1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–14 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–14 (3–9 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina 11 1   .917 25 4   .862
No. 11 Maryland 7 5   .583 22 6   .786
NC State 7 5   .583 21 9   .700
Clemson 5 7   .417 18 10   .643
Wake Forest 5 7   .417 17 10   .630
No. 18 Virginia 4 8   .333 18 12   .600
Duke 3 9   .250 13 14   .481
1976 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
7:30 p.m.
Johns Hopkins W 103–72  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,800)
Durham, NC
December 3*
7:30 p.m.
No. 8 Tennessee L 80–86  1–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,850)
Durham, NC
December 6
7:30 p.m.
Virginia W 81–79  2–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,600)
Durham, NC
December 10*
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina W 93–74  3–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,250)
Durham, NC
December 26*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Auburn
Holiday Doubleheader
W 85–74  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum (6,400)
Raleigh, NC
December 27*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Western Kentucky
Holiday Doubleheader
W 111–90  5–1
Reynolds Coliseum (6,600)
Raleigh, NC
December 30*
7:30 p.m.
Vermont W 94–77  6–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,100)
Durham, NC
January 2*
7:00 p.m.
vs. No. 9 NC State
Big Four Tournament
L 95–104  6–2
Greensboro Coliseum (15,521)
Greensboro, NC
January 3*
7:00 p.m.
vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Big Four Tournament
L 74–77  6–3
Greensboro Coliseum (15,509)
Greensboro, NC
January 7*
7:30 p.m.
at Tulane L 82–92  6–4
Tulane Gymnasium (2,500)
New Orleans, LA
January 9*
8:00 p.m.
at Georgia Tech W 91–71  7–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (3,037)
Atlanta, GA
January 14
7:30 p.m.
at Clemson L 96–102 OT 7–5
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,200)
Clemson, SC
January 17
2:00 p.m.
No. 7 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 87–89  7–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
January 19*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Virginia Tech W 79–72  8–6
Greensboro Coliseum (4,002)
Greensboro, NC
January 21
8:00 p.m.
Wake Forest W 97–93 OT 9–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,975)
Durham, NC
January 24
2:00 p.m.
at No. 11 NC State L 101–106  9–7
Reynolds Coliseum (11,950)
Raleigh, NC
January 27*
7:30 p.m.
Davidson W 94–79  10–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,100)
Durham, NC
January 31*
7:30 p.m.
West Virginia W 86–77  11–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,800)
Durham, NC
February 4
8:00 p.m.
at Wake Forest L 87–89  11–8
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,180)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 7
3:00 p.m.
at No. 7 Maryland
Rivalry
L 91–102  11–9
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
February 11
8:00 p.m.
at Virginia L 90–94  11–10
University Hall (8,250)
Charlottesville, VA
February 14*
7:15 p.m.
at St. Joseph's W 85–73  12–10
The Palestra (6,883)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18
7:30 p.m.
No. 12 NC State L 95–96  12–11
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 21
7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Maryland W 69–67  13–11
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 25
Clemson L 89–90  13–12
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,010)
Durham, NC
February 28
1:00 p.m.
at No. 4 North Carolina L 71–91  13–13
Carmichael Auditorium (8,800)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 4*
vs. No. 9 Maryland
ACC tournament
L 78–80 OT 13–14
Capital Centre (19,600)
Landover, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1975–76 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1975–76 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-Jun-19.