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 →

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]

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

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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