2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 3
Record	27–6 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (25th season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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. 2	vs. Delaware State First Round	W 57–46	26–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
March 20* CBS	No. 2	vs. Mississippi State Second Round	W 63–55	27–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
March 25* CBS	No. 2	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

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

[1] "No. 11 Duke Cruises Past Tennessee-Martin, 88-46." Published November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[2] "Men's Basketball".

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