1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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

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

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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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

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.