2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2000–2001 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

National Champions, ACC Tournament Champions, ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Arizona, W, 82–72
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
2000–2001 record	35–4 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (21st year)
Assistant coach	Johnny Dawkins
Assistant coach	Chris Collins
Assistant coach	Steve Wojciechowski
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Under the leadership of All-American duo Shane Battier and Jason "Jay" Williams, coach Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils won their third national championship in program history.

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
3	F	Nick Horvath
4	C	Carlos Boozer
5	G	Ryan Caldbeck
12	G/F	Andre Sweet
13	G	J.D. Simpson
14	F/G	Nate James
15	G	Andre Buckner
20	C	Casey Sanders

No.	Position	Player
21	G	Chris Duhon
22	G	Jason Williams
31	F	Shane Battier
34	G/F	Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
40	F/C	Andy Borman
41	F	Matt Christensen
42	F	Reggie Love

Expectations

Shane Battier entered his senior season as the remaining member of Duke's heralded recruiting class of 1997 which included Elton Brand and William Avery and had nearly led Duke to a championship two years earlier. (Brand and Avery, along with Corey Maggette would become the first Duke underclassmen to leave early for the draft that year.) Despite losing the reigning ACC Player of the Year Chris Carrawell to graduation, the Blue Devils still retained sophomores Jason Williams, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Carlos Boozer and welcomed the addition of freshman Chris Duhon to their lineup.

Regular season

On January 27, 2001, the second-ranked Blue Devils played at eighth-ranked Maryland Terrapins in what would become the first of four contests between these two ACC rivals that year. With Duke trailing by 10 points with 54 seconds left in regulation, Williams scored eight points, including two three-pointers, in a 13-second span and James hit two free throws to send this game into overtime. In overtime Battier blocked a layup by Juan Dixon at the baseline with 4 seconds left to preserve a 98–96 victory.^[1]

However, the Blue Devils stumbled in the next game at home against their archrival, fourth-ranked North Carolina by a score of 85–83.^[2] A month later, Maryland would avenge their previous home loss to Duke when the No. 16 Terrapins defeated the No. 2 Blue Devils 91–80 on Shane Battier's Senior Night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. After center Carlos Boozer had to leave with a foot injury in that game,^[3] coach Krzyzewski decided to change his game strategy, favoring a smaller, quicker lineup by having Duhon start at point guard and moving Williams over to shooting guard. His plan was successful in his next game at North Carolina, when Duke defeated the No. 4 Tar Heels 95–81 to claim a share of the regular season championship.^[4] With many pundits having written Duke off after Boozer's injury, the new-look Blue Devils in fact went on to win all 6 of its following games before Boozer rejoined the team in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

Conference Tournament

Duke finished the regular season with a 26–4 record entering the ACC Tournament as a No. 2 seed. In the tournament semifinals, they met Maryland for the third time this season. In another thrilling contest, after Maryland had rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit, the Blue Devils defeated the Terrapins 84–82 when Nate James tipped in the game-winner with 1.3 seconds left^[5] to advance to the title game against North Carolina. In the third game between Duke and UNC that season, the Blue Devils emerged victorious as ACC Tournament champions by the score of 79–53^[6] and received a No. 1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA tournament

The Blue Devils would travel the same path they took nine years ago when they claimed their last championship in 1992, from Greensboro to Philadelphia to Minneapolis, where they met Maryland for the fourth time that season, this time in the Final Four with a berth in the championship game at stake. Finding themselves down 39–17 with 6:57 to play in the first half and down 49–38 at the half, Duke went on to stage a comeback against the Terrapins and win 95–84 to advance to the championship game. Duke's 22-point deficit and 11-point halftime deficit marked the largest comeback in Final Four history.^[7]

Facing fifth-ranked Arizona led by Gilbert Arenas and Richard Jefferson and coached by Lute Olson, who had lost his wife to cancer earlier during the season, Duke was able to stave off a comeback attempt in the second half and clinch the title by a final score of 82–72. With his third national championship, coach Mike Krzyzewski tied his mentor Bob Knight for third place behind Adolph Rupp (4) and John Wooden (10). Battier was named the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.^[8]

2000–01 schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
November 14, 2000* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	Princeton	W 87–50	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
November 17, 2000* 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	Villanova	W 98–85	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
November 22, 2000* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	vs. Texas Preseason NIT	W 95–69	3–0	Madison Square Garden (11,449) New York City
November 24, 2000* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	vs. Temple Preseason NIT	W 63–61	4–0	Madison Square Garden (12,989) New York
November 25, 2000* 9:00 PM, HTS	No. 2	Army	W 91–48	5–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
November 28, 2000* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 9 Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 78–77	6–0	Greensboro Coliseum (17,966) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 2, 2000* 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 1	at No. 17 Temple	W 93–68	7–0	First Union Center (19,455) Philadelphia
December 5, 2000* 7:00 PM, FSS/HTS	No. 1	Davidson	W 102–60	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
December 9, 2000* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 1	Michigan	W 104–61	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
December 19, 2000* 10:00 PM	No. 1	at Portland	W 97–64	10–0	Rose Garden (15,341) Portland, Oregon
December 21, 2000* 9:00 PM, FSN/HTS	No. 1	vs. No. 3 Stanford Pete Newell Challenge	L 83–84	10–1	The Arena in Oakland (19,804) Oakland, California
December 30, 2000* 1:30 PM, RJ	No. 3	North Carolina A&T	W 108–73	11–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
January 4, 2001 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 3	at Florida State	W 99–72	12–1	Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center (4,337) Tallahassee, Florida
January 7, 2001 1:30 PM, RJ	No. 3	Clemson	W 115–74	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
January 10, 2001 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	at North Carolina State	W 84–78	14–1	Entertainment & Sports Arena (18,263) Raleigh, North Carolina
January 13, 2001 3:30 PM, ABC	No. 2	No. 10 Virginia	W 103–61	15–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
January 16, 2001* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 25 Boston College	W 97–75	16–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
January 20, 2001 12:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 98–77	17–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,000) Atlanta
January 24, 2001 9:00 PM, RJ	No. 2	No. 9 Wake Forest	W 85–62	18–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
January 27, 2001 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	at No. 8 Maryland	W 98–96 ^OT	19–1	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
February 1, 2001 9:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 4 North Carolina	L 83–85	19–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
February 4, 2001 1:00 PM, RJ	No. 2	Florida State	W 100–58	20–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
February 7, 2001 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 3	at Clemson	W 81–64	21–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,700) Clemson, South Carolina
February 11, 2001 3:30 PM, ABC	No. 3	North Carolina State	W 101–75	22–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
February 14, 2001 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 12 Virginia	L 89–91	22–3	University Hall (8,242) Charlottesville, Virginia
February 18, 2001* 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 3	at St. John's	W 91–59	23–3	Madison Square Garden (19,580) New York
February 21, 2001 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 4	Georgia Tech	W 98–54	24–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
February 24, 2001 1:00 PM, CBS	No. 4	at No. 24 Wake Forest	W 82–80	25–3	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,400) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 27, 2001 8:00 PM, RJ	No. 2	No. 16 Maryland	L 80–91	25–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
March 4, 2001 3:30 PM, ABC	No. 2	at No. 4 North Carolina	W 95–81	26–4	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
March 9, 2001 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 3	vs. North Carolina State ACC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 76–61	27–4	Georgia Dome (40,083) Atlanta
March 10, 2001 4:15 PM, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 11 Maryland ACC Tournament Semifinals	W 84–82	28–4	Georgia Dome (40,083) Atlanta
March 11, 2001 1:15 PM, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 6 North Carolina ACC Tournament Finals	W 79–53	29–4	Georgia Dome (40,083) Atlanta
March 15, 2001* 7:45 PM, CBS	No. 1	vs. Monmouth NCAA East First Round	W 95–52	30–4	Greensboro Coliseum (18,932) Greensboro, North Carolina
March 17, 2001* 1:15 PM, CBS	No. 1	vs. Missouri NCAA East Second Round	W 94–81	31–4	Greensboro Coliseum (18,500) Greensboro, North Carolina
March 22, 2001* 7:30 PM, CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 15 UCLA NCAA East Regional Semifinal	W 76–63	32–4	First Union Center (20,270) Philadelphia
March 24, 2001* 7:00 PM, CBS	No. 1	vs. USC NCAA East Regional Final	W 79–69	33–4	First Union Center (20,270) Philadelphia
March 31, 2001* CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 11 Maryland NCAA National Semifinal	W 95–84	34–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (45,406) Minneapolis
April 2, 2001* CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 5 Arizona NCAA National Championship	W 82–72	35–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (45,994) Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Accomplishments

3rd national championship in school history (1991, 1992, 2001)
2nd appearance in national championship game in three years (1999, 2001)
3rd straight No. 1-ranking in final regular season AP poll, and 1st No. 1-ranked team to win the national championship since UCLA in 1995.
Duke set an NCAA record by winning its 133rd game over a four-year period. The Blue Devils (133–15) broke the record set by Kentucky from 1995–96 and 1998–99.
Duke is the first team to be seeded No. 1 over four consecutive seasons since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979.
Duke swept all the major National Player of the Year Awards:
- Jason Williams was named the NABC Player of the Year.
- Shane Battier claimed the AP National Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award, Naismith Award, and Adolph Rupp Trophy awards.
Shane Battier won the NABC Defensive Player of the Year award for the third straight time.
Shane Battier tied an NCAA record for victories (131) for a four-year period set by Kentucky's Wayne Turner.
Jason Williams set a Duke single-season scoring record with 841 points, previously held by Dick Groat (831) in 1951.
Shane Battier and Jason Williams were consensus All-American First Team selections.^[9]
Shane Battier was an Academic All-American First Team selection for the 2nd straight year.^[10]
Three players received All-ACC honors:
- Shane Battier, Jason Williams (1st Team)
- Nate James (3rd Team)
Two players from the 2001 squad (Battier and Jason Williams) had their jerseys retired by Duke.
Duke set records with the most three-pointers made (407) and attempted (1,057) in a single season by a college basketball team.

References

External links

Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database

Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball 2000–01 NCAA Champions

3 Nick Horvath 4 Carlos Boozer 14 Nate James 20 Casey Sanders 21 Chris Duhon 22 Jason Williams 31 Shane Battier (MOP) 34 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 42 Reggie Love Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant Coaches Chris Collins Johnny Dawkins Steve Wojciechowski

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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