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Three Blue Devils Named To All-Time NCAA Tournament Teams
3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. ? Former Blue Devil greats Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley were named to the all-time NCAA Tournament first team by CBS Sportsline, while head coach Mike Krzyzewski was tabbed as the coach of the second team. UCLA had one player on the first team (Bill Walton), along with coach John Wooden, and a pair of players (Lew Alcindor, Gail Goodrich) on the second team. No other program had more than one player on the two six-player teams.
Laettner and Hurley were joined on the first team by Walton, Bill Bradley (Princeton), Austin Carr (Notre Dame) and Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati). The second team, with Krzyzewski as the coach, consists of Alcinder, Goodrich, Corliss Williamson (Arkansas), Elvin Hayes (Houston), Glen Rice (Michigan) and Jerry West (West Virginia).
Laettner, a three-time All-America selection, was brilliant in NCAA Tournament play throughout his career, leading Duke to four Final Fours and back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992. He holds NCAA tournament records for points (407), free throws made (142), free throws attempted (167), games played (23) and wins (21). Laettner was part of two buzzer beaters including possibly the most famous shot in NCAA history in the 1992 East Regional Final against Kentucky when he hit a turnaround 16-foot jumper as time expired to give Duke a 104-103 overtime victory at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pa. Laettner, a two-time East Regional MVP, finished that game with 31 points on 10-of-10 shooting from the floor and 10-of-10 from the foul line. In four regional championships, Laettner averaged 24.3 points while shooting 91.2 percent (31-of-34) from the field and 91.9 percent (34-of-37) from the foul line.
Hurley, the 1992 Final Four MVP, posted an 18-2 record in NCAA Tournament play. He averaged 12.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists while guiding Duke to three Final Fours. Hurley, a two-time All-America, holds the NCAA Tournament record for assists (145) and three-point field goals (42). He also had a penchant for hitting the big shot in key moments, including a three-pointer with 2:14 left to play in the 1991 NCAA Championship game against UNLV. Hurley's three-pointer keyed the Duke victory as the Blue Devils upset the undefeated and defending national champion Running Rebels to advance to the championship game. Duke topped Kansas, 72-65, in the 1991 title game for the program's first national crown. The following year, Hurley spearheaded an 81-78 win over Indiana in the national semifinals with 26 points, including six three-point field goals. He capped off his NCAA Tournament career by averaging 28.5 points in a pair of 1993 tournament games, including a 32-point, nine-assist (one turnover) effort in an 82-77 loss to California in the second round.
Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in NCAA Tournament history, has three national championships (1991, 1992, 2001) to his credit. His 69 NCAA Tournament wins are four more than any other coach with his 76.7 winning percentage (69-21) ranking second behind John Wooden (.825, 47-10). Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to 24 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 13 straight, and 10 Final Fours.
First Team
| Player, School |
Pos. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
W-L |
| Bill Walton, UCLA |
C |
21.2 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
11-1 |
| Christian Laettner, Duke |
F |
17.7 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
21-2 |
| Bill Bradley, Princeton |
F |
33.7 |
12.0 |
-- |
5-4 |
| Austin Carr, Notre Dame |
G |
41.3 |
7.6 |
-- |
2-5 |
| Oscar Robertson, Notre Dame |
G |
32.4 |
13.1 |
9.4 |
7-3 |
| Bobby Hurley, Duke |
PG |
12.0 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
18-2 |
Coach: John Wooden, UCLA (47-10 record in 16 appearances, 10 NCAA titles).
Second Team
| Player, School |
Pos. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
W-L |
| Lew Alcindor, UCLA |
C |
25.3 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
12-0 |
| Corliss Williamson, Arkansas |
F |
20.2 |
7.4 |
2.8 |
13-2 |
| Elvin Hayes, Houston |
F |
27.5 |
17.4 |
-- |
9-4 |
| Glen Rice, Michigan |
F/G |
23.7 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
10-3 |
| Jerry West, West Virginia |
G/F |
30.6 |
13.8 |
3.1 |
6-3 |
| Gail Goodrich, UCLA |
SG |
23.5 |
4.0 |
-- |
8-2 |
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke (69-21 in 24 appearances, 3 NCAA titles).
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