2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 1 32–4 14–2 Mike Krzyzewski (26th season) Johnny Dawkins Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC regular season and tournament champions NIT Season Tip-off champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Recruiting no no 2008 Eric Boateng C London, England St. Andrews School (DE) 6 10 255 08/25/2004 4 4 N/A Jamal Boykin PF Los Angeles, California Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) 6 7 230 07/31/2004 4 3 N/A Josh McRoberts PF Carmel, Indiana Carmel High School 6 10 240 09/16/2003 5 5 N/A Greg Paulus PG Syracuse, New York Christian Brothers High School 6 1 185 09/02/2003 5 5 N/A Martynas Pocius SG Vilnius, Lithuania Holderness School (NH) 6 5 190 10/26/2004 4 4 N/A 2005 Duke Basketball Commitments 2005 Duke Basketball Commits ESPN duke 167 150 2 2 N/A 2011-06-24 yes Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Eric Boateng 45 C 6–10 255 Freshman London, England Jamal Boykin 34 F 6–7 230 Freshman Los Angeles, California Jordan Davidson 12 G 6–1 180 Freshman Melbourne, Arkansas Patrick Davidson 41 G 6–0 190 Junior Melbourne, Arkansas Sean Dockery 15 G 6–2 185 Senior Chicago, Illinois Patrick Johnson 51 F 6–9 250 Senior Atlanta, Georgia David McClure 14 F 6–6 205 Sophomore Ridgefield, Connecticut Josh McRoberts 2 F 6–10 230 Freshman Carmel, Indiana Lee Melchionni 13 F 6–6 205 Senior Lancaster, Pennsylvania DeMarcus Nelson 21 G 6–3 195 Sophomore Elk Grove, California Joe Pagliuca 30 G 6–2 185 Junior Weston, Massachusetts Greg Paulus 3 G 6–1 185 Freshman Syracuse, New York Ross Perkins 40 G 6–4 200 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Martynas Pocius 5 G 6–4 185 Freshman Vilnius, Lithuania JJ Redick 4 G 6–4 190 Senior Roanoke, Virginia Shelden Williams 23 F 6–9 250 Senior Forest Park, Oklahoma Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils|Regular season November 14, 2005 7:30 pm yes 1 2005–06 Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 64–47 9,314 1–0 November 16, 2005 7:30 pm yes 1 Seton Hall Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN 93–40 9,314 2–0 November 19, 2005 5:00 pm yes 1 Davidson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 84–55 9,314 3–0 November 23, 2005 7:00 pm yes yes 1 Drexel Madison Square Garden New York City NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 78–68 9,766 4–0 November 25, 2005 6:45 pm yes yes 1 Memphis 11 Madison Square Garden New York NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 70–67 12,129 5–0 November 30, 2005 9:00 pm yes yes 1 Indiana 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 75–67 17,343 6–0 December 4, 2005 8:00 pm 1 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 77–75 9,314 7–0 1–0 December 7, 2005 7:00 pm yes 1 Penn Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 72–59 9,314 8–0 December 10, 2005 1:30 pm yes yes 1 Texas 2 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey CBS 97–66 19,579 9–0 December 18, 2005 8:00 pm yes 1 2005–06 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso University Valparaiso Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 104–77 9,314 10–0 December 21, 2005 6:00 pm yes 1 St. John's Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 70–57 9,314 11–0 December 31, 2005 1:00 pm yes yes 1 2005–06 UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina RJ 102–69 21,124 12–0 January 2, 2006 4:30 pm yes 1 Bucknell Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 84–50 9,314 13–0 January 8, 2006 8:00 pm yes 1 2005–06 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Wake Forest 23 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina FSN 82–64 14,665 14–0 2–0 January 11, 2006 9:00 pm 1 Maryland 23 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 76–52 9,314 15–0 3–0 January 14, 2006 2:00 pm yes 1 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina ESPN 87–77 10,000 16–0 4–0 January 18, 2006 7:00 pm 1 NC State 14 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 81–68 9,314 17–0 5–0 January 21, 2006 1:30 pm yes yes 1 Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. CBS 84–87 20,035 17–1 January 26, 2006 7:00 pm yes 2 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN 80–67 9,847 18–1 6–0 January 28, 2006 7:00 pm 2 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 82–63 9,314 19–1 7–0 February 1, 2006 9:00 pm yes 2 Boston College 15 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN 83–81 8,606 20–1 8–0 February 4, 2006 12:00 pm 2 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 97–96 OT 9,314 21–1 9–0 February 7, 2006 9:00 pm yes 2 North Carolina 23 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN 87–83 21,750 22–1 10–0 February 11, 2006 1:00 pm yes 2 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, Maryland CBS 96–88 17,950 23–1 11–0 February 14, 2006 8:00 pm 2 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina RJ 93–70 9,314 24–1 12–0 February 19, 2006 5:30 pm 2 Miami Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 92–71 9,314 25–1 13–0 February 22, 2006 7:00 pm yes 1 2005–06 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia ESPN 73–66 9,191 26–1 14–0 February 25, 2006 2:30 pm yes yes 1 Temple Wachovia Center Philadelphia ESPN 74–66 20,313 27–1 March 1, 2006 7:00 pm yes 1 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida ESPN 74–79 12,100 27–2 14–1 March 4, 2006 9:00 pm 1 North Carolina 13 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN College GameDay ESPN 76–83 9,314 27–3 14–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 10, 2006 12:00 pm yes 3 1 Miami 8 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals ESPN2 80–76 23,745 28–3 March 11, 2006 1:30 pm yes 3 1 Wake Forest 12 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals ESPN 78–66 23,745 29–3 March 12, 2006 1:00 pm yes 3 1 Boston College 11 3 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship ESPN 78–76 23,745 30–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 16, 2006 10:00 pm yes 1 1 A Southern 16 A Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round CBS 70–54 22,642 31–3 March 18, 2006 12:00 pm yes 1 1 A George Washington 14 8 A Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round CBS 74–61 22,642 32–3 March 23, 2006 7:00 pm yes 1 1 A LSU 19 4 A Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Sweet Sixteen CBS 54–62 27,130 32–4 AP Poll Regular season North Carolina #eee February 7, 2006 9 p.m. Recap Duke 87 North Carolina 83 40–35 47–48 JJ Redick 35 Shelden Williams 9 Greg Paulus 7 Reyshawn Terry 17 David Noel, Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green 9 David Noel 5 Smith Center 21,750 Jamie Luckie, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins Carolina-Duke rivalry Wake Forest JJ Redick set the NCAA record for career three-pointers made.Redick sets 3-point mark as No. 2 Duke cruises ESPN.com February 14, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260450150 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821030410/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260450150 dead August 21, 2006 January 20, 2007 NCAA basketball tournament South Duke 70, Southern 54 Duke 74, George Washington 61 Louisiana State 62, Duke 54 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2006 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Awards and honors thumb|right|275px|The March 2006 game vs. UNC was the most watched college basketball game in ESPN history. JJ Redick, Adolph Rupp Trophyhttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm About Us 2009-04-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009-01-07 JJ Redick, ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year JJ Redick, Naismith College Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2013-10-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 JJ Redick, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 2008-06-11 JJ Redick, John R. Wooden Awardhttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html 2009-04-13 dead Shelden Williams, NABC Defensive Player of the YearNational Association of Basketball Coaches Official Athletic Site http://www.nabc.org/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-poy.html https://archive.today/20090528153943/http://www.nabc.org/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-poy.html 2009-05-28 dead 2009-05-22 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 5 Shelden WilliamsAtlanta Hawks 1 11 JJ Redick Orlando Magichttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2006&lg=N 2006 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317230611/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2006&lg=N 2010-03-17 References External links Statistical Database- Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Blue Devils Duke Duke Duke