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The 2011-12 Duke basketball team celebrates a win at the buzzer in Chapel Hill (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

2011-12 Blue Devils. 29. 434. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 27-7 overall. 13-3 ACC. player

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

Freshman guard Austin Rivers: 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Junior guard Seth Curry: 13.2 points, 2.4 assists; 87.3 free throw percentage
Junior forward Mason Plumlee: 11.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks
Junior forward Ryan Kelly: 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds; 40.8 3-point percentage
Junior guard Andre Dawkins: 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds; 39.2 3-point percentage
Senior forward Miles Plumlee: 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds; 61.0 field goal percentage
Sophomore guard Tyler Thornton: 4.1 points, 2.0 assists, 21.1 minutes

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

Austin Rivers was talented. And so too were juniors Seth Curry, Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, and Andre Dawkins. Yet Rivers, while fiercely competitive — as Dean Dome patrons would find out in delightful fashion — was not the ideal personality this team would need from its leading scorer.

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Plus, the squad lacked the necessary athleticism to pose much of a threat in March. So what happened in March? A new kind of low at the hands of Lehigh.

THE REPORT CARD

27 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
1.25 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (five)
1.25 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (five)
0 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS
0 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
1 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Rivers)
2 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Rivers, Quinn Cook, Plumlee, Kelly)
3.25 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 28)
2 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (one)
TOTAL GRADE: 37.75

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