Ranking all 40 Duke basketball teams under Coach K

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Former Duke basketball guard and current Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 24-9 overall. 1986-87 Blue Devils. 434. 9-5 ACC. 34. player

THE TOP CONTRIBUTORS

Sophomore forward Danny Ferry: 14.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists
Senior guard Tommy Amaker: 12.3 points, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals
Sophomore forward John Smith: 11.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.8 steals
Junior guard Kevin Strickland: 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds; 81.4 free throw percentage
Junior forward Billy King: 7.2 points, 1.9 steals, 29.0 minutes
Sophomore guard Quin Snyder: 6.7 points, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals
Freshman forward Robert Brickey: 5.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 16.2 minutes

THE SEASON SYNOPSIS

After a heartbreaking loss in the National Championship Game the year prior, and after saying goodbye to a class that had given Mike Krzyzewski a fighting chance in the ACC in his first decade at the helm, the Blue Devils welcomed an athletically inclined group of freshmen.

And with the leadership of Tommy Amaker, they continued the quest to turn the Duke basketball program into the No. 1 program.

THE REPORT CARD

24 out of a possible 40 points for WIN TOTAL
0.75 out of a possible 5 points for TOP 25 WINS (three)
1.5 out of a possible 5 points for WINS BY 25+ POINTS (six)
0 out of a possible 20 points for POSTSEASON NETS
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 out of a possible 5 points for MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS (Amaker, Nessley, Ferry, Snyder, Abdelnaby, Henderson)
2.5 out of a possible 10 points for HYPOTHETICAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDING (No. 31)
0 bonus points for WINS AGAINST UNC
TOTAL GRADE: 31.75

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