1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record18–9 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDuke Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 6   .813
Duke 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
South Carolina 8 – 4   .667 16 – 7   .696
Clemson 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Wake Forest 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Virginia 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
NC State 2 – 12   .143 7 – 19   .269
† 1967 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–9 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Having played on the freshman team the previous year, the 1966–67 season was the first season for C. B. Claiborne, the first African-American to integrate the Duke basketball team. He made his first start in a January 1967 victory over Penn State, after head coach Vic Bubas suspended nine of his players.[3][4]

Roster

1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Tony Barone 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 Jr Chicago, Ill.
C 54 Warren Chapman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr
G 23 C. B. Claiborne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Danville, Va.
Bob Francis
—
—
G 20 Dave Golden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So
F 40 Joe Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bowie, Md.
F 31 Tim Kolodziej 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
C 42 Mike Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Missoula, Mont.
F 32 Jim Liccardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
F 53 Fred Lind 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Highland Park, Ill.
G 21 Stu McKaig 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
F 22 Bob Riedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr
Dale Stubbs
—
—
F 52 Steve Vandenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So
G 34 Bob Verga (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Neptune Township, N.J.
G 22 Ron Wendelin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach

Vic Bubas

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Compiled from multiple sources[5][1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Brown, Chris (February 22, 2015). "Duke's First African-American Men's Basketball Player". Ball Durham. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Bock, Hal (January 4, 1967). "Nine Blue Devils Suspended; Duke Wins Anyway". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ The Chanticleer. Vol. 55. Durham, NC: Duke University Publications Board. 1967. p. 278. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "1966–1967 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 5, 2020.


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