1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–12 (6–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bucky Waters;
Home arena	Duke Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	26	–	5	.839
No. 14 Maryland	8	–	4	.667	27	–	5	.844
No. 20 Virginia	8	–	4	.667	21	–	7	.750
Duke	6	–	6	.500	14	–	12	.538
NC State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	10	.615
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	8	–	18	.308
Clemson	2	–	10	.167	10	–	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	21	Jeff Burdette	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Governor 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)	So	Washington	Washington, NC
G	25	Gary Melchionni	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bishop Eustace	Woodbury, NJ
F	12	Richie O'Connor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	St. Michael's	Union City, NJ
F	53	Chris Redding	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Archbishop Carroll	Bethesda, MD
F	32	Ron Righter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Doylestown	Chalfont, PA
C	50	Alan Shaw	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Millville	Millville, NJ
G	30	Robby West	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Colombia	South Orange, NJ
C	31	Rob Wood	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Edgemont	Scarsdale, NY
F	35	Stu Yarbrough	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Jordan	Durham, NC

Head coach

Bucky Waters

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-05-10

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

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

[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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