1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1997–98 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.

1997–98 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	32–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Quin Snyder Johnny Dawkins David Henderson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke	15	–	1		.938			32	–	4		.889
No. 1 North Carolina†	13	–	3		.813			34	–	4		.895
No. 20 Maryland	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			19	–	14		.576
Florida State	6	–	10		.375			18	–	4		.818
NC State	5	–	11		.313			17	–	15		.531
Virginia	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 5 William Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oak Hill Augusta, GA F 31 Shane Battier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Country Day Birmingham, MI C 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Peekskill Peekskill, NY F/C 34 Chris Burgess 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Woodbridge Irvine, CA G/F 23 Chris Carrawell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cardinal Ritter St. Louis, MO F 0 Mike Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI F/C 41 Taymon Domzalski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr New Mexico Military Lovington, NM G 22 Jay Heaps 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Longmeadow Longmeadow, MA G/F 14 Nate James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. John Washington, DC G 21 Trajan Langdon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr East Anchorage Anchorage, AK F 4 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Anthony's Jersey City, NJ G/F 3 Ricky Price 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Serra Gardena, CA G 13 J.D. Simpson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Francis Woodside, CA F 15 Todd Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Old Mill Severn, MD G 12 Steve Wojciechowski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cardinal Gibbons Severn, MD	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Quin Snyder David Henderson Johnny Dawkins Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2021-01-23

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 1997*	No. 3	at Army	W 78–45	1–0	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
November 20, 1997*	No. 3	Davidson	W 100–65	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
November 24, 1997*	No. 3	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 106–70	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
November 25, 1997*	No. 3	vs. Missouri Maui Invitational	W 82–59	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
November 26, 1997*	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Arizona Maui Invitational	W 95–87	5–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
December 1, 1997*	No. 1	South Carolina State	W 98–40	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 3, 1997*	No. 1	UNC Greensboro	W 93–37	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 6, 1997	No. 1	Virginia	W 103–59	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 10, 1997*	No. 1	Villanova	W 94–66	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 13, 1997*	No. 1	at Michigan	L 73–81	9–1	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 1997*	No. 3	Mercer	W 126–64	10–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 30, 1997*	No. 3	Portland State	W 89–39	11–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 3, 1998	No. 3	at No. 20 Maryland	W 104–72	12–1	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 7, 1998	No. 2	NC State	W 64–50	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 10, 1998	No. 2	at No. 13 Florida State	W 75–63	14–1	Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 14, 1998	No. 2	at Wake Forest	W 88–52	15–1	LVJM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 17, 1998	No. 2	Clemson	W 81–80	16–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 20, 1998*	No. 1	vs. North Carolina A&T	W 101–66	17–1	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
January 24, 1998	No. 1	at Virginia	W 72–65	18–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 29, 1998	No. 1	No. 23 Maryland	W 86–59	19–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 1, 1998	No. 1	Georgia Tech	W 90–69	20–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 5, 1998	No. 1	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 73–97	20–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 1998	No. 1	at NC State	W 65–49	21–2	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 10, 1998	No. 2	Florida State	W 86–72	22–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 14, 1998	No. 2	Wake Forest	W 78–47	23–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 18, 1998	No. 2	at Clemson	W 70–66	24–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
February 22, 1998*	No. 2	No. 12 UCLA	W 120–84	25–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 25, 1998	No. 1	at Georgia Tech	W 76–53	26–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 28, 1998	No. 1	No. 3 North Carolina	W 77–75	27–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 5, 1998	No. 1	vs. Virginia ACC tournament first round	W 63–41	28–2	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 7, 1998	No. 1	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 66–64	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 8, 1998	No. 1	vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC Tournament Final	L 68–83	29–3	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (16) Radford NCAA South First round	W 99–63[1]	30–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 15, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Oklahoma State NCAA South Second Round	W 79–73	31–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 20, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (5) No. 21 Syracuse NCAA South Regional semifinal	W 80–67[2]	32–3	Tropicana Field  St. Petersburg, FL
March 22, 1998*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 5 Kentucky NCAA South Regional Final	L 84–86	32–4	Tropicana Field  St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide[3]

Departing players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	20	Roshown McLeod	Atlanta Hawks

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References

1. "Duke Cruises to Win Before Hostile Crowd". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
2. "Duke Overcomes Syracuse". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. "1998 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.