The 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented

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in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Head Coach

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, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title. Duke led the ACC in scoring margin (+16.2), free throw percentage (.761), 3-point field goal percentage (.382), 3-point field goal defense (.278), 3-point field goals made (7.4 per game), rebounding margin (+6.5), and offensive rebound percentage (.410). All-American point guard

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was the team leader in points per game (18.2), assists (4.9), free throw percentage (.878), and steals per game (1.6), forward

Kyle Singler Kyle Edward Singler (born May 4, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Singler was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA championship run, earning Most Outstanding Pl ...

led in 3-point field goal percentage (.399), center

Brian Zoubek Brian Henry Zoubek (born April 6, 1988) is an American retired basketball center. He was a member of the Duke Blue Devils' 2010 NCAA Championship team. Family Zoubek's father, Paul, played baseball and football for Princeton University, and h ...

led in rebounds per game (7.6), and reserve forward

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led in blocks per game (.9). Individual-game season-highs were Scheyer in points (36), assists (11), and steals (5; twice), Singler in 3-point field goals (8), Zoubek in rebounds (17), and Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly in blocks (4). Scheyer, Singler, and

Nolan Smith Nolan Derek Smith (born July 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the Louisville Cardinals. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overa ...

each scored over 600 points during the season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams,

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, and

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were the first trio to accomplish that feat for Duke. Scheyer (728) and Singler (707) both scored over 700 points, a feat previously accomplished by Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778) in 2001. Coach K said:

I've said throughout the year they were good, then they were really good, then they were really good with great character. But I told them fter the championship gamebefore we said a prayer, that: 'You are a great team.'

Pre-season

Recruiting

Roster

* Curry transferred from

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before the season and thus was ineligible to play during the 2009–10 season, per

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rules. * Czyz transferred to the

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in mid-season.

Rankings

Schedule

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Accomplishments

*17–0 at home *13–0 on neutral courts *

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Champions *ACC Regular season Co-Champions *ACC Tournament Champions, two in a row and 9 out of the last 12 *15th consecutive NCAA tournament *NCAA Champions, fourth in school history *National Titles in three straight decades *Mike Krzyzewski ties

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of Kentucky for second most NCAA titles by a Division I head coach *Played in national championship game 4 of the last 12 seasons *15th Final Four appearance and 10th out of the last 23 years *35 victories is tied for third most in Duke history *65 victories the past two seasons, most in the NCAA

Team highs

*Most Points Scored: 114 vs.

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, 12/31 *Highest Point Differential: 59 vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31 *Most Field Goals Made: 43 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15 *Most Three Point Field Goals: 18 vs Radford, 11/21 *Most Rebounds: 56 vs.

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, 11/27 *Most Assists: 27 vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15 *Highest Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: 3.33 vs.

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, 4/3 (

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; 20 assists to 6 turnovers) *Most Blocks: 10 vs. Long Beach State, 12/29

Individual season highs

*Most Points: 36,

vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15 *Most Offensive Rebounds: 8,

three times and

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vs. Baylor (3/28) *Most Defensive Rebounds: 10, Miles Plumlee vs.

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(11/17) and Brian Zoubek vs.

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(3/26) *Most Three-Point Field Goals: 8,

vs.

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, 2/4 *Most Assists: 11, Jon Scheyer vs. Pennsylvania, 12/31 *Most Steals: 5, Jon Scheyer three times, Brian Zoubek at

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*Most Blocks: 4, Ryan Kelly vs. Gonzaga (12/19) and

vs. Long Beach State (12/29)

ACC season leaders

*Scheyer set the ACC all-time single-season record for minutes played (1,470). *Scheyer led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.0; 2nd-best in Duke history), free throw percentage (.878; 7th-best in Duke history), and 3-point FGs made (2.8 per game).

Individual honors

*Jon Scheyer was a 2009–10 consensus All-American (Second Team), a Wooden and Lowe's Senior First Team All-American, and was named to the Associated Press, USBWA, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and ''Sporting News'' All-America second teams * Scheyer was also an ACC All-Tournament First Team pick and an NCAA South All-Regional and All-Final Four Team selection, was named to the NABC and USBWA 2009–10 All-District teams, and was awarded the NABC Senior Achievement Award *Kyle Singler made the ''Sporting News'' All-America fifth team *Singler was voted as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Scheyer and Nolan Smith were named to the All-Final Four Team. *Scheyer (unanimous) and Singler were first team All-ACC *Nolan Smith was second team All-ACC *Lance Thomas named to ACC All-Defensive Team *Brian Zoubek and Ryan Kelly named to ACC All-Academic Team

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