# 2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski, serving for his 27th year. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Duke lost to VCU in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gerald Henderson, Jr. SF | Merion, Pennsylvania | Episcopal Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 18, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jon Scheyer SG | Northbrook, Illinois | Glenbrook North High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 17, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Lance Thomas PF | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | St. Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 4, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Brian Zoubek C | Haddonfield, New Jersey | Haddonfield Memorial High School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | May 17, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 Rivals: 5 ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Duke Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Jordan Davidson | 12 | Point Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Melbourne, Arkansas |
| Gerald Henderson, Jr. | 15 | Shooting Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Freshman | Merion, Pennsylvania |
| Steve Johnson | 51 | Small Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| David McClure | 14 | Small Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| Josh McRoberts | 2 | Power Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Sophomore | Carmel, Indiana |
| DeMarcus Nelson(c) | 21 | Point Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | Elk Grove, California |
| Joe Pagliuca | 45 | Point Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Weston, Massachusetts |
| Greg Paulus | 3 | Point Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Syracuse, New York |
| Martynas Pocius | 5 | Shooting Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Jon Scheyer | 30 | Shooting Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Northbrook, Illinois |
| Nick Sutton | 13 | Point Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Kentfield, California |
| Lance Thomas | 42 | Small Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| Griffin Tormey | 40 | Point Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| Brian Zoubek | 55 | Center | 7–1 | 260 | Freshman | Haddonfield, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2006* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | Columbia CBE Classic | W 86–43 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 13, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | Georgia Southern CBE Classic | W 86–61 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 16, 2006* 7:00 pm, ACC Select | No. 11 | UNC Greensboro | W 75–48 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 20, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. Air Force CBE Classic | W 71–56 | 4–0 | Municipal Auditorium (7,063) Kansas City, MO |
| November 21, 2006* 10:20 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | vs. No. 13 Marquette CBE Classic | L 62–73 | 4–1 | Municipal Auditorium (8,381) Kansas City, MO |
| November 25, 2006* 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | Davidson | W 75–47 | 5–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 28, 2006* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 54–51 | 6–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 2, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 18 Georgetown | W 61–52 | 7–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 6, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | Holy Cross | W 57–45 | 8–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 9, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | George Mason | W 69–53 | 9–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 19, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Kent State | W 79–72 | 10–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2006* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Gonzaga Aeropostate Classic | W 61–54 | 11–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| December 31, 2006* 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 5 | San Jose State | W 70–51 | 12–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 2, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | Temple | W 73–55 | 13–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 6, 2007 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Virginia Tech | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (0–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 10, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | at Georgia Tech | L 63–74 | 13–3 (0–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA |
| January 14, 2007 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 11 | at Miami (FL) | W 86–63 | 14–3 (1–2) | BankUnited Center (6,211) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 18, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Wake Forest | W 62–40 | 15–3 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 20, 2007 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 14 | at North Carolina State | W 79–56 | 16–3 (3–2) | RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, NC |
| January 25, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | No. 19 Clemson | W 68–66 | 17–3 (4–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 28, 2007 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | Boston College | W 75–61 | 18–3 (5–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 1, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | at Virginia | L 66–68 | 18–4 (5–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (15,169) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 4, 2007 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 8 | Florida State | L 67–68 | 18–5 (5–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | No. 5 North Carolina | L 73–79 | 18–6 (5–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 2007 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 16 | at Maryland | L 60–72 | 18–7 (5–6) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 14, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 21 Boston College | W 78–70 | 19–7 (6–6) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 18, 2007 1:00 pm, CBS | | Georgia Tech | W 71–62 | 20–7 (7–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 22, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | at Clemson | W 71–66 | 21–7 (8–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| February 25, 2007* 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 18 | at St. John's | W 67–50 | 22–7 | Madison Square Garden (17,283) New York, NY |
| February 28, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 24 Maryland | L 77–85 | 22–8 (8–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 4, 2007 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 72–86 | 22–9 (8–8) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. NC State ACC Tournament First Round | L 80–85 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007* 7:00 pm, CBS | No. (6) | vs. No. (11) VCU NCAA tournament first round | L 77–79 | 22–11 | HSBC Arena (18,843) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||