# 1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1998–99 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14* 5:00 p.m., HTS | No. 1 | Fairfield | W 98–66 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 17* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. Davidson | W 94–61 | 2–0 | Charlotte Coliseum (10,136) Charlotte, NC |
| November 21* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | South Carolina State | W 120–56 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 26* 12:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 1 | vs. Notre Dame Great Alaska Shootout | W 111–82 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK |
| November 27* 12:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 1 | vs. Fresno State Great Alaska Shootout | W 93–82 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK |
| November 28* 12:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 1 | vs. No. 15 Cincinnati Great Alaska Shootout | L 75–77 | 5–1 | Sullivan Stadium (8,700) Anchorage, AK |
| December 2* 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | vs. No. 9 Michigan State Great Eight | W 73–67 | 6–1 | United Center (19,412) Chicago, IL |
| December 5 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | NC State | W 89–69 | 7–1 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 9* 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | Florida | W 116–86 | 8–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 12* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | Michigan Rivalry | W 108–64 | 9–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 20* 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 | North Carolina A&T | W 88–53 | 10–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 22* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Kentucky Jimmy V Classic | W 71–60 | 11–1 | Continental Airlines Arena (20,029) East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 30* 7:30 p.m., FSS | No. 2 | UNC Greensboro | W 104–58 | 12–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 3 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | at No. 4 Maryland Rivalry | W 82–64 | 13–1 (2–0) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD |
| January 6 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | Georgia Tech | W 99–58 | 14–1 (3–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 10 4:00 p.m., RJ | No. 2 | Virginia | W 115–69 | 15–1 (4–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | W 82–72 | 16–1 (5–0) | LJVM Coliseum (14,369) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 16 1:00 p.m., ABC | No. 2 | Florida State | W 98–73 | 17–1 (6–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 20 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 82–60 | 18–1 (7–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (11,200) Clemson, SC |
| January 24* 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 2 | at No. 8 St. John's | W 92–88 | 19–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York City, New York |
| January 27 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | No. 10 North Carolina Rivalry | W 89–77 | 20–1 (8–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 30 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | at NC State | W 80–61 | 21–1 (9–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC |
| February 3 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | No. 7 Maryland | W 95–77 | 22–1 (10–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 6 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 87–79 | 23–1 (11–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| February 11 8:00 p.m., RJ | No. 1 | at Virginia | W 100–54 | 24–1 (12–0) | University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 13 1:30 p.m., ABC | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 102–71 | 25–1 (13–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 17 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 1 | at Florida State | W 85–59 | 26–1 (14–0) | Leon County Civic Center (8,704) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 20 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | Clemson | W 92–65 | 27–1 (15–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 24* ESPN, 9:00 p.m. | No. 1 | at DePaul | W 96–64 | 28–1 | United Center (22,180) Chicago, IL |
| February 27 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | at No. 14 North Carolina | W 81–61 | 29–1 (16–0) | Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 4* 9:30 p.m., RJ | (1) No. 1 | vs. (9) Virginia First Round | W 104–67 | 30–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, NC |
| March 6* 1:30 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (5) NC State Semifinal | W 83–68 | 31–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, NC |
| March 7* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (3) No. 15 North Carolina Championship | W 96–73 | 32–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 12* 1:45 p.m., CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) Florida A&M First Round | W 99–58 | 33–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (19,872) Charlotte, NC |
| March 14* 1:45 p.m., CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (9 E) Tulsa Second Round | W 97–56 | 34–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (20,172) Charlotte, NC |
| March 19* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (12 E) Southwest Missouri State Sweet Sixteen | W 78–61 | 35–1 | Meadowlands Arena (19,233) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 21* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (6 E) Temple Elite Eight | W 85–64 | 36–1 | Meadowlands Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 27* 8:15 p.m., CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (1 M) No. 2 Michigan State National Semifinal | W 68–62 | 37–1 | Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, FL |
| March 29* 9:15 p.m., CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut National Championship | L 74–77 | 37–2 | Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year
* Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
* Elton Brand, ACC Player of the Year, Adolph Rupp Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith College Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls |
| 1 | 11 | Trajan Langdon | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1 | 13 | Corey Maggette | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1 | 14 | William Avery | Minnesota Timberwolves |