1953–54 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1953–54 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1953–54 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champion; Dixie Classic champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	21–6 (9–1 ACC)
Head coach	Harold Bradley (4th season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 1953–54 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Harold Bradley[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–6.[2] They won the 1953 Dixie Classic, defeating Navy 98–83 in the final.[3]

1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Duke	9	–	1	.900	21	–	6	.778
No. 20 Maryland	7	–	2	.778	23	–	7	.767
Wake Forest	8	–	4	.667	17	–	12	.586
NC State †	5	–	3	.625	26	–	7	.788
North Carolina	5	–	6	.455	11	–	10	.524
South Carolina	2	–	8	.200	10	–	16	.385
Virginia	1	–	4	.200	16	–	11	.593
Clemson	0	–	9	.000	5	–	18	.217

† 1954 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

References

"1953–54 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 2, 2014.
"1953–54 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 2, 2014.
Brooks, Bob (December 31, 1953). "Duke Wins Dixie Classic Championship; Deacs Wallop State". The News and Observer. p. 13.

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[1] "1953–54 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[2] "1953–54 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[3] Brooks, Bob (December 31, 1953). "Duke Wins Dixie Classic Championship; Deacs Wallop State". The News and Observer. p. 13.

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	Big Four Tournament Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics