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1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record28–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 NC State 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
No. 9 Duke 9 5   .643 28 8   .778
Virginia 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
No. 5 North Carolina 9 5   .643 29 8   .784
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Clemson 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Maryland 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. 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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1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 30 Alaa Abdelnaby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bloomfield, New Jersey
F 21 Robert Brickey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina
F/C 45 Clay Buckley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wayne, Pennsylvania
C 42 George Burgin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fairfax, Virginia
G/F 23 Brian Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bladensburg, Maryland
F 35 Danny Ferry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Phil Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr University Park, Illinois
F 22 Greg Koubek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Clifton Park, New York
F/C 32 Christian Laettner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Angola, New York
C 34 Crawford Palmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Arlington, Virginia
F 33 John Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fort Washington, Maryland
G 14 Quin Snyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mercer Island, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 19, 1988*
No. 1 vs. Kentucky
Tipoff Classic
W 80–55  1–0
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
November 26, 1988*
No. 1 The Citadel W 93–52  2–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 30, 1988*
No. 1 East Carolina W 95–46  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 3, 1988*
No. 1 Northwestern W 86–62  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 5, 1988*
No. 1 Stetson W 90–62  5–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 10, 1988*
No. 1 at Miami (FL) W 117–102  6–0
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
December 21, 1988
No. 1 Wake Forest W 94–88  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 29, 1988*
No. 1 Cornell W 94–59  8–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 3, 1989*
No. 1 at Washington W 87–61  9–0
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 5, 1989*
No. 1 Davidson W 101–53  10–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 7, 1989
No. 1 at Virginia W 84–76  11–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
January 11, 1989*
No. 1 William & Mary W 100–38  12–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 14, 1989
No. 1 at Maryland W 82–72  13–0
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 18, 1989
No. 1 No. 13 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 71–91  13–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 21, 1989
No. 1 at Wake Forest L 71–75  13–2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 26, 1989
No. 8 at No. 15 NC State L 73–88  13–3
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 29, 1989
No. 8 Clemson W 92–62  14–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 2, 1989
No. 12 at Georgia Tech L 76–81  14–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 5, 1989*
No. 12 at Notre Dame W 102–80  15–4
Purcell Pavilion 
South Bend, IN
February 8, 1989
No. 14 Virginia W 85–66  16–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 11, 1989
No. 14 Maryland W 86–60  17–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 14, 1989*
No. 11 at Harvard W 98–59  18–4
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
February 18, 1989*
No. 11 Kansas W 102–77  19–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 20, 1989
No. 11 Georgia Tech W 91–66  20–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 23, 1989
No. 9 No. 17 NC State W 86–65  21–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 26, 1989*
No. 9 vs. No. 2 Arizona L 75–77  21–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
March 1, 1989
No. 9 at Clemson L 74–79  21–6
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
March 5, 1989
No. 9 at No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 88–86  22–6
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10, 1989
No. 7 vs. Wake Forest
Quarterfinals
W 88–64  23–6
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 11, 1989
No. 7 vs. Virginia
Semifinals
W 69–58  24–6
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 1989
No. 7 vs. No. 9 North Carolina
Finals
L 74–77  24–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1989*
No. 9 vs. South Carolina State
First Round
W 90–69  25–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 18, 1989*
No. 9 vs. No. 17 West Virginia
Second Round
W 70–63  26–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 24, 1989*
No. 9 vs. Minnesota
Sweet Sixteen
W 87–70  27–7
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
March 26, 1989*
No. 9 vs. No. 2 Georgetown
Elite Eight
W 85–77  28–7
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
April 1, 1989*
No. 9 vs. No. 11 Seton Hall
Final Four
L 78–95  28–8
Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[2]

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Danny Ferry Los Angeles Clippers

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References

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  1. ^ "1989 NCAA First and Second Rounds program". March 1989. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. pp. 175–176. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.