2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 3 35–5 13–3 Mike Krzyzewski 30th Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Nate James Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament National Champions ACC tournament championsACC regular season co-championsNIT Season Tip-Off champions National Championship Game W Won 61–59 vs. Butler thumb|right|Jon Scheyer against Long Beach state thumb|Duke defeated Iowa State at the United Center in Chicago 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 Division I men's 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).http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html#conf.wkt https://web.archive.org/web/20100113130111/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html January 13, 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball Theacc.com April 23, 2015 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).http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/category-leaders.php?season=2009-10 The Official On-Line Home Of Duke Statistics GoDuke.StatsGeek.com April 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405025124/http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/category-leaders.php?season=2009-10 5 April 2010 live 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). Scheyer, Singler, and Nolan Smith each scored over 600 points during the season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Mike Dunleavy Jr. were the first trio to accomplish that feat for Duke.http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204918040 Notes: Duke 78, Baylor 71 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site GoDuke.com March 29, 2010 December 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205091943/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204918040 dead Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) both scored over 700 points,http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204923002 Notes: Duke 61, Butler 59 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site GoDuke.com December 5, 2009 April 8, 2010 February 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013745/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204923002 dead a feat previously accomplished by Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) in 2001. 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.'"Teel David http://www.dailypress.com/sports/spt_dtcol_0407,0,268779.story Good Duke team finds greatness dailypress.com April 8, 2010 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Pre-season Recruiting no no 2008 Mason Plumlee C Warsaw, IN Christ School (NC) 6 11 220 2/27/08 5 4 98 Andre Dawkins SG Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian School 6 5 196 6/26/08 4 5 95 Ryan Kelly PF Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft School 6 10 210 10/9/08 5 5 97 2009 Duke Basketball Commitments 2009 Duke Basketball Commits ESPN duke 167 150 yes Roster 2009 Duke Blue Devils y yes Seth Curry y 3 G 6 1 175 SO Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian School I Olek Czyz y 13 F 6 7 240 SO Reno, NV Reno TO Jordan Davidson 41 G 6 1 180 GR Melbourne, AR Blair Academy W Andre Dawkins y 20 G 6 4 190 FR Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian Steve Johnson 51 F 6 5 210 JR Colorado Springs, CO Cheyenne Mountain W Ryan Kelly 34 F 6 10 220 FR Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft y basketball Casey Peters 53 G 6 4 185 JR Red Bank, NJ Red Bank Regional W Mason Plumlee y 5 F 6 10 230 FR Warsaw, IN Christ School Miles Plumlee y 21 F 6 10 240 SO Warsaw, IN Christ School Jon Scheyer y 30 G 6 5 190 SR Northbrook, IL Glenbrook North Kyle Singler y 12 F 6 8 230 JR Medford, OR South Medford Nolan Smith y 2 G 6 2 185 JR Upper Marlboro, MD Oak Hill Academy (VA) Lance Thomas y 42 F 6 8 225 SR Scotch Plains, NJ St. Benedict's Prep Todd Zafirovski 52 F 6 8 240 FR Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest Academy W Brian Zoubek y 55 C 7 1 260 SR Haddonfield, NJ Haddonfield Memorial Mike Krzyzewski Chris Collins Steve WojciechowskiNate James *(TO) Transfer out 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 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: #d8ffeb darkgray Improvement in ranking. #ffe6e6 darkgray Decrease in ranking. #ffffe6 darkgray 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 yes yes Fri, Oct 16 7:30 pm Blue-White Scrimmage Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Cable 13   |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Exhibition Sat, Oct 24 6:30 pm yes Pfeiffer Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Cable 13 128–70   Tue, Nov 3 7:00 pm yes 9 Findlay Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Cable 13 84–48   |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular Season Fri, Nov 13 7:00 pm yes 9 UNC Greensboro Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSS 96–62 Singler 20 Mi. Plumlee 9 Scheyer 4 9,314 1–0 Mon, Nov 16 7:00 pm yes 9 Coastal Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC NIT Tip-Off First Round ESPNU 74–49 Singler 23 Singler 11 Scheyer 5 9,314 2–0 Tue, Nov 17 6:00 pm yes 9 UNC Charlotte Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC NIT Tip-Off Second Round ESPN2 101–59 Smith 24 Zoubek 13 Tied 5 9,314 3–0 Sat, Nov 21 3:00 pm yes 9 Radford Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC Network 104–67 Tied 20 Mi. Plumlee 11 Tied 7 9,314 4–0 Wed, Nov 25 7:00 pm yes yes 7 Arizona State Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Tip-Off Semi-Final ESPN2 64–53 Scheyer 16 Singler 8 Scheyer 6 8,756 5–0 Fri, Nov 27 5:00 pm yes yes 7 Connecticut 13 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Tip-Off Final ESPN 68–59 Scheyer 19 Tied 11 Scheyer 5 13,179 6–0 Wed, Dec 2 9:15 pm yes yes 6 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN 69–73 Singler 28 Tied 6 Scheyer 4 17,230 6–1 Sat, Dec 5 3:30 pm yes 6 St. John's Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 80–71 Singler 17 Tied 8 Scheyer 6 9,314 7–1 Tue, Dec 15 7:00 pm yes 7 Gardner–Webb Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 113–68 Scheyer 36 Tied 8 Scheyer 9 9,314 8–1 Sat, Dec 19 4:00 pm yes yes 7 Gonzaga 15 Madison Square Garden New York, NY CBS 76–41 Smith 24 Singler 11 Scheyer 8 14,554 9–1 Tue, Dec 29 7:00 pm yes 7 Long Beach State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSS 84–63 Scheyer 22 Zoubek 12 Tied 7 9,314 10–1 Thu, Dec 31 6:00 pm yes 7 Pennsylvania Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 114–55 Smith 23 Mi. Plumlee 10 Scheyer 11 9,314 11–1 Sun, Jan 3 7:45 pm 7 Clemson 18 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 74–53 Tied 22 Singler 8 Scheyer 6 9,314 12–1 1–0 Wed, Jan 6 10:00 pm yes yes 5 Iowa State United Center Chicago, IL ESPN2 86–65 Scheyer 31 Singler 8 Tied 4 10,067 13–1 Sat, Jan 9 2:00 pm yes 5 Georgia Tech 20 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA ESPN 67–71 Scheyer 25 Ma. Plumlee 6 Scheyer 6 9,191 13–2 1–1 Wed, Jan 13 7:00 pm 8 Boston College Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 79–59 Smith 24 Zoubek 11 Tied 4 9,314 14–2 2–1 Sun, Jan 17 8:00 pm 8 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 90–70 Singler 21 Singler 15 Scheyer 6 9,314 15–2 3–1 Wed, Jan 20 9:00 pm yes 7 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC Raycom 74–88 Singler 22 Thomas 12 Tied 2 18,925 15–3 3–2 Sat, Jan 23 9:00 pm yes 7 Clemson 17 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPN College GameDay ESPN 60–47 Smith 22 Mi. Plumlee 8 Scheyer 3 10,000 16–3 4–2 Wed, Jan 27 9:00 pm 8 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 70–56 Scheyer 22 Singler 7 Scheyer 5 9,314 17–3 5–2 Sat, Jan 30 1:00 pm yes yes 8 Georgetown 7 Verizon Center Washington, DC CBS 77–89 Smith 19 Singler 6 Scheyer 5 20,039 17–4 Thu, Feb 4 7:00 pm 10 Georgia Tech 21 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 86–67 Singler 30 Thomas 11 Scheyer 7 9,314 18–4 6–2 Sat, Feb 6 2:00 pm yes 10 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN 66–63 Tied 21 Tied 6 Tied 4 8,606 19–4 7–2 Wed, Feb 10 9:00 pm yes 8 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry ESPN/Raycom 64–54 Scheyer 24 Tied 9 Scheyer 4 21,750 20–4 8–2 Sat, Feb 13 1:00 pm 8 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Duke–Maryland rivalry CBS 77–56 Scheyer 22 Zoubek 17 Smith 6 9,314 21–4 9–2 Wed, Feb 17 7:00 pm yes 6 Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN 81–74 Singler 22 Singler 11 Scheyer 6 6,860 22–4 10–2 Sun, Feb 21 7:45 pm 6 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 67–55 Singler 25 Zoubek 16 Scheyer 7 9,314 23–4 11–2 Thu, Feb 25 7:00 pm yes 5 Tulsa Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 70–52 Smith 18 Zoubek 11 Scheyer 3 9,314 24–4 Sun, Feb 28 7:45 pm yes 5 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 67–49 Singler 21 Mi. Plumlee 5 Tied 3 13,663 25–4 12–2 Wed, Mar 3 9:00 pm yes 4 Maryland 22 Comcast Center College Park, MD Duke–Maryland rivalry ESPN 72–79 Smith 20 Zoubek 13 Smith 3 17,950 25–5 12–3 Sat, Mar 6 9:00 pm 4 North Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN College GameDay ESPN 82–50 Singler 25 Zoubek 13 Scheyer 7 9,314 26–5 13–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament Fri, Mar 12 12:00 pm yes 4 1 Virginia 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN/Raycom 57–46 Singler 18 Singler 11 Scheyer 3 23,381 27–5 Sat, Mar 13 1:30 pm yes 4 1 Miami 12 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPN/Raycom 77–74 Singler 27 Singler 8 Singler 6 23,381 28–5 Sun, Mar 14 1:00 pm yes 4 1 Georgia Tech 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Final ESPN/Raycom 65–61 Singler 20 Zoubek 9 Tied 2 23,381 29–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament Fri, March 19 7:25 pm yes yes 3 1 S Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 S Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL First round CBS 73–44 Singler 22 Singler 10 Smith 5 12,251 30–5 Sun, March 21 5:15 pm yes yes 3 1 S California 8 S Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second round CBS 68–53 Smith 20 Zoubek 13 Tied 3 12,547 31–5 Fri, March 26 9:53 pm yes yes 3 1 S Purdue 10 4 S Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 70–57 Singler 24 Zoubek 14 Tied 4 45,505 32–5 Sun, March 28 5:05 pm yes yes 3 1 S Baylor 19 3 S Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Elite Eight CBS 78–71 Smith 29 Tied 9 Tied 4 47,492 33–5 Sat, April 3 9:14 pm yes yes 3 1 S West Virginia 6 2 E Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Final Four CBS 78–57 Scheyer 23 Zoubek 10 Tied 6 71,298 34–5 Mon, April 5 9:21 pm yes yes 3 1 S Butler 8 5 W Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN National Championship Game CBS 61–59 Singler 19 Zoubek 10 Scheyer 5 70,930 35–5 3 AP Eastern Time."." 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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 coachhttp://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204923002 goduke.com April 6, 2010 February 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013745/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204923002 dead 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).http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html#conf.wki https://web.archive.org/web/20100113130111/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html January 13, 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball Theacc.com April 4, 2010http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204922369 Game Notes: vs. Butler, April 5, 9:21 PM, CBS – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site GoDuke.com April 23, 2015 July 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709005209/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204922369 dead 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 Local radio Flagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)WDNCBob HarrisJohn Roth See also 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team References Duke Blue Devils Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Blue Devils Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Duke Duke