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1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
ACC tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record27–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1962–63 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
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 City, Ny.
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, New York City
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
Compiled from multiple sources[2][3][4][5]

Schedule and results

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Art Heyman rebounding against Clemson
Duke center Jay Buckley blocks Les Hunter of Loyola during the NCAA national semifinal.
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

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

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

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