1991-92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode=Basketball
Year=1991-92
Prev year=1990-91
Next year=1992-93
Team=Duke Blue Devils

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Conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
Division=
ShortConference=ACC
CoachRank=1
APRank=1
Record=34-2
ConfRecord=12-2
HeadCoach=Mike Krzyzewski
AsstCoach1=Mike Brey
AsstCoach2=Tommy Amaker
AsstCoach3=Jay Bilas
StadiumArena=Cameron Indoor Stadium
Champion=National Champions,
ACC Tournament Champions,
ACC Regular Season Champions
BowlTourney=NCAA National Championship Game
vs. Michigan
BowlTourneyResult=W, 71-51

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, Duke won its 2nd national championship in as many years to become the first team since UCLA's seven-year dynasty from 1967 to 1973. Although the 1995 Arkansas and 1997 Kentucky teams would come close to successfully defending their national titles, Duke's feat would not be accomplished again in college basketball for another 15 years until the Florida Gators did it in 2007.

Roster

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 89-77 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 31 points in that game, making all 10 of his field goal attempts (including one three-pointer) 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 and Jalen Rose. 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.

1991-92 Schedule and Results

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 25, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=East Carolina Pirates|school=East Carolina University|title=East Carolina
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 103-75
overtime =
record = 1-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 30, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Harvard Crimson|school=Harvard University|title=Harvard
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 118-65
overtime =
record = 2-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 5, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=St. John's Red Storm|school=St. John's University|title=St. John's
opprank = 7
site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
gamename = ACC/Big East Challenge
tv =
score = 91-81
overtime =
record = 3-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 7, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Canisius Golden Griffins|school=Canisius College|title=Canisius
opprank =
site_stadium = HSBC Arena
site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
gamename =
tv =
score = 96-60
overtime =
record = 4-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 14, 1991
time = 3:45 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Michigan Wolverines|school=University of Michigan|title=Michigan
opprank = 18
site_stadium = Crisler Arena
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score = 88-85
overtime = OT
record = 5-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 31, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=William & Mary Tribe|school=The College of William & Mary|title=William & Mary
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 97-61
overtime =
record = 6-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 2, 1992
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Virginia Cavaliers|school=University of Virginia|title=Virginia
opprank =
site_stadium = University Hall
site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
gamename =
tv =
score = 68-62
overtime =
record = 7-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 6, 1992
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 86-70
overtime =
record = 8-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 8, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Maryland Terrapins|school=University of Maryland|title=Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Cole Field House
site_cityst = College Park, MD
gamename =
tv =
score = 83-66
overtime =
record = 9-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 11, 1992
time = 1:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech
opprank = 14
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 97-84
overtime =
record = 10-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 15, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 110-75
overtime =
record = 11-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 18, 1992
time = 5:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Charlotte 49ers|school=University of North Carolina at Charlotte|title=Charlotte
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 104-82
overtime =
record = 12-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 21, 1992
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Boston University Terriers|school=Boston University|title=Boston University
opprank =
site_stadium = Walter Brown Arena
site_cityst = Boston, MA
gamename =
tv =
score = 95-85
overtime =
record = 13-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 25, 1992
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|school=Wake Forest University|title=Wake Forest
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 84-68
overtime =
record = 14-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 27, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Clemson Tigers|school=Clemson University|title=Clemson
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 112-73
overtime =
record = 15-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 30, 1992
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Florida State
opprank = 23
site_stadium = Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
gamename =
tv =
score = 75-62
overtime =
record = 16-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 1, 1992
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=University of Notre Dame|title=Notre Dame
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 100-71
overtime =
record = 17-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 5, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|school=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|title=North Carolina
opprank = 9
site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 73-75
overtime =
record = 17-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 8, 1992
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=LSU Tigers|school=Louisiana State University|title=LSU
opprank = 22
site_stadium = Pete Maravich Assembly Center
site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
gamename =
tv =
score = 77-67
overtime =
record = 18-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 12, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Georgia Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
gamename =
tv =
score = 71-62
overtime =
record = 19-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 16, 1992
time = 1:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 71-63
overtime =
record = 20-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 20, 1992
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 91-89
overtime =
record = 21-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 23, 1992
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Wake Forest
opprank =
site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 68-72
overtime =
record = 21-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 26, 1992
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Virginia
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 76-67
overtime =
record = 22-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 1, 1992
time = 1:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=UCLA Bruins|school=University of California, Los Angeles|title=UCLA
opprank = 4
site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
gamename =
tv =
score = 75-65
overtime =
record = 23-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 4, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = Clemson
opprank =
site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 98-97
overtime =
record = 24-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 8, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = 1
opponent = North Carolina
opprank = 16
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 89-77
overtime =
record = 25-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 13, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
tv =
score = 94-87
overtime =
record = 26-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 14, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Georgia Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = ACC Tournament Semifinals
tv =
score = 89-76
overtime =
record = 27-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 15, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = North Carolina
opprank = 20
site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = ACC Tournament Finals
tv =
score = 94-74
overtime =
record = 28-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 19, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|school=Campbell University|title=Campbell
opprank =
site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
gamename = NCAA East First Round
tv = CBS
score = 82-56
overtime =
record = 29-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 21, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|school=University of Iowa|title=Iowa
opprank =
site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
gamename = NCAA East Second Round
tv = CBS
score = 75-62
overtime =
record = 30-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 26, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Seton Hall Pirates|school=Seton Hall University|title=Seton Hall
opprank = 19
site_stadium = The Spectrum
site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
gamename = NCAA East Regional Semifinal
tv = CBS
score = 81-69
overtime =
record = 31-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 28, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Kentucky Wildcats|school=University of Kentucky|title=Kentucky
opprank = 6
site_stadium = The Spectrum
site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
gamename = NCAA East Regional Final
tv = CBS
score = 104-103
overtime = OT
record = 32-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = April 4, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = cbb link |year=1991-92|team=Indiana Hoosiers|school=Indiana University|title=Indiana
opprank = 5
site_stadium = Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename = NCAA National Semifinal
tv = CBS
score = 81-78
overtime =
record = 33-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = April 6, 1992
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 1
opponent = Michigan
opprank = 15
site_stadium = Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename = NCAA National Championship
tv = CBS
score = 71-51
overtime =
record = 34-2

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. [ [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2008/2008_m_basketball_records.pdf NCAA.org: 2008 Men’s Basketball Records Book] ]
*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.

ee also

*1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

External links

* [http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/roster.php?season=1991-92 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database]