| 1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball | |
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ACC regular season champions  | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-up  | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 | 
| AP | No. 6 | 
| Record | 28–6 (12–4 ACC) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Duke | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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.
Having failed to win a third consecutive national championship the season before, the Blue Devils looked to improve on that. Duke finished the regular season #6 in the AP Poll and earned the #2 seed in the Southeast Region, which they won by defeating top-seeded Purdue to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in six years. The Blue Devils returned to the National Championship Game for the fourth time in five years, but lost to Arkansas.
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site   city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 27, 1993* | 
No. 4 | Northeastern | W 86–72 | 1–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| December 1, 1993* | 
No. 6 | The Citadel | W 78–63 | 2–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| December 4, 1993* | 
No. 6 | Xavier | W 82–60 | 3–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| December 6, 1993* | 
No. 4 | South Carolina State | W 97–61 | 4–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| December 11, 1993* | 
No. 4 | at No. 3 Michigan | W 73–63 | 5–0 | 
Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI  | ||||||
| December 22, 1993* | 
No. 3 | at Iowa | W 79–76 | 6–0 | 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA  | ||||||
| December 30, 1993* | 
No. 3 | Western Carolina | W 87–67 | 7–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 5, 1994 | 
No. 3 | at Clemson | W 71–65 | 8–0 | 
Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC  | ||||||
| January 8, 1994 | 
No. 3 | No. 12 Georgia Tech | W 88–71 | 9–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 10, 1994* | 
No. 2 | Brown | W 89–71 | 10–0 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 13, 1994 | 
No. 2 | Wake Forest | L 68–69 | 10–1 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 15, 1994 | 
No. 2 | at Virginia | W 66–58 | 11–1 | 
University Hall  Charlottesville, VA  | ||||||
| January 20, 1994 | 
No. 5 | at NC State | W 92–65 | 12–1 | 
Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC  | ||||||
| January 22, 1994 | 
No. 5 | Florida State | W 106–79 | 13–1 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 26, 1994* | 
No. 2 | Notre Dame | W 74–72 | 14–1 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| January 29, 1994 | 
No. 2 | No. 18 Maryland  Rivalry  | 
W 75–62 | 15–1 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| February 3, 1994 | 
No. 1 | at No. 2 North Carolina  Rivalry  | 
L 78–89 | 15–2 | 
Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC  | ||||||
| February 5, 1994 | 
No. 1 | Clemson | W 78–74 | 16–2 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| February 8, 1994 | 
No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 66–63 | 17–2 | 
Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA  | ||||||
| February 13, 1994 | 
No. 2 | at Wake Forest | L 69–78 | 17–3 | 
LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC  | ||||||
| February 16, 1994 | 
No. 6 | Virginia | W 84–54 | 18–3 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| February 20, 1994 | 
No. 6 | NC State | W 85–58 | 19–3 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| February 23, 1994 | 
No. 2 | at Florida State | W 84–72 | 20–3 | 
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL  | ||||||
| February 27, 1994* | 
No. 2 | No. 8 Temple | W 59–47 | 21–3 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| March 2, 1994 | 
No. 2 | at Maryland  Rivalry  | 
W 73–69 | 22–3 | 
Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD  | ||||||
| March 5, 1994 | 
No. 2 | No. 5 North Carolina  Rivalry  | 
L 77–87 | 22–4 | 
Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.  | ||||||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 1994 | 
No. 5 | vs. Clemson  Quarterfinals  | 
W 77–64 | 23–4 | 
Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.  | ||||||
| March 12, 1994 | 
No. 5 | vs. Virginia  Semifinals  | 
L 61–66 | 23–5 | 
Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 1994* | 
No. 6 | vs. Texas Southern  First Round  | 
W 82–70 | 24–5 | 
Thunderdome  St. Petersburg, Fla.  | ||||||
| March 20, 1994* | 
No. 6 | vs. Michigan State  Second Round  | 
W 85–74 | 25–5 | 
Thunderdome  St. Petersburg, Fla.  | ||||||
| March 24, 1994* | 
No. 6 | vs. No. 21 Marquette  Sweet Sixteen  | 
W 59–49 | 26–5 | 
Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn.  | ||||||
| March 26, 1994* | 
No. 6 | vs. No. 3 Purdue  Elite Eight  | 
W 69–60 | 27–5 | 
Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn.  | ||||||
| April 2, 1994* , CBS  | 
No. 6 | vs. No. 14 Florida  Final Four  | 
W 70–65 | 28–5 | 
Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.  | ||||||
| April 4, 1994* , CBS  | 
No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Arkansas  National Championship  | 
L 72–76 | 28–6 | 
Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.  | ||||||
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Grant Hill, ACC Player of the Year
 
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | 
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| 1 | 3 | Grant Hill | Detroit Pistons | 
| 2 | 29 | Antonio Lang | Phoenix Suns | 
References
- ↑ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
 - ↑ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 178. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
 - ↑ "1994 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
 
