Duke’s Brotherhood
Where Are They Now?
Every man who played for Coach K and Jon Scheyer. How they got to Duke. What made them special. What happened after. Where they are now.
The stories behind the banners.
9 profiles of next year’s incoming class.
Eight Eras of Duke Basketball
Foundation
Coach K builds from scratch. The Godfather Class arrives. Duke becomes relevant again.
First Dynasty
Back-to-back titles. The Shot. The Dream Team. The greatest run in program history.
Transition
Coach K’s back surgery. The 4-15 season. The players who stayed when Duke was mortal.
Second Dynasty
The 2001 title. Battier’s legacy. Brand, Boozer, Jay Williams, Deng.
Between Crowns
The longest title drought of the K era. The players who kept Duke in the conversation.
Resurgence + Title
The 2010 and 2015 championships. Coach K’s 4th and 5th rings.
One-and-Done Superteam
The most NBA talent ever assembled in college. No titles. Coach K’s farewell.
Scheyer Era
The post-K era begins. Cooper Flagg. Can the Brotherhood continue?
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Kyle Singler
Four years. 148 games. The kid from Medford who stayed, won a championship, and built a tournament that outlasted his career.
Larry Linney
The 6'6" talented walk-on senior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina who played FOUR YEARS of Duke basketball 1977-1981. Member of the famous 1977-78 Bill Foster team that was NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER-UP to Kentucky in the title game. ACC champion sophomore year 1978-79. Elite Eight junior year 1979-80. Senior on Coach K's first Duke team 1980-81. Identified by the Duke Basketball Report retrospective by Barry Jacobs as a 'talented walk-on senior' who gave Coach K 'quality depth on the wings' alongside Chip Engelland and Jim Suddath. 22 STEALS on the season as a senior under Coach K - the kind of defensive role-player production that defined the bench of Coach K's debut Duke team.
Jim Suddath
The 6'8" East Point, Georgia native who attended Duke 1977-1981 on a full Bill Foster basketball scholarship after playing at Woodward Academy in College Park. Member of the 1978 Duke team that was NCAA national championship runner-up to Kentucky. Member of the 1979-80 Elite Eight team. Survived THREE knee surgeries in six months to come back and start the final games of Coach K's first Duke team in 1980-81. Gave Coach K his FIRST WIN OVER UNC on Senior Night 1981 in overtime on a last-second shot - Coach K's signature early-career Duke win. Most efficient shooter on Coach K's first Duke roster: 62.2% FG. Master of Divinity from Columbia International University. Currently Bible Teacher and Chaplain at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. One of six former players unique in college basketball history who attended BOTH Coach K's first home game and his last home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.