Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

1. Senior guard Johnny Dawkins: 20.2 points, 3.2 assists, 1.3 steals
2. Senior forward Mark Alarie: 17.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 steals
3. Senior guard David Henderson: 14.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals
4. Junior guard Tommy Amaker: 6.4 points, 6.0 assists, 2.0 steals
5. Freshman forward Danny Ferry: 5.9 points, 5.5 rebounds
6. Senior center Jay Bilas: 6.8 points, 4.9 rebounds
7. Sophomore forward Billy King: 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

The 1990-91 Duke basketball team may have pushed the program over the hump, but the 1985-86 squad had to come first. Outside of the crushing last-minute loss to Louisville in the NCAA Championship Game and the back-to-back losses in January to top-five opponents North Carolina and Georgia Tech, the record was unblemished.

Three seniors for leading scorers. A heralded backcourt defender as a junior in Tommy Amaker. And a new budding star in town in Danny Ferry. It’s no wonder the team remains in a tie with the 1998-99 team for the program’s most wins in a season with 37.

THE REPORT CARD

• 37 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
• 2.75 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (11)
• 1.5 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (six)
• 10 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS (ACC Champions, Final Four)
• 2 out of a possible 10 points for CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Dawkins)
• 2 out of a possible 5 points for ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS (Dawkins, Alarie)
• 2.5 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Dawkins, Amaker, Martin Nessley, Ferry, Quin Snyder)
• 9.25 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 4)
• 2 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC (one)
• TOTAL GRADE: 69.00