Duke basketball is one of the most celebrated programs in intercollegiate athletics. With fourteen Final Four appearances and three national championships for the men’s teams and four Final Four appearances and five ACC championships for the women’s teams, the Blue Devils have established a worldwide reputation for excellence and have inspired the fierce devotion of generations of fans. The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball is the ultimate reference source for true-blue fans, with profiles of great games, classic finishes (both wins and losses), and compelling personalities, including players, coaches, and opponents. While it is filled with a wealth of statistical information, the Encyclopedia goes well beyond the numerical record to deliver insights on people and performances and anecdotes that will surprise even the most seasoned Duke supporter. The Encyclopedia features: — A timeline of key events in men’s and women’s basketball history. — Capsules of the most important men’s and women’s games in the program’s history, including the men’s buzzer-beating overtime win against Kentucky in 1992 and the women’s stunning victory over Tennessee to reach the Final Four in 1999. — An alphabetical encyclopedia with entries on players from Alaa Abdelnaby to Bill Zimmer and on coaches, customs, opponents, venues, and records. — Exclusive interviews in which standout players, including Danny Ferry, Mike Gminski, Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, and Jason Williams, recount moments they’ll never forget. — A statistical record book covering every season through 2005–06. —130 photographs of Duke basketball history. A source of entertainment as well as information, this volume will be a great resource for fans hoping to settle arguments, relive favorite games, or simply enjoy hours of pleasurable reading. “ The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball is a balanced, comprehensive, and well-researched look a the first century of Duke University basketball.”― North Carolina Historical Review “Every Duke fan who still gets chills from remembering Bobby Hurley’s 3-pointer against UNLV in the ‘91 semis will want a copy of John Roth’s The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball .”― Frank Dascenzo , Durham Herald-Sun “[M]ore than a coffee table book. It’s a reference book or historical media guide to the fourth power on college hoops in this region.”― Joel Buckley , Community Sports News “The ultimate reference on all things Duke basketball.”― NCAA Hoops Today John Roth (Duke ‘80) is vice-president of Moore Productions, editor of the Blue Devil Weekly , and an announcer for the Duke Radio Network. A former editor of Basketball America magazine, he was Sports Information Director at Duke from 1986 to 1990. The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball By John Roth, Ned Hinshaw Duke University Press Copyright © 2006 Duke University Press All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-8223-3904-5 Contents Preface, Dateline Duke, 1906-1924: Basketball at Trinity College, 1925-1939: Formative Years Under Eddie Cameron, 1940-1949: New Stadium, New Success, 1950-1959: Birth of the Atlantic Coast Conference, 1960-1969: Vic Bubas Raises the Stakes, 1970-1979: Turbulence and Transition, 1980-1989: The Mike Krzyzewski Era Begins, 1990-1999: Back-to-Back National Titles, and the Rise of Women's Basketball, 2000-2006: Another Championship and More, Games of the Century, 101 Significant Games from the First 101 Years of Duke Basketball, Fifteen Milestone Games in Duke Women's Basketball History, The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball, Record Book, Duke Basketball Year by Year, Duke Women Year by Year, Individual Records, Team Records, Women's Individual Records, Women's Team Records, Progression of Records, Coaching Records, Standout Opponent Marks, Duke's All-Time Record Versus Every ACC Opponent, 1906-2006, Duke's 1,000-Point Scorers, Duke in the NCAA Tournament, Conference Results Year by Year, Duke in Conference Tournament Championship Games, Duke Women in ACC Tournament Championship Games, Statistics for Duke Players in Professional Basketball, Jersey Numbers of Duke Men, All-Time Letter Winners, Duke Women, Bibliography, CHAPTER 1 Dateline Duke 1906-1924: Basketball at Trinity College 1906 March 2. Trinity plays its first intercollegiate basketball game, dropping a 24-10 decision to Wake Forest at Angier B. Duke Gymnasium. 1908 Feb. 18. Sophomore William B. Lilly, 24-year-old captain of the Trinity basketball team, dies of pneumonia at Watts Hospital, stunning the campus community. 1912 Trinity enjoys its best season under the program's founder W W. "Cap" Card, going 6-0 until falling to N.C. State in Card's last game on the sideline. Card had coached the team for seven years with no pay; his full-time job is director of physical education at the Trinity gym. 1913 J. E. "Big Jennie" Brinn, a former Trinity player, is hired as the first official basketball coach in school history; his bi