# 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2001–02 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. Duke failed to repeat and win their third title in ten years.

## Player stats

| Player | Games | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Carlos Boozer | 35 | 993 | 230 | 0 | 178 | 303 | 21 | 31 | 638 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 35 | 1133 | 218 | 88 | 81 | 251 | 26 | 80 | 605 |
| Jay Williams | 35 | 1175 | 249 | 108 | 140 | 124 | 3 | 76 | 746 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 19, 2001* | No. 1 | vs. Seton Hall Maui Invitational | W 80–79 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 20, 2001* | No. 1 | vs. South Carolina Maui Invitational | W 81–56 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 21, 2001* | No. 1 | vs. Ball State Maui Invitational | W 83–71 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 25, 2001* | No. 1 | Portland | W 104–62 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| November 27, 2001* | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 80–62 | 5–0 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| December 2, 2001 | No. 1 | Clemson | W 96–80 | 6–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| December 5, 2001* | No. 1 | Temple | W 82–57 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| December 8, 2001* | No. 1 | at Michigan Rivalry | W 104–83 | 8–0 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 16, 2001* | No. 1 | North Carolina A&T | W 93–51 | 9–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| December 18, 2001* | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Kentucky | W 95-92 $^{OT}$ | 10–0 | IZOD Center East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| December 29, 2001* | No. 1 | San Diego State | W 92–79 | 11–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 2, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Davidson | W 106–71 | 12–0 | Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| January 6, 2002 | No. 1 | at Florida State | L 76–77 | 12–1 (1–1) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| January 8, 2002 | No. 2 | Georgia Tech | W 104–79 | 13–1 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 13, 2002 | No. 2 | at NC State | W 76–57 | 14–1 (3–1) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| January 17, 2002 | No. 1 | No. 3 Maryland Rivalry | W 99–78 | 15–1 (4–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 19, 2002 | No. 1 | No. 14 Wake Forest | W 103–80 | 16–1 (5–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 24, 2002* | No. 1 | at Boston College | W 88–78 | 17–1 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| January 27, 2002 | No. 1 | No. 7 Virginia | W 94–81 | 18–1 (6–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 31, 2002 | No. 1 | at North Carolina Rivalry | W 87–58 | 19–1 (7–1) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 2, 2002 | No. 1 | at Clemson | W 98–88 | 20–1 (8–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| February 7, 2002 | No. 1 | Florida State | W 80–49 | 21–1 (9–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 9, 2002 | No. 1 | at Georgia Tech | W 95–63 | 22–1 (10–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 14, 2002 | No. 1 | No. 24 NC State | W 108–71 | 23–1 (11–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 17, 2002 | No. 1 | at No. 3 Maryland Rivalry | L 73–87 | 23–2 (11–2) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 21, 2002 | No. 3 | at No. 20 Wake Forest | W 90–61 | 24–2 (12–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 24, 2002* | No. 3 | St. John's | W 97–55 | 25–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 28, 2002 | No. 3 | at Virginia | L 84–87 | 25–3 (12–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| March 3, 2002 | No. 3 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 93–68 | 26–3 (13–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2002 | (2) No. 3 | vs. (7) North Carolina Quarterfinals | W 60–48 | 27–3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 9, 2002 | (2) No. 3 | vs. (3) Wake Forest Semifinals | W 79–64 | 28–3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 10, 2002 | (2) No. 3 | vs. (4) NC State Championship | W 91–61 | 29–3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2002* | (1 S) No. 1 | vs. (16 S) Winthrop First Round | W 84–37 | 30–3 | BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina |
| March 16, 2002* | (1 S) No. 1 | vs. (8 S) Notre Dame Second Round | W 84–77 | 31–3 | BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina |
| March 21, 2002* | (1 S) No. 1 | vs. (5 S) No. 23 Indiana Sweet Sixteen | L 73–74 | 31–4 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Duke Blue Devils became the first team to be seeded #1 in the NCAA tournament for five straight seasons.
* The team finished the regular season ranked #1 in the AP Poll for the fourth straight year.
* Jason Williams was a National Player of the Year winner for the second straight year, but oddly enough didn't win ACC Player of the Year in either 2000–01 or 2001–02. Shane Battier and Joseph Forte shared the award in '01 and Maryland's Juan Dixon won it in '02.

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Jay Williams | Chicago Bulls |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Dunleavy Jr. | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | 34 | Carlos Boozer | Cleveland Cavaliers |