2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 1 35–4 13–3 Mike Krzyzewski 21st Johnny Dawkins Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament National ChampionsACC tournament championsACC regular season co-champions National Championship Game W Won 82–72 vs. Arizona thumb|right|U.S. President George W. Bush shaking Coach Krzyzewski's hand following the championship win. Several Duke players stand behind them. The 2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, and were coached by 21st-year head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Duke won the 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and defeated Monmouth, Missouri, UCLA, USC, Maryland, and Arizona to win their third national championship in Duke's history, under the leadership of All-American duo Shane Battier and Jason "Jay" Williams. Roster 2000 Duke Blue Devils y y Shane Battier 31 F 6 8 220 Sr Birmingham, MI Country Day y Carlos Boozer 4 C 6 9 280 So Juneau, AK Juneau–Douglas y Andy Borman 40 G 6 1 180 So Morrisville, NC Bradenton (FL) Andre Buckner 15 G 5 10 170 So Hopkinsville, KY University Heights Ryan Caldbeck 5 G 6 3 190 Sr Shelburne, VT Rice Memorial Matt Christensen 41 F 6 10 265 Jr Belmont, MA Belmont Chris Duhon 21 G 6 1 190 Fr Slidell, LA Salmen y Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy Jr. 34 G/F 6 9 220 So Lake Oswego, OR Jesuit y Nick Horvath 3 F 6 10 250 So Shoreview, MN Mounds View y Nate James basketball 14 G/F 6 6 205 Sr Washington, DC St. John y Dahntay Jones 30 G/F 6 6 210 Jr yes Trenton, NJ Steinart y Reggie Love 42 F 6 4 225 Fr Charlotte, NC Providence Day y Casey Sanders 20 C 6 11 235 So Tampa, FL Tampa Prep y J.D. Simpson 13 G 6 4 200 Sr Woodside, CA St. Francis Andre Sweet 12 G/F 6 6 205 Fr New York, NY Brother Rice Jay Williams Jay Williams (basketball) 22 G 6 2 195 So Plainfield, NJ St. Joseph's y http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/roster.php?season=2000-01 2017-05-13 Mike Krzyzewski Chris Collins Johnny Dawkins Steve Wojciechowski Expectations Shane Battier entered his senior season as the remaining member of Duke's heralded recruiting class of 1997 which included Elton Brand and William Avery and had nearly led Duke to a championship two years earlier. (Brand and Avery, along with Corey Maggette would become the first Duke underclassmen to leave early for the draft that year.) Despite losing the reigning ACC Player of the Year Chris Carrawell to graduation, the Blue Devils still retained sophomores Jason "Jay" Williams, Mike Dunleavy Jr., and Carlos Boozer and welcomed the addition of freshman Chris Duhon to their lineup. Regular season On January 27, 2001, the #2 Duke Blue Devils played at #8 Maryland Terrapins in what would become the first of four contests between these two ACC powerhouses. With Duke trailing by 10 points, with 54 seconds left in regulation, Williams scored eight points. These points included two 3 pointers in a 13-second span. James hit two free throws to send this game into overtime. In overtime, Battier blocked a layup by Juan Dixon at the baseline with 4 seconds left to preserve a 98 to 96 victory.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012701aad.html No. 2 Duke Has A Devil Of A Time With No. 8 Maryland 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173021/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012701aad.html 2012-02-13 dead However, the Blue Devils stumbled in the next game at home against their rival, 4th ranked North Carolina by a score of 85 to 83.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020101aaa.html Haywood's Heroism Lifts UNC Past Duke 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173026/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020101aaa.html 2012-02-13 dead A month later, Maryland would avenge their home loss to Duke when the No. 16 Terrapins defeated the No. 2 Blue Devils 91 to 80 on Shane Battier's Senior Night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. After center Carlos Boozer had to leave with a foot injury in that game,http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022701aaa.html No. 16 Terrapins Trip No. 2 Blue Devils, 91–80 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173040/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022701aaa.html 2012-02-13 dead Coach Krzyzewski decided to change his strategy, favoring a smaller, quicker lineup by having Duhon start at point guard and moving Williams over to shooting guard. His plan was successful in Duke's next game at North Carolina, when Duke defeated the No. 4 Tar Heels 95 to 81 to claim a share of the regular season championship.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030401aab.html No. 2 Blue Devils Bomb No. 4 Tar Heels, 95–81 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173054/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030401aab.html 2012-02-13 dead The Blue Devils went on to win 6 of its games following Boozer's injury. Then Boozer rejoined the team in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Conference tournament Duke finished the regular season with a 26–4 record entering the ACC tournament as a No. 2 seed. In the tournament semifinals, they met Maryland for the third time this season. In another thrilling contest, after Maryland had rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit, the Blue Devils defeated the Terrapins 84 to 82 when Nate James tipped in the game-winner with 1.3 seconds lefthttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031001aab.html Nate James' Tip Tops Terps, 84–82 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173110/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031001aab.html 2012-02-13 dead to advance to the title game against North Carolina. In the third game between Duke and UNC that season, the Blue Devils emerged victorious as ACC tournament champions by the score of 79 to 53http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031101aaa.html Blue Devils Win ACC Championship 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173119/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031101aaa.html 2012-02-13 dead and received a No. 1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament. NCAA tournament The Blue Devils would travel the same path they took nine years ago when they claimed their last championship in 1992, from Greensboro to Philadelphia to Minneapolis, where they met Maryland for the fourth time that season, this time in the Final Four with a berth in the championship game at stake. Finding themselves down 39 to 17 with 6:57 to play in the first half and down 49 to 38 at Halftime, Duke went on to stage a comeback against the Terrapins and win 95–84 to advance to the championship game. Duke's 22-point deficit and 11-point Halftime deficit marked the largest comeback in Final Four history until 2022, when Kansas overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat North Carolina in the National Championship Game.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/033101aaa.html Duke Comes Back, Trips Up Terps, 95–84 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173141/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/033101aaa.html 2012-02-13 dead Facing fifth-ranked Arizona led by Gilbert Arenas and Richard Jefferson and coached by Lute Olson, who had lost his wife to cancer earlier during the season, Duke was able to stave off a comeback attempt in the second half and clinch the title by a final score of 82–72. With his third national championship, coach Mike Krzyzewski tied his mentor Bob Knight for third place behind Adolph Rupp (4) and John Wooden (10). Battier was named the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040201aaa.html Blue Devils Capture NCAA Championship! 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213173145/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040201aaa.html 2012-02-13 dead 2000–01 schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season November 14, 2000 9:00 pm yes 2 Princeton Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 107-59 9,314 1–0 November 17, 2000 7:00 pm yes 2 2000–01 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 98–85 9,314 2–0 November 22, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes 2 Texas Madison Square Garden New York City Preseason NIT ESPN 95–69 11,449 3–0 November 24, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes 2 Temple Madison Square Garden New York Preseason NIT ESPN 63–61 12,989 4–0 November 25, 2000 9:00 pm yes 2 2000–01 Army Black Knights United States Military Academy Army Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina HTS 91–48 9,314 5–0 November 28, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes 1 Illinois 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 78–77 17,966 6–0 December 2, 2000 7:00 pm yes yes 1 Temple 17 First Union Center Philadelphia ESPN 93–68 19,455 7–0 December 5, 2000 7:00 pm yes 1 2000–01 Davidson Wildcats Davidson College Davidson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSS/HTS 102–60 9,314 8–0 December 9, 2000 9:00 pm yes 1 Michigan Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Rivalry ESPN 104–61 9,314 9–0 December 19, 2000 10:00 pm yes yes 1 2000–01 Portland Pilots (Oregon) University of Portland Portland Rose Garden Portland, Oregon 97–64 15,341 10–0 December 21, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes 1 Stanford 3 The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California Pete Newell Challenge FSN/HTS 83–84 19,804 10–1 December 30, 2000 1:30 pm yes 3 2000–01 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina A&T Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 108–73 9,314 11–1 January 4, 2001 7:00 pm yes 3 2000–01 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida ESPN2 99–72 4,337 12–1 1–0 January 7, 2001 1:30 pm 3 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 115–74 9,314 13–1 2–0 January 10, 2001 9:00 pm yes 2 2000–01 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University North Carolina State Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN 84–78 18,263 14–1 3–0 January 13, 2001 3:30 pm 2 Virginia 10 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ABC 103–61 9,314 15–1 4–0 January 16, 2001 7:30 pm yes 2 Boston College 25 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 97–75 9,314 16–1 January 20, 2001 12:00 pm yes 2 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta ESPN 98–77 10,000 17–1 5–0 January 24, 2001 9:00 pm 2 Wake Forest 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 85–62 9,314 18–1 6–0 January 27, 2001 8:00 pm yes 2 Maryland 8 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland ESPN 98–96 OT 14,500 19–1 7–0 February 1, 2001 9:00 pm 2 North Carolina 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 83–85 9,314 19–2 7–1 February 4, 2001 1:00 pm 2 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 100–58 9,314 20–2 8–1 February 7, 2001 9:00 pm yes 3 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina ESPN 81–64 10,700 21–2 9–1 February 11, 2001 3:30 pm 3 North Carolina State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ABC 101–75 9,314 22–2 10–1 February 14, 2001 7:00 pm yes 3 Virginia 12 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 89–91 8,242 22–3 10–2 February 18, 2001 12:00 pm yes yes 3 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York CBS 91–59 19,580 23–3 February 21, 2001 7:00 pm 4 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 98–54 9,314 24–3 11–2 February 24, 2001 1:00 pm yes 4 Wake Forest 24 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina CBS 82–80 14,400 25–3 12–2 February 27, 2001 8:00 pm 2 Maryland 16 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 80–91 9,314 25–4 12–3 March 4, 2001 3:30 pm yes 2 North Carolina 4 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ABC 95–81 21,750 26–4 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC tournament March 9, 2001 7:00 pm yes 3 7 North Carolina State 7 Georgia Dome Atlanta Quarterfinals ESPN 76–61 40,083 27–4 March 10, 2001 4:15 pm yes 3 2 Maryland 11 3 Georgia Dome Atlanta Semifinals ESPN 84–82 40,083 28–4 March 11, 2001 1:15 pm yes 3 2 North Carolina 6 1 Georgia Dome Atlanta Finals ESPN 79–53 40,083 29–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 15, 2001 7:45 pm yes yes 1 1 E Monmouth 16 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round CBS 95–52 18,932 30–4 March 17, 2001 1:15 pm yes yes 1 1 E Missouri 9 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round CBS 94–81 18,500 31–4 March 22, 2001 7:30 pm yes yes 1 1 E UCLA 15 4 E First Union Center Philadelphia Sweet Sixteen CBS 76–63 20,270 32–4 March 24, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes 1 1 E USC 6 E First Union Center Philadelphia Elite Eight CBS 79–69 20,270 33–4 March 31, 2001 yes yes 1 1 E Maryland 11 3 W Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis Final Four CBS 95–84 45,406 34–4 April 2, 2001 yes yes 1 1 E Arizona 5 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis National Championship CBS 82–72 45,994 35–4 AP Poll Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 1 Coaches 0 19 2 2^ 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll Accomplishments 3rd national championship in school history (1991, 1992, 2001) 2nd appearance in national championship game in three years (1999, 2001) 3rd straight No. 1-ranking in final regular season AP poll, and 1st No. 1-ranked team to win the national championship since UCLA in 1995. Duke set an NCAA record by winning its 133rd game over a four-year period. The Blue Devils (133–15) broke the record set by Kentucky from 1995–96 to 1998–99. Duke is the first team to be seeded No. 1 over four consecutive seasons since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979. Duke swept all the major National Player of the Year Awards: Jason Williams was named the NABC Player of the Year. Shane Battier claimed the AP National Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award, Naismith Award, and Adolph Rupp Trophy awards. Shane Battier won the NABC Defensive Player of the Year award for the third straight time. Shane Battier tied an NCAA record for victories (131) for a four-year period set by Kentucky's Wayne Turner. Jason Williams set a Duke single-season scoring record with 841 points, previously held by Dick Groat (831) in 1951. Shane Battier and Jason Williams were consensus All-American First Team selections.ACC Dominates All-America Team http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031301aaf.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120307215613/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031301aaf.html 2012-03-07 dead 2009-05-07 Shane Battier was an Academic All-American First Team selection for the 2nd straight year.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031301aae.html Shane Battier Named Verizon Academic All-America of the Year 2009-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307215617/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031301aae.html 2012-03-07 dead Three players received All-ACC honors: Shane Battier, Jason Williams (1st Team) Nate James (3rd Team) Two players from the 2001 squad (Battier and Jason Williams) had their jerseys retired by Duke. Duke set records with the most three-pointers made (407) and attempted (1,057) in a single season by a college basketball team. References External links Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database Duke Blue Devils Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Duke Duke Duke