# 2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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.

## 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5 | | St. Francis/Xavier (Canada) | W 107–56 | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 11 | | North Carolina Central | W 95–58 | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 20* | No. 11 | UT Martin | W 88–46 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 22* | No. 11 | vs. Davidson | W 74–61 | 2–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| November 27* | No. 9 | UNC Greensboro | W 98–44 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 30* | No. 10 | No. 11 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 81–74 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 4* | No. 10 | vs. Valparaiso | W 93–61 | 5–0 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| December 12* | No. 9 | Toledo | W 82–54 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 14* | No. 7 | UIC | W 88–55 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 18* 5:00 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | vs. Oklahoma Dreyfus Classic | W 78–67 | 8–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 2 | No. 6 | Clemson | W 62–54 | 9–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 5* | No. 5 | Princeton | W 59–46 | 10–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 8* | No. 5 | Temple | W 82–74 | 11–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 13 | No. 5 | at NC State | W 86–74 | 12–0 (2–0) | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| January 16 | No. 5 | Virginia | W 80–66 | 13–0 (3–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 19 | No. 4 | at Miami | W 92–83 | 14–0 (4–0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 22 | No. 4 | at Florida State | W 88–56 | 15–0 (5–0) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 26 | No. 2 | Maryland | L 66–75 | 15–1 (5–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 30 | No. 2 | Virginia Tech | W 100–65 | 16–1 (6–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 2 | No. 4 | at No. 7 Wake Forest | L 89–92 | 16–2 (6–2) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 5 CBS | No. 4 | No. 25 Georgia Tech | W 82–65 | 17–2 (7–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 9 | No. 7 | No. 2 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry | W 71–70 | 18–2 (8–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 12 | No. 7 | at Maryland College GameDay | L 92–99 | 18–3 (8–3) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 17 | No. 7 | at Virginia Tech | L 65–67 | 18–4 (8–4) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 20 FSN | No. 7 | No. 5 Wake Forest | W 102–92 | 19–4 (9–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 23 | No. 7 | at Georgia Tech | W 60–56 | 20–4 (10–4) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 26* ABC | No. 7 | at St. John's | W 58–47 | 21–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 3 | No. 6 | Miami (FL) | W 83–59 | 22–4 (11–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 6 CBS | No. 6 | at No. 2 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry | L 73–75 | 22–5 (11–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 11* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. Virginia Quarterfinals | W 76–64 | 23–5 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| March 12* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. NC State Semifinals | W 76–69 | 24–5 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| March 13* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. Georgia Tech Final | W 69–64 | 25–5 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* CBS | No. 2 | vs. Delaware State First Round | W 57–46 | 26–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 20* CBS | No. 2 | vs. Mississippi State Second Round | W 63–55 | 27–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 25* CBS | No. 2 | vs. No. 15 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen | L 68–78 | 27–6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||