1986-87
24-9
The validation season. Four starters gone, everyone counted them out — and they made the Sweet Sixteen anyway.
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski • First Dynasty • Sweet Sixteen (#5 seed Midwest)
15
Total Roster
10
Profiled
8
New Arrivals
7
Returning
New Arrivals
30
Alaa AbdelnabyNewProfile
Center • 6’10” • Bloomfield, NJ
42
George BurginNewProfile
Center • 7'0" • Fairfax, VA
3
Phil HendersonNewProfile
Guard • 6’4” • University Park, IL
21
Robert BrickeyNewProfile
Forward • 6’5” • Fayetteville, NC
#
Andy BerndtNew
Forward • 6'6"
#
Dave ColonnaNew
Guard • 6'5"
#
Jon GoodmanNew
Guard • 5'10"
#
Rey EssexNew
Forward • 6'6"
Returning Players
55
Billy KingProfile
Forward • 6’6” • Sterling, VA
35
Danny FerryProfile
Forward • 6’10” • Bowie, MD
33
John SmithProfile
Forward • 6’7” • Ft. Washington, MD
51
Marty NessleyProfile
Center • 7’2” • Whitehall, OH
14
Quin SnyderProfile
Point Guard • 6’2” • Mercer Island, WA
4
Tommy AmakerProfile
Point Guard • 6’0” • Falls Church, VA
31
Kevin Strickland
Forward • 6'5" • Mt. Airy, NC
Sources (11)
- 1986-87 Duke Roster & Stats — Sports Reference
- 1986-87 Duke Schedule — GoDuke
- 1986-87 Duke Season — Wikipedia
- Tommy Amaker — Wikipedia
- Tommy Amaker — Duke Hall of Fame
- 1987 NCAA Tournament — NCAA.com
- Indiana vs. Duke 1987 Sweet Sixteen — The Daily Hoosier
- ESPN Feature on 1986-87 Duke — Duke Basketball Report
- Coach K and Duke Rise in the 1980s — Duke Basketball Report
- Coach K Official Site — Duke Basketball History
- Danny Ferry Impact on Duke — Duke Basketball Report