1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The team's head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 10–17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–17 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachChuck Swenson
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 12 2   .857 32 2   .941
No. 7 Virginia 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
No. 16 Wake Forest 9 5   .643 21 9   .700
No. 10 NC State 7 7   .500 22 10   .688
Maryland 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Duke 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Georgia Tech 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
1982 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28, 1981*
Vanderbilt L 75–76 2OT 0–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 2, 1981*
La Salle W 61–55  1–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 5, 1981*
Appalachian State L 70–75  1–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 9, 1981
at No. 5 Virginia L 83–92  1–3
(0–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
December 12, 1981*
at Princeton L 55–72  1–4
 
 
December 22, 1981*
East Carolina W 70–57  2–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 29, 1981*
Davidson
Iron Duke Classic
L 73–75  2–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 30, 1981*
Auburn
Iron Duke Classic
W 72–71  3–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 2, 1982*
at No. 14 Louisville L 61–99  3–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 6, 1982*
Rutgers W 80–61  4–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 9, 1982
Maryland L 36–40  4–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1982
at Wake Forest L 48–58  4–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
January 16, 1982
No. 1 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 63–73  4–9
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 20, 1982
No. 14 NC State W 49–48  5–9
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 23, 1982
at Clemson W 50–44  6–9
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 27, 1982*
vs. Holy Cross W 66–60  7–9
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, N.J.
January 30, 1982
No. 3 Virginia L 65–77  7–10
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, N.C.
February 3, 1982
Georgia Tech W 47–46  8–10
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 6, 1982
at Maryland L 60–77  8–11
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 8, 1982*
UNC Wilmington W 67–57 1OT 9–11
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 10, 1982*
at Stetson L 81–88  9–12
 
 
February 13, 1982
No. 16 Wake Forest L 71–86  9–13
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1982
at NC State L 56–72  9–14
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 20, 1982
at Georgia Tech L 78–87  9–15
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 1982
Clemson W 73–72 3OT 10–15
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 27, 1982
at No. 2 North Carolina L 66–84  10–16
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 5, 1982
vs. No. 16 Wake Forest
ACC tournament
L 53–88  10–17
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1981–82 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1981–82 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.