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1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record24–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachChuck Swenson
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 14 0   1.000 32 4   .889
No. 13 Clemson 10 4   .714 25 6   .806
No. 17 Duke 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Virginia 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Georgia Tech 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
NC State 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 2 12   .143 14 15   .483
Maryland 0 14   .000 9 17   .346
1987 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 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 24–9.[2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 1986*
at BYU-Hawaii
BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic
W 85–68  1–0
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
November 29, 1986*
vs. No. 14 Illinois
BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic
L 62–69  1–1
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 3, 1986*
East Carolina W 103–65  2–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 6, 1986*
Vanderbilt W 78–66  3–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 8, 1986*
Davidson W 95–65  4–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, Nc
December 13, 1986*
vs. No. 18 Alabama W 76–67  5–1
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
December 22, 1986*
at Miami (FL) W 74–67  6–1
Knight Center 
Miami, FL
December 29, 1986*
Appalachian State W 80–50  7–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 30, 1986*
No. 20 Northwestern W 106–55  8–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 3, 1987
No. 20 at Virginia W 70–63  9–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
January 5, 1987*
No. 20 William & Mary W 82–46  10–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 7, 1987
No. 17 St. Joseph’s W 93–83  11–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 10, 1987
No. 17 No. 3 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 77–85  11–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 14, 1987
No. 14 at Maryland W 85–61  12–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 17, 1987
No. 14 Wake Forest W 69–49  13–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 21, 1987
No. 12 at No. 20 NC State L 74–87  13–3
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 24, 1987
No. 12 at No. 10 Clemson W 105–103 OT 14–3
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 26, 1987*
No. 12 Cornell W 85–59  15–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 29, 1987
No. 13 at Georgia Tech L 66–75  15–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 31, 1987
No. 13 at Wake Forest W 62–60 OT 16–4
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 2, 1987
No. 13 Stetson W 62–59  17–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 4, 1987
No. 16 Virginia W 75–61  18–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 7, 1987
No. 16 Maryland W 76–67  19–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 10, 1987*
No. 15 at Harvard W 98–86  20–4
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
February 15, 1987*
No. 15 at Notre Dame L 66–70 OT 20–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 19, 1987
No. 17 NC State W 66–50  21–5
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 21, 1987
No. 17 Georgia Tech L 72–79  21–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 26, 1987
No. 17 at No. 2 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 71–77  21–7
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 28, 1987
No. 17 No. 13 Clemson W 65–59  22–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 6, 1987
No. 14 vs. NC State
Quarterfinals
L 64–71 OT 22–8
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1987*
No. 17 vs. Texas A&M
First Round
W 58–51  23–8
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
March 14, 1987*
No. 17 vs. Xavier
Second Round
W 65–60  24–8
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
March 20, 1987*
No. 17 vs. No. 3 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
L 82–88  24–9
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source: Duke media guide[3]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2020.