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

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in the

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. Led by Head Coach

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, the Blue Devils won the

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, 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 Jon Scheyer 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 led in 3-point field goal percentage (.399), center Brian Zoubek 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

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each scored over 600 points during the season. In 2001–02, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, 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 * NIT Season Tip-Off 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, Jon Scheyer vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/15 *Most Offensive Rebounds: 8, Brian Zoubek three times and Lance Thomas vs. Baylor (3/28) *Most Defensive Rebounds: 10, Miles Plumlee vs. Charlotte (11/17) and Brian Zoubek vs.

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

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