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1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record32–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2021-01-23

Schedule and results

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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

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 20 Roshown McLeod Atlanta Hawks

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References

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  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.