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1967–68 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1967–68 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NIT tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record22–6 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDuke Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1967–68 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 12 2   .857 28 4   .875
No. 10 Duke 11 3   .786 22 6   .786
NC State 9 5   .643 16 10   .615
South Carolina 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Virginia 5 9   .357 9 16   .360
Maryland 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Clemson 3 11   .214 4 20   .167
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 5 21   .192
1968 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1967–68 team featured in the Duke Chronicle

The 1967–68 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Roster

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1967–68 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Tony Barone 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Chicago, Ill.
G 23 C. B. Claiborne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Danville, Va.
G 20 Dave Golden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
F 33 Doug Jackson
F 40 Joe Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bowie, Md.
F 31 Tim Kolodziej 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Amsterdam, N.Y.
G 41 Ray Kuhlmeier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
C 42 Mike Lewis (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Missoula, Mont.
F 53 Fred Lind 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Highland Park, Ill.
G 43 John Posen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
F 50 Glen Smiley
So
F 34 Tim Teer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
F 52 Steve Vandenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cresaptown, Md.
G 22 Ron Wendelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach

Vic Bubas

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Compiled from multiple sources[1][3][4][5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1967*
vs. VPI W 74–66  1–0
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 6, 1967*
at Michigan W 93–72  2–0
 
 
December 9, 1967*
at Alabama W 86–80  3–0
 
 
December 13, 1967
Virginia W 103–61  4–0
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 16, 1967*
at No. 3 Vanderbilt L 75–76  4–1
 
 
December 19, 1967*
Princeton W 85–79  5–1
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 30, 1967
vs. Wake Forest W 103–76  6–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 3, 1968*
Davidson W 89–84  7–1
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 6, 1968
at No. 3 North Carolina L 72–75  7–2
 
 
January 9, 1968
Clemson W 101–79  8–2
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1968
at Maryland W 84–52  9–2
 
 
January 27, 1968
NC State W 82–76  10–2
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 30, 1968
No. 9 at South Carolina L 80–83  10–3
 
 
February 1, 1968
No. 9 at Virginia W 90–78  11–3
 
 
February 6, 1968
Maryland W 85–64  12–3
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 8, 1968*
vs. Southern Illinois W 78–54  13–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 10, 1968*
vs. Notre Dame W 73–67  14–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
February 14, 1968
No. 10 Wake Forest W 105–65  15–3
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 17, 1968*
No. 10 Temple W 92–57  16–3
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 20, 1968
No. 8 at Clemson W 82–70  17–3
 
 
February 22, 1968
No. 8 at Wake Forest W 50–41  18–3
 
 
February 24, 1968
No. 8 South Carolina L 50–56  18–4
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 28, 1968
No. 10 at NC State W 71–61  19–4
 
 
March 2, 1968
No. 10 No. 3 North Carolina W 87–86 3OT 20–4
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
ACC tournament
March 7, 1968
No. 6 vs. Clemson
ACC Quarterfinal
W 43–40  21–4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 8, 1968
No. 6 vs. NC State
ACC Semifinal
L 10–12  21–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, N.C.
NIT
March 14, 1968*
No. 10 vs. Oklahoma City
NIT First Round
W 97–81  22–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 18, 1968*
No. 10 vs. St. Peter's
NIT Quarterfinal
L 71–100  22–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1967–68 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1967–68 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ The Chanticleer (Yearbook). Vol. LVI. Duke University. 1968. pp. 342, 343, 402. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "1967–1968 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Final 1968 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report: Duke University" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics. 1968.
  6. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 172. Retrieved June 30, 2020.