# 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eric Boateng C | London, England | St. Andrews School (DE) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Aug 25, 2004 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jamal Boykin PF | Los Angeles, California | Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jul 31, 2004 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Josh McRoberts PF | Carmel, Indiana | Carmel High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Greg Paulus PG | Syracuse, New York | Christian Brothers High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Martynas Pocius SG | Vilnius, Lithuania | Holderness School (NH) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 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. "2005 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. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. ||||||

## 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2005* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | Boston University NIT Season Tip-Off | W 64–47 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| November 16, 2005* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | Seton Hall NIT Season Tip-Off | W 93–40 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| November 19, 2005* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | Davidson | W 84–55 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| November 23, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. Drexel NIT Season Tip-Off | W 78–68 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden (9,766) New York City |
| November 25, 2005* 6:45 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. No. 11 Memphis NIT Season Tip-Off | W 70–67 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (12,129) New York |
| November 30, 2005* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at No. 17 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 75–67 | 6–0 | Assembly Hall (17,343) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 4, 2005 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | Virginia Tech | W 77–75 | 7–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 7, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | Penn | W 72–59 | 8–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 10, 2005* 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 1 | vs. No. 2 Texas | W 97–66 | 9–0 | Continental Airlines Arena (19,579) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| December 18, 2005* 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | Valparaiso | W 104–77 | 10–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 21, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | St. John's | W 70–57 | 11–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 31, 2005* 1:00 pm, RJ | No. 1 | at UNC Greensboro | W 102–69 | 12–0 | Greensboro Coliseum (21,124) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| January 2, 2006* 4:30 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | Bucknell | W 84–50 | 13–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 8, 2006 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | at No. 23 Wake Forest | W 82–64 | 14–0 (2–0) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 11, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 23 Maryland | W 76–52 | 15–0 (3–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 14, 2006 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Clemson | W 87–77 | 16–0 (4–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 18, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 14 NC State | W 81–68 | 17–0 (5–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 21, 2006* 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 1 | at Georgetown | L 84–87 | 17–1 | Verizon Center (20,035) Washington, D.C. |
| January 26, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at Virginia Tech | W 80–67 | 18–1 (6–0) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 28, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | Virginia | W 82–63 | 19–1 (7–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 1, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 15 Boston College | W 83–81 | 20–1 (8–0) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| February 4, 2006 12:00 pm, RJ | No. 2 | Florida State | W 97–96 $^{OT}$ | 21–1 (9–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 7, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 23 North Carolina | W 87–83 | 22–1 (10–0) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 11, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | at Maryland | W 96–88 | 23–1 (11–0) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| February 14, 2006 8:00 pm, RJ | No. 2 | Wake Forest | W 93–70 | 24–1 (12–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 19, 2006 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 2 | Miami | W 92–71 | 25–1 (13–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 22, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Georgia Tech | W 73–66 | 26–1 (14–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 25, 2006* 2:30 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Temple | W 74–66 | 27–1 | Wachovia Center (20,313) Philadelphia |
| March 1, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Florida State | L 74–79 | 27–2 (14–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 4, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 13 North Carolina ESPN College GameDay | L 76–83 | 27–3 (14–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2006 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Miami Quarterfinals | W 80–76 | 28–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 11, 2006 1:30 pm, ESPN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (12) Wake Forest Semifinals | W 78–66 | 29–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 12, 2006 1:00 pm, ESPN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (3) No. 11 Boston College Championship | W 78–76 | 30–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,745) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2006 10:00 pm, CBS | (1 A) No. 1 | vs. (16 A) Southern First Round | W 70–54 | 31–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,642) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 18, 2006 12:00 pm, CBS | (1 A) No. 1 | vs. (8 A) No. 14 George Washington Second Round | W 74–61 | 32–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,642) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 23, 2006 7:00 pm, CBS | (1 A) No. 1 | vs. (4 A) No. 19 LSU Sweet Sixteen | L 54–62 | 32–4 | Georgia Dome (27,130) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Regular season
### North Carolina

* February 7, 2006 9 p.m.
* Recap
Duke 87, North Carolina 83 :
| Scoring by half: 40–35, 47–48 |||
| Pts: JJ Redick 35 Rebs: Shelden Williams 9 Asts: Greg Paulus 7 | Pts: Reyshawn Terry 17 Rebs: David Noel, Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green 9 Asts: David Noel 5 |
| Carolina-Duke rivalry |||
* Smith Center Attendance: 21,750 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins

### Wake Forest

JJ Redick set the NCAA record for career three-pointers made.

## NCAA basketball tournament

* South
** Duke 70, Southern 54
** Duke 74, George Washington 61
** Louisiana State 62, Duke 54

## Awards and honors

* JJ Redick, Adolph Rupp Trophy
* JJ Redick, ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
* JJ Redick, Naismith College Player of the Year
* JJ Redick, USBWA College Player of the Year
* JJ Redick, John R. Wooden Award
* Shelden Williams, NABC Defensive Player of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 1 | 5 | Shelden Williams | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1 | 11 | JJ Redick | Orlando Magic |