# 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978–79 college basketball season.

## Roster

    Compiled from multiple sources

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 25* | No. 1 | at Western Kentucky | W 78–53 | 1–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| November 27* | No. 1 | SMU | W 86–80 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 1* | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 N.C. State Big Four Tournament | W 65–63 | 3–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 2* | No. 1 | vs. No. 14 North Carolina Big Four Tournament | W 78–68 | 4–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 5* | No. 1 | La Salle | W 66–42 | 5–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 13* | No. 1 | No. 12 Southern California | W 79–65 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 29* | No. 1 | vs. Ohio State ECAC Holiday Tournament | L 84–90 | 6–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 30* | No. 1 | vs. St. John's ECAC Holiday Tournament | L 66–69 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 2* | No. 1 | at Davidson | W 77–59 | 7–2 | Davidson, NC |
| January 5* | No. 5 | vs. No. 15 Long Beach State Holiday Doubleheader | W 79–78 | 8–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 6* | No. 5 | vs. Tulane Holiday Doubleheader | W 74–64 | 9–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 10 | No. 7 | Clemson | W 73–54 | 10–2 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 13 | No. 7 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 68–74 | 10–3 (1–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 18 | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 81–69 | 11–3 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 21 | No. 8 | at No. 14 N.C. State | W 75–69 | 12–3 (3–1) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 24 | No. 7 | at Virginia | W 84–66 | 13–3 (4–1) | Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28* | No. 7 | No. 13 Marquette | W 69–64 | 14–3 (4–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 31 | No. 3 | at Wake Forest | W 75–60 | 15–3 (5–1) | Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 3 | No. 3 | No. 17 Maryland | W 87–78 | 16–3 (6–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 6 | No. 3 | Virginia | W 64–63 | 17–3 (7–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 10* | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | L 69–71 | 17–4 (7–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 14 | No. 5 | N.C. State | W 66–48 | 18–4 (8–1) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 16 | No. 5 | at Maryland | L 68–70 | 18–5 (8–2) | College Park, MD |
| February 18* | No. 5 | vs. No. 9 Louisville | W 88–72 | 19–6 (8–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| February 21 | No. 6 | at Clemson | L 49–70 | 19–7 (8–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 24 | No. 6 | No. 4 North Carolina | W 47–40 | 20–6 (9–3) | Cameroon Indoor Stadium Cameron, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 1* | | vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament • quarterfinals | W 58–56 | 21–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 2* | | vs. N.C. State ACC tournament • semifinals | W 62–59 | 22–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 3* | | vs. North Carolina ACC tournament • final | L 63–71 | 22–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 11* | | vs. St. John's NCAA tournament • second round | L 78–80 | 22–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
    Compiled from multiple sources

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Coaches | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Not released |
^Coaches did not release week 1 or week 2 polls.