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November 14, 2000
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.
9:00 PM (ESPN)
Duke Opens 96th Season
The Duke Blue Devils will open their 96th season of basketball when Princeton comes to Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 14. The first round Preseason NIT game, which will be televised to a national audience by ESPN, is scheduled to tip off at 9:00 PM.
The Blue Devils have posted a 74-21 record in season openers. Duke is 18-2 in season openers under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke has posted 1,614 victories in its history, a figure that ranks fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Blue Devils have made 12 Final Four appearances (eight under Krzyzewski), which also ranks fourth all-time.
Duke vs. Princeton
Duke leads the series with Princeton, 13-1. After 13 consecutive defeats, the Tigers won the last meeting between the two schools, beating Duke, 72-55, on December 12, 1981. The series dates back to 1936.
On January 6, 1940, Duke and Princeton played the first game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke defeated Princeton, 36-27, that night.
Duke in the Preseason NIT
Duke has made three previous appearances in the Preseason NIT and posted an impressive 10-2 record in the tournament. In each of their previous three appearances in the Preseason NIT, Duke has advanced to New York City. The Blue Devils won the inaugural Preseason NIT in 1985 with a 92-86 victory over Kansas in the title game.
Here is a look at Duke's Preseason NIT appearances and results:
1985-86 N. 21 Lamar W, 66-62# N. 24 UAB W, 66-54# N. 29 St. John's W, 71-70* D. 1 Kansas (Final) W, 92-86*1990-91 N. 14 Marquette W, 87-74^ N. 16 Boston College W, 100-76^ N. 21 Arkansas L, 88-98* N. 23 Notre Dame (Consol.) W, 85-77*
1996-97 N. 20 St. Joseph's W, 89-60^ N. 22 Vanderbilt W, 86-57^ N. 27 Tulsa W, 72-67* N. 29 Indiana (Final) L, 69-85*
# - Houston, Texas ^ - Durham, N.C. * - New York, N.Y.
Duke Picked Number One by Several Outlets
The Blue Devils were a number one choice for many preseason outlets, including Blue Ribbon, FOX SportsNet.com, Preview Sports, SLAM, The Sporting News and Dick Vitale. Here is a look at Duke's preseason ranking by many media outlets:
Duke
Outlet Ranking
Associated Press 2
Athlon 2
Basketball News 2
Blue Ribbon 1
ESPN Magazine 2
FOX SportsNet.com 1
Lindy's 2
Preview Sports 1
SLAM 1
The Sporting News 1
Sports Illustrated 2
Street & Smith's 2
USA Today/ESPN (Coaches) 2
Dick Vitale 1
Coach K Nearing 500 Wins at Duke
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is closing in on his 500th victory at the school. He enters the 2000-01 season with a 498-160 record as Duke's coach. The Blue Devils' winningest coach is looking to become just the third coach in history to win 500 games at one school in 21 seasons or less. The other two coaches who accomplished that feat were Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV) and Jim Boeheim (Syracuse). Only 23 coaches have reached the 500-win plateau at one school in Division I history. Here is a look at the coaches who have reached 500 victories at one school and the amount of games in which they accomplished that feat:
Record at Games to
Coach, School School 500 Wins
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 876-190 583
*Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 509-105 605
Dean Smith, North Carolina 879-254 653
Henry Iba, Oklahoma State 655-316 654
Bob Knight, Indiana 661-240 662
Ed Diddle, W. Kentucky 759-302 667
*Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 575-199 669
John Wooden, UCLA 620-147 682
Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 526-200 683
John Thompson, Georgetown 596-239 684
Phog Allen, Kansas 588-218 686
*Denny Crum, Louisville 663-276 687
Don Haskins, UTEP 719-353 717
*Jim Phelan, Mt. St. Mary's 809-463 737
Guy Lewis, Houston 592-279 743
Norm Stewart, Missouri 634-333 751
Pete Carril, Princeton 514-261 788
Ray Meyer, DePaul 724-354 796
Arad McCutchan, Evansville 514-314 802
Fred Enke, Arizona 509-324 811
Tony Hinkle, Butler 557-393 831
Amory Gill, Oregon State 599-392 847
Glenn Wilkes, Stetson 527-405 875
*Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 498-160 658
Firepower Returns
Duke returns 12 lettermen and four starters from its 29-5 team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament in 2000. The Blue Devil returnees accounted for 81 percent of Duke's scoring and 83 percent of its rebounding totals a year ago. Duke's lone departure was Chris Carrawell, who was named ACC Player of the Year last season.
Battier Accolades
Duke senior forward Shane Battier has received a significant amount of preseason accolades, including being named as consensus preseason first team All-America and ACC Player of the Year. He was the cover selection of eight preseason basketball preview magazines, including Sports Illustrated. The Birmingham, Mich., native was the leading vote-getter among the 30 preseason finalists for the Naismith Award, given annually to the nation's top player. The 6-8, 220-pounder will look to follow up his tremendous junior season in which he was named consensus second team All-America, first team Academic All-America and the National Defensive Player of the Year. The versatile Battier averaged 17.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 2.0 steals last season.
The Minister Of Defense
Shane Battier, a Religion major at Duke, is one of the program's greatest defensive players. Battier has won or shared the National Defensive Player of the Year award the past two seasons. Battier is Duke's all-time leader in charges taken with 85 and ranks third in blocks (166) and ninth in steals (184). In 2000-01, he will look to join Stacey Augmon (UNLV) and Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) as the third player to win three consecutive National Defensive Player of the Year awards. Battier has followed in a line of great Duke defenders. In fact, five Blue Devils have won the award 1987. Here is a look at the winners since 1987:
Player, Team Year Tommy Amaker, Duke 1987 Billy King, Duke 1988 Stacey Augmon, UNLV 1989 Stacey Augmon, UNLV 1990 Stacey Augmon, UNLV 1991 Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown 1992 Grant Hill, Duke 1993 Jim McIvaine, Marquette 1994 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 1995 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 1996 Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 1997 Steve Wojciechowski, Duke 1998 Shane Battier, Duke 1999 Shane Battier, Duke 2000 Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati 2000
Battier, Williams Rank Among Top Five
ESPN.com recently ranked senior forward Shane Battier and sophomore guard Jason Williams among the top five players in the country. The Duke duo joined Notre Dame's Troy Murphy, Arizona's Loren Woods and North Carolina's Joseph Forte as the top five.
Williams: All-America Candidate
Duke sophomore point guard Jason Williams, the 2000 ACC Tournament MVP, is a strong candidate for All-America honors in 2000-01. In the preseason, Williams was named second team All-America by Blue Ribbon and third team All-America by Athlon. The Plainfield, N.J., native averaged 14.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a freshman. He was a first team Freshman All-America by Basketball Times in 1999-2000.
James Looks For Five
Senior co-captain Nate James (11.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg last season) will look to become the first player in ACC history to be part of five consecutive regular season league championship teams. Although he played in six non-league games in 1998 before redshirting, James has been part of all of the Devils' four consecutive outright ACC regular season title teams from 1997-2000. James and Chris Carrawell are the only two players in league history to compete on four consecutive outright ACC regular season championship squads and are just the fifth and sixth players to play on four consecutive teams that won or shared ACC regular season titles:
Four-Time ACC Regular Season Title Players* Player, Team Years Chris Carrawell, Duke 1997-2000 Nate James, Duke 1997-2000 Buzz Peterson, North Carolina 1982-1985 Dudley Bradley, North Carolina 1976-1979 Ged Doughton, North Carolina 1976-1979 Randy Wiel, North Carolina 1976-1979 * - outright or shared
Boozer Became Low Post Force
Sophomore Carlos Boozer established himself as one of the best interior players in the ACC as a freshman last season. Boozer led the team in field goal percentage (.614). He ranked eighth among Duke's all-time single season field goal percentage leaders. An Alaska native, Boozer was an ACC All-Freshman Team honoree in 1999-2000. One of 30 preseason finalists for the 2001 Naismith Award, Boozer was named third team All-America by Basketball News and second team preseason All-ACC by Lindy's and The Sporting News.
Versatile Dunleavy Returns
Sophomore Mike Dunleavy emerged as one of the nation's most versatile players as a freshman in 1999-2000. The 6-8, 204-pound Dunleavy was sixth on the team in scoring (9.1) and fifth in rebounding (4.3). He was named the ACC's Most Versatile Player by Lindy's in the preseason. He is the son of current Portland Trailblazers head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Summer Had International Feel
Four Duke players enjoyed international basketball experience this summer. It started when sophomores Jason Williams and Mike Dunleavy helped lead the USA to a silver medal as part of the 12-man roster for the USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team. Williams led the Young Men team in several statistical categories, including scoring (20.2). Williams then joined senior Shane Battier as two of 12 members of the U.S. Select Team that practiced against the U.S. Olympic Team in late August and early September. The week culminated in a nationally televised game vs. "Dream Team III" on September 2. Sophomore center Casey Sanders toured Italy this summer with an NIT All-Star team.
Schedule Among Nation's Toughest
Duke once again will face one of the nation's toughest schedules. In addition to the always demanding ACC slate, Duke will face non-conference heavyweights Illinois, Temple, Michigan, Stanford, Boston College and St. John's. The Blue Devils open the season as one of 16 schools in the Preseason NIT. Duke opens the tournament with a game vs. Princeton on November 14 (9:00) at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
61st Year of Cameron Indoor Stadium
The 2000-01 season marks the 61st year that Duke will host games in historic Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils enjoy one of the great homecourt advantages in all of sport in the facility. Duke has posted a 603-134 (.818) record in Cameron since 1940. The winning percentage improves to .850 (250-44) in games played under Mike Krzyzewski.Cameron Indoor Stadium was named the fourth-best sports venue of the 20th Century in the June 7, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated, ahead of such notables as Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Pebble Beach Golf Club. The 603 victories all-time is the fifth-most by any school on their home court, behind only Washington (746), Penn (697), Minnesota (673) and Oregon (606).
Most Wins on Home Court* School Arena Wins 1. Washington Bank of America Arena 746 2. Penn The Palestra 697 3. Minnesota Williams Arena 673 4. Oregon MacArthur Court 606 5. Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 603 6. California Haas Pavillion 598* - entering the 2000-01 season
Non-Conference Success for Devils
Duke has enjoyed great success vs. non-conference competition in Cameron Indoor Stadium. In fact, the Blue Devils have won 127 of the last 130 non-conference games played in Cameron. The only three non-conference teams to defeat Duke in Cameron during that stretch were Illinois (December 2, 1995), Michigan (December 8, 1996) and St. John's (February 26, 2000).
Duke Tough on Unranked Opponents
Duke has won 72 of its last 73 games vs. unranked opponents. On February 26, 2000, St. John's ended Duke's 64-game winning streak vs. unranked opponents with an 83-82 victory. The Blue Devils enter the 2000-01 season with a six-game winning streak vs. non-conference opponents.
Downright Defensive
Duke has made a name for itself with annual excellence on defense. Last season, Duke held opponents to a .417 field goal percentage and forced 18.0 turnovers per game. It marked the seventh consecutive season that Duke has limited opponents to a .440 field goal percentage or less. It was also the fourth consecutive season that the Blue Devils forced 600 or more turnovers in a season.
Duke Looks for Third Scoring Title
The 2000-01 Blue Devils will be looking for their third consecutive NCAA scoring title. Duke won the past two scoring titles by averaging 91.8 in 1999 and 88.0 in 2000. The Blue Devils' 88.0 points per game matched their fifth-highest single season scoring figure in school history. Duke became the first ACC program and just one of nine teams in the country to win consecutive scoring titles since 1948. Only two other teams since 1948 have won three consecutive scoring titles (Furman, 1953-55, and Loyola Marymount, 1988-90). Here is a look at teams that have won back-to-back NCAA scoring titles:
Team Seasons Rhode Island 1948-1949 Furman 1953-1955 Loyola (Ill.) 1962-1963 Jacksonville 1970-1971 Oral Roberts 1972-1973 UNLV 1976-1977 Loyola Marymount 1988-1990 Southern U. 1993-1994 Duke 1999-2000
ACC Domination
The Blue Devils have dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference the past four years like no other program in the league's history. Duke has recorded a 58-6 regular season ACC record from 1997-2000, which is the best four-year total -- by 10 games -- over the next closest program (North Carolina won 48 games from 1957-60). Duke became the first program in ACC history to win more than 90 percent (.906) of its games over a four-year span. That broke the previous mark established by Duke (50-6, .893) from 1963-66.
Best Four-Year ACC Regular Season Victory Totals
Team Years Record Pct. Duke 1997-2000 58-6 .906 Duke 1963-1966 50-6 .893 Duke 1961-1964 48-8 .857 North Carolina 1957-1960 48-8 .857 North Carolina 1981-1984 48-8 .857Most Wins Over Four-Year Period by Other ACC Schools Wake Forest 1960-1963 46-10 .821 Virginia 1980-1983 44-12 .786 Maryland 1997-2000 43-21 .672 N.C. State 1956-1959 40-16 .714 Georgia Tech 1993-1996 36-28 .563 Florida State 1992-1995 34-30 .531 Clemson 1987-1990 31-25 .554
1997-2000 ACC Composite Standings School W L Pct. 1. Duke 58 6 .906 2. Maryland 43 21 .672 North Carolina 43 21 .672 4. Wake Forest 32 32 .500 5. Clemson 25 39 .391 6. Florida State 23 41 .359 Virginia 23 41 .359 8. N.C. State 21 43 .328 9. Georgia Tech 20 44 .313
Wins Growing For Battier, James
Duke's Shane Battier and Nate James, both senior co-captains, begin 2000-01 with a chance to rank among the winningest players in ACC history. Battier has 96 overall victoies as a collegian, 53 of which have come against ACC teams. The 53 wins vs. ACC competition are the fourth-most by any player in league history.
Most Overall Wins*
Player, Team Years Wins
1. Christian Laettner, Duke 1989-92 122
2. Danny Ferry, Duke 1986-89 117
3. Chris Carrawell, Duke 1997-00 116
Greg Koubek, Duke 1988-91 116
Thomas Hill, Duke 1990-93 116
Brian Davis, Duke 1989-92 116
7. Bobby Hurley, Duke 1990-93 115
Sam Perkins, North Carolina 1981-84 115
9. Four tied with 112
Shane Battier, Duke 1998-01 96
Nate James, Duke 1997-01 82
Most ACC Wins (includes ACC Tournament)*
Player, Team Years Wins
1. Chris Carrawell, Duke 1997-00 66
2. Sam Perkins, North Carolina 1981-84 56
3. Eric Montross, North Carolina 1991-94 54
4. Shane Battier, Duke 1998-00 53
Kevin Salvadori, North Carolina 1991-94 53
6. Ademola Okulaja, North Carolina 1996-99 52
Dante Calabria, North Carolina 1993-96 52
Shammond Williams, N. Carolina 1993-96 52
9. Christian Laettner, Duke 1989-92 51
Antonio Lang, Duke 1991-94 51
Derrick Phelps, North Carolina 1991-94 51
Nate James, Duke 1997-01 45
* - Player must have played in game for victory to count.
(Source: Al Featherston)
The Rookie Class
Freshmen Chris Duhon and Andre Sweet made up Duke's last recruiting class. Duhon is a 6-1, 186-pound guard from Slidell, La. He won the 2000 Morgan Wootten Award, given annually to the nation's top prep player (he became the third Duke player in four years to win the award). A 6-6, 203-pound guard/forward, Sweet played on a powerful Manhattan (N.Y.) Brother Rice High School team that won city and state titles in 1998 and 1999. Joining Duhon and Sweet is Dahntay Jones, a 6-5 guard who transferred to Duke from Rutgers, where he was the Knights' leading scorer last season. Jones is ineligible to play in 2000-01 per NCAA transfer rules.
Three-Year Record
Duke had a 98-11 record the past three seasons, which tied for the third-best three-year victory total in NCAA history. Only Kentucky (1996-98 and 1947-49) had more wins than Duke over a three-year period. The NCAA mark for most wins during a four-year period is held by Kentucky, which had 132 victories from 1995-98 and 1996-99. Here is a look at college basketball's all-time victory leaders over a three-year period:
Team Years Won Lost Kentucky 1996-1998 104 11 Kentucky 1947-1949 102 8 Duke 1998-2000 98 11 Kansas 1996-1998 98 11 UNLV 1986-1988 98 13 UNLV 1989-1991 98 14 Kentucky 1997-1999 98 18
Duke and McDonald's
Duke has seven McDonald's High School All-America players on its 2000-01 roster. They are: Nate James (1997), Shane Battier (1998), Carlos Boozer (1999), Mike Dunleavy (1999), Casey Sanders (1999), Jason Williams (1999) and Chris Duhon (2000). For the first time in its rich basketball history, Duke will play host to the 2001 McDonald's High School All-American Game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be played on March 28, 2001, in Durham.
Collins Joins Coaching Staff
Chris Collins, a four-year letterman at Duke from 1993-96, returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach during the off-season. He replaced David Henderson, who became the head coach at Delaware. Collins joins two other former Duke players -- Johnny Dawkins (associate head coach) and Steve Wojciecjowski (assistant coach) -- on Mike Krzyzewski's staff.
Krzyzewski's Coaching Tree
With seven of his former assistant coaches now head coaches at the Division I level, Mike Krzyzewski now has the largest coaching tree among active head coaches. Tommy Amaker (Seton Hall), Bob Bender (Washington), Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Mike Dement (SMU), David Henderson (Delaware), Tim O'Toole (Fairfield) and Quin Snyder (Missouri) are all former Coach K assistants now running their own programs. Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, Georgia State's Lefty Driesell, Georgia's Jim Harrick and Stanford's Mike Montgomery each have six former assistants in head coaching positions. (source: Lindy's)
Devil Tales
Last year's team scoring champion, Duke (88.0 ppg) squares off against the 2000 scoring defense leaders, Princeton (54.6 ppg) on Tuesday ... Duke's 284 three-point field goals made last season were the second-most in school history. The Devils' 742 attempts were the most by a Duke team in a season ... Duke is 40-9 all-time vs. teams from the Ivy League. Since a 72-55 loss to Princeton on December 12, 1981, the Blue Devils have won 14 in succession over Ivy League teams.
