2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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2005–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions, ACC Regular Season Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
2005–06 record 32–4 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach Johnny Dawkins
Assistant coach Chris Collins
Assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski
Home arena Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
« 2004–05 2006–07 »

The 2005–06 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.

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Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eric Boateng
C
London, England St. Andrews School (DE) 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 255 lb (116 kg) Aug 25, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Jamal Boykin
PF
Los Angeles, California Fairfax North High School 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 31, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Josh McRoberts
PF
Carmel, Indiana Carmel High School 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 16, 2003 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Greg Paulus
PG
Syracuse, New York Christian Brothers High School 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 02, 2003 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Martynas Pocius
SG
Vilnius, Lithuania Holderness School (NH) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 26, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 2  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Eric Boateng 45 C 6–10 255 Freshman London, England
Jamal Boykin 34 F 6–7 230 Freshman Los Angeles, California
Jordan Davidson 12 G 6–1 180 Freshman Melbourne, Arkansas
Patrick Davidson 41 G 6–0 190 Junior Melbourne, Arkansas
Sean Dockery 15 G 6–2 185 Senior Chicago, Illinois
Patrick Johnson 51 F 6–9 250 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
David McClure 14 F 6–6 205 Sophomore Ridgefield, Connecticut
Josh McRoberts 2 F 6–10 230 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Lee Melchionni 13 F 6–6 205 Senior Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DeMarcus Nelson 21 G 6–3 195 Sophomore Elk Grove, California
Joe Pagliuca 30 G 6–2 185 Junior Weston, Massachusetts
Greg Paulus 3 G 6–1 185 Freshman Syracuse, New York
Ross Perkins 40 G 6–4 200 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina
Martynas Pocius 5 G 6–4 185 Freshman Vilnius, Lithuania
J.J. Redick 4 G 6–4 190 Senior Roanoke, Virginia
Shelden Williams 23 F 6–9 250 Senior Forest Park, Oklahoma

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
November 14, 2005* 7:30 PM Boston University #1 Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NC
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
ESPN2 W 64-47  9,314 1–0
November 16, 2005* 7:30 PM Seton Hall #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
ESPN W 93-40  9,314 2–0
November 19, 2005* 5:00 PM Davidson #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 84-55  9,314 3–0
November 23, 2005* 7:00 PM vs. Drexel #1 Madison Square GardenNew York, NY
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
ESPN2 W 78-68  9,766 4–0
November 25, 2005* 6:45 PM vs. #11 Memphis #1 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPN2 W 70-67  12,129 5-0
November 30, 2005* 9:00 PM at #17 Indiana #1 Assembly HallBloomington, IN
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN W 75-67  17,343 6-0
December 4, 2005 8:00 PM Virginia Tech #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC FSN W 77-75  9,314 7-0
December 7, 2005* 7:00 PM Penn #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 72-59  9,314 8-0
December 10, 2005* 1:30 PM vs. #2 Texas #1 Continental Airlines ArenaEast Rutherford, NJ CBS W 97-66  19,579 9-0
December 18, 2005* 8:00 PM Valparaiso #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC FSN W 104-77  9,314 10-0
December 21, 2005* 6:00 PM St. John's #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 W 70-57  9,314 11–0
December 31, 2005* 1:00 PM at UNC Greensboro #1 Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, NC RJ W 102-69  21,124 12-0
January 2, 2006* 4:30 PM Bucknell #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 84-50  9,314 13-0
January 8, 2006 8:00 PM at #23 Wake Forest #1 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC FSN W 82-64  14,665 14-0
January 11, 2006 9:00 PM #23 Maryland #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 76-52  9,314 15-0
January 14, 2006 2:00 PM at Clemson #1 Littlejohn ColiseumClemson, SC ESPN W 87-77  10,000 16-0
January 18, 2006 7:00 PM #14 NC State #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 81-68  9,314 17-0
January 21, 2006* 1:30 PM at Georgetown #1 Verizon CenterWashington, D.C. CBS L 84-87  20,035 17-1
January 26, 2006 7:00 PM at Virginia Tech #2 Cassell ColiseumBlacksburg, VA ESPN W 80-67  9,847 18-1
January 28, 2006 7:00 PM Virginia #2 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 82-63  9,314 19-1
February 1, 2006 9:00 PM at #15 Boston College #2 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 83-81  8,606 20-1
February 4, 2006 12:00 PM Florida State #2 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC RJ W 97-96 OT 9,314 21-1
February 7, 2006 9:00 PM at #23 North Carolina #2 Dean Smith CenterChapel Hill, NC ESPN W 87-83  21,750 22-1
February 11, 2006 1:00 PM at Maryland #2 Comcast CenterCollege Park, MD CBS W 96-88  17,950 23-1
February 14, 2006 8:00 PM Wake Forest #2 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC W 93-70  9,314 24-1
February 19, 2006 5:30 PM Miami #2 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC FSN W 92-71  9,314 25-1
February 22, 2006 7:00 PM at Georgia Tech #1 Alexander Memorial ColiseumAtlanta, GA ESPN W 73-66  9,191 26-1
February 25, 2006* 2:30 PM at Temple #1 Wachovia CenterPhiladelphia, PA ESPN W 74-66  20,313 27-1
March 1, 2006 7:00 PM at Florida State #1 Donald L. Tucker CenterTallahassee, FL ESPN L 74-79  12,100 27-2
March 4, 2006 9:00 PM #13 North Carolina #1 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN L 76-83  9,314 27-3
March 10, 2006 12:00 PM vs. Miami (FL) #1 Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(ACC Tournament Quarterfinals)
ESPN2 W 80-76  23,745 28-3
March 11, 2006 1:30 PM vs. Wake Forest #1 Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(ACC Tournament Semifinals)
ESPN W 78-66  23,745 29-3
March 12, 2006 1:00 PM vs. #11 Boston College #1 Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(ACC Tournament Championship Game)
ESPN W 78-76  23,745 30-3
March 16, 2006 10:00 PM vs. #(16) Southern #1 (1) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region First Round #1 vs #16)
CBS W 70-56  22,642 31-3
March 18, 2006 12:00 PM vs. #14 (8) George Washington #1 (1) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region Second Round #1 vs #8)
CBS W 74-61  22,642 32-3
March 23, 2006 7:00 PM vs. #18 (4) LSU #1 (1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(NCAA Tournament Atlanta Region Semifinals #1 vs #4)
CBS L 54-62  27,130 32-4
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

Regular season

North Carolina

February 7, 2006
9 p.m.
Recap Duke 87, North Carolina 83   Smith Center
Attendance: 21,750
Referees: Jamie Luckie, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins
Scoring by half: 40–35, 47–48
Pts: J.J. Redick 35
Rebs: Shelden Williams 9
Asts: Greg Paulus 7
Blocks: Shelden Williams 4
Steals: J.J. Redick 4, Shelden Williams 4
Pts: Reyshawn Terry 17
Rebs: David Noel, Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green 9
Asts: David Noel 5
Steals: Tyler Hansbrough 3
Carolina-Duke rivalry

NCAA basketball tournament

  • South
    • Duke 70, Southern 54
    • Duke 74, George Washington 61
    • Louisiana State 62, Duke 54

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Awards and honors

The March 2006 game vs. UNC was the most watched college basketball game in ESPN history.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Shelden Williams Atlanta Hawks
1 11 J.J. Redick Orlando Magic

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