1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 14 15 29–9 9–5 Mike Krzyzewski 10th Pete Gaudet Mike Brey Tommy Amaker Jay Bilas 1st Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament, Runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 73–103 vs. UNLV The 1989–90 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. The team finished with an overall record of 29–9 (9–5 ACC) Duke was invited to the 1990 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed. The Blue Devils reached their third straight Final Four with a thrilling overtime victory over Connecticut 79–78. Duke came up short once again in the National Championship game, as they were soundly beaten by UNLV 103–73. Roster 1989 Duke Blue Devils y Alaa Abdelnaby 30 C 6 10 240 Sr y Bloomfield, New Jersey Robert Brickey 21 F 6 5 205 Sr y Fayetteville, North Carolina Clay Buckley 45 FC 6 10 225 Jr Wayne, Pennsylvania Joe Cook 13 G 6 2 195 Jr Lincoln, Illinois Brian Davis y basketball 23 GF 6 6 195 So Capitol Heights, Maryland Phil Henderson y basketball 3 G 6 4 170 Sr University Park, Illinois Thomas Hill y basketball 25 GF 6 4 190 Fr Lancaster, Texas Bobby Hurley y 11 G 6 0 150 Fr Jersey City, New Jersey Greg Koubek y 22 F 6 6 205 Jr Clifton Park, New York Christian Laettner y 32 F 6 11 225 So Angola, New York Billy McCaffrey y 5 G 6 3 175 Fr Allentown, Pennsylvania Crawford Palmer y 34 C 6 9 225 So Arlington, Virginia Mike Krzyzewski (Army) Pete Gaudet (Boston University) Mike Brey (George Washington) Tommy Amaker (Duke) Jay Bilas (Duke) 1990 NCAA Final Four program March 1990 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season yes November 25, 1989 10 Harvard Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 130–54 Tied 22 Laettner 9 Henderson 12 1–0 yes November 29, 1989 7 Canisius Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 102–66 Tied 18 Laettner 7 Hurley 9 2–0 yes December 2, 1989 7 Northwestern yes Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 103–77 Laettner 23 Laettner 18 Hurley 6 3–0 yes December 6, 1989 6 Syracuse 1 yes ACC/Big East Challenge Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 76–78 Brickey 21 Abdelnaby 9 Hurley 10 3–1 yes December 9, 1989 6 Michigan 8 yes Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 108–113 OT Laettner 26 Laettner 8 Hurley 6 3–2 yes December 21, 1989 12 Davidson yes Belk Arena Davidson, NC 89–44 Henderson 14 Brickey 8 Hurley 4 4–2 yes December 23, 1989 12 Washington Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 74–64 Laettner 19 Tied 5 Hurley 6 5–2 yes December 28, 1989 13 Drake yes Rainbow Classic Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 101–77 Laettner 20 Laettner 6 Hurley 9 6–2 yes December 29, 1989 13 Cincinnati yes Rainbow Classic Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 95–83 Laettner 18 Laettner 11 Hurley 8 7–2 yes December 30, 1989 13 Hawaii yes Rainbow Classic Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 87–75 Tied 19 Abdelnaby 10 Hurley 4 8–2 yes January 3, 1990 13 The Citadel Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 108–69 Henderson 29 Abdelnaby 12 Hurley 8 9–2 January 6, 1990 13 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 76–68 Abdelnaby 16 Laettner 8 Hurley 9 10–2 January 11, 1990 10 Georgia Tech 9 yes Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 96–91 Henderson 26 Laettner 10 Hurley 11 11–2 January 13, 1990 10 Maryland Rivalry Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. 91–80 Laettner 27 Henderson 8 Hurley 9 12–2 January 17, 1990 8 North Carolina yes Rivalry Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 60–79 Laettner 18 Laettner 13 Tied 1 12–3 January 20, 1990 8 Wake Forest yes LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 97–69 Tied 18 Tied 11 Hurley 7 13–3 January 22, 1990 8 William & Mary yes Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA 109–76 Henderson 25 Laettner 9 Hurley 6 14–3 January 24, 1990 8 NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 85–82 OT Henderson 25 Laettner 16 Hurley 12 15–3 January 28, 1990 8 Georgia Tech 13 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–86 Laettner 19 Laettner 11 Hurley 13 16–3 January 31, 1990 5 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 94–80 Henderson 20 Tied 7 Hurley 11 17–3 yes February 4, 1990 5 Notre Dame Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–76 Abdelnaby 22 Laettner 10 Hurley 10 18–3 February 8, 1990 4 Virginia yes University Hall Charlottesville, VA 69–72 Abdelnaby 16 Laettner 19 Hurley 5 18–4 February 10, 1990 4 Maryland yes Rivalry Cole Field House College Park, MD 114–111 OT Tied 26 Abdelnaby 8 Hurley 8 19–4 yes February 12, 1990 4 Stetson yes Amway Arena Orlando, FL 102–67 Abdelnaby 18 Laettner 12 Hurley 10 20–4 yes February 14, 1990 6 East Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 84–51 McCaffrey 21 Laettner 6 Hurley 9 21–4 February 18, 1990 6 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 71–56 Tied 15 Laettner 9 Tied 3 22–4 February 21, 1990 3 NC State yes Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 71–76 Abdelnaby 32 Laettner 12 Hurley 13 22–5 yes February 25, 1990 3 Arizona 21 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 78–76 Henderson 28 Laettner 7 Hurley 6 23–5 February 28, 1990 5 Clemson 20 yes Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 93–97 Laettner 25 Laettner 12 Hurley 10 23–6 March 4, 1990 5 North Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 75–87 Tied 16 Laettner 11 Hurley 6 23–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 9, 1990 12 Maryland yes Quarterfinals Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 104–84 Henderson 24 Laettner 13 Hurley 7 24–7 March 10, 1990 12 Georgia Tech 14 yes Semifinals Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 72–83 Laettner 29 Laettner 9 Hurley 8 24–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament yes March 16, 1990 15 Richmond yes First Round Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 81–46 Abdelnaby 22 Abdelnaby 12 Hurley 6 25–8 yes March 18, 1990 15 St. John's yes Second Round Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 76–72 Brickey 22 Brickey 9 Hurley 7 26–8 yes March 22, 1990 15 UCLA yes Sweet Sixteen Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 90–81 Henderson 28 Laettner 14 Hurley 9 27–8 yes March 24, 1990 15 Connecticut 3 yes Elite Eight Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 79–78 OT Abdelnaby 27 Abdelnaby 14 Hurley 8 28–8 yes March 31, 1990 15 Arkansas 7 yes Final Four McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO 97–83 Henderson 28 Laettner 14 Hurley 6 29–8 yes April 2, 1990 15 UNLV 2 yes National Championship McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO 73–103 Henderson 21 Laettner 9 Laettner 5 29–9 Source: Duke media guide2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide https://goduke.com/documents/2019/10/14/Full_Guide.pdf Duke Athletics Duke University 30 June 2020 176 en PDF 14 October 2019 Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1990 1 25 Alaa Abdelnaby Portland Trail Blazers 1990 2 49 Phil Henderson Dallas Maverickshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&lg=N 1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317233720/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&lg=N 2010-03-17 References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Duke Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Duke Blue Devils men's basketball