1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1978-79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA, Second Round, L 78–80 vs. St. John's
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1978-79 record	22–8 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster (5th year)
Assistant coach	Terry Chili
Assistant coach	Steve Steinwedel
Assistant coach	Bob Wenzel
MVP	Jim Spanarkel
Captain	Jim Spanarkel
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
« 1977-78	1979-80 »

The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978-79 college basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 25* no, no	#1	at Western Kentucky	W 78–53	1-0	Bowling Green, KY
November 27* no, no	#1	SMU	W 86–80	2-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 1* no, no	#1	vs. #6 North Carolina State Big Four Tournament	W 65–63	3-0	Greensboro, NC
December 2* no, no	#1	vs. #14 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 78–68	4-0	Greensboro, NC
December 5* no, no	#1	La Salle	W 66–42	5-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 13* no, no	#1	#12 Southern California	W 79–65	6-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 29* no, no	#1	vs. Ohio State ECAC Holiday Tournament	L 84–90	6-1	New York, NY
December 30* no, no	#1	vs. St. John's ECAC Holiday Tournament	L 66–69	6-2	New York, NY
January 2* no, no	#1	at Davidson	W 77–59	7-2	Davidson, NC
January 5* no, no	#5	vs. #15 Long Beach State Holiday Doubleheader	W 79–78	8-2	Raleigh, NC
January 6* no, no	#5	vs. Tulane Holiday Doubleheader	W 74–64	9-2	Raleigh, NC
January 10 no, no	#7	Clemson	W 73–54	10-2 (1-0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 13 no, no	#7	at #3 North Carolina	L 68–74	10-3 (1-1)	Chapel Hill, NC
January 18 no, no	#8	Wake Forest	W 81–69	11-3 (2-1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21 no, no	#8	at #14 North Carolina State	W 75–69	12-3 (3-1)	Raleigh, NC
January 24 no, no	#7	at Virginia	W 84–66	13-3 (4-1)	Charlottesville, VA
January 28* no, no	#7	#13 Marquette	W 69–64	14-3 (4-1)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 31 no, no	#3	at Wake Forest	W 75–60	15-3 (5-1)	Winston-Salem, NC
February 3 no, no	#3	#17 Maryland	W 87–78	16-3 (6-1)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 6 no, no	#3	Virginia	W 64–63	17-3 (7-1)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 10* no, no	#3	Pittsburgh	L 69–71	17-4 (7-1)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 14 no, no	#5	North Carolina State	W 66–48	18-4 (8-1)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 16 no, no	#5	at Maryland	L 68–70	18-5 (8-2)	College Park, MD
February 18* no, no	#5	vs. #9 Louisville	W 88–72	19-6 (8-2)	Charlotte, NC
February 21 no, no	#6	at Clemson	L 49–70	19-7 (8-3)	Clemson, SC
February 24 no, no	#6	#4 North Carolina	W 47–40	20-6 (9-3)	Cameroon Indoor Stadium Cameron, NC
March 1* no, no		vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 58–56	21-6	Greensboro, NC
March 2* no, no		vs. North Carolina State ACC Tournament • Semifinals	W 62–59	22-6	Greensboro, NC
March 3* no, no		vs. North Carolina ACC Tournament • Final	L 63–71	22-7	Greensboro, NC
March 11* no, no		vs. St. John's NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 78–80	22-8	Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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↑ 1978-79 schedule. GoDuke.com Retrieved 2012-11-20.

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1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	6	.793
#11 Duke	9	–	3	.750	22	–	8	.733
Virginia	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
Maryland	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	19	–	10	.655
NC State	3	–	9	.250	18	–	12	.600
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll