1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–13 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium; Durham, North Carolina
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina†	9	–	3	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 9 Wake Forest	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Clemson	8	–	4	.667	22	–	6	.786
Maryland	7	–	5	.583	19	–	8	.704
NC State	6	–	6	.500	17	–	11	.607
Virginia	2	–	10	.167	12	–	17	.414
Duke	2	–	10	.167	14	–	13	.519

† 1977 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Foster^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–13 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 26, 1976		vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	L 80–81	0–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
November 27, 1976		vs. No. 15 NC State Big Four Tournament	W 84–82	1–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
November 30, 1976*		Johns Hopkins	W 85–66	2–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 4, 1976*		Washington	W 83–81	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 7, 1976*		at No. 15 Tennessee	W 81–78	4–1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, T.N.
December 11, 1976*		Richmond	W 65–63	5–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 14, 1976*		vs. Connecticut	W 64–62 ^OT	6–1	Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
December 29, 1976*		vs. East Carolina Holiday Doubleheader	W 88–65	7–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, N.C.
December 30, 1976*		vs. Rice Holiday Doubleheader	W 87–77	8–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, N.C.
January 5, 1977*		at Davidson	W 102–51	9–1
January 10, 1977*		Lafayette	W 93–77	10–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 12, 1977		No. 17 Clemson	L 73–80 ^OT	10–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 15, 1977		at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	L 68–77	10–3	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, N.C.
January 17, 1977		at Virginia	W 82–74 ^OT	11–3	University Hall Charlottesville, V.A.
January 19, 1977		at No. 9 Wake Forest	L 73–85	11–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, N.C.
January 22, 1977		NC State	L 78–79	11–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 29, 1977		at West Virginia	L 65–70	11–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.V.
January 31, 1977*		at Duquesne	W 76–49	12–6	Civic Arena Pittsburg, P.A.
February 2, 1977		No. 5 Wake Forest	L 80–89	12–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 5, 1977		Maryland	L 64–65 ^OT	12–8	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 9, 1977		Virginia	W 65–49	13–8	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 12, 1977*		St. Joseph's	W 72–62	14–8	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1977		at No. 19 NC State	L 74–92	14–9	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, N.C.
February 19, 1977		at Maryland	L 72–85	14–10	Cole Field House College Park, M.D.
February 23, 1977		at No. 19 Clemson	L 63–67	14–11	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, S.C.
February 26, 1977		No. 9 North Carolina Rivalry	L 71–84	14–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
March 3, 1977	(6)	vs. (3) No. 18 Clemson ACC tournament quarterfinals	L 74–82	14–13	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: Duke media guide^[3]

References

^ "1976–77 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "1976–77 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. pp. 173–174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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[1] "1976–77 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[2] "1976–77 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[3] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. pp. 173–174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue Devil Big Four Tournament Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics