2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2004-05 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 3 27–6 11–5 Mike Krzyzewski 25th Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2004-05 men's college basketball season. Mike Krzyzewski had turned down a $40 million offer in the offseason to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to return for his 25th season and rebuild a team that lost Chris Duhon to graduation, Luol Deng to the pros and recruit Shaun Livingston altogether for the NBA draft. For the first time in five years, Duke was not picked to win the ACC."No. 11 Duke Cruises Past Tennessee-Martin, 88-46." Published November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2013. Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Patrick Davidson 41 G 6–1 190 Sophomore Melbourne, Arkansas Sean Dockery 15 G 6–2 185 Junior Chicago, Illinois Daniel Ewing 5 G 6–3 185 Senior Houston, Texas Patrick Johnson 51 C 6–9 250 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Reggie Love 30 F 6–4 225 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina David McClure 14 F 6–6 215 Freshman Ridgefield, Connecticut Lee Melchionni 13 F 6–6 205 Junior Lancaster, Pennsylvania DeMarcus Nelson 21 G 6–4 200 Freshman Elk Grove, California Tom Novick 50 F 6–6 190 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Joe Pagliuca 45 G 6–2 185 Sophomore Weston, Massachusetts Ross Perkins 40 G 6–4 200 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina Shavlik Randolph 42 F 6–10 240 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina JJ Redick 4 G 6–4 190 Junior Roanoke, Virginia Shelden Williams 23 F 6–9 250 Junior Forest Park, Oklahoma Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Exhibition November 5 w St. Francis/Xavier (Canada) Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 107–56 November 11 w North Carolina Central Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 95–58 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season November 20 w yes 11 UT Martin Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–46 1–0 November 22 w yes yes 11 Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 74–61 2–0 November 27 w yes 9 UNC Greensboro Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 98–44 3–0 November 30 w yes 10 Michigan State 11 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge 81–74 4–0 December 4 w yes yes 10 Valparaiso United Center Chicago, IL 93–61 5–0 December 12 w yes 9 Toledo Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 82–54 6–0 December 14 w yes 7 UIC Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–55 7–0 December 18 5:00 p.m. w yes yes 7 Oklahoma Madison Square Garden New York, NY Dreyfus Classic CBS 78–67 8–0 January 2 w 6 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 62–54 9–0 1–0 January 5 w yes 5 Princeton Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 59–46 10–0 January 8 w yes 5 Temple Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 82–74 11–0 January 13 w yes 5 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC 86–74 12–0 2–0 January 16 w 5 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 80–66 13–0 3–0 January 19 w yes 4 Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL 92–83 14–0 4–0 January 22 w yes 4 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL 88–56 15–0 5–0 January 26 l 2 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 66–75 15–1 5–1 January 30 w 2 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 100–65 16–1 6–1 February 2 l yes 4 Wake Forest 7 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 89–92 16–2 6–2 February 5 w 4 Georgia Tech 25 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 82–65 17–2 7–2 February 9 w 7 North Carolina 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry 71–70 18–2 8–2 February 12 l yes 7 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD College GameDay 92–99 18–3 8–3 February 17 l yes 7 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 65–67 18–4 8–4 February 20 w 7 Wake Forest 5 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 102–92 19–4 9–4 February 23 w yes 7 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 60–56 20–4 10–4 February 26 w yes yes 7 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ABC 58–47 21–4 March 3 w 6 Miami (FL) Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 83–59 22–4 11–4 March 6 l yes 6 North Carolina 2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry CBS 73–75 22–5 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 11 w yes yes 5 Virginia MCI Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN 76–64 23–5 March 12 w yes yes 5 NC State MCI Center Washington, D.C. Semifinals ESPN 76–69 24–5 March 13 w yes yes 5 Georgia Tech MCI Center Washington, D.C. Final ESPN 69–64 25–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 18 w yes yes 2 Delaware State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First Round CBS 57–46 26–5 March 20 w yes yes 2 Mississippi State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Second Round CBS 63–55 27–5 March 25 l yes yes 2 Michigan State 15 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 68–78 27–6 AP Poll http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=22726&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&Q_SEASON=2004 Men's Basketball References Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Blue Devils Duke Duke Duke