"Coming off an emotional loss, to be as positive and and to work as hard as we did is encouraging," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The Record. Krzyzewski teams spearheaded by one-and-done talents haven't fared so well in the NCAA tournament. "The thing I find uncomfortable is to be able to talk to a recruit now and say this is how it's going to be," Krzyzewski said. 1 overall in the 247Sports Composite. Tide's Oats takes blame for Miller's 'TSA' intro, Davis within 25 points of tying Maravich's mark, Scheyer makes history as Duke sweeps at home, Tennessee win soured by knee injury to Zeigler, Charleston rewards Kelsey with 5-year extension, USC, OU, Seton Hall, Iowa in new hoops tourney, Houston, Alabama remain atop AP Top 25 poll. The 2017-18 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. He was even better as a scorer, though, posting the fourth-highest career scoring average in program history at 21.9 points a game while leading Duke to back-to-back Final Fours. Snyder, who never played in the NBA, got his start in coaching while still a graduate student at Duke. Fleischer averaged as many as 17.2 points per game (as a senior), and his career mark of 10.5 rebounds a night is the fifth-highest in school history. The 61 Paulus is ninth in Duke history with 468 career assists, and he also hit 210 career three-pointers (10th-most) and shot .450 from long range as a sophomore (fourth-best). He was drafted late in Round 2 by the Pacers, but never played in the NBA. With an athletic 6-foot-6 frame, he is regarded as a potentially elite defender. Although Shelden Williams scored 1,928 career points, its his exploits on the other end of the floor that opened the most eyes. There is no additional information to display. The first great pure scorer to play for Duke, Dick Groat is still one of the best. Duke won its second consecutive national championship after beating Michigan in the final. The Blue Devils led by as many as 31 points after taking a 43-19 lead at halftime. And thats going to be very, very interesting. 12 in the final 247Sports rankings for the 2022 class and is amply capable of becoming an impact player for Duke, even though he finished slightly behind Whitehead, Filipowski and Lively in the final rankings. Jon Scheyer tied a Duke record by playing in 144 consecutive games, but his durability was far from his only asset. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Duke hangs them only for championships, be it ACC regular season or tournament, a Final Four or a national title. "It was a little chaotic," Mike Krzyzewski, who was called for a rare technical foul in the game, said, according to Gannett News Service. 1. Unfortunately for Youngkin, undersized rebounders were even more common in 1961 than they are now, and the NBA never gave him much of a look. Holland was a Clinton, N.C., native. In three seasons as a backup, he averaged just 1.4 assists a night. Odds & lines subject to change. Christian Laettner had a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. This North Carolina university or other tertiary education institution article is a stub. As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points and 7.4 boards a game while posting the last of his 2,155 career points (sixth-most in school history). Yr. Whitehead finished as the No. Dawkins is still second all-time at Duke with 2,556 career points. Jones, Okafor and Winslow even played together on the under-17 U.S. national team in 2012. After we lost Sunday, we were a little bit tired. They were also joining a conference that boasted back-to-back national champions in North Carolina and NC State. "He's been clutch all the way, all the way," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The Charlotte Observer. "If you're human, you've got to be nervous going into the NCAA. 15 seed Northeast Louisana. He was even more effective as a scorer, posting the seventh-highest point total in program history (2,136). It was Duke's fourth year in a row in the Final Four and the fifth time in the last six years. stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced. 4 overall prospect and No. As Jon Scheyer takes over for Coach K, the program will not be missing a beat in terms of the caliber of players it is putting onto the court in what will be a historic transition season for the program. Marin went on to become a fine NBA small forward, most notably with the Bullets (now the Wizards). 13). Playing against Georgetown's imposing front line of Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo, Duke shot just 33 percent from the field, including 2-for-14 from deep, as the Hoyas managed 15-0 and 13-1 runs against the Blue Devils. As a senior, J.J. Redick memorably dueled Gonzagas Adam Morrison for the national scoring title, but that brilliant season was only the capstone to his sensational Duke career. "Virginia killed us in every facet of the game doing to us what we usually do to other teams.". 33 overall. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He is survived by his wife, Ann, daughters Ann-Michael Holland and Kate Baynard, and three grandchildren. The 65 swingman averaged a Blue Devil-record 2.2 steals a game for his career. I'm not recruiting anybody else, these are the guys.'". In the same calendar year as Duke's Final Four win over Arkansas, the Razorbacks got revenge against the Blue Devils in the Dodge NIT as they turned an 11-point first-half deficit into a 10-point victory. "I thought our depth took over and helped with that run," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The Charlotte Observer. Coach: Mike Krzyzewski ", Duke won its first-ever national championship (after its fifth Final Four appearance since 1986) as Duke downed Kansas after Mike Krzyzewski got just two hours of sleep after staying up almost all night to watch tape of the Jayhawks. 15 overall draft pick after a strong close to his sophomore season, will be difficult, but Lively has many of the same elements in his game as a rim-runner and shot-blocker. Brian Davis' dunk in the final 30 seconds clinched the victory. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The Blue Devils led 54-27 at halftime, doubling up the Terriers, then led 69-27 after they started the second half on a 15-0 run. The interior anchor of the loaded 2001 national title squad, Carlos Boozer had one of the best three-year careers in Duke history. "I told them, 'That's what every team is right now. Although Johnny Dawkins was a good enough passer to finish sixth in Blue Devil history with 555 assists, it was his scoring that made him a legend. As a 64 swingman, Jeff Mullins was an outstanding rebounder who averaged nine boards a game for his Blue Devil career. "The longer it went the better Arizona's chances were," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to the Tuscon Citizen. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Line: 208 He never made it back to the NBA. Though his skills have declined severely at age 38, Hill is still a viable starter for the Suns. Dunleavy seems to have settled into a bench role with the Pacers, although hes put up some impressive numbers when given the chance to start. Christian Laettner set a national championship game record, going 12-for-12 from the free-throw line and scoring 18 points, while Bill McCaffrey added 16 points off the bench on 6-for-8 shooting. But these freshmen could redefine what a successful class means during an era in which few classes finish together. While winning All-America honors in 1999-2000, the 66 forward averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists a game. In addition to his 266 career steals (second-best in school history) and 254 blocks (third), Battier accumulated 1,984 points and 887 boards in his career in Durham. Find out more. One of the most beloved players in Duke history, Steve Wojciechowski was also a lot more talented than his scrappy-underdog reputation suggested. Whitehead was pegged for years as a potential star from this class and handled the hype with maturity while solidifying a championship mentality at powerhouse Montverde Academy. The 198283 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? 1 overall class, the fifth during coach Mike Krzyzewski's tenure, won't end up being viewed in that way. At 511, Wojciechowski never had much of a shot at the NBA. Duke forced Marquette into 30 turnovers while Christian Laettner scored 24 points with 12 rebounds. The Blue Devils rattled off 20 consecutive points just minutes into the game as part of a 24-2 run. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. If we're not going to play defense for more than 10 seconds at a time, then they're going to score.". "They just made you think about what you're doing while you take the ball to the basket," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to the AP. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. 1988-89 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball; NCAA tournament, Final Four. Although Capel never made it to the NBA, hes found more success as a coach. The Blue Devils play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . Copyright 2023 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. Trajan Langdon didnt do much else but shoot, but boy, could he shoot. "I think we tried to win too quickly. Although Elton Brand only stayed at Duke for two seasons, he made his name as one of the great pure post players in school history. 2 in the class by 247Sports and No. Although Kistler became a third-round pick of the Pistons, he never played for the team. 2 center of the class behind teammate Dereck Lively, but his game is versatile enough that Scheyer will be able to deploy both five-star freshmen bigs together. With seven of the program's 13 scholarship spots now taken up by true freshmen and no seniors with any experience in a Duke uniform around, the Blue Devils will have some serious gelling to do in the months ahead. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Alarie said bouncing back from those kind of disappointments helped define his class. Tyrese Procter is #5. Join our linker program. Mayer collected 954 career boards, the ninth-best total in Blue Devil history. Although he was overshadowed by the glut of Hall of Fame centers in the '80s, Gminski was a solid starter for much of his 14-year NBA career. 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The latest crop of Duke standouts to enter the draft was led by top pick Kyrie Irving, but the most accomplished collegian among them was second-rounder Kyle Singler. 1982-83 Creighton Bluejays Women 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com via Sports Logos.net About logos 1982-83 Creighton Bluejays Women's Schedule and Results Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-11 ( Independent ) Coach: Bruce Rasmussen Creighton (Women's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Blue Devil to break 2,000 points for his career. Hes currently an assistant on Mike Browns staff with the Lakers. Duke lost three of its top four scorers from its 1989-90 team to graduation, while enrolling five freshmen. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? In college as in the NBA, Grant Hill was a dominant force at both ends of the floor. Without them, Krzyzewski's tenure could have ended in an early and unceremonious exit from Durham, North Carolina. The ultimate example of the Duke hustle player, Shane Battier holds the official school record with 111 charges taken in his career. He never got many complaints about the rest of his game, averaging 17.3 points and 7.2 rebounds a game in his last season in Durham. Record: 34-2 (14-2) Hill, remembered most for his tearful reaction to Christian Laettners famed 1992 buzzer-beater, didnt have the athleticism to wow pro scouts. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 11-17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. He was most effective with the Nets (who drafted him at No. From a distance, Schutt, Grandison and Roach at least. Showdown in Durham: NC State and Duke battle for ACC, NCAA seeding, Brownlow: NC State, Duke and Carolina all look to avenge ACC losses on busy basketball Saturday, Welter: I'm not mad, Carolina, just disappointed, AP source: Panthers to meet with QB Derek Carr at combine. Perhaps most memorable for his halfcourt buzzer-beater to stave off an upset by Virginia Tech, Dockery was largely a complementary player on offense, spreading the floor for the likes of J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams. "He drove, he dived for loose balls," Krzyzewski said, according to The News and Observer, "without regard for his injury.". "I asked him about that philosophy," Capel said. Filipowski is a true modern big man with great playmaking ability for his size. section: | slug: duke-basketball-roster-starting-lineup-prediction-bench-rotation-depth-outlook-for-2022-23-season | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | Retrieved 13 October 2013. "We just played an outstanding basketball game," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The News and Observer. Capital Financial - Learn how to secure lifetime retirement income. That's what building winners is all about.". Hill was a key complementary player on the Christian Laettner-Bobby Hurley teams that won back-to-back titles in 1991-92. "We approached the bye very well in that we used it to prepare our team," Mike Krzyewski said, according to the AP. Record: 32-7 (11-3) While there is no question about the caliber of talent that will be on Scheyer's first squad, there are no guarantees that the Blue Devils will be able to replicate the success of last season's team, which reached the Final Four and finished 32-7. Zero through 5 are all taken other than #4, which JJ Redick retired. Most of the numbers are 21 and below although Mark Mitchell chose 25, which is interesting, since thats Art Heymans number and is retired. Amazingly, basketball was the 511 Groats second-best sport. The 6-foot-5 Australian prospect is regarded as a combo guard, and his ability to play on or off the ball could make him hard to keep off the floor. 2 overall. Filipowski is 6-foot-11 and was categorized by 247Sports as the No. The 6'1" Paulus is ninth in Duke history with 468 career assists, and he also hit 210 career three-pointers (10th-most) and shot .450 from long range as a sophomore (fourth-best). His 23-point-per-game average for his career is the second-highest for any Blue Devil, and his 1,886 points (a school record when he graduated) are still 18th all-time. Smith earned a first-round selection in Junes draft, landing with Portland at No. Line: 24 Duke lost to UNLV by 30 points in the previous season's championship. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He was ACC Coach of the Year honors in 1981 and 1982. Duke used a three-minute run to turn a narrow 32-30 lead into a 49-34 advantage at halftime as the Blue Devils forced the Demon Deacons into six turnovers during that stretch, giving Wake Forest 16 for the half. Like many of his Duke contemporaries, Denton headed to the ABA after graduation. Although Thomas Hill averaged 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds (and served as team captain) as a senior, he made a bigger mark in the previous two seasons. After making the Final Four three years in a row, including a national runner-up finish in 1990, Duke won its first-ever national championship in coach Mike Krzyzewski's 11th season in Durham. There are questions about whether he'll be a proficient outside shooter as a freshman, but there's little doubt over the rest of his game. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and reached the Elite Eight, where they lost 68-67 to Michigan State. There are some built-in advantages that the players didn't have three decades ago. Though he contributed only 8.3 points a game in his best season, his 575 career assists are the fifth-highest total in Blue Devil history. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Abdelnaby never managed to live up to being a first-round pick (25th overall to Portland). 9: Record: 28-8 (9-5 ACC) Head coach . Over six seasons with five teams (including the NBAs Hawks after the merger), Denton averaged as many as 17 points and 12.4 rebounds a game. "It felt like we kept throwing strength and power at them," Christian Laettner said, according to the Gannett News Service. Billy McCaffrey scored a career-best 29 points, which was much-needed as Grant Hill was sidelined with a broken nose, while Christian Laettner added 18 and Brian Davis scored 16. Function: require_once. Eight of the past 10 classes had at least one player turn pro after his freshman season. Conference Tournament Finish: Lost in semifinals "For guys to really get along with one another, to trust one another, believe in one another, and those things are developed in settings that are not necessarily on the floor.". Line: 107 Even after seeing five players selected in last month's NBA Draft, with No. "I thought the story of the game was our defense," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to the AP. One of many recent Blue Devils who might have been better served by a longer stay on campus, Josh McRoberts made the most of his two seasons in Durham. "He talked to me about when he was a young coach he felt like that might be a mistake he made. In pursuing Okafor, the centerpiece of this year's class, the Blue Devils' only other offer at that position went to Myles Turner, who signed with Texas. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster; No. Function: view, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Also like Laettner, Parks never lived up to his billing at the NBA level. Watch full game: Duke vs. Wisconsin for the 2015 national championship. Holland served as head coach at Virginia from 1974 to 1990 and finished with a 326-173 (.653) record. "I give a lot of credit to Lehigh's defense," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The Morning Call, "but I was disappointed that we were not ready to play. Message: Undefined variable: user_membership, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php In a rematch against UNLV, which destroyed Duke in the previous year's national championship game, the Blue Devils won by two to return to the championship game. The same thing happened with Austin Rivers in 2012, with Lehigh pulling off the upset. Duke will also have two point guards in Roach and Proctor, and Blakes should be further along than he was as a freshman. Duke then enrolled two freshmen in the fall of 1991 forward Cherokee Parks and center Erik Meek. Bobby Hurley and Billy McCaffrey scored a combined 46 points on the road after the Blue Devils endured several tough practices. Drafted by the Hawks, Mullins hit his stride after he landed with the Warriors. Duke's four-member 2014 class -- Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen -- probably won't be around campus long enough to replicate the career achievements of that 1982 class. (Morris went undrafted after he declared for the 2005 draft but was eventually reinstated by the NCAA since he didn't sign with an agent.). I'm just really happy for my team. His path to regular playing time still looks like an uphill battle, but his decision to stay at Duke is a bet on himself, and his familiarity with Scheyer should help during a transition season for the program. Were not sure whats going on there. With iconic coach Mike Krzyzewski on the brink of the Division I career victories record, its an ideal time to look back at the astonishing history of Duke basketball. They could earn something not even the '82 class did, though: an NCAA title banner. His 2,079 career points are tied for eighth in Blue Devil history. Though he couldnt follow in his fathers playing footsteps, hes working on a coaching resume of his own, having served as an assistant under Coach K since 2000. He averaged as many as 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds a game in his Blue Devils career. Duke shocked undefeated UNLV, the defending national champion, in the semifinals before beating Kansas to win the title. Fleischer didnt have a lot of weight on him (68, 215 lbs), which couldnt have endeared him to NBA scouts of that era. "Never again in my judgment -- unless you allow players to be paid -- will you have players stick around like we did," Bilas said. The fact that he and Lively are so interchangeable is what's going to make that work. They were Mike Krzyzewski's first set of Blue Devils . Replacing Mark Williams, who was the No. "I think we're a lot tougher," Duke's Brian Davis said, according to The News and Observer. Redick holds the NCAA record with 457 career three-pointers made, the ACC record with a .912 career free-throw percentage and the Duke record with 2,769 career points. Although Corey Maggette played just one season in Durham, his accomplishments in the years since have earned him a place among Dukes luminaries. Blakes appeared in 21 games for Duke as a freshman last season and is the only other returning scholarship player aside from Roach. Wake Forest shot 60 percent in the second half and 56 percent in the game, and while Duke cut the deficit to 66-64 behind Christian Laettner, who had 29 points, but the Blue Devils couldn't pull out the win. They really played their guts out. Here's everything you need to know about the 1991-92 Blue Devils. He averaged just 5.4 points a game for his career, but he did hit 39.6 percent of his treys. His 1,076 career assists are an NCAA record, and his teams made three NCAA title games and won two national championships. Duke led by nine at halftime and won by eight. 2023 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. 2007 interview: ECU Athletic Director Terry Holland, Click to See All CONTESTS available from WRAL.com, Buffalo Brothers - 1/2 Price Appetizers 4:30pm-6:00pm Monday - Friday. Ht. Players Who Played For Duke | Basketball-Reference.com Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. "It's never been a monkey on my back. Banks was drafted by the Spurs and went on to a workmanlike seven-year career in San Antonio and Chicago. 3 overall prospect and No. NC State shot 63 percent from the field in the win. ", After beating North Carolina twice in the regular season, Duke got crushed in the ACC tournament championship game as the Tar Heels quickly built a nine-point lead in less than four minutes. "That's the legacy you want to leave here.". The 68 Deng averaged 15.1 points and 6.9 rebounds a game in his lone season in Durham. Though hes slowing down after a decade in the league, he still hit 38.2 percent from long range in 2010-11. "It's not just points. Brand averaged 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds a game, while shooting an amazing .612 from the field (second-highest in school history). They're going to be under the microscope much moreso than we ever were.". Dawkins said the foreign tour the Blue Devils took to France in the summer between their freshman and sophomore seasons helped them become Krzyzewski's first ranked team. ", The Blue Devils completed their season sweep of the Tar Heels after seeing a 19-point lead with 12 minutes to play dwindle in the final minutes. The legacy of Duke's latest No. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski [1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 11-17 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. "But we were ready. "They were at home and they are an experienced team." Following the. Attrition makes it difficult to plan from year to year. Gambling problem? View Full Bio, Mike Notre Dame stuck with Duke for most of the first half, trailing just 28-25, but the Blue Devils rattled off an 18-0 run at the end of the half to blow the game open. For his career, though, he was most valuable as a scorer, racking up a total of 1,911 points. A 66 center back when those were still relatively common, Carroll Youngkin was a respectable scorer who averaged 14.2 points a game for his college career. The 1982-83 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski tested out a new starting lineup with Crawford Palmer, 6-9, alongside Laettner in order to give Hill more freedom offensively. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). A full-fledged center at 610, 240 lbs, Randy Denton put up serious stats as a Blue Devil. 198889 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team" id="addMyFavs">. Like so many football quarterbacks, Greg Paulus became a point guard on the basketball court. Most of that was the result of the pressure Virginia exerts both offensively and defensively.". What he did, and did very well, was crash the boards, posting the eighth-best rebounding average in Blue Devil history at 9.3 boards a game over his three seasons. Learn more and register here. The 6'10" Abdelnaby stands third in Blue Devil history with a career field-goal percentage of .599. That felt so good.". "We showed good poise for most of the game until we got in foul trouble. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 1117 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2]. The mid-size athletes, who traditionally fueled the best Mike Krzyzewski teams, are well represented too with Mark Mitchell, Kale Catchings, Jacob Grandison and Dariq Whitehead. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. There's no ogre looking over you in here. "We never approached this game as Christian versus Shaquille O'Neal or Duke versus Shaquille," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to the AP. He made a pair of All-Star teams and posted career highs of 22.3 points and 7.4 rebounds a night as a pro. Line: 315 The Blue Devils committed 24 turnovers, including eight by Bobby Hurley, who along with Thomas Hill and Billy McCaffrey, shot a combined 3-of-17. "I think, in Jon Scheyer's perspective, when you talk about pairing Filipowski with someone like Dereck Lively, it's clear Filipowski is not going to be a conventional center by any stretch," Finkelstein said. "Our depth wore them down," Mike Krzyzewski said, according to The Charlotte Observer. The five-star freshman finished at No. Considering Dukes long tradition of three-point snipers, it takes some doing to crack the school record books with long-range shooting. Get Your Canes Tickets Today! Ferry became one of the most infamous busts in draft history after the Clippers picked him No. A sophomore standout on Dukes 1966 Final Four squad, Mike Lewis continued to provide excellent performance on some less successful teams in the ensuing seasons. He lasted five seasons as a pro, but never regained his college brilliance. Kyle Filipowski chose #30 while Max Johns took #41. Janicki was drafted by the then-Fort Worth Pistons, though not until the seventh round. Are you sure you want to cancel your membership with us? Get the 1991 NCAA tournament bracket, scores and more here. Bobby Hurley is the greatest point guard in college hoops historyperiod. In a recent Eye on College Basketball YouTube discussion, 247Sports director of scouting Adam Finkelstein explained why the "center" designation for Filipowski is nothing more than a label. The sharp-shooting forward hit 86.1 percent of his free throws (third-best in program history) and scored 2,077 points in his Blue Devil career. SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season. Now, he's much more specific in the players he targets after casting a much wider net in 1981 and missing major targets like Chris Mullin. Wojo is eighth in program history with 505 career assists, and he holds the school record for assist-to-turnover ratio in both a season (3.03, as a junior) and career (2.5). A year after Duke beat Harvard 130-54, the Blue Devils beat the Crimson by another big margin. He averaged as many as 10.5 points and 4.6 boards a night, but never got more than 25 starts in a season. "Just because we beat Vegas doesn't take away from the fact that they are a great basketball team," Mike Krzyzewski said, "We only played one game and I'm not sure if we would beat them again. An Achilles tendon injury short-circuited a promising pro career that had featured three straight seasons of at least 12 rebounds a game. 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