The 1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–9.[2]
| 1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 24–9 (9–5 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Chuck Swenson |
| Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 North Carolina | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Clemson | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Duke | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 28, 1986* | at BYU-Hawaii BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic | W 85–68 | 1–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI | |||||||
| November 29, 1986* | vs. No. 14 Illinois BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic | L 62–69 | 1–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI | |||||||
| December 3, 1986* | East Carolina | W 103–65 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
| December 6, 1986* | Vanderbilt | W 78–66 | 3–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
| December 8, 1986* | Davidson | W 95–65 | 4–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, Nc | |||||||
| December 13, 1986* | vs. No. 18 Alabama | W 76–67 | 5–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | |||||||
| December 22, 1986* | at Miami (FL) | W 74–67 | 6–1 | Knight Center Miami, FL | |||||||
| December 29, 1986* | Appalachian State | W 80–50 | 7–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
| December 30, 1986* | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 106–55 | 8–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 3, 1987 | No. 20 | at Virginia | W 70–63 | 9–1 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| January 5, 1987* | No. 20 | William & Mary | W 82–46 | 10–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 7, 1987 | No. 17 | St. Joseph’s | W 93–83 | 11–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 10, 1987 | No. 17 | No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | L 77–85 | 11–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 14, 1987 | No. 14 | at Maryland | W 85–61 | 12–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD | ||||||
| January 17, 1987 | No. 14 | Wake Forest | W 69–49 | 13–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 21, 1987 | No. 12 | at No. 20 NC State | L 74–87 | 13–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| January 24, 1987 | No. 12 | at No. 10 Clemson | W 105–103 OT | 14–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
| January 26, 1987* | No. 12 | Cornell | W 85–59 | 15–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| January 29, 1987 | No. 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 66–75 | 15–4 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| January 31, 1987 | No. 13 | at Wake Forest | W 62–60 OT | 16–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| February 2, 1987 | No. 13 | Stetson | W 62–59 | 17–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 4, 1987 | No. 16 | Virginia | W 75–61 | 18–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 7, 1987 | No. 16 | Maryland | W 76–67 | 19–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 10, 1987* | No. 15 | at Harvard | W 98–86 | 20–4 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA | ||||||
| February 15, 1987* | No. 15 | at Notre Dame | L 66–70 OT | 20–5 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN | ||||||
| February 19, 1987 | No. 17 | NC State | W 66–50 | 21–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 21, 1987 | No. 17 | Georgia Tech | L 72–79 | 21–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 26, 1987 | No. 17 | at No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry | L 71–77 | 21–7 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 28, 1987 | No. 17 | No. 13 Clemson | W 65–59 | 22–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 1987 | No. 14 | vs. NC State Quarterfinals | L 64–71 OT | 22–8 | Capital Centre Landover, MD | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. Texas A&M First Round | W 58–51 | 23–8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
| March 14, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. Xavier Second Round | W 65–60 | 24–8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
| March 20, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. No. 3 Indiana Sweet Sixteen | L 82–88 | 24–9 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||