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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Daniel Ewing
TJ Ford's Willowridge running mate, four-year Blue Devil, ACC Tournament MVP, two-time captain alongside JJ Redick — a winner's winner who turned a 12-country, 12-year passport into one of the more interesting second acts in Duke basketball: scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Elliot Williams
A McDonald's All-American left-handed combo guard who transferred home to Memphis to be near his dying mother, became a first-round pick, then watched his NBA career be carved away by three catastrophic injuries — and kept getting back up because his mom was still watching.
Tyler Thornton
The DC kid recruited as Duke's insurance plan for Kyrie Irving — and stayed for four years anyway. The 6'2" defensive specialist who never averaged more than 3.7 points a game and yet, in the most important regular-season Duke vs. North Carolina game of his junior year, drew this Coach K quote: "I think the hero for us this game was Thornton. He would not let us lose." A four-year letterwinner, two-time ACC Tournament champion, 2013-14 captain in Jon Scheyer's first season on Duke's coaching staff, the player on the floor when Kevin Ware suffered the most infamous leg injury in NCAA Tournament history — and the assistant coach Scheyer hired back to Duke in May 2025.