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[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 10–16 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–16 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
Seasons
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

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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[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1973–74 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1973–74 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 173. Retrieved June 30, 2020.