1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record29–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Clemson 10 4   .714 26 9   .743
No. 15 Duke 9 5   .643 29 9   .763
#9 Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 28 7   .800
North Carolina 8 6   .571 21 13   .618
Virginia 6 8   .429 20 12   .625
NC State 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Maryland 6 8   .429 19 14   .576
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
1990 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 30 Alaa Abdelnaby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bloomfield, New Jersey
F 21 Robert Brickey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fayetteville, North Carolina
F/C 45 Clay Buckley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Wayne, Pennsylvania
G 13 Joe Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lincoln, Illinois
G/F 23 Brian Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Capitol Heights, Maryland
G 3 Phil Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr University Park, Illinois
G/F 25 Thomas Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lancaster, Texas
G 11 Bobby Hurley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Jersey City, New Jersey
F 22 Greg Koubek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Clifton Park, New York
F 32 Christian Laettner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Angola, New York
G 5 Billy McCaffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Allentown, Pennsylvania
C 34 Crawford Palmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Arlington, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 1989*
No. 10 Harvard W 130–54  1–0
 22  Tied   9  Laettner   12  Henderson  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 29, 1989*
No. 7 Canisius W 102–66  2–0
 18  Tied   7  Laettner   9  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 2, 1989*
No. 7 at Northwestern W 103–77  3–0
 23  Laettner   18  Laettner   6  Hurley  Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 6, 1989*
No. 6 vs. No. 1 Syracuse
ACC/Big East Challenge
L 76–78  3–1
 21  Brickey   9  Abdelnaby   10  Hurley  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 9, 1989*
No. 6 at No. 8 Michigan L 108–113 OT 3–2
 26  Laettner   8  Laettner   6  Hurley  Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 21, 1989*
No. 12 at Davidson W 89–44  4–2
 14  Henderson   8  Brickey   4  Hurley  Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 23, 1989*
No. 12 Washington W 74–64  5–2
 19  Laettner   5  Tied   6  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 28, 1989*
No. 13 vs. Drake
Rainbow Classic
W 101–77  6–2
 20  Laettner   6  Laettner   9  Hurley  Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 1989*
No. 13 vs. Cincinnati
Rainbow Classic
W 95–83  7–2
 18  Laettner   11  Laettner   8  Hurley  Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 1989*
No. 13 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 87–75  8–2
 19  Tied   10  Abdelnaby   4  Hurley  Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 3, 1990*
No. 13 The Citadel W 108–69  9–2
 29  Henderson   12  Abdelnaby   8  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 6, 1990
No. 13 Virginia W 76–68  10–2
 16  Abdelnaby   8  Laettner   9  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 11, 1990
No. 10 at No. 9 Georgia Tech W 96–91  11–2
 26  Henderson   10  Laettner   11  Hurley  Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 1990
No. 10 Maryland
Rivalry
W 91–80  12–2
 27  Laettner   8  Henderson   9  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 17, 1990
No. 8 at North Carolina
Rivalry
L 60–79  12–3
 18  Laettner   13  Laettner   1  Tied  Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 1990
No. 8 at Wake Forest W 97–69  13–3
 18  Tied   11  Tied   7  Hurley  LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 22, 1990
No. 8 at William & Mary W 109–76  14–3
 25  Henderson   9  Laettner   6  Hurley  Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 1990
No. 8 NC State W 85–82 OT 15–3
 25  Henderson   16  Laettner   12  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 28, 1990
No. 8 No. 13 Georgia Tech W 88–86  16–3
 19  Laettner   11  Laettner   13  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 31, 1990
No. 5 Clemson W 94–80  17–3
 20  Henderson   7  Tied   11  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 4, 1990*
No. 5 Notre Dame W 88–76  18–3
 22  Abdelnaby   10  Laettner   10  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 8, 1990
No. 4 at Virginia L 69–72  18–4
 16  Abdelnaby   19  Laettner   5  Hurley  University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 1990
No. 4 at Maryland
Rivalry
W 114–111 OT 19–4
 26  Tied   8  Abdelnaby   8  Hurley  Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 12, 1990*
No. 4 vs. Stetson W 102–67  20–4
 18  Abdelnaby   12  Laettner   10  Hurley  Amway Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 14, 1990*
No. 6 East Carolina W 84–51  21–4
 21  McCaffrey   6  Laettner   9  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 18, 1990
No. 6 Wake Forest W 71–56  22–4
 15  Tied   9  Laettner   3  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 21, 1990
No. 3 at NC State L 71–76  22–5
 32  Abdelnaby   12  Laettner   13  Hurley  Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 25, 1990*
No. 3 No. 21 Arizona W 78–76  23–5
 28  Henderson   7  Laettner   6  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 28, 1990
No. 5 at No. 20 Clemson L 93–97  23–6
 25  Laettner   12  Laettner   10  Hurley  Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
March 4, 1990
No. 5 North Carolina L 75–87  23–7
 16  Tied   11  Laettner   6  Hurley  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9, 1990
No. 12 vs. Maryland
Quarterfinals
W 104–84  24–7
 24  Henderson   13  Laettner   7  Hurley  Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 10, 1990
No. 12 vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech
Semifinals
L 72–83  24–8
 29  Laettner   9  Laettner   8  Hurley  Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1990*
No. 15 vs. Richmond
First Round
W 81–46  25–8
 22  Abdelnaby   12  Abdelnaby   6  Hurley  Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 18, 1990*
No. 15 vs. St. John's
Second Round
W 76–72  26–8
 22  Brickey   9  Brickey   7  Hurley  Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
March 22, 1990*
No. 15 vs. UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
W 90–81  27–8
 28  Henderson   14  Laettner   9  Hurley  Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
March 24, 1990*
No. 15 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Elite Eight
W 79–78 OT 28–8
 27  Abdelnaby   14  Abdelnaby   8  Hurley  Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
March 31, 1990*
No. 15 vs. No. 7 Arkansas
Final Four
W 97–83  29–8
 28  Henderson   14  Laettner   6  Hurley  McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO
April 2, 1990*
No. 15 vs. No. 2 UNLV
National Championship
L 73–103  29–9
 21  Henderson   9  Laettner   5  Laettner  McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[2]

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1990 1 25 Alaa Abdelnaby Portland Trail Blazers
1990 2 49 Phil Henderson Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "1990 NCAA Final Four program". March 1990. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 176. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.