1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1978-79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA, Second Round, L 7880 vs. St. John's
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 11
1978-79 record 228 (93 ACC)
Head coach Bill Foster (5th year)
Assistant coach Terry Chili
Assistant coach Steve Steinwedel
Assistant coach Bob Wenzel
MVP Jim Spanarkel
Captain Jim Spanarkel
Home arena Cameron Indoor Stadium
1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 North Carolina 9 3   .750     23 6   .793
#11 Duke 9 3   .750     22 8   .733
Virginia 7 5   .583     19 10   .655
Maryland 6 6   .500     19 11   .633
Clemson 5 7   .417     19 10   .655
NC State 3 9   .250     18 12   .600
Wake Forest 3 9   .250     12 15   .444
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State

November 25*
no, no
No. 1 at Western Kentucky W 7853  1-0
 
Bowling Green, KY

November 27*
no, no
No. 1 SMU W 8680  2-0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

December 1*
no, no
No. 1 vs. No. 6 North Carolina State
Big Four Tournament
W 6563  3-0
 
Greensboro, NC

December 2*
no, no
No. 1 vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Big Four Tournament
W 7868  4-0
 
Greensboro, NC

December 5*
no, no
No. 1 La Salle W 6642  5-0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

December 13*
no, no
No. 1 No. 12 Southern California W 7965  6-0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

December 29*
no, no
No. 1 vs. Ohio State
ECAC Holiday Tournament
L 8490  6-1
 
New York, NY

December 30*
no, no
No. 1 vs. St. John's
ECAC Holiday Tournament
L 6669  6-2
 
New York, NY

January 2*
no, no
No. 1 at Davidson W 7759  7-2
 
Davidson, NC

January 5*
no, no
No. 5 vs. No. 15 Long Beach State
Holiday Doubleheader
W 7978  8-2
 
Raleigh, NC

January 6*
no, no
No. 5 vs. Tulane
Holiday Doubleheader
W 7464  9-2
 
Raleigh, NC

January 10
no, no
No. 7 Clemson W 7354  10-2
(1-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

January 13
no, no
No. 7 at No. 3 North Carolina L 6874  10-3
(1-1)
 
Chapel Hill, NC

January 18
no, no
No. 8 Wake Forest W 8169  11-3
(2-1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

January 21
no, no
No. 8 at No. 14 North Carolina State W 7569  12-3
(3-1)
 
Raleigh, NC

January 24
no, no
No. 7 at Virginia W 8466  13-3
(4-1)
 
Charlottesville, VA

January 28*
no, no
No. 7 No. 13 Marquette W 6964  14-3
(4-1)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

January 31
no, no
No. 3 at Wake Forest W 7560  15-3
(5-1)
 
Winston-Salem, NC

February 3
no, no
No. 3 No. 17 Maryland W 8778  16-3
(6-1)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

February 6
no, no
No. 3 Virginia W 6463  17-3
(7-1)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

February 10*
no, no
No. 3 Pittsburgh L 6971  17-4
(7-1)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

February 14
no, no
No. 5 North Carolina State W 6648  18-4
(8-1)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC

February 16
no, no
No. 5 at Maryland L 6870  18-5
(8-2)
 
College Park, MD

February 18*
no, no
No. 5 vs. No. 9 Louisville W 8872  19-6
(8-2)
 
Charlotte, NC

February 21
no, no
No. 6 at Clemson L 4970  19-7
(8-3)
 
Clemson, SC

February 24
no, no
No. 6 No. 4 North Carolina W 4740  20-6
(9-3)
Cameroon Indoor Stadium 
Cameron, NC

March 1*
no, no
vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals
W 5856  21-6
 
Greensboro, NC

March 2*
no, no
vs. North Carolina State
ACC Tournament • Semifinals
W 6259  22-6
 
Greensboro, NC

March 3*
no, no
vs. North Carolina
ACC Tournament • Final
L 6371  22-7
 
Greensboro, NC

March 11*
no, no
vs. St. John's
NCAA Tournament • Second Round
L 7880  22-8
 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. 1978-79 schedule. GoDuke.com Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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