Eras of Duke Basketball
Eight chapters, four decades, one Brotherhood.
Foundation
Coach K builds from scratch. The Godfather Class arrives. Duke becomes relevant again.
Profiles: Gene Banks, Larry Linney, Kenny Dennard, Vince Taylor, Tom Emma, Chip Engelland, Jim Suddath, Mike Tissaw, Jon Weingart, Cornelius "Mac" Dyke, Doug McNeely, Gordon Whitted, Allen Williams, Todd Anderson, Jay Bryan, Ned Franke, Dan Meagher, Loel Payne, Greg Wendt, Mark Alarie, Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, Richard Ford, David Henderson, Bill Jackman, Weldon Williams, Tommy Amaker, Marty Nessley, Billy King, John Smith
First Dynasty
Back-to-back titles. The Shot. The Dream Team. The greatest run in program history.
Profiles: Kevin Strickland, Andy Berndt, George Burgin, Dave Colonna, Rey Essex, Danny Ferry, Quin Snyder, Alaa Abdelnaby, Jon Goodman, Phil Henderson, Robert Brickey, Clay Buckley, Joe Cook, Greg Koubek, Ron Burt, Brian Davis, Christian Laettner, Crawford Palmer, Thomas Hill, Bobby Hurley, Billy McCaffrey, Christian Ast, Kenny Blakeney, Marty Clark, Grant Hill, Antonio Lang, Kenney Brown, Stan Brunson, Erik Meek, Cherokee Parks, Chris Collins, Tony Moore, Joey Beard
Transition
Coach K’s back surgery. The 4-15 season. The players who stayed when Duke was mortal.
Profiles: Baker Perry, Jeff Capel, Greg Newton, Carmen Wallace, Jay Heaps, Trajan Langdon, Roshown McLeod, Ricky Price, Todd Singleton, Steve Wojciechowski, Justin Caldbeck, Taymon Domzalski, Jeremy Hall, Chris Carrawell, Mike Chappell, Nate James, Chris Burgess
Second Dynasty
The 2001 title. Battier’s legacy. Brand, Boozer, Jay Williams, Deng.
Profiles: William Avery, Shane Battier, Elton Brand, Ryan Caldbeck, J.D. Simpson, D. Alvin Bryant, Matt Christensen, Corey Maggette, Casey Sanders, Carlos Boozer, Andy Borman, Andre Buckner, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Jay Williams, Chris Duhon, Nick Horvath, Dahntay Jones, Andy Means, Andre Sweet, Mark Causey, Daniel Ewing, Reggie Love, Michael Thompson, Patrick Johnson, Shavlik Randolph, Luol Deng, Joe Pagliuca
Between Crowns
The longest title drought of the K era. The players who kept Duke in the conversation.
Profiles: Sean Dockery, Lee Melchionni, Ross Perkins, JJ Redick, Shelden Williams, Jordan Davidson, Tom Novick, David McClure, DeMarcus Nelson, Eric Boateng, Jamal Boykin, Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus, Martynas Pocius, Gerald Henderson, Steve Johnson, Jon Scheyer, Nick Sutton, Lance Thomas, Brian Zoubek, Taylor King, Nolan Smith, Olek Czyz, Elliot Williams
Resurgence + Title
The 2010 and 2015 championships. Coach K’s 4th and 5th rings.
Profiles: Casey Peters, Kyle Singler, Seth Curry, Miles Plumlee, Andre Dawkins, Ryan Kelly, Mason Plumlee, Todd Zafirovski, Josh Hairston, Kyrie Irving, Tyler Thornton, Quinn Cook, Michael Gbinije, Sean Kelly, Austin Rivers, Rodney Hood, Amile Jefferson, Alex Murphy, Marshall Plumlee, Rasheed Sulaimon, Semi Ojeleye, Nick Pagliuca, Jabari Parker, Grayson Allen, Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow
One-and-Done Superteam
The most NBA talent ever assembled in college. No titles. Coach K’s farewell.
Profiles: Matt Jones, Sean Obi, Brennan Besser, Brandon Ingram, Chase Jeter, Luke Kennard, Justin Robinson, Derryck Thornton, Antonio Vrankovic, Marques Bolden, Javin DeLaurier, Harry Giles III, Frank Jackson, Jayson Tatum, Jack White, Marvin Bagley III, Mike Buckmire, Wendell Carter Jr., Trevon Duval, Jordan Goldwire, Alex O'Connell, Gary Trent Jr., Jordan Tucker, Joey Baker, RJ Barrett, Tre Jones, Cam Reddish, Zion Williamson, Vernon Carey Jr., Matthew Hurt, Wendell Moore Jr., Michael Savarino, Cassius Stanley, Keenan Worthington, Jaemyn Brakefield, Henry Coleman III, Jalen Johnson, Jeremy Roach, DJ Steward, Patrick Tape, Mark Williams, Paolo Banchero, AJ Griffin, Theo John, Bates Jones, Trevor Keels
Scheyer Era
The post-K era begins. Cooper Flagg. Can the Brotherhood continue?
Profiles: Spencer Hubbard, Jaylen Blakes, Stanley Borden, Kale Catchings, Kyle Filipowski, Jacob Grandison, Max Johns, Dereck Lively II, Mark Mitchell, Tyrese Proctor, Christian Reeves, Jaden Schutt, Dariq Whitehead, Ryan Young, Neal Begovich, Caleb Foster, Jared McCain, TJ Power, Sean Stewart, Maliq Brown, Isaiah Evans, Cooper Flagg, Mason Gillis, Darren Harris, Sion James, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Patrick Ngongba II, Cameron Sheffield, Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Brock Davis, Nikolas Khamenia, Dame Sarr, Jack Scott, Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, Sebastian Wilkins