2008-09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article documents a current college basketball season. Information may change as the event progresses. 2008-09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Conference ACC Ranking Coaches #4 AP #4 2008-09 record 8-1 (0-0 ACC) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach Chris Collins Assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski Assistant coach Nate James Home arena Cameron Indoor Stadium Seasons « 2007-08 2009-10 » 2008-09 ACC Men's Basketball Standings v • d • e Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT #22 Clemson 1 0 1.000 12 0 1.000 #1 North Carolina 0 0 .000 11 0 1.000 #6 Wake Forest 0 0 .000 11 0 1.000 #5 Duke 0 0 .000 10 1 .909 Florida State 0 0 .000 11 2 .846 Boston College 0 0 .000 10 2 .833 Maryland 0 0 .000 8 2 .800 Georgia Tech 0 0 .000 7 2 .778 North Carolina State 0 0 .000 7 2 .778 Virginia Tech 0 0 .000 8 4 .667 Virginia 0 0 .000 5 4 .556 Miami 0 1 .000 7 3 .700 † ACC Tournament winner As of December 17, 2008 • Rankings from AP Poll The 2008-09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Mike Krzyzewski, who is serving for his 29th year. The team plays its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Contents [hide] 1 Pre-Season 1.1 Recruiting 1.2 Offseason changes 2 2008-09 Roster 3 2008-09 Schedule 4 See also 5 Notes [edit] Pre-Season The 2007-08 Duke Blue Devils finished the season 28-6 (13-3), placed second in the ACC regular season standings, and lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Earlier in the season, the squad reached as high as #2 in the Coaches' Poll with only one loss. Some late season losses caused them to finish the regular season ranked #9 in the country and #2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] Duke then lost in the semifinals in the ACC Tournament to the Clemson Tigers.[2] Duke was given a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament. After narrowly defeating #15 Belmont, Duke lost 73-67 to the #7 West Virginia Mountaineers.[3] [edit] Recruiting Name Hometown High School Height Weight† Commit date Olek Czyz PF Reno, Nevada Reno 6' 7" 240 09/26/2007 Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92 Miles Plumlee PF Warsaw, Indiana Christ School (NC) 6' 10" 220 05/01/2008 Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96 Elliot Williams SG Memphis, Tennessee St. George's 6' 4" 180 11/01/2007 Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96 Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout - 13 Rivals - 27 ESPN - 23 † Weight is in pounds Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale. Sources: "Duke Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2008&sport=2&school=19. Retrieved on 2008-12-09. "2008

Duke Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2008. Retrieved on 2008-12-09. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?schoolId=150&season=2008. Retrieved on 2008-12-09. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2008. Retrieved on 2008-12-09. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=839831. Retrieved on 2008-12-09. On September 26, 2007, forward Olek Czyz committed to Duke University. Czyz is a 6-7 Poland native who has spent the last three years in Reno, Nevada. Both Scout and Rivals.com listed him as the 27th best power forward in the nation. However, Scout.com had him 80th overall, while Rivals.com had him back at 102nd. As a junior at Reno High School, Czyz averaged 18.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, leading Reno to a 24-6 record. In his sophomore year, Olek had a ten point and six rebound average, while leading his team to a state championship.[4] Other schools to make offers to Czyz were Arizona State, Colorado State, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Nevada, Pepperdine, and Washington State.[5] On the first day of November, the Blue Devils received a commitment from Elliot Williams. The 6-4 shooting guard from Memphis, Tennessee was listed as the number 3 shooting guard in the country by Rivals.com, while Scout.com had him as the number 4 shooting guard and the number 14 overall prospect in the country. Williams spent high school at St. George’s where he averaged 25 points, seven rebounds, and six assists per game. In his junior year, Elliot averaged 22 points and six rebounds per contest, while leading his team to a state championship.[4] Williams turned down offers from Clemson, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Virginia.[6] Power forward Miles Plumlee, a 6-10 native of Warsaw, Indiana, who attended high school in Arden, North Carolina, committed to the Blue Devils on May 1, 2008. Miles, who is the older brother of 2009 commitment Mason Plumlee, had signed a letter of intent to Stanford University, but after head coach Trent Johnson took the coaching job at Louisiana State, Plumlee requested and was granted a release. Plumlee is rated as the 17th best power forward of the 2008 recruiting class by Scouts.com, while Rivals has him ranked 29th at forward and 101st overall.[7] [edit] Offseason changes The only senior Duke lost from their 2007-08 squad was DeMarcus Nelson who graduated. Nelson was projected to go somewhere in the late second round in the 2008 NBA Draft,[8] but instead went undrafted.[9] On September 9, 2008, Nelson was signed by the Golden State Warriors.[10] Joe Alleva, the Duke Athletics Director, interviewed for the athletics director job at Louisiana State on April 1, and was offered for the position on April 3. After 10 years as Duke's athletics director, Alleva took the job and is scheduled to start on July 1.[11] At Duke a twelve-person committee, assembled by Duke President, Richard H. Brodhead, searched for a new athletics director. Joe Alleva said in an interview that he would do anything to help in the search.[12] On May 30, Brodhead announced that the Duke had hired former Notre Dame athletics director Kevin White. [13] Coach Mike Krzyzewski said the White "is one of the most respected people in intercollegiate athletics" and brings " wealth of experience and is someone who people admire". [14] Duke forward Taylor King decided to transfer to Villanova University in April 2008.[15] As a freshman at Duke, King played in all 34 games, averaging 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. He had 43 three-pointers that season, putting him eighth all-time against Duke freshmen. When announcing his transfer, King told reporters "Nothing against Duke, but it's time for a change. I needed to explore other places. Villanova is a true family atmosphere where everyone's got each other's back." Per NCAA regulations, King will have to sit out a season.[16] On April 26, associate head coach Johnny Dawkins announced that he would be leaving the Blue Devils, to take over the head coaching spot at Stanford. Dawkins was a member of the 1986 Duke team that lost in the finals to Louisville. After nine seasons in the NBA, Dawkins was hired as an assistant coach during the 1998-99 season. Two years later he was promoted to associate head coach, a job he's held for nine years.[17] It was announced on May 5, that Nate James would replace Johnny Dawkins as an assistant coach. James was a captain on the 2000-01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team that won a national championship. After turning pro, James played in the Philippines, France, Hungary, Japan and Holland. In 2004, James participated in the training camp of the Philadelphia 76ers, but did not make it onto the team. During the winter of 2007-2008, he was hired to oversee operations at the Duke's new practice facility. [18] [edit] 2008-09 Roster Smith (2), McClure (14), Zoubek (55),

and Pocius (5) set up an offensive set vs. Michigan at the 2k Sports Classic Final (2008-11-21) Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School Olek Czyz 13 F 6-7 240 Freshman Reno, Nevada Reno Jordan Davidson 41 G 6-1 180 Senior Melbourne, Arkansas Blair Academy (NJ) Gerald Henderson, Jr. 15 G 6-4 210 Junior Merion, Pennsylvania Episcopal Academy Steve Johnson 51 F 6-5 195 Sophomore Colorado Springs, Colorado Cheyenne Mountain David McClure 14 F 6-6 200 Senior Ridgefield, Connecticut Trinity Catholic Greg Paulus 3 G 6-1 185 Senior Syracuse, New York Christian Brothers Miles Plumlee 21 F 6-10 220 Freshman Warsaw, Indiana Christ School (NC) Martynas Pocius 5 G/F 6-5 190 Junior Vilnius, Lithuania Holderness School (NJ) Jon Scheyer 30 G 6-5 180 Junior Northbrook, Illinois Glenbrook North Kyle Singler 12 F 6-8 220 Sophomore Medford, Oregon South Medford Nolan Smith 2 G 6-2 180 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Maryland Oak Hill Academy (VA) Lance Thomas 42 F 6-8 220 Junior Scotch Plains, New Jersey St. Benedict's Prep Elliot Williams 20 G 6-4 180 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee St. George's Brian Zoubek 55 C 7-1 260 Junior Haddonfield, New Jersey Haddonfield Memorial [edit] 2008-09 Schedule Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record Sat, Oct 18* 1:00 p.m. Blue/White Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Scrimmage) White 97-74, Blue 79-70 Exhibition Sat, Oct 25* 1:00 p.m. Virginia Union Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC W 114-50 Wed, Nov 05* 7:00 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC W 95-42 Regular Season Mon, Nov 10* 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) ESPNU W 80-49 1-0 Tue, Nov 11* 9:05 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) ESPNU W 97-54 2-0 Sun, Nov 16* 4:30 p.m. Rhode Island #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 82-79 3-0 Thu, Nov 20* 7:00 p.m. Southern Illinois #10 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) ESPN2 W 83-58 4-0 Fri, Nov 21* 7:30 p.m. vs. Michigan #10 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) ESPN2 W 71-56 5-0 Sun, Nov 23* 1:00 p.m. Montana #10 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC FSNS/NESN W 78-58 6-0 Fri, Nov 28* 3:00 p.m. Duquesne #7 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 95-72 7-0 Tue, Dec 02* 9:00 p.m. @ #9 Purdue #4 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN ESPN W 76-60 8-0 Sat, Dec 06* 3:30 p.m. @ Michigan #4 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 81-73 8-1 Wed, Dec 17* 7:30 p.m. UNC Asheville #6 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 99-56 9-1 Sat, Dec 20* 2:00 p.m. vs. #7 Xavier #6 Izod Center • East Rutherford, NJ CBS W 82-64 10-1 *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time [19]. [edit] See also 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings List of NCAA Division I institutions [edit] Notes ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Standings 2007-2008". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/confstandings?confID=2. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. ^ "55th Annual ACC Men's Basketball Tournament". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008-03-16.

http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-mtournament-central-2008.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. ^ "2008 NCAA Tournament Scores & Results". CollegeSports-Fans.com. http://www.collegesports-fans.com/ncaa-tournament/2007-tourney-teams.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. ^ a b Duke Media Relations, WRAL Duke Basketball Lands Two Signees in 2008-2009 Recruiting Class. Retrieved on 2008-04-18. ^ Scouts.com Olek Czyz Retrieved on 2008-04-18. ^ Scouts.com Elliot Williams Retrieved on 2008-04-18. ^ Ryan Craig, WRAL Duke adds power forward to '08 class Retrieved on 2008-05-02. ^ Staff Reports, The News and Observer King headed to Villanova Retrieved on 2008-04-27. ^ "2008 NBA Draft Prospects: By School/Country." ESPN Draft Tracker. ESPN.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2008. ^ Hoops World Warriors sign three undrafted rookies Retrieved on 2008-09-09. ^ Dave Nathan, WRAL Duke's Alleva Wanted New Challenge, Found it at LSU Retrieved on 2008-05-09. ^ Dave Nathan, WRAL Duke Hopes to Select AD by End of Summer Retrieved on 2008-05-09. ^ Ken Tysiac, The Charlotte Observer Duke lures new AD from Notre Dame Retrieved on 2008-06-01. ^ Bill Cole, Winston-Salem Journal White leaves Notre Dame for Duke Retrieved on 2008-06-01. ^ WRAL King to leave Duke Retrieved on 2008-04-19. ^ Jeff Fox DeMarcus Nelson: NBA Draft Profile Retrieved on 2008-04-29. ^ WRAL Duke's Dawkins to Coach at Stanford Retrieved on 2008-04-27. ^ Luciana Chavez, The News and Observer James to join Duke bench Retrieved on 2008-05-06. ^ "[1]." GoDuke.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008. [show]v • d • eDuke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Seasons 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Bold connotes national championship, Italic connotes final four appearance [show]v • d • eDuke University Academics Schools and Institutes: Divinity School • Fuqua School of Business • Graduate School • Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences • Pratt School of Engineering • Sanford Institute of Public Policy • School of Law • School of Medicine • School of Nursing • Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Programs: Degree Programs • FOCUS • Robertson Scholars • TIP Other: Rankings Athletics ACC • Blue and White • Cameron Crazies • Cameron Indoor Stadium • Carlyle Cup • Dear Old Duke • Duke blue • Duke-Carolina rivalry • Fight! Blue Devils, Fight! • Football • History of the Blue Devil • Jack Coombs Field • Koskinen Stadium • Krzyzewskiville • Men's Basketball • Tobacco Road • Victory Bell • Wallace Wade Stadium Campus Duke Chapel • Duke Forest • Durham • Fitzpatrick Center • Franklin Center • Images • Lemur Center • Levine Science Research Center • Marine Lab • Medical Center • Nasher Museum of Art • Sarah P. Duke Gardens • Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory Student life American Dance Festival • Cable 13 • Cameron Crazies • The Chronicle • Krzyzewskiville • WXDU-FM History Alumni • Bassett Affair • Faculty • James B. Duke • Julian S. Carr • Presidents • Washington Duke Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008-09_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" Categories: Current sports events | Excessive uses of cbb link | 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | Duke Blue Devils basketball | Duke Blue Devils men's basketball