# 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by thirty-fourth year and Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski. They played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Mercer.

## Previous season

In November, The Blue Devils won the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, defeating Louisville in the championship game. The Blue Devils posted four victories against top 5 opponents (at the time of the game) and were undefeated (16-0) at home. Completing the season with 30 wins (and 6 losses; 14–4 in ACC play), Duke finished in second place in the ACC regular season standings. Duke was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll all season long, including five weeks at #1. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Maryland and subsequently received a two seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament. They defeated Albany in the Round of 64, #22 Creighton in the Round of 32, and #9 Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen to reach the Elite Eight. Duke lost to #1 overall seed and eventual NCAA champion Louisville in the Elite Eight in Indianapolis who reversed the game result from the meeting earlier in the season.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ryan Kelly | 34 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina | Graduation. 2013 NBA draft. |
| Mason Plumlee | 5 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Warsaw, Indiana | Graduation. 2013 NBA Draft. |
| Seth Curry | 30 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduation. 2013 NBA Draft. |
| Alex Murphy | 12 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore (Redshirt) | South Kingstown, Rhode Island | Transferred to University of Florida. |
| Chris Collins | - | Associate Head Coach | | | | Northbrook, Illinois | Hired as head coach of Northwestern basketball team |

### Class of 2013 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jabari Parker SF | Chicago, IL | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Matt Jones SG | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Semi Ojeleye SF | Ottawa, KS | Ottawa | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 9, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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 Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013. "2013 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

In Duke's 2013–14 ACC season opening 79–77 loss against Notre Dame, Krzyzewski endured his 1st loss to one of his former assistant coaches after 18 wins. With the loss, Duke fell from the top 10 in the AP Poll for the first time in 122 weeks of the poll (since November 26, 2007). On January 25, Duke defeated Florida State to achieve Krzyzewski's 900th win at Duke. The Blue Devils were upset by Mercer, 78–71 in the NCAA tournament's 2nd round, to conclude their season.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2013* 1:00 pm | No. 4 | Bowie State | W 103–67 | | 19 – Hood | 8 – Hood | 5 – Parker | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 2, 2013* 1:00 pm | No. 4 | Drury | W 81–65 | | 21 – Hood | 16 – Jefferson | 4 – 2 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Davidson | W 111–77 | 1–0 | 22 – 2 tied | 9 – Hood | 8 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 12, 2013* 10:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | vs. No. 5 Kansas Champions Classic | L 83–94 | 1–1 | 27 – Parker | 9 – Parker | 5 – Hood | United Center (22,711) Chicago, IL |
| November 15, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | Florida Atlantic | W 97–64 | 2–1 | 28 – Hood | 10 – Parker | 8 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 18, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 (2) | UNC Asheville NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | W 91–55 | 3–1 | 21 – Parker | 10 – Parker | 5 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 19, 2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 (2) | (7) East Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 83–74 | 4–1 | 30 – Hood | 9 – Parker | 10 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 24, 2013* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Vermont | W 91–90 | 5–1 | 26 – Parker | 9 – Parker | 8 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 27, 2013* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 6 (2) | vs. (3) Alabama NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals | W 74–64 | 6–1 | 27 – Parker | 8 – Parker | 5 – Sulaimon | Madison Square Garden (8,741) New York, NY |
| November 29, 2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. 4 (1) Arizona NIT Season Tip-Off Championship | L 66–72 | 6–2 | 21 – Hood | 8 – Hood | 3 – 2 tied | Madison Square Garden (13,266) New York, NY |
| December 3, 2013* 9:15 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | No. 22 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge/Rivalry | W 79–69 | 7–2 | 24 – Cook | 6 – 2 tied | 9 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 16, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | Gardner–Webb | W 85–66 | 8–2 | 21 – Parker | 10 – Jefferson | 9 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 19, 2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | vs. UCLA CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic | W 80–63 | 9–2 | 23 – Parker | 10 – Parker | 5 – 2 tied | Madison Square Garden (15,410) New York, NY |
| December 28, 2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | Eastern Michigan | W 82–59 | 10–2 | 23 – Parker | 14 – Jefferson | 7 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 31, 2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | vs. Elon | W 86–48 | 11–2 | 15 – Dawkins | 10 – Parker | 4 – Cook | Greensboro Coliseum (9,717) Greensboro, NC |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2014 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | at Notre Dame | L 77–79 | 11–3 (0–1) | 27 – Hood | 9 – Jefferson | 4 – Cook | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| January 7, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | Georgia Tech | W 79–57 | 12–3 (1–1) | 27 – Hood | 10 – Jefferson | 5 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 11, 2014 2:00 pm, RSN | No. 16 | at Clemson | L 59–72 | 12–4 (1–2) | 20 – Hood | 7 – Parker | 7 – Cook | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842) Clemson, SC |
| January 13, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | Virginia Big Monday | W 69–65 | 13–4 (2–2) | 21 – Sulaimon | 15 – Jefferson | 2 – 4 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 18, 2014 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | NC State | W 95–60 | 14–4 (3–2) | 23 – Parker | 8 – Jefferson | 6 – Sulaimon | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 22, 2014 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Miami (FL) | W 67–46 | 15–4 (4–2) | 17 – Parker | 15 – Parker | 4 – 2 tied | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 25, 2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | Florida State | W 78–56 | 16–4 (5–2) | 18 – Hood | 14 – Parker | 2 – 4 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 27, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at No. 18 Pittsburgh Big Monday | W 80–65 | 17–4 (6–2) | 21 – Parker | 11 – Parker | 6 – Cook | Petersen Events Center (12,944) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 1, 2014 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at No. 2 Syracuse College GameDay | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 17–5 (6–3) | 16 – Sulaimon | 9 – Parker | 6 – Sulaimon | Carrier Dome (35,446) Syracuse, NY |
| February 4, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | Wake Forest | W 83–63 | 18–5 (7–3) | 21 – Parker | 8 – Parker | 5 – 2 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 8, 2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | at Boston College | W 89–68 | 19–5 (8–3) | 29 – Parker | 16 – Parker | 6 – 2 tied | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 15, 2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | Maryland Duke–Maryland basketball rivalry | W 69–67 | 20–5 (9–3) | 23 – Parker | 12 – Jefferson | 3 – Thornton | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 18, 2014 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 5 | at Georgia Tech | W 68–51 | 21–5 (10–3) | 16 – Parker | 14 – Parker | 5 – Thornton | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | No. 5 | at North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry | L 66–74 | 21–6 (10–4) | 17 – 2 tied | 11 – Parker | 3 – Cook | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 22, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | No. 1 Syracuse | W 66–60 | 22–6 (11–4) | 19 – Parker | 10 – Parker | 7 – Sulaimon | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 25, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Virginia Tech | W 66–48 | 23–6 (12–4) | 21 – Hood | 12 – Parker | 7 – Thornton | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 5, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at Wake Forest | L 72–82 | 23–7 (12–5) | 19 – Parker | 10 – Parker | 4 – 2 tied | LJVM Coliseum (12,036) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 8, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 14 North Carolina College GameDay/Rivalry | W 93–81 | 24–7 (13–5) | 30 – Parker | 11 – Parker | 6 – Cook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2014 9:40 pm, ESPN/ACCN | No. 7 (3) | vs. (6) Clemson Quarterfinals | W 63–62 | 25–7 | 18 – Parker | 13 – Jefferson | 3 – Thornton | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2014 3:33 pm, ESPN/ACCN | No. 7 (3) | vs. (7) NC State Semifinals | W 75–67 | 26–7 | 20 – Parker | 8 – Parker | 3 – 2 tied | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2014 1:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | No. 7 (3) | vs. No. 6 (1) Virginia Championship | L 63–72 | 26–8 | 23 – Parker | 8 – Parker | 6 – Cook | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2014 12:15 pm, CBS | No. 8 (3 MW) | vs. (14 MW) Mercer Second round | L 71–78 | 26–9 | 23 – Cook | 11 – Jefferson | 5 – Hood | PNC Arena (16,988) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) is seed within tournament MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | N/A* |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13т | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings