2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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.

2003–04 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings
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

Roster

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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

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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

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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

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  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.