Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

1. Senior forward Grant Hill: 17.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.9 steals, 1.2 blocks; 39.0 3-point percentage
2. Junior forward Cherokee Parks: 14.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 blocks
3. Senior forward Antonio Lang: 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks
4. Sophomore guard Chris Collins: 10.0 points, 2.3 assists, 1.2 steals
5. Freshman guard Jeff Capel: 8.6 points, 3.2 assists; 42.1 3-point percentage
6. Senior guard Marty Clark: 8.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 steals
7. Senior center Erik Meek: 3.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 13.9 minutes

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

Without either Christian Laettner or Bobby Hurley, most doubted Grant Hill could lead a Duke basketball team to an April net-cutting ceremony on his own. Well, he almost did exactly that. Yes, Cherokee Parks and Antonio Lang stepped up their play as well.

But there was little else outside of that. Had a moonball 3-pointer by Arkansas’ Scotty Thurman not squelched the Blue Devils’ hopes in the final minute of the NCAA Championship Game, the 1993-94 bunch would have appeared much higher on this list. Oh well.

THE REPORT CARD

• 28 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
• 1.75 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (seven)
• 1.25 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (five)
• 5 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS (Final Four)
• 2 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Hill)
• 1 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Hill)
• 2 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Hill, Parks, Collins, Joey Beard)
• 6.25 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 16)
• 0 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC
• TOTAL GRADE: 47.25