# 1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Vic Bubas. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Roster

    Compiled from multiple sources

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1962* | No. 2 | Davidson | W 76–68 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1962 | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 95–63 | 2–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 8, 1962 | No. 2 | Maryland | W 92–56 | 3–0 (2–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 11, 1962* | No. 2 | Vanderbilt | W 90–70 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 13, 1962 | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 92–67 | 5–0 (3–0) | Clemson Field House Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 15, 1962* | No. 2 | at Louisville | W 76–75 | 6–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 18, 1962* | No. 2 | at Davidson | L 69–72 | 6–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 21, 1962* | No. 2 | at Miami (FL) | L 69–71 | 6–2 | Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1962* | No. 8 | Princeton | W 85–74 | 7–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 29, 1962* | No. 8 | vs. Wake Forest | W 113–87 | 8–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1963 | No. 7 | Virginia | W 82–65 | 9–2 (4–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 5, 1963 | No. 7 | NC State | W 78–52 | 10–2 (5–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1963* | No. 6 | at Navy | W 85–70 | 11–2 | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 12, 1963 | No. 6 | Clemson | W 78–67 | 12–2 (6–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 1963* | No. 4 | No. 6 West Virginia | W 111–71 | 13–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 1963 | No. 3 | at South Carolina | W 88–70 | 14–2 (7–0) | Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 2, 1963 | No. 3 | at North Carolina | W 77–69 | 15–2 (8–0) | Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1963 | No. 3 | at Wake Forest | W 97–66 | 16–2 (9–0) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 1963 | No. 3 | at NC State | W 56–55 | 17–2 (10–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1963 | No. 3 | at Virginia | W 79–74 | 18–2 (11–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1963 | No. 3 | Wake Forest | W 73–60 | 19–2 (12–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 19, 1963 | No. 2 | at Maryland | W 76–70 | 20–2 (13–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 23, 1963 | No. 2 | North Carolina | W 106–93 | 21–2 (14–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1963* | No. 2 | Virginia | W 89–70 | 22–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 1, 1963* | No. 2 | at NC State | W 82–65 | 23–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 2, 1963* | No. 2 | vs. Wake Forest | W 68–57 | 24–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1963* | No. 2 | vs. No. 9 New York University | W 81–76 | 25–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 16, 1963* | No. 2 | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 73–59 | 26–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 22, 1963* | No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Loyola-Chicago National Semifinal | L 75–94 | 26–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 23, 1963* | No. 2 | vs. Oregon State National third-place game | W 85–63 | 27–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

### NCAA basketball tournament

* West
** Duke 81, New York 76
** Duke 73, St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 59
* Final Four
** Loyola–Chicago 94, Duke 75
* Third-place game
** Duke 85, Oregon State 63

## Awards and honors

* Art Heyman, AP National Player of the Year award
* Art Heyman, ACC Player of the Year award
* Art Heyman, NCAA Men's MOP Award
* Art Heyman, USBWA College Player of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Art Heyman | New York Knicks |