1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	18–9 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach	Vic Bubas;
Home arena	Duke Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	6	.813
Duke	9	–	3	.750	18	–	9	.667
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	16	–	7	.696
Clemson	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Wake Forest	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
Virginia	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
NC State	2	–	12	.143	7	–	19	.269

† 1967 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–9 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Having played on the freshman team the previous year, the 1966–67 season was the first season for C. B. Claiborne, the first African-American to integrate the Duke basketball team. He made his first start in a January 1967 victory over Penn State, after head coach Vic Bubas suspended nine of his players.^[3]^[4]

Roster

1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Tony Barone	—	—
Warren Chapman	—	—
C. B. Claiborne	—	—
Bob Francis	—	—
Dave Golden	—	—
Joe Kennedy	—	—
Tim Kolodziej	—	—
Mike Lewis	—	—
Jim Liccardo	—	—
Fred Lind	—	—
Stewart McKaig	—	—
Bob Riedy	—	—
Dale Stubbs	—	—
Steve Vandenberg	—	—
Bob Verga (C)	—	—
Ron Wendelin	—	—

Head coach

Vic Bubas

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source: Duke yearbook^[5]

References

^ "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ Brown, Chris (22 February 2015). "Duke's First African-American Men's Basketball Player". Ball Durham. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^ Bock, Hal (4 January 1967). "Nine Blue Devils Suspended; Duke Wins Anyway". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ The Chanticleer. Vol. 55. Durham, NC: Duke University Publications Board. 1967. p. 278. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[2] "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[balldurham.com-3] Brown, Chris (22 February 2015). "Duke's First African-American Men's Basketball Player". Ball Durham. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

[4] Bock, Hal (4 January 1967). "Nine Blue Devils Suspended; Duke Wins Anyway". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] The Chanticleer. Vol. 55. Durham, NC: Duke University Publications Board. 1967. p. 278. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via Internet Archive.

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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