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2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Andre Buckner
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hopkinsville, Ky.
- High School:
- University Heights
Career Notes
A backup point guard who challenges other guards daily in Blue Devil practices ... solid defensive player ... provides valuable backup minutes at point guard ... vocal leader when running the Blue Devil offense ... has seen action in 65 career games ... career averages are 0.7 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists.
Junior Season (2001-02)
Averaged 0.9 points and 0.3 rebounds per game in 22 contests ... played 72 minutes ... tied career high with five points and set new career high with four assists against Winthrop (3/14) in Duke’s opening round NCAA Tournament victory ... also had a rebound and a steal in that game and tied career high with 12 minutes of action ... scored career-high five points and had one steal in the ACC Championship Game against N.C. State (3/10) ... was 1-for-1 from three-point range and 2-for-2 from the free throw line ... recorded two points, one rebound, two assists and one steal against St. John’s (2/24) ... tied career high with two assists against N.C. State (2/14) ... tied his then-career high of four points in just four minutes against Davidson (1/2) ... his two field goals (in three attempts) were also a career high ... scored two points and had one assist against North Carolina A&T (12/16) ... pulled down one rebound in his first action of the season against Temple (12/5) ... missed the first five contests with a sprained MCL in his left knee.
Sophomore Season (2000-01)
Averaged 0.2 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 22 games ... played 82 minutes ... also had five steals ... played a career-high 12 minutes against Monmouth (3/15) in Duke’s opening round NCAA Tournament victory ... scored two points against North Carolina (3/11) in the ACC Tournament title game ... scored one point in four minutes against Georgia Tech (2/21) ... dished out one assist in three minutes against N.C. State (2/11) ... played one minute against Clemson (2/7) ... played five minutes against Florida State (2/4) ... grabbed one rebound and dished out one assist against Virginia (1/13) ... hauled in one rebound and dished out one assist against Clemson (1/7) ... pulled down one rebound in two minutes of action against Florida State (1/4) ... grabbed one rebound in three minutes against Portland (12/19) ... pulled down one rebound in two minutes of action against Michigan (12/9) ... grabbed one board in seven minutes of action against Davidson (12/4) ... tied a career high with two assists in 10 minutes of action against Army (11/25)... saw four minutes of action against Texas (11/22) in semifinals of the Preseason NIT... scored two points, handed out one assist and recorded one block and steal in win against Princeton (11/14).
Freshman Season (1999-00)
Saw action in 20 games totalling 68 minutes ... averaged 1.0 points and 0.5 rebounds per game ... was 3-for-6 from the floor (.500) and 3-for-4 (.750) from three-point range ... shot .588 from the free throw line (10-of-17) ... part of a freshman class that averaged 40.5 points per game, the fourth-highest total by any freshman class in ACC history ... had eight assists and just two turnovers ... also registered five steals ... scored a career-best four points on two occasions (vs. Army and Columbia) ... had a career-best three rebounds vs. Clemson (1/29) ... played a career-high nine minutes vs. Army (11/20) ... saw action in two of Duke’s three ACC and NCAA Tournament games.
High School
Lettered four years in basketball at University Heights Academy for head coach Jeff Jackson ... a three-time team captain ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior and senior ... set the school’s single-game records for most assists (14) and most steals (nine) ... also owns the school’s career records for most assists and steals ... led the team to the state championship two times, earning MVP honors his senior year ... team went 26-4 his senior year as he averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game ... freshman year team recorded a 23-2 mark as his averages included 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals a contest.
Personal
Son of Juanita Weatherstrand ... born November 20, 1980 ... older brother, Greg (25), played at Clemson and now plays for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers ... interned with the Dallas Mavericks (working with the video staff and working camps) during the summer of 2001 ... also has second older brother, Maurio (24) ... switched from the number 15 to the number 2 prior to his senior season ... the first player at Duke to wear No. 2 since at least the 1946-47 season ... a sociology major with a markets and management studies certificate.
Buckner’s Career Statistics
| SEASON | GP-GS | MP | FG-FGA | PCT | 3PT-A | PCT | FT-FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | TP | AVG |
| 1999-00 | 20-0 | 68 | 3-6 | .500 | 3-4 | .750 | 10-17 | .588 | 9 | 0.5 | 6-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1.0 |
| 2000-01 | 23-0 | 83 | 2-12 | .1a67 | 0-3 | .000 | 1-4 | .250 | 10 | 0.4 | 5-0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2001-02 | 22-0 | 72 | 6-21 | .286 | 1-6 | .167 | 6-10 | .600 | 6 | 0.3 | 11-0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.9 |
| Total | 65-0 | 223 | 11-39 | .282 | 4-13 | .308 | 17-31 | .548 | 25 | 0.4 | 22-0 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 0.7 |
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