2007–08 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2007–08 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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

	Conf				Overall
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 North Carolina†	14	–	2	.875	36	–	3	.923
#9 Duke	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
#22 Clemson	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Virginia Tech	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Virginia	5	–	11	.313	17	–	16	.515
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
North Carolina State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taylor King SF	Huntington Beach, California	Santa Ana Mater Dei High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 12, 2006
Taylor King SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Kyle Singler SF	Medford, Oregon	South Medford High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 26, 2006
Kyle Singler SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Nolan Smith SG	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 12, 2006
Nolan Smith SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 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. "2008 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. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

Roster

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

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 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	13	13	13	7	6	6	6	10	9	9	7	4	3	2	2	5	7	6	7	9
Coaches	11	10	10	7	7	7	7	10	8	7	5	3	3	2	2	4	6	5	7	9

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
October 27, 2007*		Blue/White (Scrimmage)	Blue 69-White 64		Cameron Indoor Stadium
Exhibition
November 1, 2007*		Shaw (Exhibition)	W 134–55		Cameron Indoor Stadium
November 3, 2007*		Barton College (Exhibition)	W 105–44		Cameron Indoor Stadium
Regular Season
November 9, 2007*	#11	NCCU	W 121–56	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 12, 2007*	#10	N.M. State	W 86–61	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 19, 2007*	#10	vs. Princeton (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament)	W 83–61	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
November 20, 2007*	#10	vs. Illinois (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament)	W 79–66	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
November 21, 2007*	#10	vs. #11 Marquette (EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament)	W 77–73	5–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
November 25, 2007*	#10	Eastern Kentucky	W 78–43	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
November 27, 2007*	#7	#20 Wisconsin (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 85–58	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 1, 2007*	#7	at Davidson	W 79–73	8–0	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (17,034)
December 8, 2007*	#7	Michigan	W 95–67	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 17, 2007*	#7	Albany	W 117–70	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
December 20, 2007*	#7	vs. #11 Pittsburgh (Aeropostale Classic)	L 64–65 ^OT	10–1	Madison Square Garden (19,544)
January 6, 2008*	#8	Cornell	W 81–67	11–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 9, 2008*	#7	at Temple	W 74–64	12–1	Wachovia Center (18,030)
January 13, 2008	#7	Virginia	W 87–65	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 16, 2008	#5	at Florida State	W 70–57	14–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,548)
January 19, 2008	#5	#24 Clemson	W 93–80	15–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 24, 2008	#3	Virginia Tech	W 81–64	16–1	Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
January 27, 2008	#3	at Maryland	W 93–84	17–1	Comcast Center (17,950)
January 31, 2008	#3	North Carolina State	W 92–82	18–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 2, 2008	#3	Miami (FL)	W 88–73	19–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 6, 2008	#2	at #3 North Carolina	W 89–78	20–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750)
February 9, 2008	#2	Boston College	W 90–80	21–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 13, 2008	#2	Maryland	W 77–65	22–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 17, 2008	#2	at Wake Forest	L 73–86	22–2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,646)
February 20, 2008	#4	at Miami (FL)	L 95–96	22–3	BankUnited Center (6,670)
February 23, 2008*	#4	St. John's	W 86–56	23–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 27, 2008	#6	Georgia Tech	W 71–58	24–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
March 1, 2008	#6	at North Carolina State	W 87–86	25–3	RBC Center (17,742)
March 5, 2008	#5	at Virginia	W 86–70	26–3	John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
March 8, 2008	#5	#1 North Carolina	L 68–76	26–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
ACC Tournament
March 14, 2008	#7	vs. Georgia Tech (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals)	W 82–70	27–4	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
March 15, 2008	#7	vs. Clemson (ACC Tournament Semifinals)	L 74–78	27–5	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008*	#9 (2)	vs. #(15) Belmont (NCAA Tournament West Region First Round #2 vs #15)	W 71–70	28–5	Verizon Center (18,400)
March 22, 2008*	#9 (2)	vs. #(7) West Virginia (NCAA Tournament West Region Second Round #2 vs #7)	L 67–73	28–6	Verizon Center (18,400)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Accomplishments

15–1 record at home
Ranked as high as #2 in the AP poll
Began ACC with 10–0 record
8–3 record vs. teams in the NCAA tournament field during the regular season
4–2 record vs. ranked teams
ACC honors:
- DeMarcus Nelson was first team All-ACC and ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- Kyle Singler was third team All-ACC and ACC Rookie of the Year

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