Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

1. Senior guard DeMarcus Nelson: 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 steal
2. Freshman forward Kyle Singler: 13.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.1 steals
3. Sophomore guard Gerald Henderson: 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists
4. Sophomore guard Jon Scheyer: 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds; 88.9 free throw percentage
5. Junior guard Greg Paulus: 11.4 points, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals; 42.3 3-point percentage
6. Freshman guard Nolan Smith: 5.9 points, 14.7 minutes; 38.6 3-point percentage
7. Sophomore forward Lance Thomas: 4.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 18.5 minutes

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

Five players averaged in double figures. That said, none averaged more than 15 points; furthermore, even though DeMarcus Nelson was a captivating Blue Devil and great lockdown defender during his four years in Durham, having him as a leading scorer was not a promising sign of a deep run in March.

The biggest weakness of this bunch, though, was a lack of size. Look at the seven bruiser-less names above. Kyle Singler playing at the five at times — as a freshman, mind you — was never going to work out too well in the long run.

THE REPORT CARD

• 28 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
• 1 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (four)
• 1.5 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (six)
• 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 (Nelson)
• 4 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Nelson, Paulus, Henderson, Scheyer, Thomas, Smith, Singler, Taylor King)
• 3 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 29)
• 2 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (one)
• TOTAL GRADE: 40.50