1996–97_Duke_Blue_Devils_men's_basketball_team

1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 8
Record	24–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Amaker; Quin Snyder; Tim O'Toole;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 20, 1996*	No. 10	St. Joseph's Preseason NIT	W 89–60	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 22, 1996*	No. 10	Vanderbilt Preseason NIT	W 86–57	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 27, 1996*	No. 6	vs. No. 22 Tulsa Preseason NIT	W 72–67	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 29, 1996*	No. 6	vs. No. 20 Indiana Preseason NIT	L 69–85	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 2, 1996*	No. 10	Lehigh	W 103–51	4–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 5, 1996	No. 10	Florida State	W 72–66 ^OT	5–1 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 8, 1996*	No. 10	No. 7 Michigan	L 61–62	5–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 11, 1996*	No. 14	Davidson	W 85–58	6–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 14, 1996*	No. 14	at No. 4 Villanova	W 87–79	7–2	CoreStates Center Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 1996*	No. 11	Army	W 100–38	8–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 30, 1996*	No. 13	Western Carolina	W 104–54	9–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 2, 1997*	No. 13	South Carolina State	W 104–54	10–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 5, 1997	No. 13	at Georgia Tech	W 66–56	11–2 (2–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
January 7, 1997	No. 10	at No. 5 Clemson	L 82–86 ^OT	11–3 (2–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 11, 1997	No. 10	No. 2 Wake Forest	L 69–81	11–4 (2–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 13, 1997*	No. 13	Campbell	W 84–59	12–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 15, 1997*	No. 13	at UNC Greensboro	W 87–49	13–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 18, 1997	No. 13	Virginia	W 78–59	14–4 (3–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21, 1997	No. 10	at NC State	W 70–55	15–4 (4–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 26, 1997	No. 10	at No. 7 Maryland	L 70–74	15–5 (4–3)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 29, 1997	No. 12	No. 19 North Carolina	W 80–73	16–5 (5–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 2, 1997	No. 12	Georgia Tech	W 70–61	17–5 (6–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 5, 1997	No. 8	at No. 2 Wake Forest	W 73–68	18–5 (7–3)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 8, 1997	No. 8	NC State	W 80–51	19–5 (8–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 11, 1997	No. 6	at Virginia	W 62–61	20–5 (9–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 15, 1997	No. 6	at Florida State	W 89–79	21–5 (10–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 18, 1997	No. 6	No. 8 Clemson	W 84–77	22–5 (11–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23, 1997*	No. 6	at No. 17 UCLA	L 69–73	22–6	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1997	No. 7	No. 16 Maryland	W 81–69	23–6 (12–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 2, 1997	No. 7	at No. 8 North Carolina	L 85–91	23–7 (12–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 7, 1997	(1) No. 7	vs. (8) NC State ACC tournament	L 60–66	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1997* , CBS	(2) No. 8	vs. (15) Murray State NCAA SE First Round	W 71–68	24–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
March 16, 1997* , CBS	(2) No. 8	vs. (10) Providence NCAA SE Second Round	L 87–98	24–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. Source: Duke media guide^[1]

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"2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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"1997 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Duke	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 9 Wake Forest	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
No. 4 North Carolina †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	7	.800
No. 14 Clemson	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
No. 22 Maryland	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
NC State	4	–	12	.250	17	–	15	.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll