1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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![]() Setting up for a free throw vs. NC State, February 14 | |
ACC regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 22–8 (9–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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MVP | Jim Spanarkel |
Captain | Jim Spanarkel |
Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 North Carolina † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Duke | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1979 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978–79 college basketball season.
Roster
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- Compiled from multiple sources[1][2]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 25* | No. 1 | at Western Kentucky | W 78–53 | 1–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
November 27* | No. 1 | SMU | W 86–80 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
December 1* | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 N.C. State Big Four Tournament | W 65–63 | 3–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
December 2* | No. 1 | vs. No. 14 North Carolina Big Four Tournament | W 78–68 | 4–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
December 5* | No. 1 | La Salle | W 66–42 | 5–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
December 13* | No. 1 | No. 12 Southern California | W 79–65 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
December 29* | No. 1 | vs. Ohio State ECAC Holiday Tournament | L 84–90 | 6–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
December 30* | No. 1 | vs. St. John's ECAC Holiday Tournament | L 66–69 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
January 2* | No. 1 | at Davidson | W 77–59 | 7–2 | Davidson, NC | ||||||
January 5* | No. 5 | vs. No. 15 Long Beach State Holiday Doubleheader | W 79–78 | 8–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 6* | No. 5 | vs. Tulane Holiday Doubleheader | W 74–64 | 9–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 10 | No. 7 | Clemson | W 73–54 | 10–2 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
January 13 | No. 7 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 68–74 | 10–3 (1–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
January 18 | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 81–69 | 11–3 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
January 21 | No. 8 | at No. 14 N.C. State | W 75–69 | 12–3 (3–1) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 24 | No. 7 | at Virginia | W 84–66 | 13–3 (4–1) | Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
January 28* | No. 7 | No. 13 Marquette | W 69–64 | 14–3 (4–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
January 31 | No. 3 | at Wake Forest | W 75–60 | 15–3 (5–1) | Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
February 3 | No. 3 | No. 17 Maryland | W 87–78 | 16–3 (6–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
February 6 | No. 3 | Virginia | W 64–63 | 17–3 (7–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
February 10* | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | L 69–71 | 17–4 (7–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
February 14 | No. 5 | N.C. State | W 66–48 | 18–4 (8–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
February 16 | No. 5 | at Maryland | L 68–70 | 18–5 (8–2) | College Park, MD | ||||||
February 18* | No. 5 | vs. No. 9 Louisville | W 88–72 | 19–6 (8–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
February 21 | No. 6 | at Clemson | L 49–70 | 19–7 (8–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
February 24 | No. 6 | No. 4 North Carolina | W 47–40 | 20–6 (9–3) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Cameron, NC | ||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
March 1* | vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament • quarterfinals | W 58–56 | 21–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
March 2* | vs. N.C. State ACC tournament • semifinals | W 62–59 | 22–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
March 3* | vs. North Carolina ACC tournament • final | L 63–71 | 22–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 11* | vs. St. John's NCAA tournament • second round | L 78–80 | 22–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
- Compiled from multiple sources[3][4]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Coaches | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Not released |
^Coaches did not release week 1 or week 2 polls.
References
- ^ "1978–79 Duke men's basketball roster" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "1978–79 Duke Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ 1978–79 schedule. GoDuke.com Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
External links
Media related to 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team at Wikimedia Commons
- 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils on Sports Reference