1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–16 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach	Neill McGeachy
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Seasons← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 NC State †	12	–	0	1.000	30	–	1	.968
No. 4 Maryland	9	–	3	.750	23	–	5	.821
No. 12 North Carolina	9	–	3	.750	22	–	6	.786
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	11	–	16	.407
Clemson	3	–	9	.250	14	–	12	.538
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	13	–	13	.500
Duke	2	–	10	.167	10	–	16	.385

† 1974 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Neill McGeachy and the team finished the season with an overall record of 10–16 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1, 1973*	East Carolina	W 82–69	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 3, 1973*	at William & Mary	W 93–79	2–0
December 8, 1973	at Virginia	L 82–104	2–1
December 10, 1973*	Appalachian State	W 83–53	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 26, 1973*	vs. Western Kentucky Gator Bowl Classic	W 75–69	4–1	Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Fla.
December 27, 1973*	vs. Florida Gator Bowl Classic	L 60–77	4–2	Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Fla.
December 29, 1973*	Yale	W 105–80	5–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 4, 1974	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	L 61–64	5–3	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
January 5, 1974	vs. No. 4 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	L 75–84	5–4	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
January 12, 1974*	at Pittsburgh	L 46–62	5–5
January 16, 1974	Clemson	W 63–50	6–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 19, 1974	No. 5 North Carolina	L 71–73	6–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 23, 1974	Wake Forest	L 71–90	6–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 26, 1974*	at Princeton	W 73–65	7–7
January 30, 1974*	Davidson	W 89–72	8–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 2, 1974	at No. 6 Maryland	L 83–104	8–8
February 4, 1974	NC State	L 78–92	8–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 6, 1974	at Wake Forest	L 67–74	8–10
February 9, 1974*	at No. 3 Notre Dame	L 68–87	8–11
February 13, 1974	Virginia	W 88–78	9–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1974	Georgia Tech	W 70–60	10–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 20, 1974	at NC State	L 87–113	10–12
February 23, 1974	No. 5 Maryland	L 61–64	10–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 27, 1974	at Clemson	L 68–74	10–14
March 2, 1974	at No. 4 North Carolina	L 92–96	10–15
March 7, 1974	vs. No. 4 Maryland ACC tournament	L 66–85	10–16	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide

References

"1973–74 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
"1973–74 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
"2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 173. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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
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