Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

1. Senior guard Phil Henderson: 18.5 points, 1.5 steals; 41.4 3-point percentage
2. Sophomore center Christian Laettner: 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.6 steals, 1.1 blocks
3. Senior forward Alaa Abdelnaby: 15.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks; 62.0 field goal percentage
4. Freshman guard Bobby Hurley: 8.8 points, 7.6 assists, 1.8 steals
5. Senior forward Robert Brickey: 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals
6. Freshman guard Billy McCaffrey: 6.6 points, 13.9 minutes
7. Junior forward Greg Koubek: 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

Danny Ferry was no longer around. In his absence, though, Christian Laettner had no problem taking on a leadership role as a sophomore. And his clutch gene first became famous due to his buzzer-beater against Connecticut to send the Blue Devils to the Final Four.

The 30-point loss to Nevada-Las Vegas in the title game, however, was telling of the fact that the Duke basketball program was missing one key championship piece: Grant Hill, who would help grant some wishes in Durham the following season.

THE REPORT CARD

• 29 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
• 1.25 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (five)
• 2.25 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (nine)
• 5 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS (Final Four)
• 0 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
• 0 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS
• 3.5 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Abdelnaby, Henderson, Koubek, Laettner, Crawford Palmer, Hurley, McCaffrey)
• 6.75 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 14)
• 0 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC
• TOTAL GRADE: 47.75