1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record37–2 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 5 Maryland 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 13 North Carolina 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 6 10   .375 19 14   .576
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Clemson 5 11   .313 20 15   .571
Florida State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
1999 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 31 Shane Battier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Country Day Birmingham, MI
C 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Peekskill Peekskill, NY
G 22 Jay Heaps 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Longmeadow Longmeadow, MA
G - Ryan Caldbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rice Memorial Shelburne, VT
G 3 Justin Caldbeck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rice Memorial Shelburne, VT
G 5 William Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oak Hill Augusta, GA
G - D. Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F/C 41 Taymon Domzalski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr New Mexico Military Lovington, NM
G/F 14 Nate James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. John Washington, DC
F/C 34 Chris Burgess 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Woodbridge Irvine, CA
G 21 Trajan Langdon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Sr East Anchorage Anchorage, AK
G 13 J.D. Simpson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Francis Woodside, CA
G/F 50 Corey Maggette 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fenwick Oak Park, IL
G/F 23 Chris Carrawell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cardinal Ritter St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2017-05-13

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 14*
5:00 p.m., HTS
No. 1 Fairfield W 98–66  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 17*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 vs. Davidson W 94–61  2–0
Charlotte Coliseum (10,136)
Charlotte, NC
November 21*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 South Carolina State W 120–56  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 26*
12:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. Notre Dame
Great Alaska Shootout
W 111–82  4–0
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
November 27*
12:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. Fresno State
Great Alaska Shootout
W 93–82  5–0
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
November 28*
12:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. No. 15 Cincinnati
Great Alaska Shootout
L 75–77  5–1
Sullivan Stadium (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
December 2*
9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 9 Michigan State
Great Eight
W 73–67  6–1
United Center (19,412)
Chicago, IL
December 5
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 NC State W 89–69  7–1
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 9*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 Florida W 116–86  8–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 12*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Michigan
Rivalry
W 108–64  9–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 20*
1:00 p.m.
No. 2 North Carolina A&T W 88–53  10–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 22*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 3 Kentucky
Jimmy V Classic
W 71–60  11–1
Continental Airlines Arena (20,029)
East Rutherford, NJ
December 30*
7:30 p.m., FSS
No. 2 UNC Greensboro W 104–58  12–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 3
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 4 Maryland
Rivalry
W 82–64  13–1
(2–0)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
January 6
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 Georgia Tech W 99–58  14–1
(3–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 10
4:00 p.m., RJ
No. 2 Virginia W 115–69  15–1
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 13
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 at Wake Forest W 82–72  16–1
(5–0)
LJVM Coliseum (14,369)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 16
1:00 p.m., ABC
No. 2 Florida State W 98–73  17–1
(6–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 20
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 at Clemson W 82–60  18–1
(7–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum (11,200)
Clemson, SC
January 24*
12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 2 at No. 8 St. John's W 92–88  19–1
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York City, New York
January 27
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 No. 10 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 89–77  20–1
(8–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 30
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 at NC State W 80–61  21–1
(9–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
February 3
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 No. 7 Maryland W 95–77  22–1
(10–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 6
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 87–79  23–1
(11–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 11
8:00 p.m., RJ
No. 1 at Virginia W 100–54  24–1
(12–0)
University Hall (8,394)
Charlottesville, VA
February 13
1:30 p.m., ABC
No. 1 Wake Forest W 102–71  25–1
(13–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 17
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 at Florida State W 85–59  26–1
(14–0)
Leon County Civic Center (8,704)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Clemson W 92–65  27–1
(15–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 24*
ESPN, 9:00 p.m.
No. 1 at DePaul W 96–64  28–1
United Center (22,180)
Chicago, IL
February 27
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at No. 14 North Carolina W 81–61  29–1
(16–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 4*
9:30 p.m., RJ
(1) No. 1 vs. (9) Virginia
First Round
W 104–67  30–1
Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, NC
March 6*
1:30 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) NC State
Semifinal
W 83–68  31–1
Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, NC
March 7*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 1 vs. (3) No. 15 North Carolina
Championship
W 96–73  32–1
Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 12*
1:45 p.m., CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Florida A&M
First Round
W 99–58  33–1
Charlotte Coliseum (19,872)
Charlotte, NC
March 14*
1:45 p.m., CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (9 E) Tulsa
Second Round
W 97–56  34–1
Charlotte Coliseum (20,172)
Charlotte, NC
March 19*
 CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (12 E) Southwest Missouri State
Sweet Sixteen
W 78–61  35–1
Meadowlands Arena (19,233)
East Rutherford, NJ
March 21*
 CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (6 E) Temple
Elite Eight
W 85–64  36–1
Meadowlands Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, NJ
March 27*
8:15 p.m., CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 M) No. 2 Michigan State
National Semifinal
W 68–62  37–1
Tropicana Field (41,340)
St. Petersburg, FL
March 29*
9:15 p.m., CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut
National Championship
L 74–77  37–2
Tropicana Field (41,340)
St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Awards and honors

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  • Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year
  • Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
  • Elton Brand, ACC Player of the Year, Adolph Rupp Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith College Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Elton Brand Chicago Bulls
1 11 Trajan Langdon Cleveland Cavaliers
1 13 Corey Maggette Seattle SuperSonics
1 14 William Avery Minnesota Timberwolves

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-16.
  3. ^ "1999 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
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