1953-54 Men's Basketball
21-6 overall · 9-1 ACC Coach: Harold Bradley ACC RS Champs Final #15 AP · #20 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 | Furman | — | W 110-76 | 1-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 3 | |
| Dec 5 | Tennessee | — | W 101-61 | 2-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 7 | at Vanderbilt | — | L 66-71 | 2-1 | — | Nashville, Tenn. | 4 | |
| Dec 12 | William & Mary | — | W 109-44 | 3-1 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 15 | Davidson | #13 / — | W 78-37 | 4-1 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 19 | at West Virginia | #13 / — | W 67-64 | 5-1 | — | Morgantown, Va. | — | |
| Kentucky Invitational | ||||||||
| Dec 21 | RST | vs. Kentucky | #13 / #2 | L 69-85 | 5-2 | — | Louisville, Ky. | 9 |
| Dec 22 | RST | vs. UCLA | — / #13 | L 67-72 | 5-3 | — | Louisville, Ky. | 10 |
| Dixie Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 28 | RST | vs. Oregon State | — / #12 | W 71-61 | 6-3 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. Wake Forest | — | W 83-66 | 7-3 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Dec 30 | RST | vs. Navy | — | W 98-83 | 8-3 | — | Reynolds Colliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Jan 2 | ★ | Virginia | — | W 86-64 | 9-3 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Jan 4 | ★ | at South Carolina | — | W 89-69 | 10-3 | — | Carolina Filed House, Columbia, S.C. | — |
| Jan 6 | Virginia Tech | #8 / — | W 82-45 | 11-3 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 3 | |
| Jan 9 | ★ | N.C. State | #8 / #20 | W 87-85 | 12-3 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 12 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #9 / — | L 89-96 | 12-4 | — | Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 2 |
| Jan 30 | at Navy | #20 / — | W 82-65 | 13-4 | — | Dahlgreen Hall, Annapolis, Md. | 3 | |
| Feb 4 | ★ | North Carolina | #8 / — | W 63-47 | 14-4 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 7 |
| Feb 6 | George Washington | #8 / #11 | L 71-76 | 14-5 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 5 | |
| Feb 9 | ★ | at N.C. State | #15 / #19 | W 90-89 | 15-5 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 13 | at Virginia Tech | #15 / — | W 107-53 | 16-5 | — | Wytheville, Va. | — | |
| Feb 16 | ★ | at Maryland | #14 / #11 | W 68-61 | 17-5 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | — |
| Feb 20 | ★ | at North Carolina | #14 / — | W 67-63 | 18-5 | — | Woolen Gym, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 5 |
| Feb 23 | ★ | South Carolina | #10 / — | W 89-55 | 19-5 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 3 |
| Feb 26 | ★ | Wake Forest | #10 / — | W 90-81 | 20-5 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 6 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 4 | ACT | vs. Virginia | #11 / — | W 96-68 | 21-5 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Mar 5 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #11 / #18 | L 75-79 | 21-6 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
★ — ACC Game
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Kentucky Invitational
RST — Dixie Classic