1994–95 Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Team

The 1994–95 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season lives in Duke Blue Devil infamy, as head coach Mike Krzyzewski, was forced to leave the team after twelve games while seeking treatment for an injured back and exhaustion.

During the season, the few games that resulted in wins were added to Coach K's coaching record, while the losses were given to Pete Gaudet. Many outside of the Duke fan base have speculated Coach K used the injury excuse as a way to back out of a terrible team and saddle the hardship of the season on an assistant coach.

Assistant Pete Gaudet would finish the rest of the Blue Devils' disappointing season with an overall record of 13–18, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they failed to finish above .500, won fewer than twenty games, and missed the NCAA tournament. The eighteen losses still stand as the most ever in a single season by a Duke team. This was also the last time Duke failed to make a national post-season tournament of any kind until 2021, when COVID-19 concerns caused them to drop out of the ACC tournament and end their season early.

Roster

Schedule

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References

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons
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1994 in sports in North Carolina
1995 in sports in North Carolina

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