2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	31–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnny Dawkins; Chris Collins; Steve Wojciechowski;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	28	–	10	.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski, who served for his 24th year at Duke. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Andy Borman	40	G	6–4	190	Senior	Morrisville, North Carolina
Patrick Davidson	41	G	6–1	190	Freshman	Melbourne, Arkansas
Luol Deng	2	F	6–8	220	Freshman	Blairstown, New Jersey
Sean Dockery	15	G	6–2	185	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Chris Duhon	21	G	6–1	185	Senior	Slidell, Louisiana
Daniel Ewing	5	G	6–3	185	Junior	Houston, Texas
Nick Horvath	3	F	6–10	250	Senior	Shoreview, Minnesota
Patrick Johnson	51	C	6–9	250	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia
Lee Melchionni	13	F	6–6	205	Sophomore	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Joe Pagliuca	45	G	6–2	185	Freshman	Weston, Massachusetts
Shavlik Randolph	42	F	6–10	240	Sophomore	Raleigh, North Carolina
JJ Redick	4	G	6–4	190	Sophomore	Roanoke, Virginia
Michael Thompson	3	C	6–10	250	Sophomore	Joliet, Illinois
Shelden Williams	23	F	6–9	250	Sophomore	Forest Park, Oklahoma

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 22, 2003*	No. 2	Detroit Mercy	W 67–56	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
November 27, 2003*	No. 2	vs. Pacific 2003 Great Alaska Shootout	W 82–69	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
November 28, 2003*	No. 2	vs. Liberty Great Alaska Shootout	W 76–47	3–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
November 29, 2003*	No. 2	vs. Purdue Great Alaska Shootout	L 68–78	3–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
December 3, 2003*	No. 6	at No. 5 Michigan State	W 72–50	4–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
December 6, 2003	No. 6	St. John's	W 79–58	5–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
December 14, 2003*	No. 4	Portland	W 84–43	6–1	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
December 17, 2003*	No. 3	Princeton	W 69–51	7–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
December 20, 2003*	No. 3	vs. No. 11 Texas	W 89–61	8–1	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
December 29, 2003*	No. 3	Davidson	W 88–54	9–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 3, 2004	No. 2	at Clemson	W 73–54	10–1 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 6, 2004*	No. 2	Fairfield	W 99–58	11–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 11, 2004	No. 2	at Virginia	W 93–71	12–1 (2–0)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
January 15, 2004	No. 2	NC State	W 76–57	13–1 (3–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 17, 2004 ABC	No. 2	No. 4 Wake Forest	W 84–72	14–1 (4–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 21, 2004	No. 1	at Maryland Rivalry	W 68–60	15–1 (5–0)	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
January 24, 2004* CBS	No. 1	at Georgetown	W 85–66	16–1	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2004	No. 1	Florida State	W 56–49	17–1 (6–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 31, 2004	No. 1	at No. 14 Georgia Tech	W 82–74	18–1 (7–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
February 5, 2004	No. 1	at No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry	W 83–81 ^OT	19–1 (8–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 8, 2004	No. 1	Clemson	W 81–55	20–1 (9–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 11, 2004	No. 1	Virginia	W 93–75	21–1 (10–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 15, 2004	No. 1	at No. 21 NC State	L 74–78	21–2 (10–1)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
February 18, 2004 ESPN	No. 3	at No. 15 Wake Forest	L 84–90	21–3 (10–2)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 22, 2004 CBS	No. 3	Maryland	W 86–63	22–3 (11–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 26, 2004*	No. 5	Valparaiso	W 97–63	23–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 29, 2004	No. 5	at Florida State	W 70–65	24–3 (12–2)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
March 3, 2004	No. 3	No. 19 Georgia Tech	L 68–76	24–4 (12–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
March 6, 2004	No. 3	No. 14 North Carolina	W 70–65	25–4 (13–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 12, 2004 ESPN	(3) No. 5	vs. (8) Virginia Quarterfinals	W 84–74	26–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
March 13, 2004 ESPN	(3) No. 5	vs. (4) No. 14 Georgia Tech Semifinals	W 85–71	27–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
March 14, 2004 ESPN	(3) No. 5	vs. (6) Maryland Championship	L 87–95 ^OT	27–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2004* CBS	(1 A) No. 6	vs. (16 A) Alabama State First Round	W 96–61^[1]	28–5	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
March 20, 2004* CBS	(1 A) No. 6	vs. (8 A) Seton Hall Second Round	W 90–62^[2]	29–5	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
March 26, 2004* CBS	(1 A) No. 6	vs. (4 A) No. 13 Illinois Sweet Sixteen	W 72–62	30–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
March 28, 2004* CBS	(1 A) No. 6	vs. (7 A) Xavier Elite Eight	W 66–63	31–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
April 3, 2004* CBS	(1 A) No. 6	vs. (2 P) No. 7 Connecticut Final Four	L 78–79	31–6	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, A=Atlanta Regional, P=Phoenix Regional. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	7	Luol Deng	Phoenix Suns*
2	38	Chris Duhon	Chicago Bulls

^[3]*Immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls through prior agreement

References

^ "Blue Devils Get It Over With". The Washington Post. March 19, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ "Seton Hall Ousted By Duke as Barrett Can't Find Shot". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

[1] "Blue Devils Get It Over With". The Washington Post. March 19, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[2] "Seton Hall Ousted By Duke as Barrett Can't Find Shot". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[3] "2004 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

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