# 1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1987–88 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. Duke earned its sixth Final Four appearance in the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they suffered a defeat from the Danny Manning-led Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 66-59.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 28, 1987* 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 | Appalachian State | W 110–74 | 1–0 | 17 – Strickland | 8 – Ferry | 6 – Ferry | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| November 30, 1987* 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 | East Carolina | W 94–45 | 2–0 | 14 – Koubek, Strickland | 9 – Ferry, Smith | 5 – Brickey | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| December 3, 1987* 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at Northwestern | W 79–57 | 3–0 | 22 – Strickland | 8 – Strickland | 6 – Snyder | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,814) Evanston, IL |
| December 9, 1987* 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | at Davidson | W 105–71 | 4–0 | 19 – Abdelnaby | 8 – Koubek | 9 – Snyder | Charlotte Coliseum (6,513) Charlotte, NC |
| December 21, 1987* 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | Harvard | W 121–62 | 5–0 | 28 – Strickland | 9 – Brickey | 8 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 1987* 8:30 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. No. 8 Florida Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 93–70 | 6–0 | 21 – Strickland | 9 – Brickey, Ferry | 6 – Snyder | McKale Center (13,284) Tucson, AZ |
| December 30, 1987* 11:00 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. No. 1 Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 85–91 | 6–1 | 25 – Ferry, Strickland | 7 – Ferry, Smith | 6 – Snyder | McKale Center (13,270) Tucson, AZ |
| January 4, 1988* 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 | William & Mary | W 101–70 | 7–1 | 26 – Ferry | 7 – Ferry | 6 – King, Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 6, 1988* 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 | Miami (FL) | W 107–69 | 8–1 | 23 – Ferry | 8 – Ferry | 8 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 9, 1988 4:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at Virginia | W 77–59 | 9–1 (1–0) | 29 – Ferry | 9 – Ferry | 5 – Ferry | University Hall (8,005) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 14, 1988* 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 | St. Louis | W 69–53 | 10–1 | 18 – Snyder | 7 – Abdelnaby, Strickland | 6 – Ferry | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 16, 1988 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Maryland Rivalry | L 69–72 | 10–2 (1–1) | 23 – Ferry | 11 – Ferry | 6 – King | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| January 21, 1988 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry | W 70–69 | 11–2 (2–1) | 22 – Strickland | 10 – Ferry | 7 – Ferry | Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 23, 1988 1:30 p.m. | No. 9 | at Wake Forest | W 103–70 | 12–2 (3–1) | 29 – Ferry | 6 – Brickey, Ferry | 6 – Ferry, Snyder | Greensboro Coliseum (12,200) Greensboro, NC |
| January 25, 1988* 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 | at Stetson | W 81–78 | 13–2 | 22 – Strickland | 8 – Ferry | 4 – King | Ocean Center (6,517) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 1, 1988 9:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Clemson | W 101–63 | 14–2 (4–1) | 18 – Henderson | 6 – Ferry | 5 – King, Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 3, 1988 9:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Georgia Tech | W 78–65 | 15–2 (5–1) | 22 – Ferry | 9 – Ferry | 7 – Ferry | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 6, 1988 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 | NC State | L 74–77 | 15–3 (5–2) | 21 – Ferry | 9 – Strickland | 5 – King | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 1988* 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 | Notre Dame | W 70–61 | 16–3 | 16 – Ferry | 6 – Ferry | 7 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 1988 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 98–67 | 17–3 (6–2) | 19 – Henderson | 7 – Koubek | 8 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 13, 1988 9:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Maryland Rivalry | W 90–83 | 18–3 (7–2) | 33 – Ferry | 10 – Strickland | 6 – Ferry, King | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD |
| February 17, 1988 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 | Virginia | W 73–64 | 19–3 (8–2) | 28 – Ferry | 9 – Ferry | 8 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| February 20, 1988* 4:00 p.m. | No. 6 | at Kansas | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 20–3 | 21 – Snyder | 9 – Brickey | 5 – Snyder | Allen Field House (15,800) Lawrence, KS |
| February 24, 1988 9:00 p.m. | No. 5 | at No. 18 NC State | L 78–89 | 20–4 (8–3) | 20 – Brickey | 8 – Strickland | 7 – Snyder | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC |
| February 28, 1988 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 | at No. 20 Georgia Tech | L 87–91 | 20–5 (8–4) | 24 – Ferry | 10 – Ferry | 12 – Snyder | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,117) Atlanta, GA |
| March 2, 1988 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 | at Clemson | L 77–79 | 20–6 (8–5) | 20 – Snyder | 10 – Brickey | 7 – King | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,195) Clemson, SC |
| March 6, 1988 1:00 p.m., NBC | No. 9 | No. 6 North Carolina Rivalry | W 96–81 | 21–6 (9–5) | 24 – Strickland | 9 – Ferry | 11 – Snyder | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 1988* ESPN Raycom/JP Sports | No. 8 | vs. Virginia Quarterfinals | W 60–48 | 22–6 | 20 – Ferry | 8 – Brickey | 4 – Snyder | Greensboro Coliseum (16,500) Greensboro, NC |
| March 12, 1988* ESPN Raycom/JP Sports | No. 8 | vs. No. 11 NC State Semifinals | W 73–71 | 23–6 | 16 – Brickey | 11 – Brickey | 7 – Snyder | Greensboro Coliseum (16,500) Greensboro, NC |
| March 13, 1988* NBC Raycom/JP Sports | No. 8 | vs. No. 9 North Carolina Championship | W 65–61 | 24–6 | 19 – Ferry | 10 – Ferry | 7 – Snyder | Greensboro Coliseum (16,500) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 1988* ESPN | No. 5 | vs. Boston University First Round | W 85–69 | 25–6 | 21 – Ferry | 8 – Ferry | 12 – Snyder | Smith Center (18,619) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 19, 1988* CBS | No. 5 | vs. SMU Second Round | W 94–79 | 26–6 | 31 – Strickland | 9 – Ferry | 12 – Snyder | Smith Center (20,505) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 24, 1988* CBS | No. 5 | vs. Rhode Island Sweet Sixteen | W 63–53 | 27–6 | 17 – Ferry | 12 – Ferry | 6 – Snyder | Meadowlands Arena (19,591) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 26, 1988* CBS | No. 5 | vs. No. 1 Temple Elite Eight | W 63–53 | 28–6 | 21 – Strickland | 8 – Snyder | 4 – Ferry, King | Meadowlands Arena (19,633) East Rutherford, NJ |
| April 2, 1988* CBS | No. 5 | vs. Kansas Final Four | L 59–66 | 28–7 | 19 – Ferry | 12 – Ferry | 5 – Snyder | Kemper Arena (16,392) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1988 NBA draft.