2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2011 ACC Tournament winner; As of March 27, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
CBE Classic Champions; ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2010–11 record	32–5 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Chris Collins
Assistant coach	Steve Wojciechowski
Assistant coach	Nate James
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
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The 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished the regular season with a record of 30–4, ranked #1 in the media polls a total of eleven weeks during the season. They also won the ACC Tournament, winning for the third consecutive year. As the #1 seed in the west region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they defeated Hampton in the second round and Michigan in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Arizona to finish the season 32–5.

Previous season

The team finished 2010 with a 35–5 record, becoming the ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, ACC Tournament Champion, and earning a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Blue Devils beat Butler in the championship game 61–59 to win the fourth national championship in school history.

Pre-season

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Hairston PF	Fredericksburg, VA	Montrose Christian School (MD)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 13, 2008
Josh Hairston PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Kyrie Irving PG	West Orange, NJ	St. Patrick High School (NJ)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Oct 22, 2009
Kyrie Irving PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Tyler Thornton PG	Washington, DC	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 13, 2008
Tyler Thornton PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 10 ESPN: 6
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Roster

2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	30	Seth Curry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Charlotte Christian	Charlotte, NC
G	20	Andre Dawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Atlantic Shores Christian	Chesapeake, VA
F	15	Josh Hairston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Montrose Christian	Fredericksburg, VA
G	1	Kyrie Irving	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Patrick (NJ)	West Orange, NJ
F	34	Ryan Kelly	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Ravenscroft	Raleigh, NC
G	51	David Mayer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Riverside	Durham, NC
G	53	Casey Peters	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Red Bank Regional	Red Bank, NJ
F	5	Mason Plumlee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Christ School	Warsaw, IN
F	21	Miles Plumlee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Christ School	Warsaw, IN
F	12	Kyle Singler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	South Medford	Medford, OR
F	2	Nolan Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	3	Tyler Thornton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Gonzaga	Washington, D.C.
F	52	Todd Zafirovski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Lake Forest Academy	Lake Forest, IL

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Fri, Oct 15 7:30 pm		Blue-White Scrimmage			Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC
Exhibition
Sat, Oct 23* 7:00 pm		St. Augustine's	W 141–68		Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC
Thu, Nov 4* 7:00 pm	#1	Cal Poly Pomona	W 81–60		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Regular Season
Sun, Nov 14* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Princeton CBE Classic	W 97–60	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Tue, Nov 16* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	#1	Miami (Ohio) CBE Classic	W 79–45	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Fri, Nov 19* 8:30 pm, ESPN3.com	#1	Colgate	W 110–58	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Mon, Nov 22* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	#1	vs. Marquette CBE Classic – Semifinals	W 82–77	4–0	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
Tue, Nov 23* 10:15 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. #4 Kansas State CBE Classic – Championship	W 82–68	5–0	Sprint Center (18,696) Kansas City, MO
Sat, Nov 27* 4:00 pm, FSN	#1	vs. Oregon	W 98–71	6–0	Rose Garden (12,914) Portland, OR
Wed, Dec 1* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#1	#6 Michigan State ACC – Big Ten Challenge	W 84–79	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 4* 3:15 pm, ESPN	#1	vs. Butler CARQUEST Auto Parts Classic	W 82–70	8–0	Izod Center (14,215) East Rutherford, NJ
Wed, Dec 8* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	Bradley	W 83–48	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 11* 12:00 pm, CBS	#1	Saint Louis	W 84–47	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Mon, Dec 20* 7:00 pm, FSS	#1	Elon	W 98–72	11–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 29* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	at UNC Greensboro	W 108–62	12–0	Greensboro Coliseum (22,178) Greensboro, NC
Sun, Jan 2 7:45 pm, FSN	#1	Miami (Florida)	W 74–63	13–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Jan 5* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	UAB	W 85–64	14–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sun, Jan 9 8:00 pm, FSN	#1	Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry	W 71–64	15–0 (2–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Jan 12 9:00 pm, ESPN	#1	at Florida State	L 61–66	15–1 (2–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Tallahassee, FL
Sat, Jan 15 2:00 pm, ESPN	#1	Virginia	W 76–60	16–1 (3–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Jan 19 7:00 pm, ESPN	#4	at NC State	W 92–78	17–1 (4–1)	RBC Center (19,387) Raleigh, NC
Sat, Jan 22 4:00 pm, ESPN	#4	at Wake Forest	W 83–59	18–1 (5–1)	LJVM Coliseum (14,107) Winston-Salem, NC
Thu, Jan 27 8:00 pm, Raycom	#3	Boston College	W 84–68	19–1 (6–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sun, Jan 30* 1:00 pm, CBS	#3	at St. John's	L 78–93	19–2	Madison Square Garden (19,353) New York, NY
Wed, Feb 2 9:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry	W 80–62	20–2 (7–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
Sat, Feb 5 6:00 pm, ESPN	#5	NC State	W 76–52	21–2 (8–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 9 9:00 pm, ESPN	#5	#20 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry	W 79–73	22–2 (9–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sun, Feb 13 6:45 pm, FSN	#5	at Miami (Florida)	W 81–71	23–2 (10–1)	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Wed, Feb 16 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Virginia	W 56–41	24–2 (11–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,149) Charlottesville, VA
Sun, Feb 20 7:45 pm, FSN	#5	Georgia Tech	W 79–57	25–2 (12–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	#24 Temple	W 78–61	26–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 26 9:00 pm, ESPN	#1	at Virginia Tech College GameDay	L 60–64	26–3 (12–2)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
Wed, Mar 2 9:00 pm, ESPN	#4	Clemson	W 70–59	27–3 (13–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Sat, Mar 5 8:00 pm, CBS	#4	at #13 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry	L 67–81	27–4 (13–3)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Fri, Mar 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ Raycom	#5	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	W 87–71	28–4	Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC
Sat, Mar 12 3:00 pm, ESPN/ Raycom	#5	vs. Virginia Tech Semifinals	W 77–63	29–4	Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC
Sun, Mar 13 1:00 pm, ESPN/ Raycom	#5	vs. #6 North Carolina Championship Game	W 75–58	30–4	Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 18* 3:10 pm, truTV	#3 (1)	vs. (16) Hampton West Region Second Round	W 87–45	31–4	Time Warner Cable Arena (16,829) Charlotte, NC
Sun, March 20* 2:45 pm, CBS	#3 (1)	vs. (8) Michigan West Region Third Round	W 73–71	32–4	Time Warner Cable Arena (18,329) Charlotte, NC
Thu, March 24* 9:45 pm, CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #17 (5) Arizona West Regional Semifinal	L 77–93	32–5	Honda Center (17,890) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.^[3].

Game Notes – NCAA Tournament

Second Round: Hampton

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(16) HAMP	22	23	45
(1) DUKE	39	48	87

Duke opened the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a match up against #16 seed Hampton. Duke came out and took care of business with a commanding 39–22 lead going into halftime. As the game continued, Duke built a larger margin and easily took the first game of the tournament, beating Hampton 87–45. After Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury in December and missed 26 games, he made his return against Hampton. After a slow start, Irving led the team in scoring with 14 points while playing 20 minutes.

Third Round: Michigan

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(8) MICH	33	38	71
(1) DUKE	37	36	73

Duke continued their 2011 NCAA Tournament bid with a Third Round match up with the Michigan Wolverines. Duke opened the game going back and forth with Michigan, going into halftime with a 38–33 lead. However, even after leading by 15 points midway through the second half, the Wolverines would not go away. Bringing the game down to the final seconds, it was Duke who prevailed behind Nolan Smith's 24 and beat Michigan 73–71 moving them on to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim. This victory also gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th career victory, becoming only the fourth coach to accomplish this feat.

Regional Semifinal: Arizona

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(5) ARIZ	38	55	93
(1) DUKE	44	33	77

Duke played well in the first half and was up by 6 points at halftime. Arizona was only kept within range by a stellar performance by Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, who scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half. In the second half, Williams' teammates came alive as Arizona went on a 19–2 run from which Duke was unable to recover.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** Improvement in ranking. Decrease in ranking. Not ranked the previous week.
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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	5	5	5	1	4T	5	3
Coaches	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	1	4	5	3

References

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Third Round: Michigan

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2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	29	–	8	.784
#3 Duke †	13	–	3	.813	32	–	5	.865
Florida State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Clemson	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Boston College	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Virginia Tech	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Miami (FL)	6	–	10	.375	21	–	15	.583
North Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Georgia Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	18	.419
Wake Forest	1	–	15	.063	8	–	24	.250

† 2011 ACC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll^[2]