Duke Basketball: Top 10 game-winning shots of the Coach K era

6. Sean Dockery vs. Virginia Tech

Date: Dec. 4, 2005

Place: Cameron Indoor Stadium

Final Score: Duke 77, Virginia Tech 75

The unranked Hokies were all set to run around Coach K Court screaming and hollering due to knocking off the No. 1 Blue Devils (6-0 at the time).

Not so fast.

Virginia Tech held a 75-74 lead, but Duke still had 1.6 seconds left to pull off a miracle.

Josh McRoberts inbounded the ball to halfcourt into the hands of senior guard Sean Dockery, one of the grittiest on-ball defenders in program history who was not known for his prowess on offense.

But after this night, he was certainly known for his halfcourt heave — well, two steps in from halfcourt. He took one dribble after catching the pass from McRoberts, flung the ball toward the rim, and it rattled its way in.

Cameron erupted.

Meanwhile, a few minutes after it happened, I was foolish enough to go for a drive to get some Taco Bell. My tire wished I had first taken a moment to relax before operating heavy machinery. I was not drunk off alcohol, but I was drunk in love.

And due to my overwhelming feelings of adoration for Dockery at that moment, I wasn’t paying attention, swerved against a curb, and popped a tire. Luckily, nobody was hurt.

However, never will I ever get behind the wheel of an automobile again immediately following a Duke basketball player’s game-winner that is worthy of being on this list.

Thanks to Dockery, I learned my lesson.