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1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (2–14 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 4 North Carolina 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 10 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
No. 13 Virginia 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Florida State 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
NC State 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
Duke 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
1995 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season lives in Duke Blue Devil infamy, as head coach Mike Krzyzewski,[2] was forced to leave the team after twelve games while seeking treatment for an injured back and exhaustion.

During the season, the few games that resulted in wins were added to Coach K's coaching record, while the losses were given to Pete Gaudet. Many outside of the Duke fan base have speculated Coach K used the injury excuse as a way to back out of a terrible team and saddle the hardship of the season on an assistant coach.

Assistant Pete Gaudet would finish the rest of the Blue Devils' disappointing season with an overall record of 13–18, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they failed to finish above .500, won fewer than twenty games, and missed the NCAA tournament. The eighteen losses still stand as the most ever in a single season by a Duke team. This was also the last time Duke failed to make a national post-season tournament of any kind until 2021, when COVID-19 concerns caused them to drop out of the ACC tournament and end their season early.[3]

Roster

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1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 3 Ricky Price 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Serra HS Carson, CA
G 4 Kenny Blakeney (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr DeMatha Catholic HS Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jeff Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So South View HS Fayetteville, NC
G 12 Steve Wojciechowski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons School Severna Park, MD
G 15 Todd Singleton (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Old Mill HS Queenstown, MD
G 20 Chris Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Glenbrook North HS Northbrook, IL
G 21 Trajan Langdon (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr East HS Anchorage, AK
F 30 Tony Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Newport Prep (MD) Washington, D.C.
F 31 Stan Brunson Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Christiana HS Newark, DE
F 34 Carmen Wallace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tower Hill School Wilmington, DE
F 42 Joey Beard (TO) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So South Lakes HS Reston, VA
C 44 Cherokee Parks (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Marina HS Huntington Beach, CA
C 52 Erik Meek (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr San Pasqual HS Escondido, CA
F 55 Greg Newton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So A. N. Myer Secondary Niagara Falls, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Sonny Falcone (Duke)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (TO) Transferred out
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2024-07-22

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1994*
No. 8 Brown W 80–38  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
November 26, 1994*
No. 8 Northeastern W 93–70  2–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
November 29, 1994*
No. 6 vs. No. 16 Connecticut L 86–90  2–1
Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Mich.
December 3, 1994*
No. 6 vs. Illinois W 70–65  3–1
United Center 
Chicago, Ill.
December 6, 1994*
No. 9 George Washington W 103–73  4–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 10, 1994*
No. 9 No. 23 Michigan W 69–59  5–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 19, 1994*
No. 9 North Carolina A&T W 99–56  6–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 27, 1994*
No. 7 vs. Iowa
Rainbow Classic
L 71–81  6–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29, 1994*
No. 7 vs. Boston University
Rainbow Classic
W 73–54  7–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 30, 1994
No. 7 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech
Rainbow Classic
W 76–69  8–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 2, 1995*
No. 7 South Carolina State W 107–61  9–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 4, 1995
No. 11 Clemson L 70–75  9–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 7, 1995
No. 11 at No. 24 Georgia Tech L 68–75  9–4
 
 
January 11, 1995
No. 16 at No. 14 Wake Forest L 64–74  9–5
 
 
January 14, 1995
No. 16 Virginia L 88–91 2OT 9–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 18, 1995
NC State L 60–77  9–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 21, 1995
at Florida State L 75–78  9–8
 
 
January 24, 1995*
at Notre Dame W 87–74  10–8
 
 
January 28, 1995
at No. 8 Maryland L 72–74  10–9
 
 
February 2, 1995
No. 2 North Carolina L 100–102 2OT 10–10
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 4, 1995
at Clemson L 44–51  10–11
 
 
February 9, 1995
No. 18 Georgia Tech W 77–70  11–11
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 11, 1995
No. 11 Wake Forest L 61–62  11–12
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 15, 1995
at No. 16 Virginia L 58–64  11–13
 
 
February 18, 1995
at NC State L 79–84  11–14
 
 
February 22, 1995
Florida State W 72–67  12–14
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 26, 1995
at No. 2 UCLA L 77–100  12–15
 
 
March 1, 1995
No. 6 Maryland L 92–94  12–16
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
March 4, 1995
at No. 2 North Carolina L 86–99  12–17
 
 
ACC Tournament
March 9, 1995
vs. NC State W 83–70  13–17
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
March 10, 1995
vs. No. 7 Wake Forest L 70–87  13–18
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[4]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1994–95 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Duke out of ACC tournament after positive COVID-19 result within program and with a 13-11 overall record and 9-9 record in the ACC, had no hope of making the NCAA tournament". March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.