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1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record27–7 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJim Spanarkel
CaptainJim Spanarkel
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1977–78 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 North Carolina 9 3   .750 23 8   .742
No. 7 Duke 8 4   .667 27 7   .794
NC State 7 5   .583 21 10   .677
Virginia 6 6   .500 20 8   .714
Wake Forest 6 6   .500 19 10   .655
Maryland 3 9   .250 15 13   .536
Clemson 3 9   .250 15 12   .556
1978 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Bill Foster. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Duke 63, Rhode Island 62
    • Duke 84, Pennsylvania 80
    • Duke 90, Villanova 72
  • Final Four

[2]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1978 NBA Draft. However, Jim Spanarkel was drafted 16th overall in the 1979 NBA Draft. Also, Mike Gminski was picked 7th overall in the 1980 NBA Draft, and Gene Banks and Kenny Dennard were picked 28th and 78th in the 1981 NBA Draft, respectively.[3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1978
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)