1988–89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 9 28–8 9–5 Mike Krzyzewski 9th Pete Gaudet 7th Mike Brey 2nd Tommy Amaker 1st Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament Final Four 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. Roster 1989 Duke Blue Devils y Alaa Abdelnaby 30 C 6 10 240 Jr y Bloomfield, New Jersey Robert Brickey y 21 F 6 5 205 Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina Clay Buckley 45 FC 6 10 225 So Wayne, Pennsylvania George Burgin 42 C 7 0 215 Jr Fairfax, Virginia Brian Davis y basketball 23 GF 6 6 185 Fr Bladensburg, Maryland Danny Ferry y 35 F 6 10 230 Sr Bowie, Maryland Phil Henderson y basketball 3 G 6 4 170 Jr University Park, Illinois Greg Koubek y 22 F 6 6 205 So Clifton Park, New York Christian Laettner y 32 FC 6 10 225 Fr Angola, New York Crawford Palmer y 34 C 6 9 225 Fr Arlington, Virginia John Smith 33 F 6 7 225 Sr Fort Washington, Maryland Quin Snyder y 14 G 6 3 175 Sr Mercer Island, Washington Mike Krzyzewski (Army) Pete Gaudet (Boston University) Mike Brey (George Washington) Tommy Amaker (Duke) Bob Bender (Indiana) 1989 NCAA First and Second Rounds program March 1989 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season yes November 19, 1988 1 Kentucky yes Tipoff Classic Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA 80–55 1–0 yes November 26, 1988 1 The Citadel Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 93–52 2–0 yes November 30, 1988 1 East Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 95–46 3–0 yes December 3, 1988 1 Northwestern Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 86–62 4–0 yes December 5, 1988 1 Stetson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 90–62 5–0 yes December 10, 1988 1 Miami (FL) yes Miami Arena Miami, FL 117–102 6–0 December 21, 1988 1 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 94–88 7–0 yes December 29, 1988 1 Cornell Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 94–59 8–0 yes January 3, 1989 1 Washington yes Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA 87–61 9–0 yes January 5, 1989 1 Davidson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 101–53 10–0 January 7, 1989 1 Virginia yes University Hall Charlottesville, VA 84–76 11–0 yes January 11, 1989 1 William & Mary Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 100–38 12–0 January 14, 1989 1 Maryland yes Cole Field House College Park, MD 82–72 13–0 January 18, 1989 1 North Carolina 13 Rivalry Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 71–91 13–1 January 21, 1989 1 Wake Forest yes Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 71–75 13–2 January 26, 1989 8 NC State 15 yes Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 73–88 13–3 January 29, 1989 8 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 92–62 14–3 February 2, 1989 12 Georgia Tech yes Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 76–81 14–4 yes February 5, 1989 12 Notre Dame yes Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN 102–80 15–4 February 8, 1989 14 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 85–66 16–4 February 11, 1989 14 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 86–60 17–4 yes February 14, 1989 11 Harvard yes Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA 98–59 18–4 yes February 18, 1989 11 Kansas Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 102–77 19–4 February 20, 1989 11 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 91–66 20–4 February 23, 1989 9 NC State 17 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 86–65 21–4 yes February 26, 1989 9 Arizona 2 yes Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 75–77 21–5 March 1, 1989 9 Clemson yes Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 74–79 21–6 March 5, 1989 9 North Carolina 5 yes Rivalry Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 88–86 22–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 10, 1989 7 Wake Forest yes Quarterfinals Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 88–64 23–6 March 11, 1989 7 Virginia yes Semifinals Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 69–58 24–6 March 12, 1989 7 North Carolina 9 yes Finals Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 74–77 24–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament yes March 16, 1989 9 South Carolina State yes First Round Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 90–69 25–7 yes March 18, 1989 9 West Virginia 17 yes Second Round Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 70–63 26–7 yes March 24, 1989 9 Minnesota yes Sweet Sixteen Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 87–70 27–7 yes March 26, 1989 9 Georgetown 2 yes Elite Eight Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 85–77 28–7 yes April 1, 1989 9 Seton Hall 11 yes Final Four Kingdome Seattle, WA 78–95 28–8 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 175–176 en 14 October 2019 Awards and honors Danny Ferry, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 2008-06-11 Mike Krzyzewski, ACC Coach of the Year Mike Krzyzewski, Naismith College Coach of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA Duke Blue Devils Round Pick Player NBA club 1 2 Danny Ferry Los Angeles Clippershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N 1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221214/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&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