1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 1966 Duke Blue Devils basketball team.jpg 300 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 2 2 26–4 12–2 Vic Bubas 7th Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC Regular Season ChampionsACC Tournament Champions NCAA tournament National Semifinals 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 Bubashttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1966.html 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats 13 October 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–4.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1966-schedule.html 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results 13 October 2013 Roster 1965 Duke Blue Devils y yes Phil Allen 35 F 6 4 195 Sr Syracuse, NY — Tony Barone y 12 G 5 8 145 So Chicago, IL — Warren Chapman 54 C 6 8 220 So Seabrook, TX — Joe Kennedy y basketball 40 F 6 6 210 So Bowie, MD DeMatha Catholic Tim Kolodziej 31 F 6 5 205 So Amsterdam, NY — Mike Lewis y basketball 42 C 6 7 225 So Missoula, MT — Jim Liccardo 32 F 6 5 190 Jr West Orange, NJ — Jack Marin y 24 F 6 6 200 Sr Farrell, PA Farrell Stuart McKaig 21 G 6 1 175 Jr Charlotte, NC — Bob Riedy y 22 C 6 6 215 Jr Allentown, PA — Steve Vacendak y 33 G 6 1 190 Sr Scranton, PA — Bob Verga y Bob Verga 34 G 6 0 180 Jr Sea Girt, NJ St. Rose Dick Warren 23 G 5 11 150 Fr Charlotte, NC — Ron Wendelin 22 G 6 1 185 So Peoria, IL — Bill Zimmer 14 G 6 0 185 Sr Poland, OH — http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/roster.php?season=1965-66 2016-Feb-15 Vic Bubas Schedule no no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils|Regular Season December 1, 1965 112–79 yes 3 1965 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 1–0 December 4, 1965 83–68 no 3 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 2–0 1–0 December 6, 1965 71–73 no 6 1965 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 10 Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, SC 2–1 1–1 December 10, 1965 82–66 yes 6 UCLA 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 3–1 1–1 December 11, 1965 94–75 yes 6 UCLA 1 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 4–1 1–1 December 14, 1965 102–67 yes 1 1965 men Furman Paladins Furman Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 5–1 1–1 December 18, 1965 75–72 no 1 1965 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 6–1 2–1 December 21, 1965 100–93 OT yes 1 Michigan 3 Cobo Arena Detroit, MI 7–1 2–1 December 31, 1965 95–73 yes 1 1965 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 8–1 2–1 January 1, 1966 92–76 no 1 1965 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 9–1 3–1 January 3, 1966 83–58 yes 1 1965 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 10–1 3–1 January 8, 1966 88–77 no 1 North Carolina Rivalry Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 11–1 4–1 January 11, 1966 87–85 no 1 Clemson Clemson Field House Clemson, SC 12–1 5–1 January 13, 1966 76–61 no 1 1965 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 13–1 6–1 January 15, 1966 101–81 no 1 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 14–1 7–1 January 29, 1966 84–77 no 1 1965 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 15–1 8–1 February 7, 1966 90–94 yes 1 1965 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 15–2 8–1 February 10, 1966 78–74 no 2 NC State Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Raleigh, NC 16–2 9–1 February 12, 1966 81–55 no 2 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 17–2 10–1 February 14, 1966 41–38 no 2 South Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 18–2 11–1 February 19, 1966 74–69 no 2 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 19–2 12–1 February 22, 1966 98–99 OT no 2 Wake Forest Winston-Salem Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 19–3 12–2 February 26, 1966 77–63 no 2 North Carolina Rivalry Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 20–3 13–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Duke Blue Devils"|ACC tournament March 3, 1966 103–73 no 3 1 Wake Forest Quarterfinals Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 21–3 March 4, 1966 21–20 no 3 1 North Carolina Semifinals/Rivalry Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 22–3 March 5, 1966 71–66 no 3 1 NC State Championship Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 23–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Kentucky Wildcats 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 11, 1966 76–74 yes 2 1965 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 10 yes Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Regional semifinal 24–3 March 12, 1966 91–81 yes 2 1965 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse yes Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Elite Eight 25–3 March 18, 1966 79–83 yes 2 Kentucky 1 yes Cole Field House College Park, MD National semifinal 25–4 March 19, 1966 79–77 yes 2 Utah yes Cole Field House College Park, MD Consolation 26–4 AP Poll Eastern time References Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Duke Category:Long stubs with short prose