Duke vs UNC Basketball Record Last 10 Years

UNC and Duke played their first game against each other on the 24th of January in 1920.

Considered one of the most intense rivalries in US sports, Sports Illustrated ranked it as the #1 Rivalry in college basketball in 2018.

The teams have had quite some significance in the ACC tournaments. They have achieved 49 ACC regular season titles and 38 tournament titles combined in history.

However, the rivalry between the teams escalated after the act of Art Heyman in 1960. Tension heightened more when a brawl started between Heyman and Larry Brown during a varsity game in 1961. 

The head coaches of the team during that time were Dean for North Carolina and Mike Krzyzewski for the Duke.

The coaches too helped to heighten the rivalry between the teams. The tussles between the team was loved by the audience and highlighted by cable TV broadcasters such as ESPN.

Duke vs UNC overall record shows the victory of UNCs over the series by 143 to 117 wins. However, Duke leads the charge by 4 wins (55-51) in the games played at Durban.

The match between UNC and Duke was one of the most awaited games of 2023 for many college basketball fans.

On March 4th of 2023, the UNC loss against Dukes at their home ground by a 57-62 point difference prevented them from appearing in the 2023 NCAA tournament.

In addition to that, the chances of these two teams meeting at the NCAA have dipped down because of that confrontation. The debate about the better team has been going on for more than 40 years and seems likely to continue in the future too. 

UNC vs Duke basketball history is dominated by UNC with a total win of 143 - 117. They have had a total of 260 confrontations till now.

Out of all the 260 meetings, only once did they face each other in the march madness. The statement might be shocking but true.

In the last coaching year of Duke's coach Mike Krzyzewski, UNC defeated his team by 81-77 points. It was a bitter end to the lustrous career of the coach.

The teams have had a total of 25 regular season meetings in the last ten years. The Dukes have managed to win 15 games out of these clashes. However, In the last 100 encounters between the teams, both teams have won 50 matches each.

UNC vs Duke basketball rivalry stats shows that one of the most memorable meeting between the team besides in the final fours was in 2017. It was a last-minute thriller match where the Dukes wrote their comeback in golden ink.

North Carolina was leading the charge in the first half with 49-42. With only 15 minutes left in the game and UNC leading the charge with 56-48 points seemed to be the favorites to win the game.

However, Jayson Tatum and Luke Kennard pulled out a clutch game for the team. The three-pointers and blocks from these players helped the team to lead by 93-83 points till the final buzzer.

The longest win streak in this rivalry is 16 winning streaks of North Carolina over the Dukes. The streak was from the year 1921 till the year 1928. Currently, the Dukes are on their winning streak of 2 streaks.

Here is the list of Winners in Head to Head matchups between Duke and UNC:

Michael William Krzyzewski commonly known as Coach K and Roy Allen Williams respectively recorded 22 victories and 18 victories against each other.

Coach K record vs UNC is quite a remarkable one. He has won a total of 50 games and lost 48 games against the Carolinas including the highest point difference win of 82 - 50 over UNC.

Krzyzewski recorded his first-ever victory over North Carolina on Feb 28, 1981. It was a narrow win of 66-65 against the all-time rival.

For Dukes, he mentored them for a total of 42 seasons and managed to bag a total of 5 National championships, 13 ACC regular season titles, and 15 ACC tournament championships.

In NCAA the Coach managed to grab 5 NCAA championships and guided the team to qualify in the final fours of the tournament 13 times.

Roy Williams record vs Duke shows that Williams secured 19 victories and 25 defeats against the Dukes during his tenure.

The hall of famer guided the team for 18 seasons and successfully won 3 National championships, 9 ACC regular season titles, and 3 ACC tournaments. Williams won 3 NCAA championships and led the team to 5 final fours of the tournament. 

The three-time NCAA champion recorded the highest point difference win against Dukes in 2012 with 91-73. The coach's strategy was to focus on being the best individual for the team and ultimately being the best team full of the best individuals.

Krzyzewski managed to grab a higher amount of wins in the duel between them. However, Williams had the last laugh as he won the final battle against Duke in the 2022 NCAA final fours.