1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions; ACC tournament champions
NCAA Division I men's tournament, third place
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	27–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach	Vic Bubas;
Assistant coaches	Bucky Waters; Fred Shabel;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961–62 1963–64 →

1962–63 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Duke †	14	–	0	1.000	27	–	3	.900
Wake Forest	11	–	3	.786	16	–	10	.615
North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	15	–	6	.714
Clemson	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
NC State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	11	.476
South Carolina	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375
Maryland	4	–	10	.286	8	–	13	.381
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	5	–	20	.200

† 1963 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Vic Bubas. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	22	Jay Buckley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Cheverly, Md.
C	42	Fred Cox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
G	23	Ray Cox	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Durham, N.C.
G	20	Denny Ferguson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Springdale, Pa.
G	55	Ron Herbster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Chester, Mass.
F	25	Art Heyman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	New York, N.Y.
G	30	Buzzy Harrison	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	South Charleston, W.V.
F	33	Bob Jamieson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, N.C.
F	13	Brent Kitching	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Sharon Hill, Pa.
F	45	Ted Mann, Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Durham, N.C.
F	44	Jeff Mullins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Queens, N.Y.
G	11	Fred Schmidt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pa.
C	31	Hack Tison	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Geneva, Ill.
G	43	Bill Ulrich	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Audubon, N.J.
F	14	Scott Williamson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Sanford, N.C.

Head coach

Vic Bubas

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Compiled from multiple sources^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1962*	No. 2	Davidson	W 76–68	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1962	No. 2	South Carolina	W 95–63	2–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1962	No. 2	Maryland	W 92–56	3–0 (2–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 11, 1962*	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 90–70	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 13, 1962	No. 2	at Clemson	W 92–67	5–0 (3–0)	Clemson Field House Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 15, 1962*	No. 2	at Louisville	W 76–75	6–0	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1962*	No. 2	at Davidson	L 69–72	6–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1962*	No. 2	at Miami (FL)	L 69–71	6–2	Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Florida
Dec 28, 1962*	No. 8	Princeton	W 85–74	7–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1962*	No. 8	vs. Wake Forest	W 113–87	8–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1963	No. 7	Virginia	W 82–65	9–2 (4–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1963	No. 7	NC State	W 78–52	10–2 (5–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1963*	No. 6	at Navy	W 85–70	11–2	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 12, 1963	No. 6	Clemson	W 78–67	12–2 (6–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1963*	No. 4	No. 6 West Virginia	W 111–71	13–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1963	No. 3	at South Carolina	W 88–70	14–2 (7–0)	Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 2, 1963	No. 3	at North Carolina	W 77–69	15–2 (8–0)	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1963	No. 3	at Wake Forest	W 97–66	16–2 (9–0)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1963	No. 3	at NC State	W 56–55	17–2 (10–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1963	No. 3	at Virginia	W 79–74	18–2 (11–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1963	No. 3	Wake Forest	W 73–60	19–2 (12–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1963	No. 2	at Maryland	W 76–70	20–2 (13–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 23, 1963	No. 2	North Carolina	W 106–93	21–2 (14–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Feb 28, 1963*	No. 2	Virginia	W 89–70	22–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1963*	No. 2	at NC State	W 82–65	23–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1963*	No. 2	vs. Wake Forest	W 68–57	24–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1963*	No. 2	vs. No. 9 New York University	W 81–76	25–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 16, 1963*	No. 2	vs. Saint Joseph's	W 73–59	26–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Mar 22, 1963*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Loyola-Chicago National Semifinal	L 75–94	26–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 23, 1963*	No. 2	vs. Oregon State National third-place game	W 85–63	27–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament[edit]

West
- Duke 81, New York 76
- Duke 73, St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 59
Final Four
- Loyola–Chicago 94, Duke 75
Third-place game
- Duke 85, Oregon State 63

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Awards and honors[edit]

Art Heyman, AP National Player of the Year award
Art Heyman, ACC Player of the Year award
Art Heyman, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[7]
Art Heyman, USBWA College Player of the Year^[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Art Heyman	New York Knicks

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ NCAA Annual National Collegiate Basketball Championship: 25th Anniversary Souvenir Program (Game program), NCAA, March 22, 1963 – via Mississippi State University Libraries
^ "1962–63 Duke Blue Devils Roster and States". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "1962–1963 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "1962–1963 Duke Blue Devils". dukeupdate.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ 1963 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
^ 1963 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

Roster and stats at Sports Reference

[1] sports-reference.com 1962-63 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[program-2] NCAA Annual National Collegiate Basketball Championship: 25th Anniversary Souvenir Program (Game program), NCAA, March 22, 1963 – via Mississippi State University Libraries

[3] "1962–63 Duke Blue Devils Roster and States". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[4] "1962–1963 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[5] "1962–1963 Duke Blue Devils". dukeupdate.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[6] 1963 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com

[Tourney_History-7] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.

[8] "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

[9] 1963 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine

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