# 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title.
Duke led the ACC in scoring margin (+16.2), free throw percentage (.761), 3-point field goal percentage (.382), 3-point field goal defense (.278), 3-point field goals made (7.4 per game), rebounding margin (+6.5), and offensive rebound percentage (.410).
All-American point guard Jon Scheyer was the team leader in points per game (18.2), assists (4.9), free throw percentage (.878), and steals per game (1.6), forward Kyle Singler led in 3-point field goal percentage (.399), center Brian Zoubek led in rebounds per game (7.6), and reserve forward Mason Plumlee led in blocks per game (.9).
Individual-game season-highs were Scheyer in points (36), assists (11), and steals (5; twice), Singler in 3-point field goals (8), Zoubek in rebounds (17), and Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly in blocks (4).
Scheyer, Singler, and Nolan Smith each scored over 600 points during the season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Mike Dunleavy Jr. were the first trio to accomplish that feat for Duke. Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) both scored over 700 points, a feat previously accomplished by Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) in 2001.
Coach K said:
   I've said throughout the year they were good, then they were really good, then they were really good with great character. But I told them [after the championship game] before we said a prayer, that: 'You are a great team.'

## Pre-season
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mason Plumlee C | Warsaw, IN | Christ School (NC) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Andre Dawkins SG | Chesapeake, VA | Atlantic Shores Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Ryan Kelly PF | Raleigh, NC | Ravenscroft School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 9, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| 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 Commitments". Rivals.com. "2009 Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

* Curry transferred from Liberty University before the season and thus was ineligible to play during the 2009–10 season, per NCAA rules.
* Czyz transferred to the University of Nevada, Reno in mid-season.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend:   Improvement in ranking.   Decrease in ranking.   Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10T | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Coaches | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Fri, Oct 16 7:30 pm, Cable 13 | | Blue-White Scrimmage | | | | | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Sat, Oct 24* 6:30 pm, Cable 13 | | Pfeiffer | W 128–70 | | – | – | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Tue, Nov 3* 7:00 pm, Cable 13 | No. 9 | Findlay | W 84–48 | | – | – | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| Fri, Nov 13* 7:00 pm, FSS | No. 9 | UNC Greensboro | W 96–62 | 1–0 | 20 – Singler | 9 – Mi. Plumlee | 4 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Mon, Nov 16* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | Coastal Carolina NIT Tip-Off First Round | W 74–49 | 2–0 | 23 – Singler | 11 – Singler | 5 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Tue, Nov 17* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | UNC Charlotte NIT Tip-Off Second Round | W 101–59 | 3–0 | 24 – Smith | 13 – Zoubek | 5 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Nov 21* 3:00 pm, ACC Network | No. 9 | Radford | W 104–67 | 4–0 | 20 – Tied | 11 – Mi. Plumlee | 7 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Nov 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | vs. Arizona State NIT Tip-Off Semi-Final | W 64–53 | 5–0 | 16 – Scheyer | 8 – Singler | 6 – Scheyer | Madison Square Garden (8,756) New York, NY |
| Fri, Nov 27* 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | vs. No. 13 Connecticut NIT Tip-Off Final | W 68–59 | 6–0 | 19 – Scheyer | 11 – Tied | 5 – Scheyer | Madison Square Garden (13,179) New York, NY |
| Wed, Dec 2* 9:15 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Wisconsin ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 69–73 | 6–1 | 28 – Singler | 6 – Tied | 4 – Scheyer | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Sat, Dec 5* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | St. John's | W 80–71 | 7–1 | 17 – Singler | 8 – Tied | 6 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Tue, Dec 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | Gardner–Webb | W 113–68 | 8–1 | 36 – Scheyer | 8 – Tied | 9 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Dec 19* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | vs. No. 15 Gonzaga | W 76–41 | 9–1 | 24 – Smith | 11 – Singler | 8 – Scheyer | Madison Square Garden (14,554) New York, NY |
| Tue, Dec 29* 7:00 pm, FSS | No. 7 | Long Beach State | W 84–63 | 10–1 | 22 – Scheyer | 12 – Zoubek | 7 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Thu, Dec 31* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | Pennsylvania | W 114–55 | 11–1 | 23 – Smith | 10 – Mi. Plumlee | 11 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sun, Jan 3 7:45 pm, FSN | No. 7 | No. 18 Clemson | W 74–53 | 12–1 (1–0) | 22 – Tied | 8 – Singler | 6 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Jan 6* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. Iowa State | W 86–65 | 13–1 | 31 – Scheyer | 8 – Singler | 4 – Tied | United Center (10,067) Chicago, IL |
| Sat, Jan 9 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 20 Georgia Tech | L 67–71 | 13–2 (1–1) | 25 – Scheyer | 6 – Ma. Plumlee | 6 – Scheyer | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA |
| Wed, Jan 13 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | Boston College | W 79–59 | 14–2 (2–1) | 24 – Smith | 11 – Zoubek | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sun, Jan 17 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 90–70 | 15–2 (3–1) | 21 – Singler | 15 – Singler | 6 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Jan 20 9:00 pm, Raycom | No. 7 | at NC State | L 74–88 | 15–3 (3–2) | 22 – Singler | 12 – Thomas | 2 – Tied | RBC Center (18,925) Raleigh, NC |
| Sat, Jan 23 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at No. 17 Clemson ESPN College GameDay | W 60–47 | 16–3 (4–2) | 22 – Smith | 8 – Mi. Plumlee | 3 – Scheyer | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| Wed, Jan 27 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | Florida State | W 70–56 | 17–3 (5–2) | 22 – Scheyer | 7 – Singler | 5 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Jan 30* 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at No. 7 Georgetown | L 77–89 | 17–4 | 19 – Smith | 6 – Singler | 5 – Scheyer | Verizon Center (20,039) Washington, DC |
| Thu, Feb 4 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | W 86–67 | 18–4 (6–2) | 30 – Singler | 11 – Thomas | 7 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Feb 6 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at Boston College | W 66–63 | 19–4 (7–2) | 21 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Wed, Feb 10 9:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom | No. 8 | at North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry | W 64–54 | 20–4 (8–2) | 24 – Scheyer | 9 – Tied | 4 – Scheyer | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sat, Feb 13 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry | W 77–56 | 21–4 (9–2) | 22 – Scheyer | 17 – Zoubek | 6 – Smith | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Feb 17 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Miami | W 81–74 | 22–4 (10–2) | 22 – Singler | 11 – Singler | 6 – Scheyer | BankUnited Center (6,860) Coral Gables, FL |
| Sun, Feb 21 7:45 pm, FSN | No. 6 | Virginia Tech | W 67–55 | 23–4 (11–2) | 25 – Singler | 16 – Zoubek | 7 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Thu, Feb 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Tulsa | W 70–52 | 24–4 | 18 – Smith | 11 – Zoubek | 3 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sun, Feb 28 7:45 pm, FSN | No. 5 | at Virginia | W 67–49 | 25–4 (12–2) | 21 – Singler | 5 – Mi. Plumlee | 3 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,663) Charlottesville, VA |
| Wed, Mar 3 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 22 Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry | L 72–79 | 25–5 (12–3) | 20 – Smith | 13 – Zoubek | 3 – Smith | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Sat, Mar 6 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | North Carolina ESPN College GameDay | W 82–50 | 26–5 (13–3) | 25 – Singler | 13 – Zoubek | 7 – Scheyer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| Fri, Mar 12 12:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom | (1) No. 4 | vs. (9) Virginia Quarterfinals | W 57–46 | 27–5 | 18 – Singler | 11 – Singler | 3 – Scheyer | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| Sat, Mar 13 1:30 pm, ESPN/Raycom | (1) No. 4 | vs. (12) Miami Semifinals | W 77–74 | 28–5 | 27 – Singler | 8 – Singler | 6 – Singler | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| Sun, Mar 14 1:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom | (1) No. 4 | vs. (7) Georgia Tech Final | W 65–61 | 29–5 | 20 – Singler | 9 – Zoubek | 2 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Fri, March 19* 7:25 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (16 S) Arkansas–Pine Bluff First round | W 73–44 | 30–5 | 22 – Singler | 10 – Singler | 5 – Smith | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,251) Jacksonville, FL |
| Sun, March 21* 5:15 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (8 S) California Second round | W 68–53 | 31–5 | 20 – Smith | 13 – Zoubek | 3 – Tied | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547) Jacksonville, FL |
| Fri, March 26* 9:53 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (4 S) No. 10 Purdue Sweet Sixteen | W 70–57 | 32–5 | 24 – Singler | 14 – Zoubek | 4 – Tied | Reliant Stadium (45,505) Houston, TX |
| Sun, March 28* 5:05 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (3 S) No. 19 Baylor Elite Eight | W 78–71 | 33–5 | 29 – Smith | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Reliant Stadium (47,492) Houston, TX |
| Sat, April 3* 9:14 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia Final Four | W 78–57 | 34–5 | 23 – Scheyer | 10 – Zoubek | 6 – Tied | Lucas Oil Stadium (71,298) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mon, April 5* 9:21 pm, CBS | (1 S) No. 3 | vs. (5 W) No. 8 Butler National Championship Game | W 61–59 | 35–5 | 19 – Singler | 10 – Zoubek | 5 – Scheyer | Lucas Oil Stadium (70,930) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. SR=South Region, ER=East Region, WR=West Region. |||||||||

## Accomplishments

* 17–0 at home
* 13–0 on neutral courts
* NIT Season Tip-Off Champions
* ACC Regular season Co-Champions
* ACC Tournament Champions, two in a row and 9 out of the last 12
* 15th consecutive NCAA tournament
* NCAA Champions, fourth in school history
* National Titles in three straight decades
* Mike Krzyzewski ties Adolph Rupp of Kentucky for second most NCAA titles by a Division I head coach
* Played in national championship game 4 of the last 12 seasons
* 15th Final Four appearance and 10th out of the last 23 years
* 35 victories is tied for third most in Duke history
* 65 victories the past two seasons, most in the NCAA

## Team highs

* Most Points Scored: 114 vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
* Highest Point Differential: 59 vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
* Most Field Goals Made: 43 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
* Most Three Point Field Goals: 18 vs Radford, 11/21
* Most Rebounds: 56 vs. University of Connecticut, 11/27
* Most Assists: 27 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
* Highest Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: 3.33 vs. West Virginia, 4/3 (Elite Eight; 20 assists to 6 turnovers)
* Most Blocks: 10 vs. Long Beach State, 12/29

## Individual season highs

* Most Points: 36, Jon Scheyer vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15
* Most Offensive Rebounds: 8, Brian Zoubek three times and Lance Thomas vs. Baylor (3/28)
* Most Defensive Rebounds: 10, Miles Plumlee vs. Charlotte (11/17) and Brian Zoubek vs. Purdue (3/26)
* Most Three-Point Field Goals: 8, Kyle Singler vs. Georgia Tech, 2/4
* Most Assists: 11, Jon Scheyer vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31
* Most Steals: 5, Jon Scheyer three times, Brian Zoubek at Miami
* Most Blocks: 4, Ryan Kelly vs. Gonzaga (12/19) and Mason Plumlee vs. Long Beach State (12/29)

## ACC season leaders

* Scheyer set the ACC all-time single-season record for minutes played (1,470).
* Scheyer led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.0; 2nd-best in Duke history), free throw percentage (.878; 7th-best in Duke history), and 3-point FGs made (2.8 per game).

## Individual honors

* Jon Scheyer was a 2009–10 consensus All-American (Second Team), a Wooden and Lowe's Senior First Team All-American, and was named to the Associated Press, USBWA, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and Sporting News All-America second teams
* Scheyer was also an ACC All-Tournament First Team pick and an NCAA South All-Regional and All-Final Four Team selection, was named to the NABC and USBWA 2009–10 All-District teams, and was awarded the NABC Senior Achievement Award
* Kyle Singler made the Sporting News All-America fifth team
* Singler was voted as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Scheyer and Nolan Smith were named to the All-Final Four Team.
* Scheyer (unanimous) and Singler were first team All-ACC
* Nolan Smith was second team All-ACC
* Lance Thomas named to ACC All-Defensive Team
* Brian Zoubek and Ryan Kelly named to ACC All-Academic Team

## Local radio

| Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
| WDNC | Bob Harris | John Roth |