Freeman: We were down at halftime, but it seemed like we were up. Won East Second Round (69-64) versus #8 Kansas Jan 16 @ Florida State, Duke (13-2) Win vs. Florida State, 85-54, 16. To the surprise of some, UConn was clearly not going away. Coach Calhoun promised us he'd get the Los Angeles Lakers' plane. 2000 Duke Basketball Roster Dec 11 @ Michigan, Duke (6-2) Win vs. Michigan, 104-97, 9. To this day, I can still remember the locker room. Terms of Use It was really amazing to watch. Looking For Duke 1999? Leitao: We had, for an extended period of time, NBA players in our gym to practice against every day. Coach [Jim Calhoun] said, "That team is better than you." Game summaries for the Duke University mens' basketball team 1998-1999 season. UConn had heard the hype about Duke, which entered the season ranked No. It remains the biggest title-game spread of the past 20-plus years. California Privacy/Info We Collect | David against Goliath? That was the first time we fell prey to pressure during that run. They littered car dashboards, kids'... CBSNews.com | CBS.com | TV.com | TVGuide.com, CNET | Metacritic | CBSSports.com | ZDNet | MetroLyrics | Last.fm | Chow.com | Download.com | CBS College Network Jobs | And then Richard Hamilton being my roommate, I had to suffer. It was down to the wire. We had a great team. Kevin Freeman (UConn forward, 1995-2000): We'd gone through the scouting report, and our assistant coach, Tom Moore, had labeled [Duke] the greatest team to ever play college basketball. As a youngster from Minneapolis, I definitely was nervous. I came back to the hotel. I just remember being like, "They were better than us. We had to find different ways to score. Player: … Jones: It's like a family. Each time we needed to adjust, we adjusted. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. There was a time, not long ago, when little bean-filled animals were coveted by Americans of all ages. California Do Not Sell My Info Late in the game, we had to get stops. They were saying that the whole season had been built on this and, basically, everybody had been invited to their tournament. [North Carolina fell to Utah in the national semifinals. We just knew that we were good. You take that pain with you. Coach kinda challenged me. Freeman: If Duke had slowed the game down, we would've been in trouble; but because they're used to playing fast and blowing people out, that [speed] played right into our hands. That group came together after [that 1998] game. Lost East Regional Semifinal (87-78) versus #5 Florida, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 4:48PM. I remember one play with [UConn center] Jake Voskuhl. Freeman: The weight of the world was off us. The Kentucky Men's Basketball Team Really Loves Smash Bros. We didn't finish what we started. Calhoun: A lot of people have photo albums for their memories. We were No. El-Amin: Richard was hurt. 1999: 2002: Duke: Joseph Forte: SG: 6-4: 194: Atlanta, GA: Mar 23, 1981: DeMatha Catholic High School: 1999: ... 1999 Mr. Basketball USA. Leitao: Richard Hamilton had probably made the decision to go to the NBA. He was the real deal. It was bad. El-Amin: We had a great run, but we were playing them in North Carolina country [Greensboro]. They had to stay sharp. If you are 13 years old when were you born? We could fight on Thursday in practice and be hanging out on Thursday night. It must be true." 1998 Duke Basketball Roster. NCAA Tournament: Leitao: Oh my goodness. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Blue Devils defeated all 19 ACC opponents they faced that season (regular season and ACC tournament) by double digits and carried a 32-game winning streak into the title game. Get the Deals now! To the surprise of just about no one, Duke led at the half 39-37. If we stayed healthy, we were on a 12-month mission. Quentin Hall scored 18 points for Gonzaga, which led by one at halftime before UConn finished with a 67-62 win. Recent Game Results Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month Mentally, we were more prepared. James: [Duke] probably was the most talented team, and it's unfortunate we didn't win it because that team really doesn't get the recognition because we didn't seal the deal. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Dazu gehört der Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten durch Partner für deren berechtigte Interessen. People were buying them already like they'd already won. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. I remember being up when the local and national media folks were in our lobby at 6 a.m., doing their broadcasts. You take a couple of weeks of that -- high-, high-level basketball and established NBA players -- and it raised the level of day-to-day preparation beyond what Europe did for us, too. Two-, three-hour pickup games, nonstop, until one team was tired and was done or it ended in a fight. We were so close to getting there in 1998. To this day, those players feel like they should have won that game. The official 2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster for the Duke University Before facing Duke in the tournament, UConn had to push past some tough opponents. Mar 9 (Neutral), Duke (25-4) Win vs. Clemson, 94-63, 30. This weekend in Minneapolis, the Auburn Tigers and Texas Tech Red Raiders will attempt something that hasn't been achieved in this millennium: win a national title in their first Final Four appearance. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Discover hundreds of ways to save on your favorite products. We had a police escort [to get] outside our dorm room. He made sure he looked at him and said, "If I had the exact same situation, the ball is in your hands. He knew we had his best interest at heart. After the game, players, coaches and their families stayed up all night and celebrated the win, then tried to get back to campus ... which was a challenge. Calhoun: I said to myself, if we kept Richard [Hamilton], we could be pretty good. We couldn't go outside. Do you have a sports website? That was part of the buildup with confidence and getting through tough times and relying on one another. Sie können Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ändern. It was what I expected when I decided to go to Connecticut. There was a story about [the title game being dubbed] the "Duke Invitational" on the news and it just came across the screen. That is why they are known as the Blue Devils. Some believe UConn's journey to the 1999 national title actually started the year before, when then-freshman El-Amin (16.0 points per game) and sophomore Richard "Rip" Hamilton (21.5 PPG) led UConn to the Elite Eight of the 1998 tournament. 1998 Duke Roster. El-Amin: It was an unbelievable season. Coach knew how to push our buttons. But I had a sense that we could beat them. Wir und unsere Partner nutzen Cookies und ähnliche Technik, um Daten auf Ihrem Gerät zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen, für folgende Zwecke: um personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr über die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie für die Entwicklung von Produkten. They were a very good team. Are you a Stathead, too? Dec 21, Duke (8-2) Win vs. Davidson, 109-65, 11. Jones: Every night in the Big East was a war. They respected everyone but feared no one. Overall: ACC (Tourn) NCAA: Final AP: 37-2: 16-0 (3-0) National Runner-Up: Statistics. We didn't sleep all night. Coaches tried to tame that competitiveness. 60 Minutes follows brain cancer patients in a Duke University clinical trial of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer... Basketball team with little fans gets support from unlikely source. Freeman: It was the most devastating loss of my career. I don't remember Coach saying anybody was better than us. That wasn't luck. For us, it was a sign of disrespect ... it woke us up. Everybody had to do something. Privacy Policy | I had to get 10 stitches. And the way that Rip was playing, he was unconscious. Pagkakaiba ng pagsulat ng ulat at sulating pananaliksik? All Rights Reserved. Mar 4, Duke (24-4) Win vs. North Carolina, 90-76, 29. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. El-Amin excelled with a game-high 23 points against the Cardinal and took the next step toward proving he could help guide the Huskies to a national title. Two hours later, he comes out of the office saying, "National championship! The 1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. El-Amin: I hope they're saying 20 years from now what they're saying now. Player: G: GS: Min: Min/G: Reb: Reb/G: Asst: Asst/G: Pts: Pts/G: Elton Brand But we believed, if we could hang with that North Carolina team with Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison and those guys, we could beat any team in the country the following year. Join our linker program. It shouldn't have been a surprise that UConn reached the title game. Feb 16, Duke (20-3) Win vs. Florida State, 101-68, 24. Langdon committed two late key turnovers, including a traveling call in the final minute. Leitao: I don't know if I quite remember that meeting the night before, but whatever was said, it was motivation. Feb 22, Duke (22-3) Win vs. Wake Forest, 96-78, 26. I still have nightmares about that. Feb 19 @ NC State, Duke (21-3) Win vs. North Carolina State, 71-66, 25. Mar 24 (Neutral), Duke (29-5) Loss vs. Florida, 78-87. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The margin of victories we had that year, we were just blowing everybody out. Langdon (25 points) and Brand (15 points, 13 rebounds) played well, but future pros Battier (six points on 2-of-7 shooting), Avery (11 points, including 2 of 9 from 3-point range) and Maggette (eight points in just 11 minutes) were not particularly effective. 1998 99 Duke Basketball Roster. I think that makes the chemistry for a championship team. The 1999–2000 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. I kept saying, "Finish, finish, finish.". That was the first time he'd ever said we had to bring an A-plus game to beat a team. People thought, "These guys are good, but they're not Duke." Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC.