1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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]

1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1971–72 record14–12 (6–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDuke Indoor Stadium
1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †9–3 .750  26–5  .839
No. 14 Maryland8–4 .667  27–5  .844
No. 20 Virginia8–4 .667  21–7  .750
Duke6–6 .500  14–12  .538
NC State6–6 .500  16–10  .615
Wake Forest3–9 .250  8–18  .308
Clemson2–10 .167  10–16  .385
† 1972 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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