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Blue Devils Take On Stanford In Pete Newell Challenge
December 21, 2000
The Arena in Oakland -- Oakland, Calif.
9:05 PM ET (FOX Sports Net/HTS)
Duke vs. Stanford
Top-ranked Duke (10-0) and third-ranked Stanford (8-0) will meet for the second time on Thursday night, December 21 as part of the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland, Calif.
In the only other meeting between the two schools, Stanford, ranked 13th in the nation, defeated 10th-ranked Duke, 80-79, on Nov. 11, 1999, in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in New York City. In that game, the Cardinal limited Duke to a .282 field goal percentage -- the Blue Devils' lowest mark in the Coach K era. Senior Chris Carrawell, who would go on to earn first team All-America honors and the ACC Player of the Year award, scored a game-best 28 points for the Blue Devils.
The Arena in Oakland, the site of the Duke-Stanford game, is one of four NBA arenas in which Duke will play this season (Madison Square Garden, First Union Center and The Rose Garden are the others).
Fast Start by Duke
Duke will be looking to go 11-0 vs. Stanford Dec. 21. Should the Blue Devils win, they would move to 11-0 to start the year, which would be the eighth-best start in school history. The Blue Devils' 1917, 1924, 1936, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994 teams began their respective seasons with a 10-0 record. The school record for most wins to open a season is 17 in 1991-92. Here is a look at the best starts in Duke history:
Season Start Season Start 1991-92 17-0 1916-17 12-0 1985-86 16-0 2000-01 10-0 1998-89 13-0 1993-94 10-0 1935-36 13-0 1992-93 10-0 1984-85 12-0 1923-24 10-0 1979-80 12-0
Duke Remains Number One
Duke remained number in the AP poll for the fourth consecutive week and the ESPN/USA Today poll for the fifth week in succession. The number one ranking marks the 44th week that Duke has held the top spot in the AP poll since 1990, the highest figure of any program in the country (Kansas is second with 26 weeks). As a number one team, Duke has an all-time record of 129-18, including a 105-13 mark under Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke Winning Streak Among Nation's Longest
As of Dec. 20, Duke's 10-game winning streak ranked third nationally. Only Michigan State (20 games) and Wake Forest (14 games) have longer current winning streaks than Duke. There were 15 undefeated teams remaining in the nation as of Dec. 20.
Road Warriors
Duke enters the Stanford game having won 60 of its last 69 games (.870) outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have won 21 of their last 22 in road or neutral contests. After losing to 13th-ranked Stanford and top-ranked Connecticut by a total of six points in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden to open last season, Duke reeled off 16 consecutive wins away from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The winning streak was snapped in the Carrier Dome by Florida in the Sweet 16 of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Duke's average margin of victory during these 21 road/neutral wins is 14.3 points per game. This season, the Blue Devils have won five straight outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke vs. the Pac 10
Duke has an all-time record of 19-15 vs. Pac 10 teams. The Blue Devils have met UCLA (13 times) more than any other Pac 10 opponent. Duke last played a Pac 10 opponent in California on Nov. 27, 1999. That night, Duke defeated USC, 81-68, in the Wooden Classic in Anaheim.
Duke vs. Ranked Opponents
Duke has a 107-88 record vs. ranked opponents under Mike Krzyzewski, including a 2-0 record in 2000-01. Under Krzyzewski, Duke has been part of 70 games featuring two top 10 teams (AP poll only) and the Blue Devils have compiled a 38-32 record (.543) in such contests. Duke has won eight of the last 10 games when both the Blue Devils and their opponent are ranked in the top 10.
Holiday Cheer for Duke
Duke has enjoyed great success during December under Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils are 116-22 (.841) in games played in December under Coach K and have a current winning streak of 17 in December games. Duke's last loss in a December game came on Dec. 13, 1998 at Michigan.
Balanced Scoring Returns
Duke's offensive attack, which averages 90.8 points per game (fifth in the nation), has been balanced again this season. Led by Jason Williams' 18.4 points, Duke's five starters are all averaging double figures (between 18.4 and 12.1 points). All five of Duke's starters have recorded at least one 20-point game this season, including a team-best five by Williams.
Seeing Triple
Duke has been employing the three-point shot as a major weapon in recent seasons. This year has not been different as 246 of Duke's 632 field goal attempts (39 percent) have come from behind the three-point arc. Duke's 9.5 three-pointers per game ranks fifth nationally. The Blue Devils have shot .386 from three-point range this season.
Against 17th-ranked Temple Dec. 2, Duke tied the school record with 17 three-point field goals (previously set twice - vs. Clemson 3/9/00 and at North Carolina 3/2/97) in 30 attempts (.567). The 17 trifectas are currently tied for the fourth-best single game total in the NCAA this season. Over the opening 12:42 of the Temple game, the Blue Devils' first eight field goals (on 11 attempts) of the game were threes. Duke is on pace to break single season school records for three-point field goals (295 projected; record is 293 in 1998-99) and three-point attempts (763 projected; 742 in 1999-00).
Duke has made at least one three-point field goal in 383 consecutive games. The last time Duke did not record a three-point field goal was on Dec. 30, 1989 vs. Hawaii in the Rainbow Classic.
Battier Climbing All-Time Charts
Duke senior forward Shane Battier, a consensus preseason first team All-America and ACC Player of the Year, continues to climb several of Duke's career leader boards.
In 10 games, he leads Duke in rebounding (5.5-tie), three-point percentage (.452), three-point field goals made (28) and attempted (62-tie), blocked shots (13) and steals (2.3). Battier ranks third on the team in scoring (15.1).
Battier scored a season-best 29 points and established a Duke record with nine three-point field goals (the third-highest single game total in the NCAA this season) on 12 attempts against Princeton Nov. 14. Against Michigan Dec. 9, Battier had 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and four steals in 29 minutes of action. Battier's 21 points were his most since the Princeton contest to open the season.
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. In each of his four seasons, Duke has reached number one in the rankings at some point.
Here is a look at where Battier ranks on several of Duke's all-time record charts:
Battier Immediately Category Total-Rank Ahead Points 1,357-25th Phil Henderson (1,397) 3-Pt. FGs 150-5th Chris Collins (209) 3-Pt. Atts. 358-6th S. Wojciechowski (387) 3-Pt. Pct. .419-3rd Trajan Langdon (.426) Charges Drawn 90-1st n/a Blocked Shots 179-3rd Cherokee Parks (231) Steals 207-5th Grant Hill (218)
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 90 and ranks third in blocks (179) and fifth in steals (207). 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 may be playing as well at both ends of the floor as any other player in the country right now. He is certainly making his case for All-America honors in 2000-01. The Plainfield, N.J., native currently leads Duke in scoring (18.4) and assists (6.4). As of Dec. 19, Williams ranked among the ACC's top 15 leaders in scoring (third), field goal percentage (ninth), three-point percentage (eighth), assists (third) and steals (fourth).
Over his last five games, Williams is averaging 23.0 points and 5.2 assists. He scored a career-best 30 points on 10-of-12 shooting (8-of-10 from three-point range) at 17th-ranked Temple Dec. 2. Williams was sensational in that game, connecting on his first nine field goal attempts. His eight treys were the second-most in a game by a Duke player (the most in a road contest) and he registered the first 30-point game by a Blue Devil since Shane Battier netted 30 vs. North Carolina on March 4, 2000. Williams has scored at least 20 points in four of his last five games.
Against Portland Dec. 19, Williams had 10 points in 13 minutes before getting cut over his left eye. The wound required four stitches. He returned in the second half and ended the game with 17 points, five assists and four steals in 21 minutes of action.
Williams has also been running an excellent floor game for the Devils. His assist-to-turnover ratio is better than 2-to-1 (64-to-31) and his turnovers per game have dropped to 3.1 from 4.1 last season.
Boozer Continues Outstanding Play
Sophomore Carlos Boozer continues to maintain a high field goal percentage for the Blue Devils. Boozer is shooting a team-best .646 from the field and .698 from the free throw line this season. His career field goal percentage is now .623 (226-of-363). In his last six games, Boozer has made 44-of-64 (.688) from the floor.
Boozer has four 20-point outings in 2000-01, the second-best total on the team. He earned the TiVo Preseason NIT Most Valuable Player Award after leading Duke to its second Preseason NIT title since 1986. He had 40 points and 17 rebounds in the final two games of the tournament.
As of Dec. 19, the Juneau, Alaska, native ranked fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage, 13th in scoring and 19th in rebounding. He currently ranks second on the team in scoring (15.4) and is tied for the team lead in rebounding (5.5).
Against Portland Dec. 19, Boozer became the first Duke player in school history to go 11-for-11 from the field. It was the 13th perfect shooting performance from the field (minimum six field goal attempts) in school history. It was also the first time that a Blue Devil was perfect from the floor since Christian Laettner's 10-for-10 performance against Kentucky on March 28, 1992.
James Looks For Five
Senior co-captain Nate James, who averages 13.7 points and 4.1 rebounds for Duke, has played extremely well this season. He broke out with a career-best 26-point performance vs. Texas on Nov. 22. James was outstanding vs. the Longhorns, connecting on 9-of-12 from the field (3-of-4 from three-point range) and 5-of-5 from the foul line.
The Washington, D.C., native has been active all season, leading Duke in free throws made (38) and attempted (48),as well as free throw percentage (.792). As of Dec. 19, James was among the ACC leaders in scoring (18th), free throw percentage (sixth) and steals (14th).
Selected as the ACC's Most Underrated Player by Athlon, James 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
Versatile Dunleavy Provides Spark
Sophomore Mike Dunleavy has started the 2000-01 season by averaging 12.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He owns a solid .524 field goal percentage through 10 games. He has connected on 14 of his 33 three-point attempts as well (.424). Dunleavy had a season-best 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting vs. ninth-ranked Illinois on Nov. 28. It was Dunleavy's second career 20-point outing. In his homecoming game at Portland Tuesday night, Dunleavy had 18 points, three rebounds and two assists in a game-high 36 minutes.
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.
Duhon Delivers
Duke freshman guard Chris Duhon has averaged 6.9 points off the bench this season, the most by any Blue Devil reserve. His overall energy, floor game and defensive pressure have been most impressive as a rookie.
As one of Duke's two primary ball handlers, Duhon has recorded 48 assists and just 17 turnovers in 10 games. As of Dec. 19, he led all ACC freshmen and ranked sixth overall among the league's assist leaders. His assist-to-turnover ratio ranked fourth in the ACC.
He ranks third on the team in steals (2.1). In his last five games, Duhon has registered 18 steals (3.6 per game), including six vs. ninth-ranked Illinois and five vs. Davidson.
He had a career-best 17 points vs. Villanova Nov. 17 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Against ninth-ranked Illinois Nov. 28, Duhon's six steals were the most in a game by a Duke freshman since Williams had six vs. DePaul on Dec. 5, 1999. At 17th-ranked Temple Dec. 2, Duhon had a team-best 12 assists, the 11th-highest single game total and third-best freshman total in school history.
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.
In 10 games this season, Duke has limited opponents to a .427 field goal percentage. The Blue Devils have forced 221 turnovers, while committing just 136 of their own for a +8.5 turnover margin. Duke's average of 12.8 steals per game leads the ACC and its turnover margin ranks second. Also, Duke is allowing just 64.3 points per game in 2000-01 (the school's best scoring defense figure since 1951 is 63.2 points per game).
Duke's defense creates its offense. The Blue Devils lead their opponents 294-132 in points off turnovers this season. In fact, 32 percent (294 of 908) of Duke's scoring this season has come as a result of an opponent turnover.
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 has averaged 90.8 points per game, the fifth-best figure in the nation as of Dec. 20. The Blue Devils' +26.5 scoring margin ranks sixth in the nation.
Included in that average was an 87-point outburst against Princeton, the national scoring defense team champion for the past 12 years, on Nov. 14. On Dec. 2, Duke defeated 17th-ranked Temple, 93-68, marking the first time a team reached 90 points vs. Temple since Feb. 7, 1993 -- a span of 246 games -- when Wake Forest defeated the Owls, 106-69. During the month of December, Duke is averaging 99.0 points and is shooting .530 from the field.
Duke won the past two scoring titles by averaging 91.8 in 1999 and 88.0 in 2000. Duke became the first ACC program and just one of nine teams 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). Duke joined Rhode Island (1948-49), Furman (1953-55), Loyola (Ill.) (1962-63), Jacksonville (1970-71), Oral Roberts (1972-73), UNLV (1976-77), Loyola Marymount (1988-90) and Southern (1993-94) as teams that won at least two national scoring titles in a row.
Century Mark
Duke recently recorded back-to-back 100-point games against Davidson and Michigan. Duke defeated Davidson, 102-60, on Dec. 5 and Michigan, 104-61, on Dec. 9 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the Michigan win, Duke now has a 145-5 all-time record when scoring 100 or more points, including an 80-2 mark under Mike Krzyzewski.
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 106 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 1998-01 106 Nate James, Duke 1997-01 92* - Player must have played in game for victory to count.
Assistance Please
Duke has been incredibly unselfish this season as 61 percent of its field goals (197 assists - 322 field goals) have come via an assist. Led by Jason Williams' 64 assists, Duke currently leads all ACC teams with 19.7 assists per game. Both Williams (third) and Chris Duhon (fifth) rank among the league's top five assist men. Should Duke maintain its current assist pace, it would be the highest assist average for a Duke team since the statistic was officially kept (1968-69):
Season Assists Per Game 2000-01 19.7 1988-89 19.0 1991-92 18.1 1990-91 17.6 1984-85 17.4
Charity Work
Duke is continuing a trend in which it makes more free throws than its opponents attempt. In six of the last 11 seasons, Duke has made more foul shots than its opponents have attempted. This season, the Blue Devils have made 169 free throws while their opponents have attempted 161. Duke is shooting .681 from the charity stripe (169-of-248) in 2000-01.
Low Turnovers By Duke
Duke has protected the basketball very well this season, committing an average of just 13.6 turnovers per game. Duke's 13.6 turnovers per game are the third-lowest among ACC teams and its TO margin of +8.5 ranks second. Here is a look at Duke's lowest turnovers per game in a season since Mike Krzyzewski arrived in Durham 21 seasons ago:
Turnovers
Season Per Game
1997-98 12.4
1981-82 12.7
1996-97 12.8
1995-96 13.5
2000-01 13.6
A Quick Trip To 500 For Coach K
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski earned his 500th victory at the school with a 98-85 win over Villanova on Nov. 17. The Blue Devils' winningest coach became 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 in 19 seasons) and Jim Boeheim (Syracuse in 21 seasons). Krzyzewski reached 500 wins at one school in 660 contests, the fifth-fewest games to reach that milestone at one school in NCAA history behind only Adolph Rupp (583), Tarkanian (605), Dean Smith (653) and Henry Iba (654). Only 23 coaches have reached the 500-win plateau at one school in Division I history.
600 in Sight
Mike Krzyzewski is approaching another milestone in his storied career -- 600 overall wins. Currently, Coach K is 581-219 overall, 19 shy of becoming the 24th coach in college basketball history to reach 600 wins (Connecticut' s Jim Calhoun and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim are both within reach as well). Now in his 26th season, Krzyzewski currently ranks seventh all-time for most victories after 26 years of coaching:
Most Coaching Victories After 26 Seasons
Coach W-L Pct. 1. Jerry Tarkanian 667-145 .821 2. Denny Crum 613-233 .725 3. Dean Smith 611-175 .777 4. John Thompson 589-233 .717 5. Lute Olson 586-213 .733 6. John Chaney 581-208 .736 6. Mike Krzyzewski 581-217 .728
Mike Krzyzewski
Head Coach -- Army 69 -- 26th season (21st at Duke) -- 581-219 overall/508-160 at Duke
Winning seasons, superb graduation rates for his players, and a basketball team that is as close as family are all attributes that reflect on the man who is now in his 21st year as the head coach of the Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski.
Continuing to build on his well-earned reputation as one of the top college basketball coaches of all-time, Coach K led Duke to a 29-5 record, its fourth consecutive outright ACC regular season championship with a 15-1 record, its second consecutive ACC Tournament title and the final regular season number one ranking in both major polls last season. Senior Chris Carrawell and junior Shane Battier were named consensus All-Americas and Battier earned his second consecutive National Defensive Player of the Year Award. The Blue Devils accomplished this despite losing four starters from its 37-2 squad that advanced to the National Championship Game in 1999. Duke also had seven freshmen, the most on a Blue Devil team in school history, on its roster a year ago.
The 1999-2000 season completed a four-year run in which Duke compiled an incredible 58-6 ACC regular season record. The 58 victories is the most -- by 10 games -- by any other ACC program during a four-year period. In 2000-01, Duke will look to become the first program to earn five consecutive outright ACC regular season championships (Duke won four straight twice from 1963-66 and from 1997-2000).
Krzyzewski's record as Duke's all-time winningest coach offers evidence of his success: 508 total wins; 243 weeks ranked in the top 25; 135 weeks ranked in the top 10; 57 weeks ranked No. 1; eight Final Four berths in the last 15 years, including five straight appearances from 1988-92; 15 seasons with 20 wins in the past 17 years; 16 upper-division finishes in the ACC in the past 17 years; five 30-win seasons; eight regular season ACC crowns, and five Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament titles.
But most impressive are the back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992 which continue to make him the only coach since John Wooden to accomplish such a feat.
He and the Blue Devils have been a fixture on the national basketball scene with 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament berths from 1984-94 and 16 in the last 17 years. Overall, he has taken his program to postseason play in 17 of his 20 years in Durham and is the winningest active coach in NCAA Tournament play with a stunning 50-14 record for a 78.1 winning percentage. His 50 tournament wins rank him second all-time in NCAA history.
Coach K owns a 581-219 career record while attaining a 508-160 mark at Duke. On Nov. 17, 2000, Krzyzewski earned his 500th win at Duke with a 98-85 triumph over Villanova. He reached the milestone in just 660 contests, the fifth-fewest games in NCAA history by any coach to earn 500 wins at one institution. That night, the fabled floor of Cameron Indoor Stadium was dedicated as Coach K Court at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Such accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by his peers in coaching. In 1991, on his way to guiding the Blue Devils to the title with a 32-7 record, he was named the Kodak/NABC National Coach of the Year. In all, Coach K has been named the National Coach of the Year 10 times in seven different seasons by major organizations, including UPI and Chevrolet (1986), Naismith (1989), the NABC (1991), The Sporting News and Naismith (1992), Basketball Times (1997), the NABC and Naismith (1999), and Chevrolet (2000). He was named Coach of the Decade for the 1990s by the NABC and was the second recipient of the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award.
In 1992, The Sporting News named him the Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first college coach to ever win the honor. The magazine said, "On the court and off, Krzyzewski is a family man first, a teacher second, a basketball coach third, and a winner at all three. He is what's right about sports..."
On the court, Coach K has averaged nearly 25 wins a season during his career at Duke and nearly 29 wins per year over the last 15 seasons (not counting the shortened 1994-95 campaign). He directed his teams to seven straight trips to the round of 16 from 1986-92 and joined Wooden as the only coach to guide a team to the Final Four five consecutive years.
