1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 14–12 (6–6 ACC) |
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Home arena | Duke Indoor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Maryland | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Virginia | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1972 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bucky Waters[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* 8:00 p.m. | Richmond | W 54–42 | 1–0 | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,325) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 4 8:00 p.m. | Virginia | L 77–86 | 1–1 (0–1) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,800) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 7* 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Pennsylvania | L 49–50 OT | 1–2 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,950) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 11* 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | W 71–62 | 2–2 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,850) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 17* | vs. NC State Big Four Tournament | L 62–67 | 2–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (11,818) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 18* | vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament | W 70–58 | 3–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (14,312) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 23* 8:00 p.m. | Dayton | W 68–66 | 4–3 | Duke Indoor Stadium (5,300) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 27* | vs. St. Peter's ECAC Holiday Festival | L 74–77 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden (5,326) New York, NY | |||||||
December 28* | vs. Syracuse ECAC Holiday Festival | L 72–74 | 4–5 | Madison Square Garden (1,795) New York, NY | |||||||
January 5* 8:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech | W 83–73 | 5–5 | Charlotte Coliseum (1,420) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
January 12 8:00 p.m. | at NC State | L 58–85 | 5–6 (0–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (10,300) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
January 15 8:00 p.m. | Clemson | W 71–69 | 6–6 (1–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,200) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 19* 8:00 p.m. | Canisius | W 86–58 | 7–6 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,475) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 22 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | W 76–74 | 8–6 (2–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,800) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 26 8:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | W 77–66 | 9–6 (3–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,100) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 5 8:30 p.m. | at Maryland | L 58–77 | 9–7 (3–3) | Cole Field House (14,585) College Park, MD | |||||||
February 9 8:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 57–62 | 9–8 (3–4) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (7,400) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
February 12* 8:00 p.m. | William & Mary | W 87–69 | 10–8 | Duke Indoor Stadium (5,850) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 16* 8:15 p.m. | at Davidson | L 72–74 | 10–9 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,579) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
February 19 8:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Virginia | W 86–76 | 11–9 (4–4) | University Hall (8,250) Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
February 23 8:00 p.m. | NC State | W 74–73 OT | 12–9 (5–4) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,200) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 26 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Maryland | W 68–59 | 13–9 (6–4) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,600) Durham, NC | |||||||
March 1 8:00 p.m. | at Clemson | L 40–59 | 13–10 (6–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,300) Clemson, SC | |||||||
March 4 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 48–63 | 13–11 (6–6) | Carmichael Auditorium (8,800) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
March 9* | vs. NC State ACC tournament | W 73–60 | 14–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (15,362) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
March 10* | vs. No. 3 North Carolina ACC Tournament | L 48–63 | 14–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (15,362) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.