# 1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bucky Waters and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1* 8:00 p.m. | Richmond | W 54–42 | 1–0 | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,325) Durham, NC |
| December 4 8:00 p.m. | Virginia | L 77–86 | 1–1 (0–1) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,800) Durham, NC |
| December 7* 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Pennsylvania | L 49–50 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,950) Durham, NC |
| December 11* 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | W 71–62 | 2–2 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,850) Durham, NC |
| December 17* | vs. NC State Big Four Tournament | L 62–67 | 2–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (11,818) Greensboro, NC |
| December 18* | vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament | W 70–58 | 3–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (14,312) Greensboro, NC |
| December 23* 8:00 p.m. | Dayton | W 68–66 | 4–3 | Duke Indoor Stadium (5,300) Durham, NC |
| December 27* | vs. St. Peter's ECAC Holiday Festival | L 74–77 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden (5,326) New York, NY |
| December 28* | vs. Syracuse ECAC Holiday Festival | L 72–74 | 4–5 | Madison Square Garden (1,795) New York, NY |
| January 5* 8:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech | W 83–73 | 5–5 | Charlotte Coliseum (1,420) Charlotte, NC |
| January 12 8:00 p.m. | at NC State | L 58–85 | 5–6 (0–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (10,300) Raleigh, NC |
| January 15 8:00 p.m. | Clemson | W 71–69 | 6–6 (1–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,200) Durham, NC |
| January 19* 8:00 p.m. | Canisius | W 86–58 | 7–6 | Duke Indoor Stadium (6,475) Durham, NC |
| January 22 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | W 76–74 | 8–6 (2–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,800) Durham, NC |
| January 26 8:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | W 77–66 | 9–6 (3–2) | Duke Indoor Stadium (7,100) Durham, NC |
| February 5 8:30 p.m. | at Maryland | L 58–77 | 9–7 (3–3) | Cole Field House (14,585) College Park, MD |
| February 9 8:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 57–62 | 9–8 (3–4) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (7,400) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 12* 8:00 p.m. | William & Mary | W 87–69 | 10–8 | Duke Indoor Stadium (5,850) Durham, NC |
| February 16* 8:15 p.m. | at Davidson | L 72–74 | 10–9 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,579) Charlotte, NC |
| February 19 8:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Virginia | W 86–76 | 11–9 (4–4) | University Hall (8,250) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| February 23 8:00 p.m. | NC State | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (5–4) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,200) Durham, NC |
| February 26 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Maryland | W 68–59 | 13–9 (6–4) | Duke Indoor Stadium (8,600) Durham, NC |
| March 1 8:00 p.m. | at Clemson | L 40–59 | 13–10 (6–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,300) Clemson, SC |
| March 4 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 48–63 | 13–11 (6–6) | Carmichael Auditorium (8,800) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 9* | vs. NC State ACC tournament | W 73–60 | 14–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (15,362) Greensboro, NC |
| March 10* | vs. No. 3 North Carolina ACC Tournament | L 48–63 | 14–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (15,362) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||