Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K
By Matt Giles
THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS
- Senior forward Mason Plumlee: 17.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
- Senior guard Seth Curry: 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds; 43.8 3-point percentage
- Senior forward Ryan Kelly: 12.9 points, 5.3 rebounds; 42.2 3-point percentage
- Sophomore guard Quinn Cook: 11.7 points, 5.3 assists, 1.4 steals; 87.7 free throw percentage
- Freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon: 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists
- Freshman forward Amile Jefferson: 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 12.7 minutes
- Junior guard Tyler Thornton: 3.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals
THE SEASON SYNOPSIS
The 2012-13 Duke basketball squad rivals any of Coach K’s 40 in terms of senior leadership. Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry, and Ryan Kelly were relentless and poised in their efforts. They truly embraced the goal to direct a group of Blue Devils to the Final Four.
Had they not faced eventual champion Louisville in the Elite Eight, that dream might have come true. Overachievers. Currently, they remain the last bunch in Durham to have not included a one-and-done.
THE REPORT CARD
- 30 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
- 1.5 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (six)
- 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 (Plumlee)
- 3 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Kelly, Mason Plumlee, Cook, Marshall Plumlee, Jefferson, Sulaimon)
- 4.5 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 23)
- 4 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (two)
- TOTAL GRADE: 45.25