1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Duke free throw, Duke Chronicle 1979-02-15.jpg 300 Setting up for a free throw vs. NC State, February 14 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 11 22–8 9–3 Bill Foster 5th Terry Chili Steve Steinwedel Bob Wenzel Jim Spanarkel Jim Spanarkel Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC regular season co-champions NCAA tournament second round The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978–79 college basketball season. Roster 1978 Duke Blue Devils y Vince Taylor basketball y 12 G 6 5 180 FR Lexington, KY Rob Hardy 14 G 6 3 170 SR Columbus, OH Gene Banks y 20 F 6 7 205 SO Philadelphia, PA Bob Bender y 21 G 6 2 175 JR Crown Point, IN John Harrell 22 G 6 0 170 JR Durham, NC Steve Gray 23 G 6 2 175 SR Woodland Hills, CA Harold Morrison 24 F 6 7 200 SR West Orange, NJ Jim Suddath 30 G/F 6 6 190 SO East Point, GA Kenny Dennard y 33 F 6 7 200 SO Walnut Cove, NC Jim Spanarkel y 34 G 6 5 190 SR Jersey City, NJ Mike Gminski y 43 C 6 11 245 JR Monroe, CT Scott Goetsch 44 C 6 9 215 SR Chatsworth, CA Bill Foster Terry Chili Steve Steinwedel Bob Wenzel Compiled from multiple sources1978–79 Duke men's basketball roster https://goduke.com/documents/2022/8/17/1978-79_mbb_roster.pdf Duke Athletics 29 January 2023 en1978–79 Duke Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1979.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 29 January 2023 en Schedule no yes no no no November 25 w yes yes 1 Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 78–53 1–0 November 27 w yes 1 SMU Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 86–80 2–0 December 1 w yes yes 1 N.C. State 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament 65–63 3–0 December 2 w yes yes 1 North Carolina 14 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament 78–68 4–0 December 5 w yes 1 La Salle Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 66–42 5–0 December 13 w yes 1 Southern California 12 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 79–65 6–0 December 29 l yes yes 1 Ohio State Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Tournament 84–90 6–1 December 30 l yes yes 1 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Tournament 66–69 6–2 January 2 w yes yes 1 Davidson Davidson, NC 77–59 7–2 January 5 w yes yes 5 Long Beach State 15 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Holiday Doubleheader 79–78 8–2 January 6 w yes yes 5 Tulane Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Holiday Doubleheader 74–64 9–2 January 10 w 7 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 73–54 10–2 1–0 January 13 l yes 7 North Carolina 3 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 68–74 10–3 1–1 January 18 w 8 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 81–69 11–3 2–1 January 21 w yes 8 N.C. State 14 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 75–69 12–3 3–1 January 24 w yes 7 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 84–66 13–3 4–1 January 28 w yes 7 Marquette 13 Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 69–64 14–3 4–1 January 31 w yes 3 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 75–60 15–3 5–1 February 3 w 3 Maryland 17 Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 87–78 16–3 6–1 February 6 w 3 Virginia Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 64–63 17–3 7–1 February 10 l yes 3 Pittsburgh Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 69–71 17–4 7–1 February 14 w 5 N.C. State Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 66–48 18–4 8–1 February 16 l yes 5 Maryland College Park, MD 68–70 18–5 8–2 February 18 w yes yes 5 Louisville 9 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 88–72 19–6 8–2 February 21 l yes 6 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 49–70 19–7 8–3 February 24 w 6 North Carolina 4 Cameroon Indoor Stadium Cameron, NC 47–40 20–6 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC tournament March 1 w yes yes Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • quarterfinals 58–56 21–6 March 2 w yes yes N.C. State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • semifinals 62–59 22–6 March 3 l yes yes North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • final 63–71 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 11 l yes yes St. John's Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC NCAA tournament • second round 78–80 22–8 Compiled from multiple sources1978–79 schedule. GoDuke.com Retrieved 2012-11-20.2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide https://goduke.com/documents/2019/10/14/Full_Guide.pdf Duke Athletics Duke University 30 June 2020 174 en PDF 14 October 2019 Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 8 7 3 3 5 6 5 6 11 Coaches 0 15 1 – – 1 1 1 7 7 9 6 4 3 6 7 6 7 ^Coaches did not release week 1 or week 2 polls. References External links 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils on Sports Reference Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Category:1978 in sports in North Carolina Category:1979 in sports in North Carolina Duke