1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#5
1987–88 record	28–7 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant coach	Bob Bender
Assistant coach	Mike Brey
Assistant coach	Scott Easton
Captain	Billy King Kevin Strickland
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 1987–88 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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
5.0 !C	30	Abdelnaby, AlaaAlaa Abdelnaby	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Bloomfield	Bloomfield, NJ
3.5 !F	21	Brickey, RobertRobert Brickey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Fayetteville, NC
4.5 !F/C	45	Buckley, ClayClay Buckley	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Wayne, PA
5.0 !C	42	Burgin, GeorgeGeorge Burgin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Fairfax, VA
1.5 !G	13	Cook, JoeJoe Cook	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Lincoln, IL
4.5 !F/C	35	Ferry, DannyDanny Ferry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	DeMatha Catholic	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	3	Henderson, PhilPhil Henderson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	—	University Park, IL
3.5 !F	55	King, BillyBilly King (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Sterling, VA
3.5 !F	22	Koubek, GregGreg Koubek	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Clifton Park, NY
3.5 !F	33	Smith, JohnJohn Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Fort Washington, MD
1.5 !G	14	Snyder, QuinnQuinn Snyder	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Mercer Island, WA
1.5 !G	31	Strickland, KevinKevin Strickland (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Mount Airy, NC

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Bender
Mike Brey
Scott Easton

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-02-07

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
November 28*	#15	Appalachian State	W 110–74	1–0	17 - Strickland	8 - Ferry	6 - Ferry	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
November 30*	#15	East Carolina	W 94–45	2–0	14 - Koubek, Strickland	9 - Ferry, Smith	5 - Brickey	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
December 3*	#13	at Northwestern	W 79–57	3–0	22 - Strickland	8 - Strickland	6 - Snyder	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,814)
December 9*	#10	at Davidson	W 105–71	4–0	19 - Abdelnaby	8 - Koubek	9 - Snyder	Charlotte Coliseum (6,513)
December 21*	#10	Harvard	W 121–62	5–0	28 - Strickland	9 - Brickey	8 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
December 29*	#9	vs. #8 Florida (Fiesta Bowl Classic)	W 93–70	6–0	21 - Strickland	9 - Brickey, Ferry	6 - Snyder	McKale Center (13,284)
December 30*	#9	vs. #1 Arizona (Fiesta Bowl Classic)	L 85–91	6–1	25 - Ferry, Strickland	7 - Ferry, Smith	6 - Snyder	McKale Center (13,270)
January 4*	#9	William & Mary	W 101–70	7–1	26 - Ferry	7 - Ferry	6 - King, Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 6*	#9	Miami (FL)	W 107–69	8–1	23 - Ferry	8 - Ferry	8 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 9	#9	at Virginia	W 77–59	9–1 (1–0)	29 - Ferry	9 - Ferry	5 - Ferry	University Hall (8,005)
January 14*	#7	St. Louis	W 69–53	10–1	18 - Snyder	7 - Abdelnaby, Strickland	6 - Ferry	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 16	#7	Maryland (Rivalry)	L 69–72	10–2 (1–1)	23 - Ferry	11 - Ferry	6 - King	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 21	#9	at #2 North Carolina (Rivalry)	W 70–69	11–2 (2–1)	22 - Strickland	10 - Ferry	7 - Ferry	Smith Center (21,444)
January 23	#9	at Wake Forest	W 103–70	12–2 (3–1)	29 - Ferry	6 - Brickey, Ferry	6 - Ferry, Snyder	Greensboro Coliseum (12,200)
January 25*	#9	at Stetson	W 81–78	13–2	22 - Strickland	8 - Ferry	4 - King	Ocean Center (6,517)
February 1	#5	Clemson	W 101–63	14–2 (4–1)	18 - Henderson	6 - Ferry	5 - King, Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 3	#4	Georgia Tech	W 78–65	15–2 (5–1)	22 - Ferry	9 - Ferry	7 - Ferry	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 6	#4	N.C. State	L 74–77	15–3 (5–2)	21 - Ferry	9 - Strickland	5 - King	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 7*	#4	Notre Dame	W 70–61	16–3	16 - Ferry	6 - Ferry	7 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 11	#8	Wake Forest	W 98–67	17–3 (6–2)	19 - Henderson	7 - Koubek	8 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 13	#8	Maryland	W 90–83	18–3 (7–2)	33 - Ferry	10 - Strickland	6 - Ferry, King	Cole Field House (14,500)
February 17	#6	Virginia	W 73–64	19–3 (8–2)	28 - Ferry	9 - Ferry	8 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 20*	#6	at Kansas	W 74–70 ^OT	20–3	21 - Snyder	9 - Brickey	5 - Snyder	Allen Field House (15,800)
February 24	#5	at #18 N.C. State	L 78–89	20–4 (8–3)	20 - Brickey	8 - Strickland	7 - Snyder	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
February 28	#5	at #20 Georgia Tech	L 87–91	20–5 (8–4)	24 - Ferry	10 - Ferry	12 - Snyder	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,117)
March 2	#9	at Clemson	L 77–79	20–6 (8–5)	20 - Snyder	10 - Brickey	7 - King	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,195)
March 6	#9	#6 North Carolina	W 96–81	21–6 (9–5)	24 - Strickland	9 - Ferry	11 - Snyder	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
March 11*	#8	vs. Virginia (ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals)	W 60–48	22–6	20 - Ferry	8 - Brickey	4 - Snyder	Greensboro Coliseum (16,500)
March 12*	#8	vs. #11 N.C. State (ACC Tournament • Semifinals)	W 73–71	23–6	16 - Brickey	11 - Brickey	7 - Snyder	Greensboro Coliseum (16,500)
March 13*	#8	vs. #9 North Carolina (ACC Tournament • Final)	W 65–61	24–6	19 - Ferry	10 - Ferry	7 - Snyder	Greensboro Coliseum (16,500)
March 17*	#5	vs. Boston University (NCAA Tournament • First Round)	W 85–69	25–6	21 - Ferry	8 - Ferry	12 - Snyder	Smith Center (18,619)
March 19*	#5	vs. SMU (NCAA Tournament • Second Round)	W 94–79	26–6	31 - Strickland	9 - Ferry	12 - Snyder	Smith Center (20,505)
March 24*	#5	vs. Rhode Island (NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals)	W 63–53	27–6	17 - Ferry	12 - Ferry	6 - Snyder	Meadowlands Arena (19,591)
March 26*	#5	vs. #1 Temple (NCAA Tournament • Regional Final)	W 63–53	28–6	21 - Strickland	8 - Snyder	4 - Ferry, King	Meadowlands Arena (19,633)
April 2*	#5	vs. Kansas (NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals)	L 59–66	28–7	19 - Ferry	12 - Ferry	5 - Snyder	Kemper Arena (16,392)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1988 NBA Draft.^[2]

References

↑ . Retrieved 2015-Feb-07.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1905–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1940) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics