1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Setting up for a free throw vs. NC State, February 14
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 11
Record22–8 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJim Spanarkel
CaptainJim Spanarkel
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 North Carolina 9 3   .750 23 6   .793
No. 11 Duke 9 3   .750 22 8   .733
Virginia 7 5   .583 19 10   .655
Maryland 6 6   .500 19 11   .633
Clemson 5 7   .417 19 10   .655
NC State 3 9   .250 18 12   .600
Wake Forest 3 9   .250 12 15   .444
1979 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978–79 college basketball season.