1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 10
1984–85 record	23–8 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (5th season);
Assistant coach	Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Mon, Nov 26* 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	at St. Louis	W 97–64	1–0	Kiel Auditorium (5,172) St. Louis, MO
Wed, Nov 28* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	William & Mary	W 92–60	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 1* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	St. Joseph's	W 59–46	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 5* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	Appalachian State	W 98–64	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 8 9:00 p.m.	No. 4	Virginia	W 78–64	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Mon, Dec 17* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	Davidson	W 82–65	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 19* 8:30 p.m.	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 76–55	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,043) Evanston, IL
Fri, Dec 28* 10:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. UAB Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 76–62	8–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,047) Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Dec 29* 10:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. USC Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 75–73	9–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,776) Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Jan 5 3:30 p.m.	No. 2	at Virginia	W 63–58	10–0 (2–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Wed, Jan 9* 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	East Carolina	W 87–63	11–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 12* 12:00 p.m.	No. 2	Washington	W 71–59	12–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Mon, Jan 14 8:00 p.m.	No. 2	at Maryland Duke-Maryland rivalry	L 76–78 ^OT	12–1 (2–1)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Thu, Jan 17 9:00 p.m.	No. 2	Wake Forest	L 89–91 ^OT	12–2 (2–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 19 3:30 p.m.	No. 2	at No. 6 North Carolina Carolina-Duke rivalry	W 93–77	13–2 (3–2)	Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Wed, Jan 23 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	at NC State	L 71–89	13–3 (3–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Sat, Jan 26 3:30 p.m.	No. 5	at Clemson	W 100–83	14–3 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, SC
Wed, Jan 30 8:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Wake Forest	W 76–70 ^OT	15–3 (5–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (15,865) Greensboro, NC
Mon, Feb 4*	No. 6	Harvard	W 82–53	16–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 6 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	at No. 10 Georgia Tech	L 71–81	16–4 (5–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 9 3:00 p.m.	No. 5	Maryland	W 70–62	17–4 (6–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 13* 7:30 p.m.	No. 7	Stetson	W 94–51	18–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,000) Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 16* 1:00 p.m.	No. 7	vs. Notre Dame	W 81–69	19–4	Brendan Byrne Arena (15,201) East Rutherford, NJ
Wed, Feb 20 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	NC State	L 66–70	19–5 (6–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 23 1:30 p.m.	No. 6	No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 67–62	20–5 (7–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 27 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Clemson	W 90–73	21–5 (8–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Mar 2	No. 5	No. 8 North Carolina	L 68–78	21–6 (8–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Fri, Mar 8*	No. 7	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 86–73	22–6	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, GA
Sat, Mar 9*	No. 7	vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament • Semifinals	L 64–75	22–7	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Fri, Mar 15* ESPN	No. 10	vs. Pepperdine NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 75–62	23–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, TX
Sun, Mar 17* CBS	No. 10	vs. Boston College NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 73–74	23–8	Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

^ "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ [1]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.
^ [2]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

[1] "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[2] "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[3] [1]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

[4] [2]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

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v t 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 and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic/Big Four "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech †	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No. 7 North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	27	–	9	.750
No. 16 NC State	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
No. 10 Duke	8	–	6	.571	23	–	8	.742
Maryland	8	–	6	.571	25	–	12	.676
Clemson	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Wake Forest	5	–	9	.357	15	–	14	.517
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	17	–	16	.515

† 1985 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll