2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

	Conf			Overall
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#3 Duke †	13	3	.813	30	5	.857
#20 Maryland	13	3	.813	24	8	.750
Florida State	10	6	.625	22	10	.688
Virginia Tech	10	6	.625	24	8	.750
Wake Forest	9	7	.563	20	10	.667
Clemson	9	7	.563	21	11	.656
Georgia Tech	7	9	.438	23	12	.657
Boston College	6	10	.375	15	16	.484
Virginia	5	11	.313	15	16	.484
North Carolina	5	11	.313	18	16	.529
NC State	5	11	.313	20	15	.571
Miami	4	12	.250	20	13	.606

† ACC Tournament winner As of March 19, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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 became the second trio in Duke history to each score at least 600 points in a season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Mike Dunleavy, Jr. first accomplished that feat for Duke.^[4] Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) became second duo in Duke history to each score over 700 points in one season.^[5] The other two players to each surpass 700 points in the same season were Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) on the 2001 national championship team.^[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]

1 Pre-season
- 1.1 Recruiting
2 Roster
3 Rankings
4 Schedule
5 Accomplishments
6 Team highs
7 Individual season highs
8 ACC season leaders
9 Individual honors
10 See also
11 References

Pre-season

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mason Plumlee C	Warsaw, IN	Christ School (NC)	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 27, 08
Mason Plumlee C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 98
Andre Dawkins SG	Chesapeake, VA	Atlantic Shores Christian School	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jun 26, 08
Andre Dawkins SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 95
Ryan Kelly PF	Raleigh, NC	Ravenscroft School	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 9, 08
Ryan Kelly PF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Duke Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2009/alabama-19. "2009 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/150/class/2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=985973.

Roster

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Seth Curry†	3	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Christian
Olek Czyz‡	13	F	6'7"	240	Sophomore	Reno, Nevada	Reno
Jordan Davidson	41	G	6'1"	180	Graduate Student	Melbourne, Arkansas	Blair Academy (NJ)
Andre Dawkins	20	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Chesapeake, Virginia	Atlantic Shores Christian
Steve Johnson	51	F	6'5"	210	Junior	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain
Ryan Kelly	34	F	6'10"	220	Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina	Ravenscroft
Casey Peters	53	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Red Bank, New Jersey	Red Bank Regional
Mason Plumlee	5	F	6'10"	230	Freshman	Warsaw, Indiana	Christ School (NC)
Miles Plumlee	21	F	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Warsaw, Indiana	Christ School (NC)
Jon Scheyer	30	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Northbrook, Illinois	Glenbrook North
Kyle Singler	12	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Medford, Oregon	South Medford
Nolan Smith	2	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
Lance Thomas	42	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Scotch Plains, New Jersey	St. Benedict's Prep
Todd Zafirovski	52	F	6'8"	240	Freshman	Lake Forest, Illinois	Lake Forest Academy
Brian Zoubek	55	C	7'1"	260	Senior	Haddonfield, New Jersey	Haddonfield Memorial

† Curry transferred from Liberty University before the season and thus was ineligible to play during the 2009–10 season, per NCAA rules.

‡ Czyz transferred to the University of Nevada, Reno in mid-season.

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	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Fri, Oct 16	7:30 pm	Blue-White Scrimmage		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	Cable 13
Exhibition
Sat, Oct 24*	6:30 pm	Pfeiffer		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	Cable 13	W 128–70
Tue, Nov 3*	7:00 pm	Findlay	#9	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	Cable 13	W 84–48
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*	7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	#9	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	FSS	W 96–62	1–0
Mon, Nov 16*	7:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	#9	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (NIT Tip-Off First Round)	ESPNU	W 74–49	2–0
Tue, Nov 17*	6:00 pm	UNC Charlotte	#9	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (NIT Tip-Off Second Round)	ESPN2	W 101–59	3–0
Sat, Nov 21*	3:00 pm	Radford	#9	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC		W 104–67	4–0
Wed, Nov 25*	7:00 pm	vs. Arizona State	#7	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT Tip-Off Semi-Final)	ESPN2	W 64–53	5–0
Fri, Nov 27*	5:00 pm	vs. #13 Connecticut	#7	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT Tip-Off Final)	ESPN	W 68–59	6–0
Wed, Dec 2*	9:15 pm	at Wisconsin	#6	Kohl Center • Madison, WI (ACC – Big Ten Challenge)	ESPN	L 73–69	6–1
Sat, Dec 5*	3:30 pm	St. John's	#6	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 80–71	7–1
Tue, Dec 15*	7:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	#7	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 113–68	8–1
Sat, Dec 19*	4:00 pm	vs. #15 Gonzaga	#7	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY	CBS	W 76–41	9–1
Tue, Dec 29*	7:00 pm	Long Beach State	#7	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	FSS	W 84–63	10–1
Thu, Dec 31*	6:00 pm	Pennsylvania	#7	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 114–55	11–1
Sun, Jan 3	7:45 pm	#18 Clemson	#7	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	FSN	W 74–53	12–1 (1–0)
Wed, Jan 6*	10:00 pm	vs. Iowa State	#5	United Center • Chicago, IL	ESPN2	W 86–65	13–1
Sat, Jan 9	2:00 pm	at #20 Georgia Tech	#5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 71–67	13–2 (1–1)
Wed, Jan 13	7:00 pm	Boston College	#8	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN	W 79–59	14–2 (2–1)
Sun, Jan 17	8:00 pm	Wake Forest	#8	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	FSN	W 90–70	15–2 (3–1)
Wed, Jan 20	9:00 pm	at NC State	#7	RBC Center • Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 88–74	15–3 (3–2)
Sat, Jan 23	9:00 pm	at #17 Clemson	#7	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	ESPN	W 60–47	16–3 (4–2)
Wed, Jan 27	9:00 pm	Florida State	#8	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN	W 70–56	17–3 (5–2)
Sat, Jan 30*	1:00 pm	at #7 Georgetown	#8	Verizon Center • Washington, DC	CBS	L 89–77	17–4
Thu, Feb 4	7:00 pm	#21 Georgia Tech	#10	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 86–67	18–4 (6–2)
Sat, Feb 6	2:00 pm	at Boston College	#10	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 66–63	19–4 (7–2)
Wed, Feb 10	9:00 pm	at North Carolina	#8	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–Duke rivalry)	ESPN/Raycom	W 64–54	20–4 (8–2)
Sat, Feb 13	1:00 pm	Maryland	#8	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Duke–Maryland rivalry)	CBS	W 77–56	21–4 (9–2)
Wed, Feb 17	7:00 pm	at Miami	#6	BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL	ESPN	W 81–74	22–4 (10–2)
Sun, Feb 21	7:45 pm	Virginia Tech	#6	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	FSN	W 67–55	23–4 (11–2)
Thu, Feb 25*	7:00 pm	Tulsa	#5	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN	W 70–52	24–4
Sun, Feb 28	7:45 pm	at Virginia	#5	John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA	FSN	W 67–49	25–4 (12–2)
Wed, Mar 3	9:00 pm	at #22 Maryland	#4	Comcast Center • College Park, MD (Duke–Maryland rivalry)	ESPN	L 79–72	25–5 (12–3)
Sat, Mar 6	9:00 pm	North Carolina	#4	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Carolina–Duke rivalry)	ESPN	W 82–50	26–5 (13–3)
ACC Tournament
Fri, Mar 12	12:00 pm	vs. Virginia	#4	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (Quarterfinals)	ESPN/Raycom	W 57–46	27–5
Sat, Mar 13	1:30 pm	vs. Miami	#4	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (Semifinals)	ESPN/Raycom	W 77–74	28–5
Sun, Mar 14	1:00 pm	vs. Georgia Tech	#4	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (Final)	ESPN/Raycom	W 65–61	29–5
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 19*	7:25 PM	vs. (#16 SR) Arkansas–Pine Bluff	#3 (#1 SR)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL (First round)	CBS	W 73–44	30–5
Sun, March 21*	5:15 PM	vs. (#8 SR) California	#3 (#1 SR)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL (Second round)	CBS	W 68–53	31–5
Fri, March 26*	9:57 PM	vs. #10 (#4 SR) Purdue	#3 (#1 SR)	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Sweet Sixteen)	CBS	W 70–57	32–5
Sun, March 28*	5:05 PM	vs. #19 (#3 SR) Baylor	#3 (#1 SR)	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Elite Eight)	CBS	W 78–71	33–5
Sat, April 3*	8:47 PM	vs. #6 (#2 ER) West Virginia	#3 (#1 SR)	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Final Four)	CBS	W 78–57	34–5
Mon, April 5*	9:21 PM	vs. #8 (#5 WR) Butler	#3 (#1 SR)	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (National Championship Game)	CBS	W 61–59	35–5
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP. 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

Most Points Scored: 114 vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
Highest Point Differential: 59 vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
Most Field Goals Made: 43 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
Most Three Point Field Goals: 18 vs Radford, 11/21
Most Rebounds: 56 vs. University of Connecticut, 11/27
Most Assists: 27 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
Highest Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: 3.33 vs. West Virginia, 4/3 (Elite Eight; 20 assists to 6 turnovers)
Most Blocks: 10 vs. Long Beach State, 12/29

Individual season highs

Most Points: 36, Jon Scheyer vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
Most Offensive Rebounds: 8, Brian Zoubek three times and Lance Thomas vs. Baylor (3/28)
Most Defensive Rebounds: 10, Miles Plumlee vs. Charlotte (11/17) and Brian Zoubek vs. Purdue (3/26)
Most Three-Point Field Goals: 8, Kyle Singler vs. Georgia Tech, 2/4
Most Assists: 11, Jon Scheyer vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
Most Steals: 5, Jon Scheyer three times, Brian Zoubek at Miami
Most Blocks: 4, Ryan Kelly vs. Gonzaga (12/19) and Mason Plumlee vs. Long Beach State (12/29)

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

References

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Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball 2009–10 NCAA Champions

2 Nolan Smith \| 5 Mason Plumlee \| 12 Kyle Singler (MOP) \| 20 Andre Dawkins \| 21 Miles Plumlee \| 30 Jon Scheyer \| 42 Lance Thomas \| 55 Brian Zoubek Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coaches Chris Collins \| Steve Wojciechowski \| Nate James

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons

1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Bold denotes national championship, Italic denotes final four appearance

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four teams (2010–2019)

2010	Butler • Duke • Michigan State • West Virginia

2011	Butler • Connecticut • Kentucky • VCU

Italic connotes national championship, * means results were vacated