1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1988–89 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. Duke finished with an overall record of 28–8 (9–5 ACC) They were invited to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed. Duke would advance to the Final Four after wins over South Carolina State, West Virginia, Minnesota and Georgetown. But their season would come to an end after a one sided loss to Seton Hall 95–78.

1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 9
Record	28–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Pete Gaudet (7th season) Mike Brey (2nd season) Tommy Amaker (1st season)
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 NC State	10	–	4		.714			22	–	9		.710
No. 9 Duke	9	–	5		.643			28	–	8		.778
Virginia	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
No. 5 North Carolina †	9	–	5		.643			29	–	8		.784
Georgia Tech	8	–	6		.571			20	–	12		.625
Clemson	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
Maryland	1	–	13		.071			9	–	20		.310
† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 30 Alaa Abdelnaby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bloomfield, New Jersey F 21 Robert Brickey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina F/C 45 Clay Buckley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wayne, Pennsylvania C 42 George Burgin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fairfax, Virginia G/F 23 Brian Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bladensburg, Maryland F 35 Danny Ferry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bowie, Maryland G 3 Phil Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr University Park, Illinois F 22 Greg Koubek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Clifton Park, New York F/C 32 Christian Laettner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Angola, New York C 34 Crawford Palmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Arlington, Virginia F 33 John Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Fort Washington, Maryland G 14 Quin Snyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mercer Island, Washington	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army) Assistant coach(es) Pete Gaudet (Boston University) Mike Brey (George Washington) Tommy Amaker (Duke) Bob Bender (Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 19, 1988*	No. 1	vs. Kentucky Tipoff Classic	W 80–55	1–0	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
November 26, 1988*	No. 1	The Citadel	W 93–52	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
November 30, 1988*	No. 1	East Carolina	W 95–46	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 3, 1988*	No. 1	Northwestern	W 86–62	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 5, 1988*	No. 1	Stetson	W 90–62	5–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 10, 1988*	No. 1	at Miami (FL)	W 117–102	6–0	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
December 21, 1988	No. 1	Wake Forest	W 94–88	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 29, 1988*	No. 1	Cornell	W 94–59	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 3, 1989*	No. 1	at Washington	W 87–61	9–0	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
January 5, 1989*	No. 1	Davidson	W 101–53	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 7, 1989	No. 1	at Virginia	W 84–76	11–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 11, 1989*	No. 1	William & Mary	W 100–38	12–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 14, 1989	No. 1	at Maryland	W 82–72	13–0	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 18, 1989	No. 1	No. 13 North Carolina Rivalry	L 71–91	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 21, 1989	No. 1	at Wake Forest	L 71–75	13–2	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
January 26, 1989	No. 8	at No. 15 NC State	L 73–88	13–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 29, 1989	No. 8	Clemson	W 92–62	14–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 2, 1989	No. 12	at Georgia Tech	L 76–81	14–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 5, 1989*	No. 12	at Notre Dame	W 102–80	15–4	Purcell Pavilion  South Bend, IN
February 8, 1989	No. 14	Virginia	W 85–66	16–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 11, 1989	No. 14	Maryland	W 86–60	17–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 14, 1989*	No. 11	at Harvard	W 98–59	18–4	Lavietes Pavilion  Boston, MA
February 18, 1989*	No. 11	Kansas	W 102–77	19–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 20, 1989	No. 11	Georgia Tech	W 91–66	20–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 23, 1989	No. 9	No. 17 NC State	W 86–65	21–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 26, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 2 Arizona	L 75–77	21–5	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
March 1, 1989	No. 9	at Clemson	L 74–79	21–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
March 5, 1989	No. 9	at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	W 88–86	22–6	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10, 1989	No. 7	vs. Wake Forest Quarterfinals	W 88–64	23–6	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
March 11, 1989	No. 7	vs. Virginia Semifinals	W 69–58	24–6	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
March 12, 1989	No. 7	vs. No. 9 North Carolina Finals	L 74–77	24–7	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1989*	No. 9	vs. South Carolina State First Round	W 90–69	25–7	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 18, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 17 West Virginia Second Round	W 70–63	26–7	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 24, 1989*	No. 9	vs. Minnesota Sweet Sixteen	W 87–70	27–7	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
March 26, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 2 Georgetown Elite Eight	W 85–77	28–7	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
April 1, 1989*	No. 9	vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Final Four	L 78–95	28–8	Kingdome  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide[2]

Awards and honors

• Danny Ferry, USBWA College Player of the Year^[3]
• Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year
• Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Danny Ferry	Los Angeles Clippers

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