Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K
By Matt Giles
Pick Analysis. 29-5 overall. 15-1 ACC. 434. Scouting Report. 1999-00 Blue Devils. 14. player
THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS
- Junior forward Shane Battier: 17.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 2.1 blocks; 44.4 3-point percentage
- Senior forward Chris Carrawell: 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.1 blocks
- Freshman guard Jason Williams: 14.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 steals
- Freshman center Carlos Boozer: 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds; 61.4 field goal percentage
- Junior forward Nate James: 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals
- Freshman forward Mike Dunleavy: 9.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals
THE SEASON SYNOPSIS
The early departures for the NBA from Elton Brand, William Avery, and Corey Maggette were all at once and the first in Duke basketball history. Fortunately for Coach K, he welcomed another stellar bunch for the 1999-00 campaign while welcoming back Shane Battier and Chris Carrawell.
A team loaded with potential — but plenty of inexperience, as future great Jason Williams would often show — lost only one ACC game and captured the conference tournament title but fell flat in a Sweet 16 loss to Florida.
THE REPORT CARD
- 29 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
- 1 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (four)
- 2.75 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (11)
- 5 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS (ACC Champions)
- 2 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Carrawell)
- 2 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Battier, Carrawell)
- 3 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (James, Battier, Boozer, Dunleavy, Casey Sanders, Williams)
- 5.5 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 19)
- 4 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (two)
- TOTAL GRADE: 54.25