# 1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1988–89 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 19, 1988* | No. 1 | vs. Kentucky Tipoff Classic | W 80–55 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| November 26, 1988* | No. 1 | The Citadel | W 93–52 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 30, 1988* | No. 1 | East Carolina | W 95–46 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 3, 1988* | No. 1 | Northwestern | W 86–62 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 5, 1988* | No. 1 | Stetson | W 90–62 | 5–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 10, 1988* | No. 1 | at Miami (FL) | W 117–102 | 6–0 | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| December 21, 1988 | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 94–88 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 29, 1988* | No. 1 | Cornell | W 94–59 | 8–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 3, 1989* | No. 1 | at Washington | W 87–61 | 9–0 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA |
| January 5, 1989* | No. 1 | Davidson | W 101–53 | 10–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 7, 1989 | No. 1 | at Virginia | W 84–76 | 11–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| January 11, 1989* | No. 1 | William & Mary | W 100–38 | 12–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 14, 1989 | No. 1 | at Maryland | W 82–72 | 13–0 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 18, 1989 | No. 1 | No. 13 North Carolina Rivalry | L 71–91 | 13–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 21, 1989 | No. 1 | at Wake Forest | L 71–75 | 13–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 26, 1989 | No. 8 | at No. 15 NC State | L 73–88 | 13–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 1989 | No. 8 | Clemson | W 92–62 | 14–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 2, 1989 | No. 12 | at Georgia Tech | L 76–81 | 14–4 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| February 5, 1989* | No. 12 | at Notre Dame | W 102–80 | 15–4 | Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN |
| February 8, 1989 | No. 14 | Virginia | W 85–66 | 16–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 11, 1989 | No. 14 | Maryland | W 86–60 | 17–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 14, 1989* | No. 11 | at Harvard | W 98–59 | 18–4 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| February 18, 1989* | No. 11 | Kansas | W 102–77 | 19–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 20, 1989 | No. 11 | Georgia Tech | W 91–66 | 20–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 23, 1989 | No. 9 | No. 17 NC State | W 86–65 | 21–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 26, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. No. 2 Arizona | L 75–77 | 21–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 1, 1989 | No. 9 | at Clemson | L 74–79 | 21–6 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 5, 1989 | No. 9 | at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry | W 88–86 | 22–6 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 1989 | No. 7 | vs. Wake Forest Quarterfinals | W 88–64 | 23–6 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| March 11, 1989 | No. 7 | vs. Virginia Semifinals | W 69–58 | 24–6 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| March 12, 1989 | No. 7 | vs. No. 9 North Carolina Finals | L 74–77 | 24–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. South Carolina State First Round | W 90–69 | 25–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 18, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. No. 17 West Virginia Second Round | W 70–63 | 26–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 24, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. Minnesota Sweet Sixteen | W 87–70 | 27–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 26, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. No. 2 Georgetown Elite Eight | W 85–77 | 28–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| April 1, 1989* | No. 9 | vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Final Four | L 78–95 | 28–8 | Kingdome Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Danny Ferry, USBWA College Player of the Year
* Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
* Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Danny Ferry | Los Angeles Clippers |