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. Duke finished with an overall record of 37–2 and were undefeated in the ACC (16–0).

1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament ACC tournament champions ACC regular season champions
National Championship Game, L 74–77 vs. Connecticut
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
Record	37–2 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Quin Snyder David Henderson Johnny Dawkins
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

In the ACC Tournament Duke won with double digits in all three games. Capping it off with a 96–73 over arch-rival North Carolina 96–73. In the 1999 NCAA Tournament the Blue Devils continued their winning streak with victories Florida A&M, Tulsa, Southwest Missouri State, Temple and Michigan St. to advance to the championship game. But then Duke was upset by Connecticut 77–74.

Roster

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 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: 2017-05-13

Schedule

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

• 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

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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