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1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–13 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
Seasons
1976–77 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 9 3   .750 28 5   .848
No. 9 Wake Forest 8 4   .667 22 8   .733
Clemson 8 4   .667 22 6   .786
Maryland 7 5   .583 19 8   .704
NC State 6 6   .500 17 11   .607
Virginia 2 10   .167 12 17   .414
Duke 2 10   .167 14 13   .519
1977 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–13 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 26, 1976
vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament
L 80–81  0–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
November 27, 1976
vs. No. 15 NC State
Big Four Tournament
W 84–82  1–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
November 30, 1976*
Johns Hopkins W 85–66  2–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 4, 1976*
Washington W 83–81  3–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 7, 1976*
at No. 15 Tennessee W 81–78  4–1
 
 
December 11, 1976*
Richmond W 65–63  5–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 14, 1976*
vs. Connecticut W 64–62 OT 6–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, N.Y.
December 29, 1976*
vs. East Carolina
Holiday Doubleheader
W 88–65  7–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, N.C.
December 30, 1976*
vs. Rice
Holiday Doubleheader
W 87–77  8–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, N.C.
January 5, 1977*
at Davidson W 102–51  9–1
 
 
January 10, 1977*
Lafayette W 93–77  10–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 12, 1977
No. 17 Clemson L 73–80 OT 10–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 15, 1977
at No. 5 North Carolina L 68–77  10–3
 
 
January 17, 1977
at Virginia W 82–74 OT 11–3
 
 
January 19, 1977
at No. 9 Wake Forest L 73–85  11–4
 
 
January 22, 1977
NC State L 78–79  11–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 29, 1977
at West Virginia L 65–70  11–6
 
 
January 31, 1977*
at Duquesne W 76–49  12–6
 
 
February 2, 1977
No. 5 Wake Forest L 80–89  12–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 5, 1977
Maryland L 64–65 OT 12–8
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 9, 1977
Virginia W 65–49  13–8
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 12, 1977*
St. Joseph's W 72–62  14–8
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1977
at No. 19 NC State L 74–92  14–9
 
 
February 19, 1977
at Maryland L 72–85  14–10
 
 
February 23, 1977
at No. 19 Clemson L 63–67  14–11
 
 
February 26, 1977
No. 9 North Carolina L 71–84  14–12
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
March 3, 1977
vs. No. 18 Clemson
ACC tournament
L 74–82  14–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1976–77 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1976–77 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. pp. 173–174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.