1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1952–53 men's college basketball season.

1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–8 (11–4 Southern)
Head coach	Harold Bradley
Home arena	Duke Indoor Stadium

1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 North Carolina State	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 15 Wake Forest †	12	–	3		.800			19	–	6		.760
Maryland	12	–	3		.800			15	–	8		.652
West Virginia	11	–	3		.786			19	–	17		.528
Furman	10	–	3		.769			21	–	6		.778
Duke	12	–	4		.750			17	–	8		.680
Richmond	13	–	5		.722			21	–	7		.750
North Carolina	15	–	6		.714			17	–	10		.630
George Washington	12	–	6		.667			15	–	7		.682
Clemson	6	–	8		.429			8	–	10		.444
South Carolina	7	–	12		.368			11	–	13		.458
William & Mary	6	–	13		.316			10	–	13		.435
Virginia Tech	4	–	13		.235			4	–	19		.174
Davidson	3	–	14		.176			4	–	16		.200
VMI	1	–	14		.067			5	–	19		.208
Washington and Lee	1	–	17		.056			2	–	20		.091
The Citadel	0	–	11		.000			4	–	14		.222
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
December 1*		Vanderbilt	W 94–88	1–0	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 6		Wake Forest	L 86–91	1–1 (0–1)	Duke Indoor Stadium (3,500) Durham, NC
December 9		at Washington & Lee	W 91–80	2–1 (1–1)	Lynchburg, VA
December 13*		at Tennessee	W 89–82	3–1	Alumni Memorial Gym  Knoxville, TN
December 16		Davidson	W 94–65	4–1 (2–1)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 20*		at Temple	L 64–67	4–2	Philadelphia, PA
December 22		at George Washington	L 87–113	4–3 (2–2)	Uline Arena  Washington, D.C.
December 29*		vs. BYU Dixie Classic	L 68–69	4–4	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
December 30* 7:30 p.m.		vs. Pennsylvania Dixie Classic	L 80–97	4–5	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
December 31*		vs. Princeton Dixie Classic	W 74–59	5–5	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 7		at South Carolina	W 76–67	6–5 (3–2)	Carolina Fieldhouse  Columbia, SC
January 10		NC State	L 64–82	6–6 (3–3)	Duke Indoor Stadium (8,000) Durham, NC
January 13		VMI	W 78–55	7–6 (4–3)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 31*		Navy	W 78–73	8–6	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 3*		West Virginia	W 91–86	9–6	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 5*		NYU	W 89–82	10–6	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 6		at No. 12 North Carolina Rivalry	W 95–89	11–6 (5–3)	Woollen Gymnasium (5,500) Chapel Hill, NC
February 9		George Washington	W 83–80	12–6 (6–3)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 12		at Wake Forest	W 101–99 OT	13–6 (7–3)	Gore Gymnasium  Winston-Salem, NC
February 14		at No. 12 NC State	W 84–82	14–6 (8–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,000) Raleigh, NC
February 19	No. 18	at William & Mary	L 82–85 OT	14–7 (8–4)	Williamsburg, VA
February 21	No. 18	South Carolina	W 98–68	15–7 (9–4)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 23	No. 18	at Davidson	W 99–72	16–7 (10–4)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
February 27		North Carolina	W 83–58	17–7 (11–4)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
March 5*		vs. Maryland Southern Conference tournament	L 65–74	17–8	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.