1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (2–14 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (9–3) (15th season); Pete Gaudet (interim) (4–15); ;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest †	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 4 North Carolina	12	–	4	.750	28	–	6	.824
No. 10 Maryland	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
No. 13 Virginia	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Florida State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	15	–	13	.536
NC State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444
Duke	2	–	14	.125	13	–	18	.419

† 1995 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season lives in Duke Blue Devil infamy, as head coach Mike Krzyzewski,^[2] was forced to leave the team after twelve games while seeking treatment for an injured back and exhaustion.

During the season, the few games that resulted in wins were added to Coach K's coaching record, while the losses were given to Pete Gaudet. Many outside of the Duke fan base have speculated Coach K used the injury excuse as a way to back out of a terrible team and saddle the hardship of the season on an assistant coach.

Assistant Pete Gaudet would finish the rest of the Blue Devils' disappointing season with an overall record of 13–18, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they failed to finish above .500, won fewer than twenty games, and missed the NCAA tournament. The eighteen losses still stand as the most ever in a single season by a Duke team. This was also the last time Duke failed to make a national post-season tournament of any kind until 2021, when COVID-19 concerns caused them to drop out of the ACC tournament and end their season early.^[3]

Roster[edit]

1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Jeff Capel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	South View	Fayetteville, NC
G	20	Chris Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Glenbrook North	Northbrook, IL
PF	44	Cherokee Parks (C)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Marina	Huntington Beach, California
C	52	Erik Meek	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	San Pasqual	Escondido, California

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 21, 2020

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1994*	No. 8	Brown	W 80–38	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
November 26, 1994*	No. 8	Northeastern	W 93–70	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
November 29, 1994*	No. 6	vs. No. 16 Connecticut	L 86–90	2–1	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Mich.
December 3, 1994*	No. 6	vs. Illinois	W 70–65	3–1	United Center Chicago, Ill.
December 6, 1994*	No. 9	George Washington	W 103–73	4–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 10, 1994*	No. 9	No. 23 Michigan	W 69–59	5–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 19, 1994*	No. 9	North Carolina A&T	W 99–56	6–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
December 27, 1994*	No. 7	vs. Iowa Rainbow Classic	L 71–81	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29, 1994*	No. 7	vs. Boston University Rainbow Classic	W 73–54	7–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 30, 1994	No. 7	vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech Rainbow Classic	W 76–69	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
January 2, 1995*	No. 7	South Carolina State	W 107–61	9–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 4, 1995	No. 11	Clemson	L 70–75	9–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 7, 1995	No. 11	at No. 24 Georgia Tech	L 68–75	9–4
January 11, 1995	No. 16	at No. 14 Wake Forest	L 64–74	9–5
January 14, 1995	No. 16	Virginia	L 88–91 ^2OT	9–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 18, 1995		NC State	L 60–77	9–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
January 21, 1995		at Florida State	L 75–78	9–8
January 24, 1995*		at Notre Dame	W 87–74	10–8
January 28, 1995		at No. 8 Maryland	L 72–74	10–9
February 2, 1995		No. 2 North Carolina	L 100–102 ^2OT	10–10	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 4, 1995		at Clemson	L 44–51	10–11
February 9, 1995		No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 77–70	11–11	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 11, 1995		No. 11 Wake Forest	L 61–62	11–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 15, 1995		at No. 16 Virginia	L 58–64	11–13
February 18, 1995		at NC State	L 79–84	11–14
February 22, 1995		Florida State	W 72–67	12–14	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
February 26, 1995		at No. 2 UCLA	L 77–100	12–15
March 1, 1995		No. 6 Maryland	L 92–94	12–16	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
March 4, 1995		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 86–99	12–17
ACC Tournament
March 9, 1995		vs. NC State	W 83–70	13–17	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
March 10, 1995		vs. No. 7 Wake Forest	L 70–87	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide^[4]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "1994–95 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ "Duke out of ACC tournament after positive COVID-19 result within program and with a 13-11 overall record and 9-9 record in the ACC, had no hope of making the NCAA tournament". March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "1994–95 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[3] "Duke out of ACC tournament after positive COVID-19 result within program and with a 13-11 overall record and 9-9 record in the ACC, had no hope of making the NCAA tournament". March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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Culture & lore	Blue Devil Big Four Tournament Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game
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