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The Duke Blue Devils finished the season 29-5 and 13-3 in ACC regular season play and are the #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament South Region. Coack K’s Blue Devils pulled the rare feat this season of winning both the regular and postseason ACC titles. Key wins for the Blue Devils this season have been victories on Clemson at home and away, and Maryland at home. Duke did lose on the road to Georgia Tech, NC State, and Maryland towards the end of the season. Coach Krzyzewski is 71-22 all time in 25 NCAA tournament appearances as head coach.

The Blue Devils are led by senior guard Jon Scheyer who scores 18.6 ppg, forward Kyle Singler 17.6 ppg, 2.4 apg, and Nolan Smith, 17.2 ppg who form the nucleus of the 2009-10 Blue Devils offense. Center Brian Zoubek has been playing better as the season has progressed and he is backed up by freshmen brothers, Mason and Miles Plumlee. The top reserve for the back court is guard Andre Dawkins who is scoring 5.2 ppg.

Duke averages 14 assists a game as a team and 11 turnovers. They Blue Devils also score 79.2 points a game as a team while giving up 61.9 to the opposition. Duke shoots 44.3 % from the field and shoots just under 40% from 3 making just under 8 3’s per game. When the Blue Devils get hot from the outside, they have blown ranked teams out this season.

Unlike past Duke squads, this year’s team is not deep in the back court. For the Blue Devils to make it past the Sweet Sixteen, they will need to rely on their guard play and stay out of foul trouble. They do have what is arguably the easier bracket of the #1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and are being picked to make it to at least the Elite Eight if not the 2010 Final Four this year.

The 57th annual ACC basketball tournament will be held March 11th-14th at Greenbsoro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC this year. Heading into the final weeks of conference play, the North Carolina Tar Heels are not close to being in contention for the regular season title, after surprising losing 7 of 8 conference games following decent non-conference play. The Tar Heels can still make the 2010 NCAA tournament to defend their title, but will have some major work to do during the conference tourney in order to do so.

If you are traveling to Greensboro for the tourney, there are several downtown Greensboro hotels that you may want to consider for your stay. Staying downtown will put you close to the basketball as well as nearby restaurants and shopping.

2010 ACC Basketball Tournament

Open Practice Day: Wednesday, March 10
Optional for all 12 teams     9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

2010 ACC Tournament – First Round – March 11, 2010
#8 Boston College vs. #9 UVA     Noon     RAYCOM
#5 Wake Forest vs. #12 Miami     2 p.m.     RAYCOM
#7 Georgia Tech vs. #10 North Carolina     7 p.m.     ESPN2
#6 Clemson vs. #11 NC State     9 p.m.     RAYCOM

2010 ACC Tournament – Quarter Finals – March 12, 2010
#1 Duke vs. #8/#9 Winner     Noon     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#4 Virginia Tech vs. #5/#12 Winner     2 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#2 Maryland vs. #7/#10 Winner     7 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#3 Florida State vs. #6/#11 Winner     9 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2

2010 ACC Tournament – Semi Finals – March 13, 2010

Semifinal 1     1:30 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN
Semifinal 2     3:30 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN

2010 ACC Tournament 2010 – Championship – March 14, 2010

Championship Game     1 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN

NO NAME           POS   HT  WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN

3   Seth Curry    G     6-1 175 SO-TR Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian)

13 Olek Czyz      F     6-7  240 SO-1L Gdynia, Poland (Reno [Nev.])

41 Jordan Davidson G    6-1  180 GR-4L* Melbourne, Ark. (Blair Academy [N.J.])

20 Andre Dawkins G     6-4  190 FR-HS Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian)

51 Steve Johnson F     6-5  210 JR-3L* Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain)

34  Ryan Kelly    F     6-10 220 FR-HS Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft)

53 Casey Peters   G     6-4   185 JR-HS Red Bank, N.J. (Red Bank Regional)

5   Mason Plumlee F     6-10 230 FR-HS Warsaw, Ind. (Christ School [N.C.])

21 Miles Plumlee F     6-10 240 SO-1L Warsaw, Ind. (Christ School [N.C.])

30 Jon Scheyer    G     6-5  190 SR-3L Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North)

12 Kyle Singler   F     6-8  230 JR-2L Medford, Ore. (South Medford)

2   Nolan Smith   G     6-2  185 JR-2L Upper Marlboro, Md. (Oak Hill Academy [Va.])

42 Lance Thomas   F     6-8  225 SR-3L Scotch Plains, N.J. (St. Benedict’s Prep)

55 Brian Zoubek   C     7-1  260 SR-3L Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial)

 2009-10 Duke Blue Devils Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (Army, ‘69)

Associate Head Coach: Steve Wojciechowski (Duke, ‘98)

Associate Head Coach: Chris Collins (Duke, ‘96)

Assistant Coach: Nate James (Duke, ‘01)

Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Spatola (Army, ‘02)

2009-10 Duke Basketball Preview