1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The team's head coach was Mike Krzyzewski^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 10–17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[2]

1981–82 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–17 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	12	–	2		.857			32	–	2		.941
No. 7 Virginia	12	–	2		.857			30	–	4		.882
No. 16 Wake Forest	9	–	5		.643			21	–	9		.700
No. 10 NC State	7	–	7		.500			22	–	10		.688
Maryland	5	–	9		.357			16	–	13		.552
Duke	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
Clemson	4	–	10		.286			14	–	14		.500
Georgia Tech	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
† 1982 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28, 1981*		Vanderbilt	L 75–76 ^2OT	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 2, 1981*		La Salle	W 61–55	1–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 5, 1981*		Appalachian State	L 70–75	1–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 9, 1981		at No. 5 Virginia	L 83–92	1–3 (0–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
December 12, 1981*		at Princeton	L 55–72	1–4
December 22, 1981*		East Carolina	W 70–57	2–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 29, 1981*		Davidson Iron Duke Classic	L 73–75	2–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 30, 1981*		Auburn Iron Duke Classic	W 72–71	3–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 2, 1982*		at No. 14 Louisville	L 61–99	3–6	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
January 6, 1982*		Rutgers	W 80–61	4–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 9, 1982		Maryland	L 36–40	4–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1982		at Wake Forest	L 48–58	4–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, N.C.
January 16, 1982		No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry	L 63–73	4–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 20, 1982		No. 14 NC State	W 49–48	5–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 23, 1982		at Clemson	W 50–44	6–9	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 27, 1982*		vs. Holy Cross	W 66–60	7–9	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, N.J.
January 30, 1982		No. 3 Virginia	L 65–77	7–10	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, N.C.
February 3, 1982		Georgia Tech	W 47–46	8–10	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 6, 1982		at Maryland	L 60–77	8–11	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 8, 1982*		UNC Wilmington	W 67–57 ^1OT	9–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 10, 1982*		at Stetson	L 81–88	9–12
February 13, 1982		No. 16 Wake Forest	L 71–86	9–13	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 16, 1982		at NC State	L 56–72	9–14	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 20, 1982		at Georgia Tech	L 78–87	9–15	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 24, 1982		Clemson	W 73–72 ^3OT	10–15	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 27, 1982		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 66–84	10–16	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
March 5, 1982		vs. No. 16 Wake Forest ACC tournament	L 53–88	10–17	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[3]

References

1. "1981–82 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
2. "1981–82 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
3. "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 174. Retrieved June 30, 2020.