1952-53 Men's Basketball
17-8 overall · 11-4 SC Coach: Harold Bradley| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Vanderbilt | — | W 94-88 | 1-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 6 | ★ | Wake Forest | — | L 86-91 | 1-1 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 3 |
| Dec 9 | ★ | at Washington & Lee | — | W 91-80 | 2-1 | — | Lynchburg, Va. | — |
| Dec 13 | at Tennessee | — | W 89-82 | 3-1 | — | Knoxville, Tenn. | — | |
| Dec 16 | ★ | Davidson | — | W 94-65 | 4-1 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Dec 20 | at Temple | — | L 64-67 | 4-2 | — | Philadelphia, Pa. | — | |
| Dec 22 | ★ | at George Washington | — | L 87-113 | 4-3 | — | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C. | — |
| Dixie Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. BYU | — | L 68-69 | 4-4 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Dec 30 | RST | vs. Pennsylvania | — | L 80-97 | 4-5 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Dec 31 | RST | vs. Princeton | — | W 74-59 | 5-5 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Jan 7 | ★ | at South Carolina | — | W 76-67 | 6-5 | — | Carolina Field House, Columbia, S.C. | — |
| Jan 10 | ★ | N.C. State | — | L 64-82 | 6-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 13 | ★ | VMI | — | W 78-55 | 7-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Jan 31 | Navy | — | W 78-73 | 8-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Feb 3 | West Virginia | — | W 91-86 | 9-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Feb 5 | NYU | — | W 89-82 | 10-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Feb 6 | ★ | at North Carolina | — / #12 | W 95-89 | 11-6 | — | Wollen Gym, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 5 |
| Feb 9 | ★ | George Washington | — | W 83-80 | 12-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 12 | ★ | at Wake Forest | — | W 101-99 OT | 13-6 | — | Winston-Salem, N.C. | — |
| Feb 14 | ★ | at N.C. State | — / #12 | W 84-82 | 14-6 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 19 | ★ | at William & Mary | #18 / — | L 82-85 OT | 14-7 | — | Williamsburg, Va. | — |
| Feb 21 | ★ | South Carolina | #18 / — | W 98-68 | 15-7 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 23 | ★ | at Davidson | #18 / — | W 99-72 | 16-7 | — | Charles Worth Johnston Gym, Davidson, N.C. | — |
| Feb 27 | ★ | North Carolina | — | W 83-58 | 17-7 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Southern Conference Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 5 | SCT | vs. Maryland | — | L 65-74 | 17-8 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
★ — SC Game
SCT — Southern Conference Tournament
RST — Dixie Classic