2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 3 32–5 13–3 Mike Krzyzewski (31st Nate James Cameron Indoor Stadium CBE Classic championsACC Tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished the regular season with a record of 30–4, ranked #1 in the media polls a total of eleven weeks during the season. They also won the ACC tournament, winning for the third consecutive year. As the #1 seed in the west region of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, they defeated Hampton in the second round and Michigan in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Arizona to finish the season 32–5. Previous season The team finished 2010 with a 35–5 record, becoming the ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, ACC tournament champion, and earning a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Blue Devils beat Butler in the championship game 61–59 to win the fourth national championship in school history. Pre-season Recruiting no no 2010 Josh Hairston PF Fredericksburg, VA Montrose Christian School (MD) 6 8 205 9/13/08 4 4 4 Kyrie Irving PG West Orange, NJ St. Patrick High School (NJ) 6 1 173 10/22/09 5 5 5 Tyler Thornton PG Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School 6 2 180 9/13/08 3 3 4 2010 Duke Basketball Commitments 2010 Duke Basketball Commits ESPN duke 167 150 8 10 6 yes Roster 2010 Duke Blue Devils y yes Tyler Thornton y 3 G 6 2 190 FR Washington, D.C. Gonzaga Mason Plumlee y 5 F 6 10 235 SO Warsaw, IN Christ School Josh Hairston 15 F 6 8 235 FR Fredericksburg, VA Montrose Christian Andre Dawkins y 34 G 6 5 215 SO Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian Miles Plumlee y 21 F 6 10 245 JR Warsaw, IN Christ School Seth Curry y 30 G 6 2 185 SO Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian Ryan Kelly 34 F 6 11 230 SO Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft y basketball Todd Zafirovski 52 F 6 9 245 SO Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest Academy Nolan Smith y 2 G 6 2 185 SR Upper Marlboro, MD Oak Hill Academy Kyle Singler y 12 F 6 8 230 SR Medford, OR South Medford Kyrie Irving y 1 G 6 2 180 FR West Orange, NJ Montclair Kimberley Academy Casey Peters 53 G 6 4 200 SR Red Bank, NJ Red Bank Regional Mike Krzyzewski Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Schedule yes yes yes yes yes Fri, Oct 15 7:30 pm Blue-White Scrimmage Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC N/A |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Exhibition Sat, Oct 23 7:00 pm yes 2010 St. Augustine's Falcons St. Augustine's Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 141–68 N/A Thu, Nov 4 7:00 pm yes 1 2010 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 81–60 9,314 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular Season Sun, Nov 14 5:00 pm yes 1 Princeton Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBE Classic ESPNU 97–60 Smith 26 Tied 4 Irving 9 9,314 1–0 Tue, Nov 16 7:30 pm yes 1 Miami (OH) Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBE Classic ESPNU 79–45 Curry 17 Ma. Plumlee 14 Smith 7 9,314 2–0 Fri, Nov 19 8:30 pm yes 1 2010 Colgate Raiders Colgate Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3.com 110–58 Singler 18 Singler 9 Tied 9 9,314 3–0 Mon, Nov 22 7:30 pm yes yes 1 Marquette Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic – Semifinals ESPN2 82–77 Ma. Plumlee 25 Ma. Plumlee 12 Irving 7 N/A 4–0 Tue, Nov 23 10:15 pm yes yes 1 Kansas State 4 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic – Championship ESPN 82–68 Tied 17 Tied 5 Irving 6 18,696 5–0 Sat, Nov 27 4:00 pm yes yes 1 Oregon Rose Garden Portland, OR FSN 98–71 Singler 30 Ma. Plumlee 12 Smith 5 12,914 6–0 Wed, Dec 1 9:30 pm yes 1 Michigan State 6 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN 84–79 Irving 31 Ma. Plumlee 10 Smith 5 9,314 7–0 Sat, Dec 4 3:15 pm yes yes 1 Butler Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic ESPN 82–70 Smith 24 Dawkins 8 Curry 3 14,215 8–0 Wed, Dec 8 9:00 pm yes 1 2010 Bradley Braves Bradley Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 83–48 Dawkins 28 Ma. Plumlee 7 Smith 10 9,314 9–0 Sat, Dec 11 12:00 pm yes 1 Saint Louis Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC CBS 84–47 Smith 22 Mi. Plumlee 9 Curry 6 9,314 10–0 Mon, Dec 20 7:00 pm yes 1 2010 Elon Phoenix Elon Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSS 98–72 Singler 24 Tied 5 Mi. Plumlee 8 9,314 11–0 Wed, Dec 29 7:00 pm yes yes 1 2010 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPNU 108–62 Singler 27 Singler 6 Smith 9 22,178 12–0 Sun, Jan 2 7:45 pm 1 Miami (FL) Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 74–63 Smith 28 Ma. Plumlee 10 Smith 5 9,314 13–0 (1–0) Wed, Jan 5 7:00 pm yes 1 UAB Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 85–64 Smith 33 Tied 8 Smith 5 9,314 14–0 Sun, Jan 9 8:00 pm 1 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Duke–Maryland rivalry FSN 71–64 Singler 25 Singler 10 Smith 8 9,314 15–0 (2–0) Wed, Jan 12 9:00 pm yes 1 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN 61–66 Singler 20 Ma. Plumlee 14 Smith 5 12,100 15–1 (2–1) Sat, Jan 15 2:00 pm 1 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 76–60 Smith 29 Ma. Plumlee 16 Smith 6 9,314 16–1 (3–1) Wed, Jan 19 7:00 pm yes 4 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC ESPN 92–78 Smith 22 Ma. Plumlee 10 Smith 6 19,387 17–1 (4–1) Sat, Jan 22 4:00 pm yes 4 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN 83–59 Singler 24 Ma. Plumlee 10 Singler 4 14,107 18–1 (5–1) Thu, Jan 27 8:00 pm 3 Boston College Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Raycom 84–68 Smith 28 Ma. Plumlee 12 Smith 8 9,314 19–1 (6–1) Sun, Jan 30 1:00 pm yes yes 3 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY CBS 78–93 Smith 32 Kelly 9 Smith 4 19,353 19–2 Wed, Feb 2 9:00 pm yes 5 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD Duke–Maryland rivalry ESPN 80–62 Singler 22 Ma. Plumlee 11 Curry 5 17,950 20–2 (7–1) Sat, Feb 5 6:00 pm 5 NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 76–52 Smith 20 Ma. Plumlee 12 Smith 7 9,314 21–2 (8–1) Wed, Feb 9 9:00 pm 5 North Carolina 20 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry ESPN 79–73 Smith 34 Mi. Plumlee 9 Curry 5 9,314 22–2 (9–1) Sun, Feb 13 6:45 pm yes 5 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL FSN 81–71 Smith 18 Singler 7 Smith 5 7,972 23–2 (10–1) Wed, Feb 16 7:00 pm yes 5 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN 56–41 Smith 22 Ma. Plumlee 9 Smith 4 14,149 24–2 (11–1) Sun, Feb 20 7:45 pm 5 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 79–57 Smith 28 Tied 9 Curry 6 9,314 25–2 (12–1) Wed, Feb 23 7:00 pm yes 1 Temple 24 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 78–61 Singler 28 Ma. Plumlee 13 Smith 4 9,314 26–2 Sat, Feb 26 9:00 pm yes 1 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA College GameDay ESPN 60–64 Singler 22 Singler 12 Smith 2 9,847 26–3 (12–2) Wed, Mar 2 9:00 pm 4 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 70–59 Smith 21 Singler 11 Smith 7 9,314 27–3 (13–2) Sat, Mar 5 8:00 pm yes 4 North Carolina 13 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry CBS 67–81 Smith 30 Mi. Plumlee 11 Smith 3 21,750 27–4 (13–3) |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament Fri, Mar 11 7:00 pm yes 5 2 Maryland 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN2/Raycom 87–71 Singler 29 Ma. Plumlee 11 Ma. Plumlee 5 23,381 28–4 Sat, Mar 12 3:00 pm yes 5 2 Virginia Tech 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPN/Raycom 77–63 Smith 27 Singler 11 Smith 6 23,381 29–4 Sun, Mar 13 1:00 pm yes 5 2 North Carolina 6 1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Championship Game ESPN/Raycom 75–58 Smith 20 Singler 8 Smith 10 23,381 30–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament Fri, March 18 3:10 pm yes yes 3 1 W Hampton 16 W Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC Second round 16,829 truTV 87–45 Irving 14 Mi. Plumlee 13 Smith 7 31–4 Sun, March 20 2:45 pm yes yes 3 1 W Michigan 8 W Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC Third round 18,329 CBS 73–71 Smith 24 Singler 8 Singler 4 32–4 Thu, March 24 9:45 pm yes yes 3 1 W Arizona 17 5 W Honda Center Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen 17,890 CBS 77–93 Irving 28 Singler 8 Tied 3 32–5 AP W NCAA West Region Eastern Time"" http://www.goduke.com Retrieved on October 4, 2010. Game Notes – NCAA tournament Second round: Hampton Teams 1st 2nd Final (16) HAMP222345 (1) DUKE394887 Duke opened the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a match up against #16 seed Hampton. Duke came out and took care of business with a commanding 39–22 lead going into halftime. As the game continued, Duke built a larger margin and easily took the first game of the tournament, beating Hampton 87–45. After Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury in December and missed 26 games, he made his return against Hampton.October 2026 After a slow start, Irving led the team in scoring with 14 points while playing 20 minutes. Third round: Michigan Teams 1st 2nd Final (8) MICH 33 38 71 (1) DUKE 37 36 73 Duke continued their 2011 NCAA Tournament bid with a third-round match up with the Michigan Wolverines. Duke opened the game going back and forth with Michigan, going into halftime with a 38–33 lead. However, even after leading by 15 points midway through the second half, the Wolverines would not go away. Bringing the game down to the final seconds, it was Duke who prevailed behind Nolan Smith's 24 and beat Michigan 73–71 moving them on to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim. This victory also gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th career victory, becoming only the fourth coach to accomplish this feat. Regional semifinal: Arizona Teams 1st 2nd Final (5) ARIZ 38 55 93 (1) DUKE 44 33 77 Duke played well in the first half and was up by 6 points at halftime. Arizona was only kept within range by a stellar performance by Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, who scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half.October 2026 In the second half, Williams' teammates came alive as Arizona went on a 19–2 run from which Duke was unable to recover. 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