1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–14 (4–8 ACC)
Head coach	Bucky Waters;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 NC State †	12	–	0	1.000	27	–	0	1.000
No. 11 North Carolina	8	–	4	.667	25	–	8	.758
No. 8 Maryland	7	–	5	.583	23	–	7	.767
Duke	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	13	–	12	.520
Clemson	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1973 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1972–73 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 12–14 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2, 1972*	William & Mary	W 98–74	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 8, 1972*	vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	W 69–65	2–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, Calif.
December 9, 1972*	vs. San Francisco Cable Car Classic	L 68–72	2–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, Calif.
December 12, 1972*	East Carolina	W 108–74	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 15, 1972	vs. No. 11 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	L 86–91	3–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
December 16, 1972	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	W 80–67	4–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
December 27, 1972*	at UNLV Las Vegas Classic	L 83–89	4–3	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev.
December 28, 1972*	vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic	L 77–82	4–4	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev.
December 30, 1972*	Harvard	W 102–76	5–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 3, 1973	at Virginia	L 74–80 ^1OT	5–5
January 6, 1973	at Wake Forest	L 80–83	5–6
January 10, 1973	at NC State	L 87–94	5–7
January 13, 1973	Clemson	W 75–73	6–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 17, 1973*	at Davidson	W 78–75	7–7
January 20, 1973	at No. 4 North Carolina	L 71–82	7–8
January 24, 1973*	at Richmond	W 70–66	8–8
January 27, 1973	at Georgia Tech	L 86–88	8–9
February 3, 1973	No. 3 Maryland	W 85–81	9–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 7, 1973	Wake Forest	W 84–71	10–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 13, 1973	Virginia	W 90–66	11–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 17, 1973	Notre Dame	W 86–74	12–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 21, 1973	NC State	L 50–74	12–10	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 24, 1973	at No. 8 Maryland	L 68–96	12–11
February 28, 1973	at Clemson	L 50–75	12–12
March 3, 1973	No. 7 North Carolina	L 70–72	12–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
March 8, 1973	vs. Virginia ACC tournament	L 55–59	12–14	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[3]

References

^ "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 173. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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[1] "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[2] "1972–73 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[3] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 173. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
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