2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Encyclopedia
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 University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the West Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the Duke Blue Devils men's and women's basketball teams, the women's volleyball team, and the men's wrestling team....
in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
.
Player stats
Player | Games | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Points |
Carlos Boozer | 35 | 993 | 230 | 0 | 178 | 303 | 21 | 31 | 638 |
Mike Dunleavy | 35 | 1133 | 218 | 88 | 81 | 251 | 26 | 80 | 605 |
Jay Williams | 35 | 1175 | 249 | 108 | 140 | 124 | 3 | 76 | 746 |
NCAA basketball tournament
- South
- Duke (1) 84, Winthrop (16) 37
- Duke 84, Notre Dame (8) 77
- Indiana (5) 74, Duke 73
Awards and honors
- Duke became the first team to be seeded #1 in the NCAA tournament for five straight seasons.
- 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 |
1 | 2 | Jay Williams | Chicago Bulls |
1 | 3 | Mike Dunleavy | Golden State Warriors |
2 | 34 | Carlos Boozer | Cleveland Cavaliers |
See also
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketballDuke Blue Devils men's basketballThe Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
- 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...
External links
- Statistical Database- Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database