette | #10 | Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament) |
ESPN | W 77–73 | 5–0 | ||||
November 25, 2007* | 1:00 | Eastern Kentucky | #10 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | Fox Sports Net | W 78–43 | 6–0 | ||||
November 27, 2007* | 9:00 | #20 Wisconsin | #7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge) |
ESPN | W 85–58 | 7–0 | ||||
December 1, 2007* | 12:00 | at Davidson | #7 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC | ESPNU | W 79–73 | 8–0 | ||||
December 8, 2007* | 2:00 | Michigan | #7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | CBS | W 95–67 | 9–0 | ||||
December 17, 2007* | 7:00 | Albany | #7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN2 | W 117–70 | 10–0 | ||||
December 20, 2007* | 7:00 | vs. #11 Pittsburgh | #7 | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Aeropostale Classic) |
ESPN | L 64–65 OT | 10–1 | ||||
January 6, 2008* | 5:30 | Cornell | #8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | W 81–67 | 11–1 | ||||
January 9, 2008* | 7:00 | at Temple | #7 | Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN | W 74–64 | 12–1 | ||||
January 13, 2008 | 8:00 | Virginia | #7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | W 87–65 | 13–1 | ||||
January 16, 2008 | 7:00 | at Florida State | #5 | Tallahassee Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | W 70–57 | 14–1 | ||||
January 19, 2008 | 6:00 | #24 Clemson | #5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 93–80 | 15–1 | ||||
January 24, 2008 | 7:00 | Virginia Tech | #3 | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | W 81–64 | 16–1 | ||||
January 27, 2008 | 6:30 | at Maryland | #3 | Comcast Center • College Park, MD | FSN | W 93–84 | 17–1 | ||||
January 31, 2008 | 9:00 | NC State | #3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | Raycom/ESPN2 | W 92–82 | 18–1 | ||||
February 2, 2008 | 3:30 | Miami | #3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ABC | W 88–73 | 19–1 | ||||
February 6, 2008 | 9:00 | at #3 North Carolina | #2 | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC | Raycom/ESPN | W 89–78 | 20–1 | ||||
February 9, 2008 | 1:00 | Boston College | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | CBS | W 90–80 | 21–1 | ||||
February 13, 2008 | 7:00 | Maryland | #2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 77–65 | 22–1 | ||||
February 17, 2008 | 7:30 | at Wake Forest | #2 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | FSN | L 73–86 | 22–2 | ||||
February 20, 2008 | 9:00 | at Miami | #4 | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | Raycom | L 95–96 | 22–3 | ||||
February 23, 2008* | 4:00 | St. John's | #4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | CBS | W 86–56 | 23–3 | ||||
February 27, 2008 | 9:00 | Georgia Tech | #6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | W 71–58 | 24–3 | ||||
March 1, 2008 | 12:00 | at NC State | #6 | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC | CBS | W 87–86 | 25–3 | ||||
March 5, 2008 | 7:00 | at Virginia | #5 | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN | W 86–70 | 26–3 | ||||
March 8, 2008 | 9:00 | #1 North Carolina | #5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | L 68–76 | 26–4 | ||||
March 14, 2008 | 7:00 | vs. Georgia Tech | #7 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals) |
Raycom/ESPN2 | W 82–70 | 27–4 | ||||
March 15, 2008 | 4:00 | vs. Clemson | #7 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinals) |
Raycom/ESPN | L 74–78 | 27–5 | ||||
March 20, 2008* | 7:10 | vs. #(15) Belmont | #9 (2) | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (NCAA Tournament West Region First Round #2 vs #15) |
CBS | W 71–70 | 28–5 | ||||
March 22, 2008* | 2:10 | vs. #(7) West Virginia | #9 (2) | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (NCAA Tournament West Region Second Round #2 vs #7) |
CBS | L 67–73 | 28–6 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. |
ACC [1] | Conference | Overall | ||||
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W-L | GB | PCT | W-L | PCT | ||
#1 North Carolina | 14–2 | – | .875 | 36–3 | .923 | |
#9 Duke | 13–3 | 1 | .813 | 28–6 | .824 | |
#22 Clemson | 10–6 | 4 | .625 | 24–10 | .706 | |
Virginia Tech | 9–7 | 5 | .563 | 21–14 | .600 | |
Miami | 8–8 | 6 | .500 | 23–11 | .676 | |
Maryland | 8–8 | 6 | .500 | 19–15 | .559 | |
Georgia Tech | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 15–17 | .469 | |
Wake Forest | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 17–13 | .567 | |
Florida State | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 19–15 | .559 | |
Virginia | 5–11 | 9 | .313 | 17–16 | .515 | |
Boston College | 4–12 | 10 | .250 | 14–17 | .452 | |
North Carolina State | 4–12 | 10 | .250 | 15–16 | .484 |
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