1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
National Championship Game, ; L 73-103 vs. UNLV
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	29–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Pete Gaudet; Mike Brey; Tommy Amaker; Jay Bilas (1st season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	26	–	9	.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5	.643	29	–	9	.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6	.571	28	–	7	.800
North Carolina	8	–	6	.571	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
NC State	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	30	Alaa Abdelnaby	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Bloomfield, New Jersey
F	21	Robert Brickey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F/C	45	Clay Buckley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Wayne, Pennsylvania
G	13	Joe Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Illinois
G/F	23	Brian Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Capitol Heights, Maryland
G	3	Phil Henderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	University Park, Illinois
G/F	25	Thomas Hill	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lancaster, Texas
G	11	Bobby Hurley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	22	Greg Koubek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Clifton Park, New York
F	32	Christian Laettner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Angola, New York
G	5	Billy McCaffrey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Allentown, Pennsylvania
C	34	Crawford Palmer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Arlington, Virginia

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
November 25, 1989*	No. 10	Harvard	W 130–54	1–0	22 – Tied	9 – Laettner	12 – Henderson	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 29, 1989*	No. 7	Canisius	W 102–66	2–0	18 – Tied	7 – Laettner	9 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 2, 1989*	No. 7	at Northwestern	W 103–77	3–0	23 – Laettner	18 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 6, 1989*	No. 6	vs. No. 1 Syracuse ACC/Big East Challenge	L 76–78	3–1	21 – Brickey	9 – Abdelnaby	10 – Hurley	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 9, 1989*	No. 6	at No. 8 Michigan	L 108–113 ^OT	3–2	26 – Laettner	8 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 1989*	No. 12	at Davidson	W 89–44	4–2	14 – Henderson	8 – Brickey	4 – Hurley	Belk Arena Davidson, NC
December 23, 1989*	No. 12	Washington	W 74–64	5–2	19 – Laettner	5 – Tied	6 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 28, 1989*	No. 13	vs. Drake Rainbow Classic	W 101–77	6–2	20 – Laettner	6 – Laettner	9 – Hurley	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
December 29, 1989*	No. 13	vs. Cincinnati Rainbow Classic	W 95–83	7–2	18 – Laettner	11 – Laettner	8 – Hurley	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
December 30, 1989*	No. 13	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 87–75	8–2	19 – Tied	10 – Abdelnaby	4 – Hurley	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
January 3, 1990*	No. 13	The Citadel	W 108–69	9–2	29 – Henderson	12 – Abdelnaby	8 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 6, 1990	No. 13	Virginia	W 76–68	10–2	16 – Abdelnaby	8 – Laettner	9 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 11, 1990	No. 10	at No. 9 Georgia Tech	W 96–91	11–2	26 – Henderson	10 – Laettner	11 – Hurley	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
January 13, 1990	No. 10	Maryland Rivalry	W 91–80	12–2	27 – Laettner	8 – Henderson	9 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 17, 1990	No. 8	at North Carolina Rivalry	L 60–79	12–3	18 – Laettner	13 – Laettner	1 – Tied	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 1990	No. 8	at Wake Forest	W 97–69	13–3	18 – Tied	11 – Tied	7 – Hurley	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 22, 1990	No. 8	at William & Mary	W 109–76	14–3	25 – Henderson	9 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 1990	No. 8	NC State	W 85–82 ^OT	15–3	25 – Henderson	16 – Laettner	12 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 28, 1990	No. 8	No. 13 Georgia Tech	W 88–86	16–3	19 – Laettner	11 – Laettner	13 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 31, 1990	No. 5	Clemson	W 94–80	17–3	20 – Henderson	7 – Tied	11 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 4, 1990*	No. 5	Notre Dame	W 88–76	18–3	22 – Abdelnaby	10 – Laettner	10 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 8, 1990	No. 4	at Virginia	L 69–72	18–4	16 – Abdelnaby	19 – Laettner	5 – Hurley	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 1990	No. 4	at Maryland Rivalry	W 114–111 ^OT	19–4	26 – Tied	8 – Abdelnaby	8 – Hurley	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 12, 1990*	No. 4	vs. Stetson	W 102–67	20–4	18 – Abdelnaby	12 – Laettner	10 – Hurley	Amway Arena Orlando, FL
February 14, 1990*	No. 6	East Carolina	W 84–51	21–4	21 – McCaffrey	6 – Laettner	9 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 18, 1990	No. 6	Wake Forest	W 71–56	22–4	15 – Tied	9 – Laettner	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 21, 1990	No. 3	at NC State	L 71–76	22–5	32 – Abdelnaby	12 – Laettner	13 – Hurley	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 25, 1990*	No. 3	No. 21 Arizona	W 78–76	23–5	28 – Henderson	7 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 28, 1990	No. 5	at No. 20 Clemson	L 93–97	23–6	25 – Laettner	12 – Laettner	10 – Hurley	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 4, 1990	No. 5	North Carolina	L 75–87	23–7	16 – Tied	11 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9, 1990	No. 12	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	W 104–84	24–7	24 – Henderson	13 – Laettner	7 – Hurley	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
March 10, 1990	No. 12	vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech Semifinals	L 72–83	24–8	29 – Laettner	9 – Laettner	8 – Hurley	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1990*	No. 15	vs. Richmond First Round	W 81–46	25–8	22 – Abdelnaby	12 – Abdelnaby	6 – Hurley	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
March 18, 1990*	No. 15	vs. St. John's Second Round	W 76–72	26–8	22 – Brickey	9 – Brickey	7 – Hurley	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
March 22, 1990*	No. 15	vs. UCLA Sweet Sixteen	W 90–81	27–8	28 – Henderson	14 – Laettner	9 – Hurley	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
March 24, 1990*	No. 15	vs. No. 3 Connecticut Elite Eight	W 79–78 ^OT	28–8	27 – Abdelnaby	14 – Abdelnaby	8 – Hurley	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
March 31, 1990*	No. 15	vs. No. 7 Arkansas Final Four	W 97–83	29–8	28 – Henderson	14 – Laettner	6 – Hurley	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
April 2, 1990*	No. 15	vs. No. 2 UNLV National Championship	L 73–103	29–9	21 – Henderson	9 – Laettner	5 – Laettner	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[2]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1990	1	25	Alaa Abdelnaby	Portland Trail Blazers
1990	2	49	Phil Henderson	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ "1990 NCAA Final Four program". March 1990. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 176. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ "1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.

[1] "1990 NCAA Final Four program". March 1990. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 176. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[3] "1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.

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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