1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 9
Record	28–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Pete Gaudet (7th season); Mike Brey (2nd season); Tommy Amaker (1st season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Mike Krzyzewski (Army)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 19, 1988*	No. 1	vs. Kentucky Tipoff Classic	W 80–55	1–0	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Mass.
November 26, 1988*	No. 1	The Citadel	W 93–52	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
November 30, 1988*	No. 1	East Carolina	W 95–46	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 3, 1988*	No. 1	Northwestern	W 86–62	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 5, 1988*	No. 1	Stetson	W 90–62	5–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 10, 1988*	No. 1	at Miami (FL)	W 117–102	6–0
December 21, 1988	No. 1	Wake Forest	W 94–88	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 29, 1988*	No. 1	Cornell	W 94–59	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 3, 1989*	No. 1	at Washington	W 87–61	9–0
January 5, 1989*	No. 1	Davidson	W 101–53	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 7, 1989	No. 1	at Virginia	W 84–76	11–0
January 11, 1989*	No. 1	William & Mary	W 100–38	12–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 14, 1989	No. 1	at Maryland	W 82–72	13–0
January 18, 1989	No. 1	No. 13 North Carolina	L 71–91	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 21, 1989	No. 1	at Wake Forest	L 71–75	13–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
January 26, 1989	No. 8	at No. 15 NC State	L 73–88	13–3
January 29, 1989	No. 8	Clemson	W 92–62	14–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 2, 1989	No. 12	at Georgia Tech	L 76–81	14–4
February 5, 1989*	No. 12	at Notre Dame	W 102–80	15–4
February 8, 1989	No. 14	Virginia	W 85–66	16–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 11, 1989	No. 14	Maryland	W 86–60	17–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 14, 1989*	No. 11	at Harvard	W 98–59	18–4
February 18, 1989*	No. 11	Kansas	W 102–77	19–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 20, 1989	No. 11	Georgia Tech	W 91–66	20–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 23, 1989	No. 9	No. 17 NC State	W 86–65	21–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 26, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 2 Arizona	L 75–77	21–5	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, N.J.
March 1, 1989	No. 9	at Clemson	L 74–79	21–6
March 5, 1989	No. 9	at No. 5 North Carolina	W 88–86	22–6
March 10, 1989	No. 7	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament	W 88–64	23–6	The Omni Atlanta, Ga.
March 11, 1989	No. 7	vs. Virginia ACC Tournament	W 69–58	24–6	The Omni Atlanta, Ga.
March 12, 1989	No. 7	vs. No. 9 North Carolina ACC Tournament	L 74–77	24–7	The Omni Atlanta, Ga.
March 16, 1989*	No. 9	vs. South Carolina State NCAA Tournament	W 90–69	25–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
March 18, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 17 West Virginia NCAA Tournament	W 70–63	26–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
March 24, 1989*	No. 9	vs. Minnesota NCAA Tournament	W 87–70	27–7	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, N.J.
March 26, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 2 Georgetown NCAA Tournament	W 85–77	28–7	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, N.J.
April 1, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 11 Seton Hall NCAA Final Four	L 78–95	28–8	Kingdome Seattle, Wash.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[2]

Awards and honors

Danny Ferry, USBWA College Player of the Year^[3]
Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

^ "1989 NCAA First and Second Rounds program". March 1989. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. 14 October 2019. pp. 175–176. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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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. 14 October 2019. pp. 175–176. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue Devil Big Four Tournament Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics