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[2] Duke vs. Villanova
November 17, 2000
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.
7:05 PM (ESPN)
Duke Advances in TiVo Preseason NIT
Duke advanced to the second round of the 2000 TiVo Preseason NIT on the strength of a commanding 87-50 victory over Princeton at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night. The Blue Devils will face Villanova, who defeated Fairfield 101-85, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 17.
The game will be shown to a national television audience on ESPN starting at 7:00 PM.
Duke's defensive pressure disrupted Princeton's offense all night Tuesday. The Tigers, who had 20 turnovers, were handed their worst defeat since Cornell upended them, 77-34, in 1946. During a nine-minute stretch in the first half, Duke limited Princeton to just three field goal attempts and forced nine turnovers. The 37-point win was the biggest for Duke in a season opener since an 80-38 triumph over Brown at Cameron on November 25, 1994.
Individually, Duke was led by its All-America forward Shane Battier, who scored a game-best 29 points. Battier set the school record with nine three-pointers made vs. the Tigers. Jason Williams (17), Nate James (15) and Carlos Boozer (11) each reached double figures in scoring for Duke.
Duke vs. Villanova
Duke leads the series with Villanova, 6-3, dating back to 1931. The Blue Devils have won four consecutive meetings over the Wildcats. Duke has won both meetings vs. Villanova in Cameron Indoor Stadium (60-53 in 1957 and 94-66 in 1997). Three of the nine meetings between the two schools have come in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke in the Preseason NIT
Duke, which is making its fourth appearance in the Preseason NIT, has posted an impressive 11-2 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 W, 85-77* (Consolation) 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* 2000-01 N. 14 Princeton W, 87-50^
# - Houston, Texas ^ - Durham, N.C. * - New York, N.Y.
Coach K One Away From 500 Wins at Duke
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is one victory shy of his 500th victory at the school. He enters the game with a 499-160 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). Should he gain his 500th win vs. Villanova Friday, Krzyzewski will have reached 500 wins at one school in 660 contests, the fifth-fewest games to reach that milestone at one school in NCAA history. 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 499-160 659
Duke Picked Number One by Several OutletsThe 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
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 Backs Up Preseason 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. In the season opener vs. Princeton, he left little doubt as to why. Battier scored a game-best 29 points and established a Duke record with nine three-point field goals on 12 attempts. The previous record of eight treys was made by William Avery vs. Florida in 1998. The nine threes also established a Preseason NIT record previously held by Gonzaga's Richie Frahm, who had eight three-pointers vs. Memphis on Nov. 16, 1998. Battier also had six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
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 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 (167) and eighth in steals (187). 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 Duke winners:
Player Year Tommy Amaker 1987 Billy King 1988 Grant Hill 1993 Steve Wojciechowski 1998 Shane Battier 1999 Shane Battier 2000
Jason 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 en route to being selected first team Freshman All-America by Basketball Times in 1999-2000. Against Princeton in the season opener, Williams had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting (4-of-7 from three-point range). He also had seven assists and three steals vs. the Tigers.
James Looks For Five
Senior co-captain Nate James, who had 15 points and six rebounds vs. Princeton on Nov. 14, 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 Continues Floor Accuracy
Sophomore Carlos Boozer, who established himself as one of the best interior players in the ACC as a freshman last season, continued his field goal accuracy against Princeton November 14. Boozer made 4-of-5 from the field and all three of his free throw attempts in Duke's 87-50 win over the Tigers. His Princeton effort improved his career field goal percentage to .618 (168-of-272).
Last season, he led the team in field goal percentage (.614). That figure ranked eighth among Duke's all-time single season field goal percentage leaders. An Alaska native, Boozer was one of 30 preseason finalists for the 2001 Naismith Award, 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 started the 2000-01 season with nine points, five rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes of action vs. Princeton. Last year, he 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.
Successful Debuts
Two Duke freshmen -- Chris Duhon and Andre Sweet -- made their respective debuts against Princeton on Tuesday.
A guard from Slidell, La., Duhon had a game-high eight assists (with just three turnovers) in 24 minutes of action. Duhon was the third Duke player in the past four years to earn the Morgan Wootten Award as the National High School Player of the Year in 2000.
Sweet, a guard/forward from Manhattan, N.Y., led all Duke reserves with four points in 12 minutes. Sweet was active, collecting two rebounds, one assist and two steals vs. the Tigers.
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 opened the season as one of 16 schools in the Preseason NIT. Duke advanced in the tournament to face Villanova on November 17 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 604-134 (.818) record in Cameron since 1940. The winning percentage improves to .851 (251-44) 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. Entering 2000-01, the 603 victories all-time were 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 128 of the last 131 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 73 of its last 74 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 currently have a seven-game winning streak vs. unranked 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.
Against Princeton Nov. 14, Duke lived up to its reputation, stifling the Tigers' patient offense. Princeton did not score a field goal during one 9:49 stretch in the first half, while committing nine turnovers. Duke also forced 20 turnovers in a game for the first time since North Carolina had 23 miscues at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 4, 2000.
Duke Looks for Third Scoring Title
The 2000-01 Blue Devils are off to a good start in looking for their third consecutive NCAA scoring title. Duke scored 87 points against Princeton, the 1999-2000 national scoring defense leader, in a first round TiVo Preseason NIT game on Tuesday.
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 .857 Most 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 97 overall victories 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 97 Nate James, Duke 1997-01 83 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)
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
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
With its win over Princeton Tuesday, Duke now has a 75-21 record in season openers. Duke is 19-2 in season openers under head coach Mike Krzyzewski ... Duke's 15 three-point field goals vs. Princeton matched the fourth-most in a game in school history. The 30 trey attempts matched the fifth-most ... Duke has a 104-39 record vs. teams currently competing in the Big East ... Duke's 24 assists vs. Princeton Nov. 14 were the most by the Blue Devils in a game since registering 25 vs. St. John's on Feb. 26, 2000 ... there are seven McDonald's High School All-Americas on the current Duke roster: Nate James (1997), Shane Battier (1998), Carlos Boozer (1999), Mike Dunleavy (1999), Casey Sanders (1999), Jason Williams (1999) and Chris Duhon (2000) ... Duke will host the McDonald's High School All-American Game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 28, 2001.
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