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1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–12 (6–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDuke Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 9 3   .750 26 5   .839
No. 14 Maryland 8 4   .667 27 5   .844
No. 20 Virginia 8 4   .667 21 7   .750
Duke 6 6   .500 14 12   .538
NC State 6 6   .500 16 10   .615
Wake Forest 3 9   .250 8 18   .308
Clemson 2 10   .167 10 16   .385
1972 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bucky Waters[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Roster

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1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 21 Jeff Burdette 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Governor Livingstone Buena Park, CA
G 15 Pat Doughty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Tempe, AZ
G 11 Zeno Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Washington Washington, NC
G 25 Gary Melchionni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bishop Eustace Woodbury, NJ
F 12 Richie O'Connor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Michael's Union City, NJ
F 53 Chris Redding 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Archbishop Carroll Bethesda, MD
F 32 Ron Righter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Doylestown Chalfont, PA
C 50 Alan Shaw 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Millville Millville, NJ
G 30 Robby West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Colombia South Orange, NJ
C 31 Rob Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Edgemont Scarsdale, NY
F 35 Stu Yarbrough 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Jordan Durham, NC
Head coach

Bucky Waters

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-05-10

Schedule

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North Carolina at Duke, January 22, 1972
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
8:00 p.m.
Richmond W 54–42  1–0
Duke Indoor Stadium (7,325)
Durham, NC
December 4
8:00 p.m.
Virginia L 77–86  1–1
(0–1)
Duke Indoor Stadium (7,800)
Durham, NC
December 7*
8:00 p.m.
No. 10 Pennsylvania L 49–50 OT 1–2
Duke Indoor Stadium (6,950)
Durham, NC
December 11*
8:00 p.m.
East Carolina W 71–62  2–2
Duke Indoor Stadium (6,850)
Durham, NC
December 17*
vs. NC State
Big Four Tournament
L 62–67  2–3
Greensboro Coliseum (11,818)
Greensboro, NC
December 18*
vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament
W 70–58  3–3
Greensboro Coliseum (14,312)
Greensboro, NC
December 23*
8:00 p.m.
Dayton W 68–66  4–3
Duke Indoor Stadium (5,300)
Durham, NC
December 27*
vs. St. Peter's
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 74–77  4–4
Madison Square Garden (5,326)
New York, NY
December 28*
vs. Syracuse
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 72–74  4–5
Madison Square Garden (1,795)
New York, NY
January 5*
8:00 p.m.
vs. Virginia Tech W 83–73  5–5
Charlotte Coliseum (1,420)
Charlotte, NC
January 12
8:00 p.m.
at NC State L 58–85  5–6
(0–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (10,300)
Raleigh, NC
January 15
8:00 p.m.
Clemson W 71–69  6–6
(1–2)
Duke Indoor Stadium (7,200)
Durham, NC
January 19*
8:00 p.m.
Canisius W 86–58  7–6
Duke Indoor Stadium (6,475)
Durham, NC
January 22
2:00 p.m.
No. 3 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 76–74  8–6
(2–2)
Duke Indoor Stadium (8,800)
Durham, NC
January 26
8:00 p.m.
Wake Forest W 77–66  9–6
(3–2)
Duke Indoor Stadium (7,100)
Durham, NC
February 5
8:30 p.m.
at Maryland L 58–77  9–7
(3–3)
Cole Field House (14,585)
College Park, MD
February 9
8:00 p.m.
at Wake Forest L 57–62  9–8
(3–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (7,400)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 12*
8:00 p.m.
William & Mary W 87–69  10–8
Duke Indoor Stadium (5,850)
Durham, NC
February 16*
8:15 p.m.
at Davidson L 72–74  10–9
Charlotte Coliseum (6,579)
Charlotte, NC
February 19
8:00 p.m.
at No. 6 Virginia W 86–76  11–9
(4–4)
University Hall (8,250)
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 23
8:00 p.m.
NC State W 74–73 OT 12–9
(5–4)
Duke Indoor Stadium (8,200)
Durham, NC
February 26
2:00 p.m.
No. 12 Maryland W 68–59  13–9
(6–4)
Duke Indoor Stadium (8,600)
Durham, NC
March 1
8:00 p.m.
at Clemson L 40–59  13–10
(6–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,300)
Clemson, SC
March 4
2:00 p.m.
at No. 3 North Carolina L 48–63  13–11
(6–6)
Carmichael Auditorium (8,800)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 9*
vs. NC State
ACC tournament
W 73–60  14–11
Greensboro Coliseum (15,362)
Greensboro, NC
March 10*
vs. No. 3 North Carolina
ACC Tournament
L 48–63  14–12
Greensboro Coliseum (15,362)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.