1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
National Champions ACC Tournament Champions ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Final, W 71–51 vs. Michigan
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1991–92 record	34–2 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Duke †	14	–	2	.875	34	–	2	.944
#20 Florida State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#18 North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Virginia	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
NC State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Maryland	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	14	–	14	.500

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by All-American Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, Duke won its 2nd national championship in as many years to become the first repeating team since UCLA's seven-year dynasty from 1967 to 1973. The feat would not be accomplished again in college basketball until the Florida Gators did it in 2007.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	54	Ast, ChristianChristian Ast	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	High Point	Beltsville, MD
1.5 !G	4	Blakeney, KennyKenny Blakeney	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	DeMatha	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	5	Burt, RonRon Burt	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gould Academy	Kansas City, MO
1.5 !G	3	Clark, MartyMarty Clark	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Joseph	Westchester, IL
2.5 !G/F	23	Davis, BrianBrian Davis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bladensburg	Chapel Heights, MD
2.5 !G/F	33	Hill, GrantGrant Hill	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	South Lakes	Reston, VA
2.5 !G/F	25	Hill, ThomasThomas Hill	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lancaster	Lancaster, TX
1.5 !G	11	Hurley, BobbyBobby Hurley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Anthony's	Jersey City, NJ
4.5 !F/C	32	Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Nichols	Angola, NY
3.5 !F	21	Lang, AntonioAntonio Lang	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	LeFlore	Mobile, AL
5.0 !C	52	Meek, ErikErik Meek	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Pasqual	Escondido, CA
4.5 !F/C	44	Parks, CherokeeCherokee Parks	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marina	Huntington Beach, CA

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Apr-24

Expectations

The Blue Devils started the season as the defending National Champions, and were looking to repeat as National Champions for the first time since UCLA did it in 1973. Losing only Greg Koubek to graduation, Duke retained its core players including Laettner, Bobby Hurley, and Grant Hill and was able to add recruits Cherokee Parks and Erik Meek to its lineup.

Regular season

The Blue Devils started the season ranked No. 1 and won its first 17 games. Their unbeaten streak came to an end when they lost a close contest to North Carolina in the Dean Dome by a score of 75–73. However, Duke would only lose another game (to Wake Forest 72–68) for the rest of the season and finished the season with a 25–2 record and the 10th regular-season championship in school history.

Conference Tournament

Duke entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. They defeated North Carolina in the ACC title game 94–74 to capture their 9th ACC Tournament Championship in school history. As a result, the Blue Devils received a No. 1 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA tournament

The Blue Devils had little trouble progressing through the first three rounds, but faced the toughest test of the season in the East Regional Final against sixth-ranked and No. 2 seed Kentucky coached by Rick Pitino. In perhaps the greatest college basketball game in history, Christian Laettner hit a buzzer-beating turnaround jumper on a long inbounds pass from Grant Hill, and Duke got a 104–103 overtime win over Kentucky to earn its fifth straight Final Four appearance. Laettner scored 32 points in that game, making all 10 of his field goal attempts (including 2 three-pointers) and all 10 of his free throws.

After defeating an Indiana team led by Calbert Cheaney, Duke reached the title game for the third consecutive time to face off against Michigan's Fab Five, led by freshmen Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. The Blue Devils ended the Fab Five's dream run in a 71–51 contest to become the first team since UCLA 19 years ago to repeat as National Champions. Bobby Hurley was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
November 25, 1991* 7:30 PM	#1	East Carolina	W 103–75	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 30, 1991* 7:30 PM	#1	Harvard	W 118–65	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 5, 1991* 9:00 PM	#1	vs. #7 St. John's ACC/Big East Challenge	W 91–81	3–0	Greensboro Coliseum (15,781) Greensboro, NC
December 7, 1991* 7:30 PM	#1	vs. Canisius	W 96–60	4–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (16,729) Buffalo, NY
December 14, 1991* 3:45 PM	#1	at #18 Michigan	W 88–85 ^OT	5–0	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
December 31, 1991* 7:30 PM	#1	William & Mary	W 97–61	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 2, 1992 7:30 PM	#1	at Virginia	W 68–62	7–0	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 1992 7:30 PM	#1	Florida State	W 86–70	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 8, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	at Maryland	W 83–66	9–0	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
January 11, 1992 1:30 PM	#1	#14 Georgia Tech	W 97–84	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 15, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	NC State	W 110–75	11–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 18, 1992* 5:00 PM	#1	Charlotte	W 104–82	12–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 21, 1992* 7:30 PM	#1	at Boston University	W 95–85	13–0	Walter Brown Arena (4,108) Boston, MA
January 25, 1992 2:00 PM	#1	Wake Forest	W 84–68	14–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 27, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	Clemson	W 112–73	15–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 30, 1992 7:30 PM	#1	at #23 Florida State	W 75–62	16–0	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (13,610) Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 1992* 4:00 PM	#1	Notre Dame	W 100–71	17–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 5, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	at #9 North Carolina	L 73–75	17–1	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 1992* 2:00 PM	#1	at #22 LSU	W 77–67	18–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,846) Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	at Georgia Tech	W 71–62	19–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,026) Atlanta, GA
February 16, 1992 1:30 PM	#1	at North Carolina State	W 71–63	20–1	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
February 20, 1992 8:00 PM	#1	Maryland	W 91–89	21–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 23, 1992 2:00 PM	#1	at Wake Forest	L 68–72	21–2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,673) Winston-Salem, NC
February 26, 1992 9:00 PM	#1	Virginia	W 76–67	22–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 1, 1992* 1:00 PM	#1	at #4 UCLA	W 75–65	23–2	Pauley Pavilion (13,023) Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 1992	#1	at Clemson	W 98–97	24–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,500) Clemson, SC
March 8, 1992	#1	#16 North Carolina	W 89–77	25–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 13, 1992	#1	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 94–87	26–2	Charlotte Coliseum (23,532) Charlotte, NC
March 14, 1992	#1	vs. Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Semifinals	W 89–76	27–2	Charlotte Coliseum (23,532) Charlotte, NC
March 15, 1992	#1	vs. #20 North Carolina ACC Tournament Finals	W 94–74	28–2	Charlotte Coliseum (23,532) Charlotte, NC
March 19, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. Campbell NCAA East First Round	W 82–56	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum (15,800) Greensboro, NC
March 21, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. Iowa NCAA East Second Round	W 75–62	30–2	Greensboro Coliseum (15,800) Greensboro, NC
March 26, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. #19 Seton Hall NCAA East Regional Semifinal	W 81–69	31–2	The Spectrum (17,878) Philadelphia, PA
March 28, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. #6 Kentucky NCAA East Regional Final	W 104–103 ^OT	32–2	The Spectrum (17,878) Philadelphia, PA
April 4, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. #5 Indiana NCAA National Semifinal	W 81–78	33–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (50,379) Minneapolis, MN
April 6, 1992* CBS	#1	vs. #15 Michigan NCAA National Championship	W 71–51	34–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (50,379) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Accomplishments

2nd straight national championship (1991–1992)
3rd straight appearance in national championship game (1990–1992)
5th straight appearance in Final Four (1988–1992)
Held AP No. 1 ranking from start to finish throughout season (18 polls)
Christian Laettner received several Player of the Year accolades in 1992:
- NABC Player of the Year
- AP National Player of the Year
- Oscar Robertson Trophy
- Wooden Award
- Naismith Award
- Adolph Rupp Trophy
Christian Laettner was a unanimous First Team All-American selection.^[1]
Christian Laettner became the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours. He also played in a record-setting 23 games in the NCAA Tournament. (To break this record, one would have to play in four consecutive championship games.)
Four players received All-ACC honors:
- Christian Laettner (1st Team)
- Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley (2nd Team)
- Thomas Hill (3rd Team)
Three players from the 1992 squad (Laettner, Hurley, and Grant Hill) had their jerseys retired by Duke.
Mike Krzyzewski was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year

References

↑ NCAA.org: 2008 Men’s Basketball Records Book

External links

Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic 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 2016–17

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

Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball 1991–92 NCAA Champions

11 Bobby Hurley (MOP) 12 Thomas Hill 21 Antonio Lang 23 Brian Davis 32 Christian Laettner 33 Grant Hill 44 Cherokee Parks 52 Erik Meek Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant Coaches Tommy Amaker Jay Bilas Mike Brey

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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