2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record27–6 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 5 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
No. 3 Duke 11 5   .688 27 6   .818
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
No. 25 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
NC State 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Maryland 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
Clemson 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2005 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2004-05 men's college basketball season. Mike Krzyzewski had turned down a $40 million offer in the offseason to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to return for his 25th season and rebuild a team that lost Chris Duhon to graduation, Luol Deng to the pros and recruit Shaun Livingston altogether for the NBA draft. For the first time in five years, Duke was not picked to win the ACC.[1]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Patrick Davidson 41 G 6–1 190 Sophomore Melbourne, Arkansas
Sean Dockery 15 G 6–2 185 Junior Chicago, Illinois
Daniel Ewing 5 G 6–3 185 Senior Houston, Texas
Patrick Johnson 51 C 6–9 250 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
Reggie Love 30 F 6–4 225 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
David McClure 14 F 6–6 215 Freshman Ridgefield, Connecticut
Lee Melchionni 13 F 6–6 205 Junior Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DeMarcus Nelson 21 G 6–4 200 Freshman Elk Grove, California
Tom Novick 50 F 6–6 190 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
Joe Pagliuca 45 G 6–2 185 Sophomore Weston, Massachusetts
Ross Perkins 40 G 6–4 200 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
Shavlik Randolph 42 F 6–10 240 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
JJ Redick 4 G 6–4 190 Junior Roanoke, Virginia
Shelden Williams 23 F 6–9 250 Junior Forest Park, Oklahoma

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5
St. Francis/Xavier (Canada) W 107–56 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 11
North Carolina Central W 95–58 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Regular season
November 20*
No. 11 UT Martin W 88–46  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 22*
No. 11 vs. Davidson W 74–61  2–0
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
November 27*
No. 9 UNC Greensboro W 98–44  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 30*
No. 10 No. 11 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 81–74  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 4*
No. 10 vs. Valparaiso W 93–61  5–0
United Center 
Chicago, IL
December 12*
No. 9 Toledo W 82–54  6–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 14*
No. 7 UIC W 88–55  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 18*
5:00 p.m., CBS
No. 7 vs. Oklahoma
Dreyfus Classic
W 78–67  8–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 2
No. 6 Clemson W 62–54  9–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 5*
No. 5 Princeton W 59–46  10–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 8*
No. 5 Temple W 82–74  11–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 13
No. 5 at NC State W 86–74  12–0
(2–0)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
January 16
No. 5 Virginia W 80–66  13–0
(3–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 19
No. 4 at Miami W 92–83  14–0
(4–0)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 22
No. 4 at Florida State W 88–56  15–0
(5–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 26
No. 2 Maryland L 66–75  15–1
(5–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 30
No. 2 Virginia Tech W 100–65  16–1
(6–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 2
No. 4 at No. 7 Wake Forest L 89–92  16–2
(6–2)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5
 CBS
No. 4 No. 25 Georgia Tech W 82–65  17–2
(7–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 9
No. 7 No. 2 North Carolina
Carolina–Duke rivalry
W 71–70  18–2
(8–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 12
No. 7 at Maryland
College GameDay
L 92–99  18–3
(8–3)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
February 17
No. 7 at Virginia Tech L 65–67  18–4
(8–4)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 20
 FSN
No. 7 No. 5 Wake Forest W 102–92  19–4
(9–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 23
No. 7 at Georgia Tech W 60–56  20–4
(10–4)
McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 26*
 ABC
No. 7 at St. John's W 58–47  21–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 3
No. 6 Miami (FL) W 83–59  22–4
(11–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 6
 CBS
No. 6 at No. 2 North Carolina
Carolina–Duke rivalry
L 73–75  22–5
(11–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 11*
 ESPN
No. 5 vs. Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 76–64  23–5
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
March 12*
 ESPN
No. 5 vs. NC State
Semifinals
W 76–69  24–5
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
March 13*
 ESPN
No. 5 vs. Georgia Tech
Final
W 69–64  25–5
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 18*
 CBS
No. 3 vs. Delaware State
First Round
W 57–46  26–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 20*
 CBS
No. 3 vs. Mississippi State
Second Round
W 63–55  27–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 25*
 CBS
No. 3 vs. No. 15 Michigan State
Sweet Sixteen
L 68–78  27–6
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "No. 11 Duke Cruises Past Tennessee-Martin, 88-46." Published November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".