1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions; Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	32–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Quin Snyder; Johnny Dawkins; David Henderson;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke	15	–	1	.938	32	–	4	.889
No. 1 North Carolina†	13	–	3	.813	34	–	4	.895
No. 20 Maryland	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Georgia Tech	6	–	10	.375	19	–	14	.576
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	18	–	4	.818
NC State	5	–	11	.313	17	–	15	.531
Virginia	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 1998 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 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.

Roster

1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	William Avery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill	Augusta, GA
F	31	Shane Battier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Country Day	Birmingham, MI
C	42	Elton Brand	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Peekskill	Peekskill, NY
F/C	34	Chris Burgess	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Woodbridge	Irvine, CA
G/F	23	Chris Carrawell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Cardinal Ritter	St. Louis, MO
F	0	Mike Chappell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Southfield-Lathrup	Southfield, MI
F/C	41	Taymon Domzalski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	New Mexico Military	Lovington, NM
G	22	Jay Heaps	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Longmeadow	Longmeadow, MA
G/F	14	Nate James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. John	Washington, DC
G	21	Trajan Langdon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	RS Jr	East Anchorage	Anchorage, AK
F	4	Roshown McLeod	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony's	Jersey City, NJ
G/F	3	Ricky Price	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Serra	Gardena, CA
G	13	J.D. Simpson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Francis	Woodside, CA
F	15	Todd Singleton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Old Mill	Severn, MD
G	12	Steve Wojciechowski	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cardinal Gibbons	Severn, MD

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-01-23

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 1997*	No. 3	at Army	W 78–45	1–0	Christl Arena West Point, NY
November 20, 1997*	No. 3	Davidson	W 100–65	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 24, 1997*	No. 3	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 106–70	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 25, 1997*	No. 3	vs. Missouri Maui Invitational	W 82–59	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 26, 1997*	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Arizona Maui Invitational	W 95–87	5–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
December 1, 1997*	No. 1	South Carolina State	W 98–40	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 3, 1997*	No. 1	UNC Greensboro	W 93–37	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 6, 1997	No. 1	Virginia	W 103–59	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 10, 1997*	No. 1	Villanova	W 94–66	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 13, 1997*	No. 1	at Michigan	L 73–81	9–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 1997*	No. 3	Mercer	W 126–64	10–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 30, 1997*	No. 3	Portland State	W 89–39	11–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 3, 1998	No. 3	at No. 20 Maryland	W 104–72	12–1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 7, 1998	No. 2	NC State	W 64–50	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 10, 1998	No. 2	at No. 13 Florida State	W 75–63	14–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 14, 1998	No. 2	at Wake Forest	W 88–52	15–1	LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 17, 1998	No. 2	Clemson	W 81–80	16–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 20, 1998*	No. 1	vs. North Carolina A&T	W 101–66	17–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 24, 1998	No. 1	at Virginia	W 72–65	18–1	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
January 29, 1998	No. 1	No. 23 Maryland	W 86–59	19–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 1, 1998	No. 1	Georgia Tech	W 90–69	20–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 5, 1998	No. 1	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 73–97	20–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 1998	No. 1	at NC State	W 65–49	21–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 10, 1998	No. 2	Florida State	W 86–72	22–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 14, 1998	No. 2	Wake Forest	W 78–47	23–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 18, 1998	No. 2	at Clemson	W 70–66	24–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 22, 1998*	No. 2	No. 12 UCLA	W 120–84	25–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 25, 1998	No. 1	at Georgia Tech	W 76–53	26–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
February 28, 1998	No. 1	No. 3 North Carolina	W 77–75	27–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 5, 1998	No. 1	vs. Virginia ACC tournament first round	W 63–41	28–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 7, 1998	No. 1	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 66–64	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 8, 1998	No. 1	vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC Tournament Final	L 68–83	29–3	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (16) Radford NCAA South First round	W 99–63^[1]	30–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 15, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Oklahoma State NCAA South Second Round	W 79–73	31–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 20, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (5) No. 21 Syracuse NCAA South Regional semifinal	W 80–67^[2]	32–3	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL
March 22, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 5 Kentucky NCAA South Regional Final	L 84–86	32–4	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[3]

Departing players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	20	Roshown McLeod	Atlanta Hawks

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References

^ "Duke Cruises to Win Before Hostile Crowd". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "Duke Overcomes Syracuse". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ "1998 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[1] "Duke Cruises to Win Before Hostile Crowd". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[2] "Duke Overcomes Syracuse". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[4] "1998 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

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1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Departing players drafted into the NBA

References

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