# 1982–83 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 11–17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 27, 1982* | | East Carolina | W 70–65 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| November 29, 1982* | | Appalachian State | W 73–57 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 2, 1982* | | at Colorado | L 70–79 | 2–1 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO |
| December 4, 1982* | | vs. California | L 71–76 | 2–2 | Oracle Arena Oakland, CA |
| December 8, 1982 | | No. 1 Virginia | L 91–104 | 2–3 (0–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 11, 1982* | | at Vanderbilt | L 65–74 | 2–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| December 14, 1982* | | Davidson | W 63–60 | 3–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 29, 1982* | | New Hampshire | W 84–48 | 4–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 3, 1983* | | George Mason | W 90–79 | 5–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 5, 1983* | | Wagner | L 77–84 | 5–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 8, 1983* | | at La Salle | W 61–60 | 6–5 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| January 12, 1983* | | No. 9 Louisville | L 76–91 | 6–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 15, 1983 | | at Maryland | W 86–67 | 7–6 (1–1) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 19, 1983 | | Wake Forest | L 84–88 | 7–7 (1–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 22, 1983 | | at No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | L 82–103 | 7–8 (1–3) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 1983 | | at NC State | L 79–94 | 7–9 (1–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 1983 | | Clemson | W 99–96 | 8–9 (2–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 2, 1983 | | William & Mary | W 73–71 | 9–9 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 5, 1983 | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 84–105 | 9–10 (2–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9, 1983 | | at Georgia Tech | L 66–67 | 9–11 (2–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 1983 | | Stetson | W 89–80 | 10–11 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 19, 1983 | | at Wake Forest | L 104–110 | 10–12 (2–7) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 21, 1983 | | Maryland | L 90–101 | 10–13 (2–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 23, 1983 | | NC State | L 79–96 | 10–14 (2–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 26, 1983 | | Georgia Tech | W 106–81 | 11–14 (3–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 2, 1983 | | at Clemson | L 86–93 | 11–15 (3–10) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 5, 1983 | | No. 8 North Carolina Rivalry | L 81–105 | 11–16 (3–11) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1983 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 2 Virginia Quarterfinals | L 66–109 | 11–17 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide ||||||