Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K
By Matt Giles
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Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 2005-06 Blue Devils. 9. 32-4 overall. 14-2 ACC. player. 434
THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS
- Senior guard JJ Redick: 26.8 points, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals; 42.1 3-point percentage
- Senior forward Shelden Williams: 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.8 blocks; 1.7 steals
- Freshman forward Josh McRoberts: 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.1 steals
- Freshman guard Greg Paulus: 6.7 points, 5.2 assists, 1.6 steals
- Sophomore guard DeMarcus Nelson: 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds; 41.0 3-point percentage
- Senior guard Sean Dockery: 7.1 points, 2.6 assists, 1.7 steals
- Senior forward Lee Melchionni: 5.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 19.9 minutes
THE SEASON SYNOPSIS
Entering March, the 2005-06 Duke basketball team sat 27-1 overall and had displayed one of the most impressive regular seasons in program history. On March 1, however, the narrative changed in a loss at Florida State, followed by a loss on Senior Night for JJ Redick and Shelden Williams at the hands of Tyler Hansbrough and North Carolina.
Still, the squad managed to turn things around in time to snip some nets at the ACC Tournament. However, three games later, in an ugly 62-54 defeat to Lousiana State, Redick put the flame out on his chances of winning a national title by going 3-for-18 from the field.
THE REPORT CARD
- 32 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
- 2.5 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (10)
- 1.5 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (six)
- 5 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS (ACC Champions)
- 4 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Redick, Williams)
- 2 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Redick, Williams)
- 3 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Dockery, Redick, Nelson, Eric Boateng, McRoberts, Paulus)
- 8.75 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 6)
- 2 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (one)
- TOTAL GRADE: 60.75