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Double Play: Duke Claims Regular Season & ACC Tourney Crown
This Week In Duke Athletic History
By Barry Jacobs The 2010 title also was the ninth in a dozen at Duke. In the 30 years since, it’s happened only 12 March 15, 1995
years for Duke, extending an unparalleled run that times. The women’s basketball team defeats Oklahoma
The 11 games in four days at the Greensboro
was ignited by a record five consecutive champion- Duke turned the trick in seven of those sea- State, 76-64, in head coach Gail Goestenkors
Coliseum were over. Three of the top four seeds
ships from 1999 through 2003. sons.
first trip to the NCAA Tournament. It also marks
were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Five major
For Krzyzewski, this year’s achievement had Six teams in the past three decades finished
Coach G’s 50th career victory.
upsets were recorded. But, when the final buzzer
special meaning because it was accompanied by a alone in first place and went on to win the ACC
sounded, Duke again stood alone as the ACC cham-
first-place finish during the ACC regular season. Tournament. Duke was responsible for five of those
March 16, 1990
pion.
“In the 30 years I’ve been here,” he said at sweeps.
No. 15 Duke opens the NCAA Tournament with
On Saturday, after his seventh-seeded squad
Greensboro, encompassing a broader area in his Not counting 1958 and 1973, when N.C. State
an 81-46 whipping of Richmond en route to a Fi-
defeated No. 11 N.C. State to reach the ACC Tour-
mind, “there aren’t many teams that have won the squads were on probation and ineligible to partici-
nal Four run. The win marks Coach K’s 300th
career victory.
nament finals, Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt
regular season and the tournament. I’ll bet there’s pate in the NCAA tournament, nearly two-thirds of
spoke admiringly of Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Dev-
not more than six or eight in that time. So, when you the teams that seized both ACC prizes (17 of 26,
March 18, 1995
ils, against whom he’s competed for a decade. He
do that, it’s an accomplishment.” 65.4 percent) advanced at least to the Final Four.
Ali Day scores 37 points for the Duke women’s
commented first “on how hard they play every single
There’s no question that finishing atop the That includes squads that shared first place, as
basketball team in one of the most amazing
game. They take everybody’s best shot. It’s really
conference heap both over the long haul and in an Duke did this season.
games in women’s NCAA Tournament history.
impressive.”
intensive weekend burst has become an uncom- Duke falls to Alabama, 121-120, in four overtimes
Then he found an unexpected, if compelling,
mon achievement. A team finished atop the regular- on the Crimson Tide’s home court.
parallel with a program from several decades past.
season standings, then won the ACC Tournament
“Honestly, they remind me of the old George-
16 times in the 27 years prior to Krzyzewski’s arrival
March 19, 2004
town teams, when Georgetown had (Patrick) Ewing
Zach Schreiber pitches Duke to a 3-1 victory over
No. 17 N.C. State. Schreiber throws a complete-
and those guys, Alonzo (Mourning),” Hewitt said.
“They just played so furiously hard, and they defend-
DOUBLE PLAY
game five-hitter for the Blue Devils.
ed and they rebounded. It’s funny, because when I
Teams That Won ACC Tournament and Finished First During Regular Season
watch Duke I think of the old Georgetown teams.
(Divider Indicates Period Mike Krzyzewski Was Head Coach at Duke)
March 20, 2004
Duke upends Seton Hall, 90-62, to advance to the
Better shooting team, but the same level of intensity
Sweet 16 for the seventh-straight season, tying its
and tenacity in the face of all kinds of effort from the
Year Tournament Winner First NCAA Outcome
own record for the second-longest such streak in
other team.”
2010 Duke Tie-2 teams
NCAA history. J.J. Redick scores 21 points while
The next day top-seeded Duke beat Hewitt’s
2008 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Luol Deng scores 20 points and Shelden Wil-
Yellow Jackets 65-61 in a hard-fought championship
2007 North Carolina Tie-2 Regional Finals
liams scores 13 points and grabs 11 rebounds.
contest decided by Jon Scheyer’s 3-pointer with 18
2006 Duke Alone Sweet 16
seconds to go.
2001 Duke Tie-2 Champions
For Scheyer and his senior classmates, the
2000 Duke Alone Sweet 16
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win marked another milestone in an ascent from
1999 Duke Alone Final Four
the disappointments of 2007, a season that ended
1995 Wake Forest Tie-4 Sweet 16 The official online magazine of Duke Athletics
with first-round losses in the ACC and NCAA tourna-
1992 Duke Alone Champions
ments.
1986 Duke Alone Final Four
Managing Editors Jon Jackson
Victory brought another sort of satisfaction, ac-
1985 Georgia Tech Tie-3 Regional Finals
Matt Plizga
cording to Nolan Smith, named with Scheyer and
1982 North Carolina Tie-2 Champions
Michael Tomko
MVP Kyle Singler to the first team all-conference
1979 North Carolina Tie-2 0-1
Contributors Ben Blevins, Lindy Brown
squad.
1977 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Art Chase, Chris Cook
The spotlight had shifted emphatically from
1974 N.C. State Alone Champions
Meredith Rieder, John Roth
the achievements of neighboring North Carolina,
1973 N.C. State Alone Probation
Colin Small, Ashley Wolf
last year’s national champions, to this year’s Blue
1972 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Design Chris Cook
Devils. “In the community of Durham-slash-Chapel
1969 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Brad Jones
Hill, that means people are talking about us,” the ju-
1968 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Matt Plizga
nior said. “As long as I’m here, I want to keep it that
1967 North Carolina Alone Final Four
Lance Thomas
way.”
1966 Duke Alone Final Four
Staff Writers A.J. Carr
One thing folks will certainly discuss for a long
1964 Duke Alone Final Four
Al Featherston
time to come is Duke’s ongoing domination in the
1963 Duke Alone Final Four
Barry Jacobs
ACC Tournament. The triumph this past weekend
1962 Wake Forest Alone Final Four
Jim Sumner
gave the Devils 30 wins in their last 33 ACC Tourna-
1959 N.C. State Shared Probation
Michael Tomko
ment outings; pushed them ahead of UNC in total
1957 North Carolina Alone Champions
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titles, 18-17; and gave Krzyzewski his 12th cham-
1956 N.C. State Tie-2 0-1
pionship in 30 years, one short of the mark set by
Letters to the editor and general feedback:
1955 N.C. State Alone Sweet 16
North Carolina’s Dean Smith in 36 seasons.
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