1955-56 Men's Basketball
19-7 overall · 10-4 ACC Coach: Harold Bradley Final #17 AP · #18 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 | ★ | Clemson | — | W 97-63 | 1-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 4 |
| Dec 9 | ★ | South Carolina | — | W 82-68 | 2-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Dec 10 | Georgia Tech | — | W 87-66 | 3-0 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 16 | at Pennsylvania | — | W 98-80 | 4-0 | — | The Palestra, Philadelphia, N.C. | — | |
| Dec 17 | at Villanova | — | W 86-76 | 5-0 | — | The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. | — | |
| Dec 20 | at Pittsburgh | #14 / — | W 92-54 | 6-0 | — | Pitt Field House, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 1 | |
| Dixie Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. Wyoming | #8 / — | W 71-54 | 7-0 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Dec 30 | RST | vs. North Carolina | #8 / #4 | L 64-74 | 7-1 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Dec 31 | RST | vs. Wake Forest | #8 / — | W 64-52 | 8-1 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Jan 4 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #11 / — | L 71-84 | 8-2 | — | Gore Gymnasium, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 2 |
| Jan 7 | ★ | N.C. State | #11 / — | W 68-58 | 9-2 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 10 | ★ | at South Carolina | #6 / — | W 63-52 | 10-2 | — | University Field House, Columbia, S.C. | — |
| Jan 11 | ★ | at Clemson | #6 / — | W 109-80 | 11-2 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | — |
| Jan 14 | ★ | Maryland | #6 / — | W 76-62 | 12-2 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 1 | at Kentucky | #10 / #8 | L 76-81 | 12-3 | — | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Ky. | 11 | |
| Feb 4 | ★ | North Carolina | #10 / #9 | W 64-59 | 13-3 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 7 | ★ | at Maryland | #8 / — | W 82-70 | 14-3 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | — |
| Feb 9 | ★ | Virginia | #8 / — | W 74-59 | 15-3 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 11 | ★ | Wake Forest | #8 / — | L 77-80 | 15-4 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| Feb 14 | ★ | at N.C. State | #11 / — | L 81-90 | 15-5 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 18 | Navy | #11 / #5 | W 93-70 | 16-5 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 3 | |
| Feb 21 | ★ | at Virginia | #11 / — | W 92-58 | 17-5 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | — |
| Feb 24 | ★ | at North Carolina | #11 / #9 | L 65-73 | 17-6 | — | Wollen Gym, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 6 |
| Feb 25 | George Washington | #11 / #19 | W 90-71 | 18-6 | — | Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 5 | |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 1 | ACT | vs. Maryland | #11 / — | W 94-69 | 19-6 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
| Mar 2 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #11 / #5 | L 79-91 | 19-7 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | — |
★ — ACC Game
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Dixie Classic