1939–40 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1939–40 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

SoCon Regular Season champions
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	19–7 (13–2 Southern)
Head coach	Eddie Cameron
Home arena	Duke Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Duke	13	–	2	.867	19	–	7	.731
North Carolina †	11	–	2	.846	23	–	3	.885
Washington and Lee	7	–	3	.700	13	–	5	.722
Wake Forest	10	–	5	.667	13	–	9	.591
Maryland	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Clemson	9	–	7	.563	9	–	12	.429
Richmond	5	–	4	.556	11	–	6	.647
The Citadel	6	–	5	.545	8	–	9	.471
William & Mary	6	–	5	.545	12	–	11	.522
Furman	4	–	6	.400	11	–	11	.500
North Carolina State	5	–	10	.333	8	–	11	.421
Davidson	4	–	11	.267	8	–	13	.381
South Carolina	3	–	10	.231	5	–	13	.278
VMI	2	–	9	.182	3	–	12	.200
Virginia Tech	1	–	9	.100	4	–	15	.211

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1940 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939–40 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1939–40 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Cameron, coaching his 12th season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 19–7.^[1]

References

^ "1939–40 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 26, 2017.

v t e 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	Blue Devil 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 NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics