1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils basketball Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 17 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 1 34–2 14–2 Mike Krzyzewski (12th season) Pete Gaudet Mike Brey Tommy Amaker Jay Bilas Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament National ChampionsNCAA Dvision I regular season championsACC tournament championsACC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 71–51 vs. Michigan The 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by All-American Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, Duke won its 2nd national championship in as many years to become the first repeating team since UCLA's seven-year dynasty from 1967 to 1973. The feat would not be accomplished again in college basketball until the Florida Gators did it in 2007. Roster 1991 Duke Blue Devils y yes Marty Clark 3 SG 6 6 200 So Westchester, Illinois St. Joseph Kenny Blakeney y 4 SG 6 4 190 So Washington, D.C. DeMatha Ron Burt 5 PG 6 0 165 Sr Kansas City, Missouri Gould Academy W Bobby Hurley y Bobby Hurley 11 PG 6 2 165 Jr Jersey City, New Jersey St. Anthony's Thomas Hill y Thomas Hill (basketball) 12 SG 6 5 200 Jr Lancaster, Texas Lancaster Antonio Lang y Antonio Lang 21 SF 6 8 215 So Mobile, AL LeFlore Brian Davis y Brian Davis (basketball) 23 SG 6 7 195 Sr Capitol Heights, Maryland Bladensburg C Christian Laettner y Christian Laettner 32 C 6 11 235 Sr Angola, New York Nichols C Grant Hill y Grant Hill 33 SF 6 8 225 So Reston, Virginia South Lakes Cherokee Parks y Cherokee Parks 44 PF 6 11 235 Fr Huntington Beach, California Marina Erik Meek y Erik Meek 52 C 6 10 240 Fr Escondido, California San Pasqual Christian Ast y 54 SF 6 8 205 So Heidelberg, Germany/Beltsville, Maryland High Point http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/roster.php?season=1991-92 2016-Apr-24 Mike Krzyzewski Tommy Amaker Jay Bilas Mike Brey Expectations The Blue Devils started the season as the defending National Champions, and were looking to repeat as National Champions for the first time since UCLA did it in 1973. Losing only Greg Koubek and Clay Buckley to graduation along with outgoing transfers Billy McCaffrey and Crawford Palmer, Duke retained its core players including Laettner, Bobby Hurley, and Grant Hill and was able to add recruits Cherokee Parks and Erik Meek to its lineup. Regular season The Blue Devils started the season ranked No. 1 and won its first 17 games. Their unbeaten streak came to an end when they lost a close contest to North Carolina in the Dean Dome by a score of 75–73. However, Duke would only lose another game (to Wake Forest 72–68) for the rest of the season and finished the season with a 25–2 record and the 10th regular-season championship in school history. Conference Tournament Duke entered the ACC tournament as the No. 1 seed. They defeated North Carolina in the ACC title game 94–74 to capture their 9th ACC Tournament Championship in school history. As a result, the Blue Devils received a No. 1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament. NCAA tournament The Blue Devils had little trouble progressing through the first three rounds, but faced the toughest test of the season in the East Regional Final against sixth-ranked and No. 2 seed Kentucky coached by Rick Pitino. In perhaps the greatest college basketball game in history, Christian Laettner hit a buzzer-beating turnaround jumper on a long inbounds pass from Grant Hill, and Duke got a 104–103 overtime win over Kentucky to earn its fifth straight Final Four appearance. Laettner scored 31 points in that game, making all 10 of his field goal attempts (including a three-pointer) and all 10 of his free throws. After defeating an Indiana team led by Calbert Cheaney, Duke reached the title game for the third consecutive time to face off against Michigan's Fab Five, led by freshmen Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. The Blue Devils ended the Fab Five's dream run in a 71–51 contest to become the first team since UCLA 19 years ago to repeat as National Champions. Bobby Hurley was named NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player. Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season November 25, 1991 7:30 pm yes 1 1991–92 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 103–75 9,314 1–0 November 30, 1991 7:30 pm yes 1 1991–92 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 118–65 9,314 2–0 December 5, 1991 9:00 pm yes yes 1 St. John's 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC/Big East Challenge 91–81 15,781 3–0 December 7, 1991 7:30 pm yes yes 1 1991–92 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius College Canisius Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York 96–60 16,729 4–0 December 14, 1991 3:45 pm yes yes 1 Michigan 18 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan Rivalry 88–85 OT 13,609 5–0 December 31, 1991 7:30 pm yes 1 1991–92 William & Mary Tribe The College of William & Mary William & Mary Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 97–61 9,314 6–0 January 2, 1992 7:30 pm no yes 1 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 68–62 8,864 7–0 1–0 January 6, 1992 7:30 pm 1 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 86–70 9,314 8–0 2–0 January 8, 1992 9:00 pm yes 1 1991–92 Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland Maryland Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 83–66 14,500 9–0 3–0 January 11, 1992 1:30 pm 1 Georgia Tech 14 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 97–84 9,314 10–0 4–0 January 15, 1992 9:00 pm 1 1991–92 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 110–75 9,314 11–0 5–0 January 18, 1992 5:00 pm yes 1 UNC Charlotte 18 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 104–82 9,314 12–0 January 21, 1992 7:30 pm yes yes 1 1991–92 Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University Walter Brown Arena Boston 95–85 4,108 13–0 January 25, 1992 2:00 pm 1 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 84–68 9,314 14–0 6–0 January 27, 1992 9:00 pm 1 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 112–73 9,314 15–0 7–0 January 30, 1992 7:30 pm yes 1 Florida State 23 Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 75–62 13,610 16–0 8–0 February 1, 1992 4:00 pm yes 1 Notre Dame Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 100–71 9,314 17–0 February 5, 1992 9:00 pm yes 1 North Carolina 9 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 73–75 21,572 17–1 8–1 February 8, 1992 2:00 pm yes yes 1 LSU 22 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 77–67 13,846 18–1 February 12, 1992 9:00 pm yes 1 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta 71–62 10,026 19–1 9–1 February 16, 1992 1:30 pm yes 1 North Carolina State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 71–63 12,400 20–1 10–1 February 20, 1992 8:00 pm 1 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 91–89 9,314 21–1 11–1 February 23, 1992 2:00 pm yes 1 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 68–72 14,673 21–2 11–2 February 26, 1992 9:00 pm 1 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 76–67 9,314 22–2 12–2 March 1, 1992 1:00 pm yes yes 1 UCLA 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles 75–65 13,023 23–2 March 4, 1992 yes 1 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 98–97 11,500 24–2 13–2 March 8, 1992 1 North Carolina 16 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 89–77 9,314 25–2 14–2 |- !colspan=8 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 13, 1992 yes 1 1 Maryland 8 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals 94–87 23,532 26–2 March 14, 1992 yes 1 1 Georgia Tech 4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinals 89–76 23,532 27–2 March 15, 1992 no yes 1 1 North Carolina 20 3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Championship 94–74 23,532 28–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament March 19, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Campbell 16 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round CBS 82–56 15,800 29–2 March 21, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Iowa 9 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round CBS 75–62 15,800 30–2 March 26, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Seton Hall 19 4 E The Spectrum Philadelphia Sweet Sixteen CBS 81–69 17,878 31–2 March 28, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Kentucky 6 2 E The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elite Eight CBS 104–103 OT 17,878 32–2 April 4, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Indiana 5 2 W Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis Final Four CBS 81–78 50,379 33–2 April 6, 1992 yes yes 1 1 E Michigan 15 6 SW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota NCAA National Championship CBS 71–51 50,379 34–2 Coaches' Poll Rankings 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Accomplishments 2nd straight national championship (1991–1992) 3rd straight appearance in national championship game (1990–1992) 5th straight appearance in Final Four (1988–1992) Held AP No. 1 ranking from start to finish throughout season (18 polls) Christian Laettner received several Player of the Year accolades in 1992: NABC Player of the Year AP National Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Wooden Award Naismith Award Adolph Rupp Trophy Christian Laettner was a unanimous First Team All-American selection. NCAA.org: 2008 Men's Basketball Records Book https://web.archive.org/web/20080625154333/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2008/2008_m_basketball_records.pdf 2008-06-25 Christian Laettner became the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours. He also played in a record-setting 23 games in the NCAA Tournament. (To break this record, one would have to play in four consecutive championship games.) Four players received All-ACC honors: Christian Laettner (1st Team) Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley (2nd Team) Thomas Hill (3rd Team) Three players from the 1992 squad (Laettner, Hurley, and Grant Hill) had their jerseys retired by Duke. Mike Krzyzewski was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year Christian Laettner was the only College Basketball Player on the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team known as The Dream Team. Mike Krzyzewski was also on The Dream Team Coaching Staff as an Assistant. 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