2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2006–07 record	22–11 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 North Carolina†	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
Virginia	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
#18 Maryland	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
Virginia Tech	10	–	6	.625	22	–	12	.647
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Duke	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	25	–	11	.694
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	13	.629
North Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	20	–	16	.556
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Miami (FL)	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski, serving for his 27th year. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gerald Henderson, Jr. SF	Merion, Pennsylvania	Episcopal Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 18, 2005
Gerald Henderson, Jr. SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jon Scheyer SG	Northbrook, Illinois	Glenbrook North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 17, 2005
Jon Scheyer SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Lance Thomas PF	Scotch Plains, New Jersey	St. Benedict's Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 4, 2006
Lance Thomas PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Brian Zoubek C	Haddonfield, New Jersey	Haddonfield Memorial High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	May 17, 2005
Brian Zoubek C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 Rivals: 5 ESPN: N/A
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. Retrieved 2011-06-24. "2006 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Jordan Davidson	12	G	6–1	180	Sophomore	Melbourne, Arkansas
Gerald Henderson, Jr.	15	G	6–4	215	Freshman	Merion, Pennsylvania
Steve Johnson	51	F	6–5	195	Freshman	Colorado Springs, Colorado
David McClure	14	F	6–6	200	Sophomore	Ridgefield, Connecticut
Josh McRoberts	2	F	6–10	240	Sophomore	Carmel, Indiana
DeMarcus Nelson(c)	21	G	6–4	200	Junior	Elk Grove, California
Joe Pagliuca	45	G	6–2	185	Senior	Weston, Massachusetts
Greg Paulus	3	G	6–1	180	Sophomore	Syracuse, New York
Martynas Pocius	5	G	6–5	190	Sophomore	Vilnius, Lithuania
Jon Scheyer	30	G	6–5	180	Freshman	Northbrook, Illinois
Nick Sutton	13	G	6–2	180	Freshman	Kentfield, California
Lance Thomas	42	F	6–8	215	Freshman	Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Griffin Tormey	40	G	5-11	165	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Brian Zoubek	55	C	7–1	260	Freshman	Haddonfield, New Jersey

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
November 12, 2006*	#12	Columbia (CBE Classic)	W 86-43	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 13, 2006*	#12	Georgia Southern (CBE Classic)	W 86–61	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 16, 2006*	#11	UNC Greensboro	W 75-48	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 20, 2006*	#11	vs. Air Force (CBE Classic)	W 71-56	4–0	Municipal Auditorium (7,063)
November 21, 2006*	#9	vs. #13 Marquette (CBE Classic)	L 62-73	4-1	Municipal Auditorium (8,381)
November 25, 2006*	#9	Davidson	W 75-47	5-1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 28, 2006*	#11	Indiana (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 54-51	6–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 2, 2006*	#11	#18 Georgetown	W 61-52	7–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 6, 2006*	#7	Holy Cross	W 57-45	8-1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 9, 2006*	#7	George Mason	W 69-53	9-1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 19, 2006*	#6	Kent State	W 79-72	10–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 21, 2006*	#6	vs. #22 Gonzaga (Aeropostate Classic)	W 61-54	11–1	Madison Square Garden (19,528)
December 31, 2006*	#5	San Jose State	W 70-51	12–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 2, 2007*	#5	Temple	W 73-55	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 6, 2007	#5	Virginia Tech	L 67-69 ^OT	13–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 10, 2007	#11	at Georgia Tech	L 63-74	13-3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
January 14, 2007	#11	at Miami (FL)	W 86-63	14-3	BankUnited Center (6,211)
January 18, 2007	#14	Wake Forest	W 62-40	15-3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 20, 2007	#14	at North Carolina State	W 79-56	16-3	RBC Center (19,700)
January 25, 2007	#10	#19 Clemson	W 68-66	17-3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 28, 2007	#10	Boston College	W 75-61	18-3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 1, 2007	#8	at Virginia	L 66-68	18-4	John Paul Jones Arena (15,169)
February 4, 2007	#8	Florida State	L 67-68	18-5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 7, 2007	#16	#5 North Carolina	L 73-79	18-6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 11, 2007	#16	at Maryland	L 60-72	18-7	Comcast Center (17,950)
February 14, 2007		at #21 Boston College	W 78-70	19-7	Conte Forum (8,606)
February 18, 2007		Georgia Tech	W 71–62	20-7	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 22, 2007	#18	at Clemson	W 71-66	21-7	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
February 25, 2007*	#18	at St. John's	W 67-50	22-7	Madison Square Garden (17,283)
February 28, 2007	#14	#24 Maryland	L 77-85	22-8	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
March 4, 2007	#14	at #8 North Carolina	L 72-86	22-9	Dean Smith Center (21,750)
March 8, 2007	#21	vs. NC State (ACC Tournament First Round)	L 80-85 ^OT	22-10	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
March 15, 2007*	#(6)	vs. #(11) VCU (NCAA Tournament West Region First Round #6 vs #11)	L 77-79	22-11	HSBC Arena (18,843)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1905–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1940) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics