1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Encyclopedia
The 1996–97 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
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Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the West Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the Duke Blue Devils men's and women's basketball teams, the women's volleyball team, and the men's wrestling team....
in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
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NCAA basketball tournament
Seeding in brackets- West
- Duke (2) 81, Murray State (15) 78
- Providence (10) 98, Duke 87
Awards and honors
- Mike Krzyzewski , ACC Coach of the Year
- Mike Krzyzewski, Basketball Times National Coach of the Year
Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1997 NBA Draft1997 NBA Draft
The 1997 NBA Draft took place on June 25, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although the Celtics had the second worst record in the 1996-97 season and the best odds of winning the lottery with two picks, the Spurs, usually a model of winning and consistency, lost David Robinson to an injury early...
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External links
- Official Site – Official Site
- Statistical Database- Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database