2007–08 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season June 2025 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 16 9 28–6 13–3 Mike Krzyzewski (28th season) Johnny Dawkins Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Cameron Indoor Stadium Maui Invitational champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 thumb|right|Michigan at Duke, December 8 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 no no 2007 Taylor King SF Huntington Beach, California Santa Ana Mater Dei High School 6 6 230 01/12/2006 4 4 97 Kyle Singler SF Medford, Oregon South Medford High School 6 8 230 10/26/2006 5 5 98 Nolan Smith SG Upper Marlboro, Maryland Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 2 185 01/12/2006 4 4 98 2007 Duke Basketball Commitments 2008 Duke Basketball Commits ESPN duke 167 150 6 5 N/A 2011-06-24 yes 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 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 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 yes October 27, 2007 7:00 pm yes Blue/White Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Scrimmage Blue 69-White 64   |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Exhibition November 1, 2007 6:30 pm yes 2007–08 Shaw Bears Shaw University Shaw Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Exhibition 134–55   November 3, 2007 5:00 pm yes 2007–08 Barton Bulldogs Barton College Barton College Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Exhibition 105–44   |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils|Regular season November 9, 2007 7:00 pm yes 11 North Carolina Central Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC Select 121–56 9,314 1–0 November 12, 2007 7:00 pm yes 10 2007–08 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 86–61 9,314 2–0 November 19, 2007 9:00 pm yes yes 10 2007–08 Princeton Tigers Princeton Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 83–61 2,500 3–0 November 20, 2007 9:00 pm yes yes 10 Illinois Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 79–66 2,500 4–0 November 21, 2007 10:00 pm yes yes 10 Marquette 11 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN 77–73 2,500 5–0 November 25, 2007 1:00 pm yes 10 2007–08 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 78–43 9,314 6–0 November 27, 2007 9:00 pm yes 7 Wisconsin 20 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 85–58 9,314 7–0 December 1, 2007 12:00 pm yes yes 7 Davidson Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC ESPNU 79–73 17,034 8–0 December 8, 2007 2:00 pm yes 7 Michigan Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 95–67 9,314 9–0 December 17, 2007 7:00 pm yes 7 2007–08 Albany Great Danes Albany Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 117–70 9,314 10–0 December 20, 2007 7:00 pm yes yes 7 Pittsburgh 11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Aeropostale Classic ESPN 64–65 OT 19,544 10–1 January 6, 2008 5:30 pm yes 8 Cornell Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 81–67 9,314 11–1 January 9, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes 7 Temple Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN 74–64 18,030 12–1 January 13, 2008 8:00 pm 7 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 87–65 9,314 13–1 1–0 January 16, 2008 7:00 pm yes 5 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN 70–57 11,548 14–1 2–0 January 19, 2008 6:00 pm 5 Clemson 24 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 93–80 9,314 15–1 3–0 January 24, 2008 7:00 pm 3 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN 81–64 9,847 16–1 4–0 January 27, 2008 6:30 pm yes 3 Maryland Comcast Center Park, MD FSN 93–84 17,950 17–1 5–0 January 31, 2008 9:00 pm 3 2007–08 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Raycom/ESPN2 92–82 9,314 18–1 6–0 February 2, 2008 3:30 pm 3 Miami (FL) Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ABC 88–73 9,314 19–1 7–0 February 6, 2008 9:00 pm yes 2 North Carolina 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Raycom/ESPN 89–78 21,750 20–1 8–0 February 9, 2008 1:00 pm 2 Boston College Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 90–80 9,314 21–1 9–0 February 13, 2008 7:00 pm 2 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 77–65 9,314 22–1 10–0 February 17, 2008 7:30 pm yes 2 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC FSN 73–86 14,646 22–2 10–1 February 20, 2008 9:00 pm yes 4 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL Raycom 95–96 6,670 22–3 10–2 February 23, 2008 4:00 pm yes 4 St. John's Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 86–56 9,314 23–3 February 27, 2008 9:00 pm 6 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 71–58 9,314 24–3 11–2 March 1, 2008 12:00 pm yes 6 North Carolina State RBC Center Raleigh, NC CBS 87–86 17,742 25–3 12–2 March 5, 2008 7:00 pm yes 5 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN 86–70 14,273 26–3 13–2 March 8, 2008 9:00 pm 5 North Carolina 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN College GameDay ESPN 68–76 9,314 26–4 13–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 14, 2008 7:00 pm yes 7 Georgia Tech Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC ACC Tournament Quarterfinals Raycom/ESPN2 82–70 20,035 27–4 March 15, 2008 4:00 pm yes 7 Clemson Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC ACC Tournament Semifinals Raycom/ESPN 74–78 20,035 27–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 20, 2008 7:10 pm yes yes 9 (2) Belmont (15) Verizon Center Washington, D.C. First Round CBS 71–70 18,400 28–5 March 22, 2008 2:10 pm yes yes 9 (2) West Virginia (7) Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round CBS 67–73 18,400 28–6 Coaches' Poll Accomplishments 15–1 record at home Ranked as high as #2 in the AP poll Began ACC with 10–0 recordhttps://goduke.com/news/2008/2/13/1389140 Notes: Duke 77, Maryland 65 Duke Blue Devils February 13, 2008 June 30, 2025 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 Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Duke Duke