2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2013 ACC Tournament winner; As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#6
2012–13 record	30-6 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Chris Collins
Assistant coach	Steve Wojciechowski
Assistant coach	Jeff Capel
MVP	3 Seth Curry; Ryan Kelly; Mason Plumlee;
Captain	Seth Curry
Captain	Ryan Kelly
Captain	Mason Plumlee
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
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The 2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2012–13 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 as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They won the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, defeating Louisville in the championship game. The Blue Devils posted four victories against top 5 opponents (at the time of the game) and were undefeated (16-0) at home. Completing the season with 30 wins (and 6 losses; 14-4 in ACC play), Duke finished in second place in the ACC regular season standings. Duke was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll all season long, including five weeks at #1. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Maryland and subsequently received a two seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. They defeated Albany in the Round of 64, #22 Creighton in the Round of 32, and #9 Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen to reach the Elite Eight. Duke lost to #1 overall seed and eventual NCAA champion Louisville in the Elite Eight in Indianapolis who reversed the game result from the meeting earlier in the season.

Class of 2012 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rasheed Sulaimon SG	Houston, TX	Strake Jesuit College Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 10, 2011
Rasheed Sulaimon SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Amile Jefferson PF	Philadelphia, PA	Friends Central	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 15, 2012
Amile Jefferson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2012–13 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	2	Quinn Cook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Bowie, Maryland
G	3	Tyler Thornton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Gonzaga	Washington, D.C.
F	5	Mason Plumlee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Christ School	Warsaw, Indiana
F	12	Alex Murphy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	South Kingstown	Wakefield, Rhode Island
F	13	Rodney Hood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Meridian	Meridian, Mississippi
G	14	Rasheed Sulaimon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Strake Jesuit College Prep	Houston, Texas
F	15	Josh Hairston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Montrose Christian	Fredericksburg, Virginia
G	20	Andre Dawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Atlantic Shores Christian	Chesapeake, Virginia
F	21	Amile Jefferson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Friends Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	30	Seth Curry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Charlotte Christian	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	34	Ryan Kelly	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Ravenscroft	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	40	Marshall Plumlee	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Christ School	Warsaw, Indiana
F	52	Todd Zafirovski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Lake Forest Academy	Lake Forest, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1
C	Mason Plumlee	Marshall Plumlee
PF	Ryan Kelly	Amile Jefferson
SF	Rasheed Sulaimon	Josh Hairston
SG	Seth Curry	Alex Murphy
PG	Quinn Cook	Tyler Thornton

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 27, 2012* 2:00 pm	#8	Western Washington	W 105–87		22 – Kelly, Plumlee	11 – Plumlee	4 – Kelly	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 1, 2012* 7:00 pm	#8	Winston-Salem State	W 69–45		19 – Plumlee	10 – Plumlee	3 – Kelly	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#8	Georgia State	W 74–55	1–0	19 – Plumlee	14 – Plumlee	4 – Kelly, Sulaimon	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 13, 2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. #3 Kentucky Champions Classic	W 75–68	2–0	23 – Curry	6 – Sulaimon	5 – Sulaimon	Georgia Dome (22,847) Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#9	Florida Gulf Coast	W 88–67	3–0	28 – Plumlee	9 – Kelly, Plumlee	9 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 22, 2012* 3:30 pm, AXS TV	#5	vs. Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 89–71	4–0	25 – Curry	17 – Plumlee	4 – Cook	Imperial Arena (3,511) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2012* 7:00 pm, NBCSN	#5	vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 67–58	5–0	17 – Plumlee	10 – Plumlee	9 – Cook	Imperial Arena (3,474) Nassau, BAH
November 24, 2012* 9:30 PM, NBCSN	#5	vs. #2 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis championship	W 76–71	6–0	16 – Plumlee	7 – Plumlee	6 – Cook	Imperial Arena (3,511) Nassau, BAH
November 28, 2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#2	#4 Ohio State ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 73–68	7–0	21 – Plumlee	17 – Plumlee	8 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 1, 2012* 2:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	#2	Delaware	W 88–50	8–0	18 – Kelly, Plumlee	11 – Plumlee	10 – Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 8, 2012* 3:15 pm, ESPN	#2	vs. Temple	W 90–67	9–0	23 – Curry	14 – Plumlee	7 – Sulaimon	Izod Center (12,157) East Rutherford, NJ
December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Cornell	W 88–47	10–0	20 – Curry	9 – Plumlee	12 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 20, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Elon	W 76–54	11–0	21 – Plumlee	15 – Plumlee	4 – Sulaimon, Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 29, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	Santa Clara	W 90–77	12–0	31 – Curry	13 – Plumlee	5 – Cook, Plumlee	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 2, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#1	at Davidson	W 67–50	13–0	18 – Kelly	7 – Kelly, Plumlee, Sulaimon	3 – Curry	Time Warner Cable Arena (13,607) Charlotte, NC
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Wake Forest	W 80–62	14–0 (1–0)	22 – Curry, Kelly	12 – Plumlee	14 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 8, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Clemson	W 68–40	15–0 (2–0)	27 – Cook	13 – Plumlee	5 – Cook, Plumlee	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN	#1	at #20 NC State	L 76–84	15–1 (2–1)	22 – Curry	11 – Plumlee	7 – Cook	PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC
January 17, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	#3	Georgia Tech	W 73–57	16–1 (3–1)	24 – Curry	13 – Plumlee	5 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 23, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN	#1	at #25 Miami (FL)	L 63–90	16–2 (3–2)	16 – Sulaimon	11 – Plumlee	5 – Cook	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS	#1	Maryland	W 84–64	17–2 (4–2)	25 – Sulaimon	9 – Jefferson	9 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	#5	at Wake Forest	W 75–70	18–2 (5–2)	32 – Plumlee	9 – Plumlee	7 – Cook	LJVM Coliseum (12,603) Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Florida State	W 79–60	19–2 (6–2)	21 – Curry	5 – Plumlee, Cook	6 – Cook	Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	#4	NC State	W 98–85	20–2 (7–2)	30 – Plumlee	9 – Plumlee	6 – Thornton	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#4	at Boston College	W 62–61	21–2 (8–2)	19 – Plumlee	10 – Plumlee	3 – Cook, Curry	Conte Forum (6,709) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 13, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	#2	North Carolina 'Carolina–Duke rivalry'	W 73–68	22–2 (9–2)	18 – Plumlee, Cook	11 – Plumlee	5 – Sulaimon	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 16, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN	#2	at Maryland	L 81–83	22–3 (9–3)	25 – Curry	4 – Sulaimon	6 – Cook	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 21, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	#6	at Virginia Tech	W 88–56	23–3 (10–3)	22 – Curry	12 – Plumlee	5 – Plumlee, Thornton	Cassell Coliseum (7,585) Blacksburg, VA
February 24, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	#6	Boston College	W 89–68	24–3 (11–3)	27 – Sulaimon	15 – Plumlee	4 – Plumlee	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 28, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	#3	at Virginia	L 68–73	24–4 (11–4)	28 – Curry	7 – Plumlee	2 – Cook, Sulaimon, Thornton	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA
March 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN	#3	#5 Miami (FL)	W 79–76	25–4 (12–4)	36 – Kelly	7 – Kelly	5 – Cook	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#3	Virginia Tech	W 85–57	26–4 (13–4)	20 – Curry	9 – Kelly	5 – Kelly, Plumlee	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 9, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	#3	at North Carolina 'College GameDay'	W 69–53	27–4 (14–4)	23 – Plumlee	13 – Plumlee	5 – Cook	Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
2013 ACC Tournament
March 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN	#2	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	L 74–83	27–5	19 – Plumlee	7 – Plumlee	3 – Curry	Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC
2013 NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2013* 12:15 pm, CBS	#6 (2 MW)	vs. (15 MW) Albany Second Round	W 73–61	28–5	26 – Curry	8 – Plumlee	11 – Cook	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
March 24, 2013* 9:47 pm, TBS	#6 (2 MW)	vs. #22 (7 MW) Creighton Third Round	W 66–50	29–5	21 – Sulaimon	6 – Thornton	6 – Cook	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
March 29, 2013* 9:58 pm, CBS	#6 (2 MW)	vs. #9 (3 MW) Michigan State Sweet Sixteen	W 71–61	30–5	29 – Curry	7 – Kelly, Plumlee	2 – Cook, Kelly, Thornton	Lucas Oil Stadium (35,520) Indianapolis, IN
March 31, 2013* 5:05 PM, CBS	#6 (2 MW)	vs. #2 (1 MW) Louisville Elite Eight	L 63–85	30–6	17 – Plumlee	12 – Plumlee	5 – Cook	Lucas Oil Stadium (34,657) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP Poll^[1]	8	9	5	2 (18)	2 (20)	2 (20)	1 (62)	1 (63)	1 (63)	1 (62)	3 (14)	1 (39)	5	4	2 (20)	6	3	3 (5)	2 (11)	6
Coaches' Poll^[1]	8	9	5	2 (4)	2 (6)	2 (6)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (30)	3 (7)	1 (20)	5	4	1 (18)	6	3	4	2 (2)	7

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2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Miami (FL) †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
#6 Duke	14	–	4	.778	30	–	6	.833
North Carolina	12	–	6	.667	25	–	11	.694
Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
NC State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Maryland	8	–	10	.444	25	–	13	.658
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Wake Forest	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Virginia Tech	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406


† 2013 ACC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll