1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Neill McGeachy and the team finished the season with an overall record of 10–16 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.

1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–16 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach	Neill McGeachy
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina

1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 NC State †	12	–	0		1.000			30	–	1		.968
No. 4 Maryland	9	–	3		.750			23	–	5		.821
No. 12 North Carolina	9	–	3		.750			22	–	6		.786
Virginia	4	–	8		.333			11	–	16		.407
Clemson	3	–	9		.250			14	–	12		.538
Wake Forest	3	–	9		.250			13	–	13		.500
Duke	2	–	10		.167			10	–	16		.385
† 1974 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1, 1973*		East Carolina	W 82–69	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 3, 1973*		at William & Mary	W 93–79	2–0
December 8, 1973		at Virginia	L 82–104	2–1
December 10, 1973*		Appalachian State	W 83–53	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 26, 1973*		vs. Western Kentucky Gator Bowl Classic	W 75–69	4–1	Jacksonville Coliseum  Jacksonville, Fla.
December 27, 1973*		vs. Florida Gator Bowl Classic	L 60–77	4–2	Jacksonville Coliseum  Jacksonville, Fla.
December 29, 1973*		Yale	W 105–80	5–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 4, 1974		vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	L 61–64	5–3	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, N.C.
January 5, 1974		vs. No. 4 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	L 75–84	5–4	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, N.C.
January 12, 1974*		at Pittsburgh	L 46–62	5–5
January 16, 1974		Clemson	W 63–50	6–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 19, 1974		No. 5 North Carolina	L 71–73	6–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 23, 1974		Wake Forest	L 71–90	6–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 26, 1974*		at Princeton	W 73–65	7–7
January 30, 1974*		Davidson	W 89–72	8–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 2, 1974		at No. 6 Maryland	L 83–104	8–8
February 4, 1974		NC State	L 78–92	8–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 6, 1974		at Wake Forest	L 67–74	8–10
February 9, 1974*		at No. 3 Notre Dame	L 68–87	8–11
February 13, 1974		Virginia	W 88–78	9–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1974		Georgia Tech	W 70–60	10–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 20, 1974		at NC State	L 87–113	10–12
February 23, 1974		No. 5 Maryland	L 61–64	10–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 27, 1974		at Clemson	L 68–74	10–14
March 2, 1974		at No. 4 North Carolina	L 92–96 OT	10–15
March 7, 1974		vs. No. 4 Maryland ACC tournament	L 66–85	10–16	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide