1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 8
Record	24–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Amaker; Quin Snyder; Tim O'Toole;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Duke	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 9 Wake Forest	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
No. 4 North Carolina †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	7	.800
No. 14 Clemson	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
No. 22 Maryland	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	12	.625
NC State	4	–	12	.250	17	–	15	.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Jeff Capel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	South View	Fayetteville, NC
F	41	Matt Christensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Belmont	Belmont, MA
C	40	Taymon Domzalski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	New Mexico Military Institute	Lovington, NM
G	22	Jay Heaps	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Longmeadow	Longmeadow, MA
G	21	Trajan Langdon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	East Anchorage	Anchorage, AK
F	4	Roshown McLeod	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony's	Jersey City, NJ
F/C	55	Greg Newton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	A.N. Myer	Niagara Falls, Ontario
G/F	3	Ricky Price	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Serra	Gardena, CA
F	15	Todd Singleton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Old Mill	Severn, MD
F	34	Carmen Wallace	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Tower Hill	Wilmington, DE
G	12	Steve Wojciechowski	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Gibbons	Severn, MD

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Tommy Amaker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-01-23

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 20, 1996*	No. 10	St. Joseph's Preseason NIT	W 89–60	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
November 22, 1996*	No. 10	Vanderbilt Preseason NIT	W 86–57	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
November 27, 1996*	No. 6	vs. No. 22 Tulsa Preseason NIT	W 72–67	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
November 29, 1996*	No. 6	vs. No. 20 Indiana Preseason NIT	L 69–85	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
December 2, 1996*	No. 10	Lehigh	W 103–51	4–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 5, 1996	No. 10	Florida State	W 72–66 ^OT	5–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 8, 1996*	No. 10	No. 7 Michigan	L 61–62	5–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 11, 1996*	No. 14	Davidson	W 85–58	6–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 14, 1996*	No. 14	at No. 4 Villanova	W 87–79	7–2	CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pa.
December 22, 1996*	No. 11	Army	W 100–38	8–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 30, 1996*	No. 13	Western Carolina	W 104–54	9–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 2, 1997*	No. 13	South Carolina State	W 104–54	10–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 5, 1997	No. 13	at Georgia Tech	W 66–56	11–2
January 7, 1997	No. 10	at No. 5 Clemson	L 82–86 ^OT	11–3
January 11, 1997	No. 10	No. 2 Wake Forest	L 69–81	11–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1997*	No. 13	Campbell	W 84–59	12–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 15, 1997*	No. 13	at UNC Greensboro	W 87–49	13–4
January 18, 1997	No. 13	Virginia	W 78–59	14–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 21, 1997	No. 10	at NC State	W 70–55	15–4
January 26, 1997	No. 10	at No. 7 Maryland	L 70–74	15–5
January 29, 1997	No. 12	No. 19 North Carolina	W 80–73	16–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 2, 1997	No. 12	Georgia Tech	W 70–61	17–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 5, 1997	No. 8	at No. 2 Wake Forest	W 73–68	18–5
February 8, 1997	No. 8	NC State	W 80–51	19–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 11, 1997	No. 6	at Virginia	W 62–61	20–5
February 15, 1997	No. 6	at Florida State	W 89–79	21–5
February 18, 1997	No. 6	No. 8 Clemson	W 84–77	22–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 23, 1997*	No. 6	at No. 17 UCLA	L 69–73	22–6
February 27, 1997	No. 7	No. 16 Maryland	W 81–69	23–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
March 2, 1997	No. 7	at No. 8 North Carolina	L 85–91	23–7
March 7, 1997	No. 7	vs. NC State ACC Tournament	L 60–66	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
March 14, 1997*	(2) No. 8	vs. (15) Murray State NCAA SE First Round	W 71–68	24–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, N.C.
March 16, 1997*	(2) No. 8	vs. (10) Providence NCAA SE Second Round	L 87–98	24–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. Source: Duke media guide^[1]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
Mike Krzyzewski, Basketball Times National Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the men's basketball team was selected in the 1997 NBA Draft.^[2]

References

^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. 14 October 2019. p. 177. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. 14 October 2019. p. 177. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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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
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics