The 1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1972–73 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 12–14 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 12–14 (4–8 ACC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 NC State † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 North Carolina | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Maryland | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1973 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 2, 1972* |
William & Mary | W 98–74 | 1–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
December 8, 1972* |
vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic |
W 69–65 | 2–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, Calif. | |||||||
December 9, 1972* |
vs. San Francisco Cable Car Classic |
L 68–72 | 2–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, Calif. | |||||||
December 12, 1972* |
East Carolina | W 108–74 | 3–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
December 15, 1972 |
vs. No. 11 North Carolina Big Four Tournament |
L 86–91 | 3–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. | |||||||
December 16, 1972 |
vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament |
W 80–67 | 4–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. | |||||||
December 27, 1972* |
at UNLV Las Vegas Classic |
L 83–89 | 4–3 |
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev. | |||||||
December 28, 1972* |
vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic |
L 77–82 | 4–4 |
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev. | |||||||
December 30, 1972* |
Harvard | W 102–76 | 5–4 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
January 3, 1973 |
at Virginia | L 74–80 1OT | 5–5 |
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January 6, 1973 |
at Wake Forest | L 80–83 | 5–6 |
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January 10, 1973 |
at NC State | L 87–94 | 5–7 |
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January 13, 1973 |
Clemson | W 75–73 | 6–7 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
January 17, 1973* |
at Davidson | W 78–75 | 7–7 |
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January 20, 1973 |
at No. 4 North Carolina | L 71–82 | 7–8 |
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January 24, 1973* |
at Richmond | W 70–66 | 8–8 |
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January 27, 1973 |
at Georgia Tech | L 86–88 | 8–9 |
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February 3, 1973 |
No. 3 Maryland | W 85–81 | 9–9 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
February 7, 1973 |
Wake Forest | W 84–71 | 10–9 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
February 13, 1973 |
Virginia | W 90–66 | 11–9 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
February 17, 1973 |
Notre Dame | W 86–74 | 12–9 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
February 21, 1973 |
NC State | L 50–74 | 12–10 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
February 24, 1973 |
at No. 8 Maryland | L 68–96 | 12–11 |
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February 28, 1973 |
at Clemson | L 50–75 | 12–12 |
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March 3, 1973 |
No. 7 North Carolina | L 70–72 | 12–13 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. | |||||||
March 8, 1973 |
vs. Virginia ACC tournament |
L 55–59 | 12–14 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 173. Retrieved June 30, 2020.