Battle of Honey Springs

1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	6	.813
Duke	9	–	3	.750	18	–	9	.667
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	16	–	7	.696
Clemson	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Wake Forest	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
Virginia	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
NC State	2	–	12	.143	7	–	19	.269

† 1967 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–9 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Having played on the freshman team the previous year, the 1966–67 season was the first season for C. B. Claiborne, the first African-American to integrate the Duke basketball team. He made his first start in a January 1967 victory over Penn State, after head coach Vic Bubas suspended nine of his players.^[3]^[4]

Roster

1966–67 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Tony Barone	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, Ill.
C	54	Warren Chapman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G	23	C. B. Claiborne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Danville, Va.
		Bob Francis	—	—
G	20	Dave Golden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	40	Joe Kennedy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bowie, Md.
F	31	Tim Kolodziej	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	42	Mike Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Missoula, Mont.
F	32	Jim Liccardo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	53	Fred Lind	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Highland Park, Ill.
G	21	Stu McKaig	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	22	Bob Riedy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr
		Dale Stubbs	—	—
F	52	Steve Vandenberg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G	34	Bob Verga (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Neptune Township, N.J.
G	22	Ron Wendelin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Vic Bubas

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Compiled from multiple sources^[5]^[1]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ Brown, Chris (February 22, 2015). "Duke's First African-American Men's Basketball Player". Ball Durham. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
^ Bock, Hal (January 4, 1967). "Nine Blue Devils Suspended; Duke Wins Anyway". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ The Chanticleer. Vol. 55. Durham, NC: Duke University Publications Board. 1967. p. 278. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
^ "1966–1967 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

External links

Season statistics at Sports Reference
Season statistics at NCAA Statistics

[SRroster-1] "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[2] "1966–67 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[balldurham.com-3] Brown, Chris (February 22, 2015). "Duke's First African-American Men's Basketball Player". Ball Durham. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[4] Bock, Hal (January 4, 1967). "Nine Blue Devils Suspended; Duke Wins Anyway". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] The Chanticleer. Vol. 55. Durham, NC: Duke University Publications Board. 1967. p. 278. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Internet Archive.

[6] "1966–1967 Duke Blue Devils Roster". RealGM. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

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