# 1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1996–97 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 20, 1996* | No. 10 | St. Joseph's Preseason NIT | W 89–60 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 22, 1996* | No. 10 | Vanderbilt Preseason NIT | W 86–57 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 27, 1996* | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Tulsa Preseason NIT | W 72–67 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| November 29, 1996* | No. 6 | vs. No. 20 Indiana Preseason NIT | L 69–85 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 2, 1996* | No. 10 | Lehigh | W 103–51 | 4–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 5, 1996 | No. 10 | Florida State | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 8, 1996* | No. 10 | No. 7 Michigan | L 61–62 | 5–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 11, 1996* | No. 14 | Davidson | W 85–58 | 6–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 14, 1996* | No. 14 | at No. 4 Villanova | W 87–79 | 7–2 | CoreStates Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 1996* | No. 11 | Army | W 100–38 | 8–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 30, 1996* | No. 13 | Western Carolina | W 104–54 | 9–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 2, 1997* | No. 13 | South Carolina State | W 104–54 | 10–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 5, 1997 | No. 13 | at Georgia Tech | W 66–56 | 11–2 (2–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 7, 1997 | No. 10 | at No. 5 Clemson | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (2–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 11, 1997 | No. 10 | No. 2 Wake Forest | L 69–81 | 11–4 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 13, 1997* | No. 13 | Campbell | W 84–59 | 12–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 15, 1997* | No. 13 | at UNC Greensboro | W 87–49 | 13–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 18, 1997 | No. 13 | Virginia | W 78–59 | 14–4 (3–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 21, 1997 | No. 10 | at NC State | W 70–55 | 15–4 (4–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 26, 1997 | No. 10 | at No. 7 Maryland | L 70–74 | 15–5 (4–3) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 29, 1997 | No. 12 | No. 19 North Carolina | W 80–73 | 16–5 (5–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 2, 1997 | No. 12 | Georgia Tech | W 70–61 | 17–5 (6–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 5, 1997 | No. 8 | at No. 2 Wake Forest | W 73–68 | 18–5 (7–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 8, 1997 | No. 8 | NC State | W 80–51 | 19–5 (8–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 11, 1997 | No. 6 | at Virginia | W 62–61 | 20–5 (9–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| February 15, 1997 | No. 6 | at Florida State | W 89–79 | 21–5 (10–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 18, 1997 | No. 6 | No. 8 Clemson | W 84–77 | 22–5 (11–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 23, 1997* | No. 6 | at No. 17 UCLA | L 69–73 | 22–6 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 1997 | No. 7 | No. 16 Maryland | W 81–69 | 23–6 (12–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 2, 1997 | No. 7 | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 85–91 | 23–7 (12–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1997 | (1) No. 7 | vs. (8) NC State ACC tournament | L 60–66 | 23–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 1997* , CBS | (2) No. 8 | vs. (15) Murray State NCAA SE First Round | W 71–68 | 24–8 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 16, 1997* , CBS | (2) No. 8 | vs. (10) Providence NCAA SE Second Round | L 87–98 | 24–9 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. Source: Duke media guide ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
* Mike Krzyzewski, Basketball Times National Coach of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the men's basketball team was selected in the 1997 NBA draft.