1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
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The 1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University
. The Head Coach was Bill Foster
. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium
in Durham, North Carolina
, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
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Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. The Head Coach was Bill Foster
Bill Foster (college basketball coach)
Bill Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the NCAA championship game in 1978, and that year he was named national Coach of the Year by...
. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the West Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the Duke Blue Devils men's and women's basketball teams, the women's volleyball team, and the men's wrestling team....
in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
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NCAA basketball tournament
- West
- Duke 63, Rhode Island 62
- Duke 84, Pennsylvania 80
- Duke 90, Villanova 72
- Final Four
- Duke 90, Notre Dame 86
- Kentucky 94, Duke 88
Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1978 NBA Draft1978 NBA Draft
The 1978 NBA Draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on June 9, 1978, before the 1978–79 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...
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See also
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketballDuke Blue Devils men's basketballThe Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
- 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1978, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in St. Louis, Missouri...
External links
- Statistical Database- Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database