1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–4.^[2]

1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, National Semifinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	26–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Vic Bubas (7th season)
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Duke †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	4		.867
NC State	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Clemson	8	–	6		.571			15	–	10		.600
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			16	–	11		.593
Maryland	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
South Carolina	4	–	10		.286			11	–	13		.458
Virginia	4	–	10		.286			7	–	15		.318
Wake Forest	4	–	10		.286			8	–	18		.308
† 1966 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 35 Phil Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr — Syracuse, NY G 12 Tony Barone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So — Chicago, IL C 54 Warren Chapman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So — Seabrook, TX F 40 Joe Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Bowie, MD F 31 Tim Kolodziej 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So — Amsterdam, NY C 42 Mike Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So — Missoula, MT F 32 Jim Liccardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr — West Orange, NJ F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Farrell Farrell, PA G 21 Stuart McKaig 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr — Charlotte, NC C 22 Bob Riedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr — Allentown, PA G 33 Steve Vacendak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr — Scranton, PA G 34 Bob Verga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Rose Sea Girt, NJ G 23 Dick Warren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr — Charlotte, NC G 22 Ron Wendelin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So — Peoria, IL G 14 Bill Zimmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr — Poland, OH	Head coach Vic Bubas Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Feb-15

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1965*	No. 3	Virginia Tech	W 112–79	1–0	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 4, 1965	No. 3	Clemson	W 83–68	2–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 6, 1965	No. 6	No. 10 South Carolina	L 71–73	2–1 (1–1)	Carolina Fieldhouse  Columbia, SC
December 10, 1965*	No. 6	No. 1 UCLA	W 82–66	3–1 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 11, 1965*	No. 6	No. 1 UCLA	W 94–75	4–1 (1–1)	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
December 14, 1965*	No. 1	Furman	W 102–67	5–1 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 18, 1965	No. 1	Virginia	W 75–72	6–1 (2–1)	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 1965*	No. 1	No. 3 Michigan	W 100–93 OT	7–1 (2–1)	Cobo Arena  Detroit, MI
December 31, 1965*	No. 1	Notre Dame	W 95–73	8–1 (2–1)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
January 1, 1966	No. 1	Wake Forest	W 92–76	9–1 (3–1)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
January 3, 1966*	No. 1	Penn State	W 83–58	10–1 (3–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 8, 1966	No. 1	North Carolina Rivalry	W 88–77	11–1 (4–1)	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 1966	No. 1	Clemson	W 87–85	12–1 (5–1)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
January 13, 1966	No. 1	Maryland	W 76–61	13–1 (6–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 15, 1966	No. 1	Wake Forest	W 101–81	14–1 (7–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 29, 1966	No. 1	NC State	W 84–77	15–1 (8–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 7, 1966*	No. 1	West Virginia	L 90–94	15–2 (8–1)	Charleston Civic Center  Charleston, WV
February 10, 1966	No. 2	NC State	W 78–74	16–2 (9–1)	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium  Raleigh, NC
February 12, 1966	No. 2	Virginia	W 81–55	17–2 (10–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 14, 1966	No. 2	South Carolina	W 41–38	18–2 (11–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 19, 1966	No. 2	Maryland	W 74–69	19–2 (12–1)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
February 22, 1966	No. 2	Wake Forest	L 98–99 OT	19–3 (12–2)	Winston-Salem Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 26, 1966	No. 2	North Carolina Rivalry	W 77–63	20–3 (13–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
ACC tournament
March 3, 1966	(1) No. 3	Wake Forest Quarterfinals	W 103–73	21–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 4, 1966	(1) No. 3	North Carolina Semifinals/Rivalry	W 21–20	22–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 5, 1966	(1) No. 3	NC State Championship	W 71–66	23–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 11, 1966*	No. 2	vs. No. 10 Saint Joseph's Regional semifinal	W 76–74	24–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 12, 1966*	No. 2	vs. Syracuse Elite Eight	W 91–81	25–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 18, 1966*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Kentucky National semifinal	L 79–83	25–4	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
March 19, 1966*	No. 2	vs. Utah Consolation	W 79–77	26–4	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time.