Basketball History
In a Duke-UNC game on February 24, 1979, what famous chant was created in Cameron Indoor Stadium? What was UNC's score at the end of the first half in this game?
"Airball" Zero
What US Representative told a journalist in 2012 how intense the Duke-UNC rivalry is? What did they say about it?
"I have said very publicly that if Duke was playing against the Taliban, then I'd have to pull for the Taliban." - Brad Miller
What did USA Today call a game in Cameron for the visiting team?
"the toughest road game in the nation"
Thirteen of Coach K's previous assistant coaches have gone on to be the head coach of NCAA, NBA, or NBA G-League teams. List each name, the team(s) they've coached, and the year(s) they've coached each team.
Bobby Hurley: Arizona State, 2015-present Chuck Swenson: William and Mary, 1987-1994 Bob Bender: Illinois State, Washington, 1989-1993, 1993-2002 Mike Brey: Delaware, Notre Dame, 1995-2000, 2000-present Tommy Amaker: Seton Hall, Michigan, Harvard, 1997-2001, 2001-2007, 2007-present Quin Snyder: Missouri, Austin Toros, Utah Jazz, 1999-2006, 2007-2010, 2014-present Tim O'Toole: Fairfield, 1998-2006 Johnny Dawkins: Stanford, UCF, 2008-2016, 2016-present David Henderson: Delaware, 2000-2006 Chris Collins: Northwestern, 2013-present Steve "Wojo" Wojciechowski: Marquette, 2014-2021 Jeff Capel: Pittsburgh, 2018-present Nate James: Austin Peay, 2021-present
Who was the only ever college basketball player chosen to represent the USA at the Olympics? When was it? Where was it? What did they win?
Laettner was the only collegiate player to be chosen for the Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona in 1992
How many NCAA Tournament wins do we have?
105
How many NCAA Championship games have we appeared in? How does that rank?
11 Championship Games third all-time
How many Academic All-Americans has Duke Basketball had?
14 players named Academic All-American
How many NCAA Final Four games have we appeared in? How does that rank?
17 Tied for third with Kentucky
How many ACC regular season championships do we have?
19 ACC regular season titles
When was the first UNC-Duke matchup? Who won? What was the score?
1920 - Duke beat the University of North Carolina 19-18
When did Duke join the ACC?
1953
In what year did Coach K resign from military service? What was Coach's military rank upon resigning?
1974, Captain
From ______ to ______, every Final Four, except for one, included either Duke or UNC. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate years.
1988 to 2001
In which year did Coach K and the coach of UNC at the time feud over their players' SAT scores? What was written on a sign that sparked this argument?
1989 "J.R. Can't Reid"
In which year(s) did Coach K win the Naismith College Coach of the Year award?
1989, 1992, 1999
List the Year, Opponent, Score, Location, and Starting Lineup for each of our National Championships
1991 vs Kansas in Indianapolis Bobby Hurley, Thomas Hill, Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Greg Koubek 72-65 1992 vs Michigan in Minneapolis Bobby Hurley, Thomas Hill, Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Antonio Lang 71-51 2001 vs Arizona in Minneapolis Shane Battier, Jay Williams, Chris Duhon, Mike Dunleavy, Casey Sanders 82-72 2010 vs Butler in Indianapolis Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler, Jon Scheyer, Lance Thomas, Brian Zoubek 61-59 2015 vs Wisconsin in Indianapolis Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones, Justice Winslow, Matt Jones, Jahlil Okafor 68-6
What year did Duke play a game "acclaimed by many [as] the greatest college basketball game ever played," according to ESPN
1992
What is Duke basketball's all-time record?
2062-853
List every Duke player currently in the NBA and the team they currently play for
Cam Reddish - New York Knicks Jalen Johnson - Atlanta Hawks Jayson Tatum - Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving - Brooklyn Nets Vernon Carey Jr. - Washington Wizards Mason Plumlee - Charlotte Hornets Austin Rivers - Denver Nuggets Frank Jackson - Detroit Pistons Luke Kennard - LA Clippers Justise Winslow - Portland Trailblazers Tyus Jones - Memphis Grizzlies Rodney Hood - LA Clippers Brandon Ingram - New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson - New Orleans Pelicans RJ Barrett - New York Knicks Wendell Carter Jr. - Orlando Magic Seth Curry - Brooklyn Nets Marvin Bagley III - Detroit Pistons Tre Jones - San Antonio Spurs Gary Trent Jr. - Toronto Raptors Semi Ojeleye - LA Clippe
Name each building on Duke's campus named after a head basketball coach.
Cameron Indoor Stadium Card Gymnasium
When the band plays "Every Time We Touch" in Cameron, what does "Flashlight Guy's" wife do at the end of the song?
Checks his pulse
How old was Coach K when he was hired as Duke's head coach?
33
How many all-Americans has Duke Basketball had?
36 players named All-Americans
How many NCAA Appearances do we have?
41
List all of the retired jersey numbers, players, when they played, and year of retirement.
4: JJ Redick, 2002-06, 2007 10: Dick Groat, 1949-52, 1952 11: Bobby Hurley, 1989-93, 1993 22: Jay Williams, 1999-2002, 2003 23: Shelden WilliamsPF2002-062007 24: Johnny Dawkins, 1982-86, 1986 25:Art Heyman, 1960-63, 1990 31: Shane Battier, 1997-2001, 2001 32: Christian Laettner, 1988-92, 1992 33: Grant Hill, 1990-94, 1994 35: Danny Ferry, 1985-89, 1989 43: Mike Gminski, 1976-80, 1980 44: Jeff Mullins, 1961-64, 1994
How many NCAA championships have we won? What does that rank? Who are we tied with?
5 tied with Indiana for fourth all-time
How many times did Duke with the Southern Conference before joining the ACC?
5 times
How many Duke players have been selected for the NBA draft?
71 players have been selected in the NBA draft
To the nearest percent, for what percentage of Duke's away losses have the opposing team fans stormed the court?
73 %
What is the official capacity of Cameron Indoor Stadium?
9314
What is Duke basketball's home record?
935-189
Who was Coach K's High School Basketball Coach?
Al Ostrowski
At the end of every game in Cameron, students all sing a song together. What is the song and what are its lyrics?
Alma Mater Dear old Duke, thy name we sing To thee our voices raise, we'll raise To thee our anthems ring in everlasting praise And though on life's broad sea Our fates may far us bear We'll ever turn to thee Our Alma Mater dear
Where did Coach K go to High School and in what city is said school located?
Archbishop Weber High School in Chicago
Which Duke player fouled UNC's Larry Brown in 1961 which resulted in a bench clearing brawl that even included fans.
Art Heyman
Who and when was Duke's first All-American in basketball?
Billy Werber, Class of 1930
Who was Duke's first all-american in basketball? What professional sports team did he start his career with the next year?
Billy Werber, New York Yankees
What was Coach K's record in his first season?
Blue Devils would finish the season with a 17-13 overall record and 6-8 record in ACC play
What was the date of the first ever Duke (then Trinity College) basketball game? Who was the opponent? What was the outcome and score? What was the venue?
Date: March 2, 1906 Outcome and Score: L, 24-10 Opponent: Wake Forest Venue: Angier B. Duke Gymnasium/ The Ark
Correctly spell Coach K's full first, middle, and last name.
Michael William Krzyzewski
What was the date, opponent, score, and stadium of the win that made Coach K the winningest head coach in men's D1 Basketball history? How many total wins did he then have? What coach did he surpass?
Date: November 15, 2011 Stadium: Madison Square Garden Opponent: Michigan State Wins: 903 Score: 74-69 Previous Record Holder: Bob Knight
What was the date, opponent, score, and stadium of the win that made Coach K the winningest head coach in all NCAA Basketball history (men's or women's, any division)? How many total wins did he then have? What coach did he surpass?
Date:February 16, 2019 Stadium:Cameron Indoor Stadium Opponent: NC State Wins:1123 Score:94-78 Previous Record Holder:Harry Statham
What was the date, opponent, score, and stadium of the win that made Coach K the winningest head coach in all D1 Basketball history (men's or women's)? How many total wins did he then have? What coach did he surpass?
Date:March 17, 2018 Stadium:PPG Paints Arena(Pittsburgh) Opponent:Rhode Island Wins:1099 Score:87-62 Previous Record Holder:Pat Summit
What was the date, opponent, score, and stadium of the win that made Coach K the winningest head coach in the men's D1 NCAA tournament? How many total NCAA tournament wins did he then have? What coach did he surpass?
Date:March 20, 2005 Stadium:Charlotte Coliseum Opponent:Mississippi State NCAA Tournament Wins:66 Score:63-55 Previous Record Holder:Dean Smith
What was Cameron Indoor Stadium originally called?
Duke Indoor Stadium
What is Duke's NCAA Tournament win percentage? How does it rank?
Duke has an NCAA-best .755 NCAA tournament winning percentage
Name the date(s) of the Duke-UNC game(s) in which Duke has won despite not leading for a single second of the second half.
February 8, 2012 February 8, 2020
How many times had Duke finished the season ranked No.1? How many weeks have we been ranked No.1? How does this rank?
Finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll seven times and is the all-time leader in total weeks ranked as the number one team in the nation by the AP with 135 weeks
Which Duke player is the first player in NCAA history to play in four consecutive Final Fours?
Greg Koubek
Who and when was the first player to be named National Player of the Year?
In 1952, Dick Groat became the first Duke player to be named National Player of the Year
Who is Cameron Indoor Stadium named after? When was its name made that?
In 1972 it would be named for Eddie Cameron
When was Cameron Indoor Stadium named to Sport Illustrated's top venue list? What were we ranked?
In 1999, Sports Illustrated ranked Cameron the fourth best venue in all of professional and college sports
When was the world record for the longest continuous game of basketball ever recorded? Who did it? What was the score? How long was it?
January 14-16, 2006 Students from UNC and Duke 57 hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds Duke won the game 3699-3444
On what date did Cameron Indoor Stadium open and host its first game? Who was Duke's opponent in that game? What was the final score?
January 6, 1940 Princeton 36-27
Name every former Blue Devil to play for the Team USA Men's Basketball team in the Olympics, the year(s) in which they played, the medal (if any) the team won, and the city in which the games were held that year(s)
Jeff Mullins - 1964, Gold, Tokyo Tate Armstrong - 1976, Gold, Montreal Christian Laettner - 1992, Gold, Barcelona Grant Hill - 1996, Gold, Atlanta Carlos Boozer - 2004 + 2008, Bronze + Gold, Athens + Beijing Kyrie Irving - 2016, Gold, Rio Jayson Tatum - 2021, Gold, Tokyo
List every one of Duke's eight National Players of the Year along with the year(s) in which they won the award and their grade (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or grad.) when they won it.
Johnny Dawkins - 1986, Sr Danny Ferry - 1989, Sr Christian Laettner - 1992, Sr Elton Brand - 1999, So Shane Battier - 2001, Sr Jason Williams - 2002, Jr JJ Redick - 2006, Sr Zion Williamson - 2019, Fr
Rank the current Duke assistant coaching staff (including Amile Jefferson) in order of their total pointsscored as a player at Duke, and each one's Duke career point total
Jon Scheyer - 1 - 2074 Nolan Smith - 2 - 1916 Chris Carrawell - 3 - 1455 Amile Jefferson - 4 - 1079
On July 1st, 2004, news broke that an NBA franchise had offered Coach K a contract that (at the time) would have made him the highest-paid coach ever in all of the sports. Which NBA team was it?
LA Lakers
List the Plumlee brothers from oldest to youngest and which number each brother wore at Duke.
Miles (21), Mason (5), Marshall (40)6
On what date was the court in Cameron Indoor Stadium named Coach K Court?
November 17, 2000
What was the specific Nike shoe model that Zion exploded through during the 2019 Duke vs. UNC home game?
PG (Paul George) 2.5 Sneakers
Which team's success helped pay for the building of Cameron?
Part of its cost was paid for with the proceeds from the Duke football team's appearance in the 1938 Rose Bowl
What is the real name of the infamous "Speedo Guy" and what surprising profession did he later do for 9 years? Which UNC player did he distract into missing both shots at the line?
Patrick King Pastor Jackie Manuel
Who are the all-time single-season leaders in points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks for Duke? How many of their respective statistics did each single-season leader record over their career?
Points: JJ Redick - 2,769 Assists: Sheldon Williams - 1,262 Rebounds: Bobby Hurley - 1,076 Steals: Chris Duhn - 300 Blocks: Sheldon Williams - 42
What was Duke/Trinity's first title? When was it? Who did they beat? What was the score?
The Trinity team won its first title in 1920, the state championship, by beating the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now NC State) 25 to 24
When did Duke basketball win its 1000th game?
The basketball program won its 1000th game in 1974
Before leaving to join the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference, what basketball conference did Duke play in until 1953?
Southern Conference
What ranking does Duke have in NCAA all-time wins for men's basketball?
The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men's basketball program
How much time was on the clock at the beginning of the Duke play known as "The Shot"? Who was defending Christian Laettner on the play? What was the score of the game after this play? What round of the NCAA tournament was it?
Time: 2.1 s Score: 104-103 Round: Elite Eight Defender(s): Deron Feldhaus
When was Duke's first Final Four Appearance? Who was the coach? Who was it against? What was the score?
The Duke team under Vic Bubas made its first appearance in the Final Four in 1963, losing 94-75 to Loyola in the semifinal
List every one of Duke's six National Defensive Players of the Year along with the year(s)in which they won the award and their grade (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or grad.) when they won it.
Tommy Amaker - 1987, Sr Billy King - 1988, Sr Grant Hill - 1993, Jr Steve Wojciechowski - 1998, Sr Shane Battier - 1999, 2000, 2001, So, Jr, Sr Shelden Williams - 2005, 2006, Jr, Sr
UNC players are soft. Name two UNC players who have bled during a Duke vs. UNC rivalry game.
Tyler Hansbrough Eric Montross
Name (in order) every one of Duke's (or Trinity college's) head basketball coaches and the years in which they held the position
Wilbur Wade Card: 1905-12 Joseph Brinn: 1912-13 Noble Clay: 1913-15 Bob Doak: 1915-16 Charles Doak: 1916-18 Henry Cole: 1918-19 Walter Rothensies: 1919-20 Floyd Egan: 1920-21 James Baldwin: 1921-22 Jessie Burbage: 1922-24 George Buchheit: 1924-28 Eddie Cameron: 1928-42 Gerry Gerard: 1942-50 Harold Bradley: 1950-59 Vic Bubas: 1959-69 Bucky Waters: 1970-73 Neill McGeachy: 1973-74 Bill E. Foster: 1974-80 Mike Krzyzewski: 1980-2022 Pete Gaudet: 1995
How many ACC championships do we have?
record 21 times
How long is our longest streak in the AP Top 25? How does this rank?
third longest streak in the AP Top 25 in history with 200 consecutive appearances from 1996 to 2007,