1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–12 (6–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDuke Indoor Stadium
1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †9–3 .75026–5  .839
No. 14 Maryland8–4 .66727–5  .844
No. 20 Virginia8–4 .66721–7  .750
Duke6–6 .50014–12  .538
NC State6–6 .50016–10  .615
Wake Forest3–9 .2508–18  .308
Clemson2–10 .16710–16  .385
† 1972 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1971–72 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 14–12 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Roster

1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 21 Jeff Burdette 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoGovernor Livingstone Buena Park, CA
G 15 Pat Doughty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr— Tempe, AZ
G 11 Zeno Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWashington Washington, NC
G 25 Gary Melchionni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBishop Eustace Woodbury, NJ
F 12 Richie O'Connor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSt. Michael's Union City, NJ
F 53 Chris Redding 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoArchbishop Carroll Bethesda, MD
F 32 Ron Righter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoDoylestown Chalfont, PA
C 50 Alan Shaw 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMillville Millville, NJ
G 30 Robby West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrColombia South Orange, NJ
C 31 Rob Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrEdgemont Scarsdale, NY
F 35 Stu Yarbrough 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrJordan Durham, NC
Head coach

Bucky Waters

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-05-10

Schedule

North Carolina at Duke, January 22, 1972
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
8:00 p.m.		 Richmond W 54–42  1–0
 Duke Indoor Stadium (7,325)
Durham, NC
December 4
8:00 p.m.		 Virginia L 77–86  1–1
(0–1)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (7,800)
Durham, NC
December 7*
8:00 p.m.		 No. 10 Pennsylvania L 49–50 OT 1–2
 Duke Indoor Stadium (6,950)
Durham, NC
December 11*
8:00 p.m.		 East Carolina W 71–62  2–2
 Duke Indoor Stadium (6,850)
Durham, NC
December 17*
 vs. NC State
Big Four Tournament		 L 62–67  2–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (11,818)
Greensboro, NC
December 18*
 vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament		 W 70–58  3–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (14,312)
Greensboro, NC
December 23*
8:00 p.m.		 Dayton W 68–66  4–3
 Duke Indoor Stadium (5,300)
Durham, NC
December 27*
 vs. St. Peter's
ECAC Holiday Festival		 L 74–77  4–4
 Madison Square Garden (5,326)
New York, NY
December 28*
 vs. Syracuse
ECAC Holiday Festival		 L 72–74  4–5
 Madison Square Garden (1,795)
New York, NY
January 5*
8:00 p.m.		 vs. Virginia Tech W 83–73  5–5
 Charlotte Coliseum (1,420)
Charlotte, NC
January 12
8:00 p.m.		 at NC State L 58–85  5–6
(0–2)		 Reynolds Coliseum (10,300)
Raleigh, NC
January 15
8:00 p.m.		 Clemson W 71–69  6–6
(1–2)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (7,200)
Durham, NC
January 19*
8:00 p.m.		 Canisius W 86–58  7–6
 Duke Indoor Stadium (6,475)
Durham, NC
January 22
2:00 p.m.		 No. 3 North Carolina
Rivalry		 W 76–74  8–6
(2–2)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (8,800)
Durham, NC
January 26
8:00 p.m.		 Wake Forest W 77–66  9–6
(3–2)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (7,100)
Durham, NC
February 5
8:30 p.m.		 at Maryland L 58–77  9–7
(3–3)		 Cole Field House (14,585)
College Park, MD
February 9
8:00 p.m.		 at Wake Forest L 57–62  9–8
(3–4)		 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (7,400)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 12*
8:00 p.m.		 William & Mary W 87–69  10–8
 Duke Indoor Stadium (5,850)
Durham, NC
February 16*
8:15 p.m.		 at Davidson L 72–74  10–9
 Charlotte Coliseum (6,579)
Charlotte, NC
February 19
8:00 p.m.		 at No. 6 Virginia W 86–76  11–9
(4–4)		 University Hall (8,250)
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 23
8:00 p.m.		 NC State W 74–73 OT 12–9
(5–4)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (8,200)
Durham, NC
February 26
2:00 p.m.		 No. 12 Maryland W 68–59  13–9
(6–4)		 Duke Indoor Stadium (8,600)
Durham, NC
March 1
8:00 p.m.		 at Clemson L 40–59  13–10
(6–5)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,300)
Clemson, SC
March 4
2:00 p.m.		 at No. 3 North Carolina L 48–63  13–11
(6–6)		 Carmichael Auditorium (8,800)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 9*
 vs. NC State
ACC tournament		 W 73–60  14–11
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,362)
Greensboro, NC
March 10*
 vs. No. 3 North Carolina
ACC Tournament		 L 48–63  14–12
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,362)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ↑ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1971–72 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ GoDuke.StatsGeek.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.
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