# 1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season lives in Duke Blue Devil infamy, as head coach Mike Krzyzewski, was forced to leave the team after twelve games while seeking treatment for an injured back and exhaustion.
Assistant Pete Gaudet would finish the rest of the Blue Devils' disappointing season with an overall record of 13–18, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they failed to finish above .500, won fewer than twenty games, and missed the NCAA tournament. The eighteen losses still stand as the most ever in a single season by a Duke team. This was also the last time Duke failed to make a national post-season tournament of any kind until 2021, when COVID-19 concerns caused them to drop out of the ACC tournament and end their season early.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 25, 1994* | No. 8 | Brown | W 80–38 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| November 26, 1994* | No. 8 | Northeastern | W 93–70 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| November 29, 1994* | No. 6 | vs. No. 16 Connecticut | L 86–90 | 2–1 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Mich. |
| December 3, 1994* | No. 6 | vs. Illinois | W 70–65 | 3–1 | United Center Chicago, Ill. |
| December 6, 1994* | No. 9 | George Washington | W 103–73 | 4–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| December 10, 1994* | No. 9 | No. 23 Michigan | W 69–59 | 5–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| December 19, 1994* | No. 9 | North Carolina A&T | W 99–56 | 6–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| December 27, 1994* | No. 7 | vs. Iowa Rainbow Classic | L 71–81 | 6–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 29, 1994* | No. 7 | vs. Boston University Rainbow Classic | W 73–54 | 7–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 30, 1994 | No. 7 | vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech Rainbow Classic | W 76–69 | 8–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January 2, 1995* | No. 7 | South Carolina State | W 107–61 | 9–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| January 4, 1995 | No. 11 | Clemson | L 70–75 | 9–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| January 7, 1995 | No. 11 | at No. 24 Georgia Tech | L 68–75 | 9–4 | |
| January 11, 1995 | No. 16 | at No. 14 Wake Forest | L 64–74 | 9–5 | |
| January 14, 1995 | No. 16 | Virginia | L 88–91 $^{2OT}$ | 9–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| January 18, 1995 | | NC State | L 60–77 | 9–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| January 21, 1995 | | at Florida State | L 75–78 | 9–8 | |
| January 24, 1995* | | at Notre Dame | W 87–74 | 10–8 | |
| January 28, 1995 | | at No. 8 Maryland | L 72–74 | 10–9 | |
| February 2, 1995 | | No. 2 North Carolina | L 100–102 $^{2OT}$ | 10–10 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| February 4, 1995 | | at Clemson | L 44–51 | 10–11 | |
| February 9, 1995 | | No. 18 Georgia Tech | W 77–70 | 11–11 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| February 11, 1995 | | No. 11 Wake Forest | L 61–62 | 11–12 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| February 15, 1995 | | at No. 16 Virginia | L 58–64 | 11–13 | |
| February 18, 1995 | | at NC State | L 79–84 | 11–14 | |
| February 22, 1995 | | Florida State | W 72–67 | 12–14 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| February 26, 1995 | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 77–100 | 12–15 | |
| March 1, 1995 | | No. 6 Maryland | L 92–94 | 12–16 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. |
| March 4, 1995 | | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 86–99 | 12–17 | |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 1995 | | vs. NC State | W 83–70 | 13–17 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. |
| March 10, 1995 | | vs. No. 7 Wake Forest | L 70–87 | 13–18 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide ||||||