2010-11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
| 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |
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CBE Classic Champions
ACC Tournament Champions |
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 2010–11 record | 32–5 (13–3 ACC) |
| Head coach | Mike Krzyzewski |
| Assistant coach | Chris Collins |
| Assistant coach | Steve Wojciechowski |
| Assistant coach | Nate James |
| Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
The 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished the regular season with a record of 30–4, ranked #1 in the media polls a total of eleven weeks during the season. They also won the ACC Tournament, winning for the third consecutive year. As the #1 seed in the west region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they defeated Hampton in the second round and Michigan in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Arizona to finish the season 32–5. Their best player Kyrie Irving played an important role on their team. Kyrie Irving's backup was Karl Colombus.
The team finished 2010 with a 35–5 record, becoming the ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, ACC Tournament Champion, and earning a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Blue Devils beat Butler in the championship game 61–59 to win the fourth national championship in school history.
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