2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 1
Record31–4 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland151 .938324  .889
No. 1 Duke133 .813314  .886
Wake Forest97 .5632113  .618
NC State97 .5632311  .676
Virginia79 .4381712  .586
Georgia Tech79 .4381516  .484
North Carolina412 .250820  .286
Florida State412 .2501217  .414
Clemson412 .2501317  .433
2002 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke failed to repeat and win their third title in ten years.

Player stats

Player Games Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Points
Carlos Boozer[1] 3599323001783032131638
Mike Dunleavy[2] 35113321888812512680605
Jay Williams[3] 351175249108140124376746

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 19, 2001*
No. 1 vs. Seton Hall
Maui Invitational
W 80–79  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 20, 2001*
No. 1 vs. South Carolina
Maui Invitational
W 81–56  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 21, 2001*
No. 1 vs. Ball State
Maui Invitational
W 83–71  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 25, 2001*
No. 1 Portland W 104–62  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
November 27, 2001*
No. 1 vs. No. 7 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 80–62  5–0
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
December 2, 2001
No. 1 Clemson W 96–80  6–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
December 5, 2001*
No. 1 Temple W 82–57  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
December 8, 2001*
No. 1 at Michigan
Rivalry
W 104–83  8–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 16, 2001*
No. 1 North Carolina A&T W 93–51  9–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
December 18, 2001*
No. 1 vs. No. 7 Kentucky W 95-92 OT 10–0
IZOD Center 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 29, 2001*
No. 1 San Diego State W 92–79  11–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 2, 2002*
No. 1 vs. Davidson W 106–71  12–0
Bojangles' Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 6, 2002
No. 1 at Florida State L 76–77  12–1
(1–1)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 8, 2002
No. 2 Georgia Tech W 104–79  13–1
(2–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 13, 2002
No. 2 at NC State W 76–57  14–1
(3–1)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 17, 2002
No. 1 No. 3 Maryland
Rivalry
W 99–78  15–1
(4–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 19, 2002
No. 1 No. 14 Wake Forest W 103–80  16–1
(5–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 24, 2002*
No. 1 at Boston College W 88–78  17–1
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 27, 2002
No. 1 No. 7 Virginia W 94–81  18–1
(6–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 31, 2002
No. 1 at North Carolina
Rivalry
W 87–58  19–1
(7–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 2, 2002
No. 1 at Clemson W 98–88  20–1
(8–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 7, 2002
No. 1 Florida State W 80–49  21–1
(9–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 9, 2002
No. 1 at Georgia Tech W 95–63  22–1
(10–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
February 14, 2002
No. 1 No. 24 NC State W 108–71  23–1
(11–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 17, 2002
No. 1 at No. 3 Maryland
Rivalry
L 73–87  23–2
(11–2)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 21, 2002
No. 3 at No. 20 Wake Forest W 90–61  24–2
(12–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 24, 2002*
No. 3 St. John's W 97–55  25–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 28, 2002
No. 3 at Virginia L 84–87  25–3
(12–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 3, 2002
No. 3 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 93–68  26–3
(13–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 8, 2002
(2) No. 3 vs. (7) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 60–48  27–3
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 9, 2002
(2) No. 3 vs. (3) Wake Forest
Semifinals
W 79–64  28–3
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 10, 2002
(2) No. 3 vs. (4) NC State
Championship
W 91–61  29–3
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2002*
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (16 S) Winthrop
First Round
W 84–37  30–3
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
March 16, 2002*
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (8 S) Notre Dame
Second Round
W 84–77  31–3
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
March 21, 2002*
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (5 S) No. 23 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
L 73–74  31–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

  • Duke Blue Devils became the first team to be seeded #1 in the NCAA tournament for five straight seasons.
  • The team finished the regular season ranked #1 in the AP Poll for the fourth straight year.
  • Jason Williams was a National Player of the Year winner for the second straight year, but oddly enough didn't win ACC Player of the Year in either 2000–01 or 2001–02. Shane Battier and Joseph Forte shared the award in '01 and Maryland's Juan Dixon won it in '02.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
12Jay WilliamsChicago Bulls
13Mike Dunleavy Jr.Golden State Warriors
234Carlos BoozerCleveland Cavaliers

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References

  1. "Carlos Boozer Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  2. "Mike Dunleavy Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  3. "Jay Williams Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  4. "2002 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
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