The 2004–05 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2004-05 men's college basketball season. Mike Krzyzewski had turned down a $40 million offer in the offseason to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to return for his 25th season and rebuild a team that lost Chris Duhon to graduation, Luol Deng to the pros and recruit Shaun Livingston altogether for the NBA draft. For the first time in five years, Duke was not picked to win the ACC."No. 11 Duke Cruises Past Tennessee-Martin, 88-46." Published November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Patrick Davidson 41 G 6–1 190 Sophomore Melbourne, Arkansas Sean Dockery 15 G 6–2 185 Junior Chicago, Illinois Daniel Ewing 5 G 6–3 185 Senior Houston, Texas Patrick Johnson 51 C 6–9 250 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Reggie Love 30 F 6–4 225 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina David McClure 14 F 6–6 215 Freshman Ridgefield, Connecticut Lee Melchionni 13 F 6–6 205 Junior Lancaster, Pennsylvania DeMarcus Nelson 21 G 6–4 200 Freshman Elk Grove, California Tom Novick 50 F 6–6 190 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Joe Pagliuca 45 G 6–2 185 Sophomore Weston, Massachusetts Ross Perkins 40 G 6–4 200 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina Shavlik Randolph 42 F 6–10 240 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina JJ Redick 4 G 6–4 190 Junior Roanoke, Virginia Shelden Williams 23 F 6–9 250 Junior Forest Park, Oklahoma
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
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