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 Duke University  AWARDS & MISC. DATA


NCAA Tournament Awards | ACC Awards

  • 15 1st Team All-America Awards
  • 5 National Players of the Year
  • 16 2nd Team All-America Awards
  • 11 3rd Team All-Americans
  • 11 Academic All-Americans
  • 6 Henry Iba Corinthian Award Recipients
  • 1 Helms Foundation Winner
  • 3 UPI POY Recipients
  • 2 Wooden Award Recipient
  • 4 Naismith Award Winners
  • 3 Rupp Trophy Recipient
  • 1 TSN Player of the Year
  • 9 Retired Jerseys
  • 11 Freshmen Averaging Double-Figured in Points
  • 61 Players Drafted into NBA/ABA since 1954
  • 7 Olympic Team Members
  • 4 USA World Championship Members
  • 4 USA Pan American Members
  • 6 USA Goodwill Team Members
  • 7 USA World University Members
  • 32 McDonald's High-School All Americans
  • 15 Total Transfers
  • 1 NCAA Probation, 1973
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1st Team All-America | 2nd Team All-America | 3rd Team All-America | Academic All-America | Henry Iba Corinthian Award | Helms Foundation National Player | UPI National Player of the Year | Wooden Award | Naismith Award | U.S. Basketball Writers Association | NABC | AP's Rupp Trophy | 1st Team All-Defensive Team by Basketball News | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Team All-Freshman Team, Basketball Times

Retired Jerseys | Freshmen Avg Double-Figures | Duke Players Drafted | Olympic Members | USA World Championships | USA Pan American | USA Goodwill Games | USA World University Games | USA Junior World Championship | USA Junior World Championship Qualifying Team | High-School McDonald's All-America | Transfers


 

1st Team All-America (15)
UPI Dick Groat 1952
 AP, UPI Art Heyman 1963
 AP, UPI Bob Verga  1967 
 UPI Mike Gminski 1979
 UPI Jim Spanarkel 1979
 UPI Johnny Dawkins 1985
AP, UPI Johnny Dawkins 1986
 UPI  Danny Ferry 1988
 AP, UPI Danny Ferry 1989
AP, UPI Christian Laettner 1992 
AP,  UPI Bobby Hurley  1993
AP, UPI Grant Hill 1994
AP, NABC, USBWA, TSN, BT Elton Brand 1999
NABC Trajan Langdon 1999

NABC, USBWA, TSN

Chris Carrawell

2000

AP: Associated Press
UPI: United Press International
NABC: National Association of Basketball Coaches
USBWA: Unites States Basketball Writers Association
TSN: The Sporting News
BT: Basketball Times
 
Explanation:
There are multiple organizations (AP, NABC, etc...) that give out All-America awards. In many publications, only the "Consensus" All-American is listed. Meaning, multiple lists are combined into one. I have tried to give as detailed a list as possible.

 

2nd Team All-America (16)
    Ed Koffenberger 1947
    Dick Groat  1951
 AP UPI Art Heyman 1962
AP UPI Jeff Mullins 1964
AP   Jack Marin 1966
AP UPI Bob Verga 1966
 AP   Mike Gminski 1979
AP   Mike Gminski 1980
AP   Johnny Dawkins 1985
AP   Danny Ferry 1988
AP UPI  Christian Laettner 1991
    Grant Hill  1993
  TSN Trajan Langdon 1998

AP, USBWA, TSN
Trajan Langdon 1999

AP, BT, NABC, TSN

Shane Battier

2000

AP

Chris Carrawell

2000

AP: Associated Press
BT: Basketball Times
NABC: National Association of Basketball Coaches
UPI: United Press International
USBWA: United States Basketball Writers Association
TSN: The Sporting News

 

3rd Team All-America (11)
 AP UPI Art Heyman 1961
  UPI Jack Marin 1966
AP UPI Mike Lewis 1968
  UPI Gene Banks 1979
  UPI Mark Alarie 1986
AP   Bobby Hurley 1992
AP   Grant Hill 1993
AP BW Trajan Langdon 1998
  BT Roshown McLeod 1998
  BT Trajan Langdon 1999
 

BT

Chris Carrawell 

2000

BW: Basketball Weekly
BT: Basketball Times

 

National Defensive Player/Henry Iba Corinthian Award (6)
 1987 Tommy Amaker
1988 Billy King
1993 Grant Hill
1998 Steve Wojciechowski
1999 Shane Battier

2000

Shane Battier

 

Academic All-America (11)
1963  Jay Buckley
1964 Jay Buckley
1971 Dick DeVenzio
1972 Gary Melchionni
1975 Bob Fleischer
1978 Mike Gminski
1978 Jim Spanarkel
1978 Mike Gminiski
1979 Jim Spanarkel
1980 Mike Gminski

2000

Shane Battier

 

National Player of the Year, Helms Foundation
1952 Dick Groat 

 

National Player of the Year, UPI
UPI Dick Groat 1952
UPI Art Heyman 1963
UPI Danny Ferry 1989

 

National Player of the Year, Wooden Award
 1992 Christian Laettner
1999 Elton Brand

 

National Player of the Year, Naismith Award
1986 Johnny Dawkins
1989 Danny Ferry
1992 Christian Laettner
1999 Elton Brand

 

National Player of the Year, U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.
 1963 Art Heyman
1989 Danny Ferry
 1992 Christian Laettner
1999  Elton Brand

 

National Player of the Year, NABC
1992 Christian Laettner 
1999 Elton Brand

 

National Player of the Year, AP's Rupp Trophy
1963 Art Heyman
1992 Christian Laettner
1999  Elton Brand

 

National Player of the Year, The Sporting News
1999 Elton Brand

 

1st Team All-Defensive Team, Basketball News
 1998 Shane Battier

 

1st Team All-Freshman, Basketball Times
1999 Corey Maggette

2000 

Jason Williams

 

2nd Team All-Freshman, Basketball Times
1983 Mark Alarie
1998 Shane Battier

 

3rd Team All-Freshman, Basketball Times
 1998 Elton Brand

 

Retired Jerseys (9)

Dick Groat - May 1, 1952

#10

Bobby Hurley - February 28, 1993

#11

Johnny Dawkins - February 22, 1986

#24

Art Heyman - March 4, 1990

#25

Christian Laettner - February 26, 1992

#32

Grant Hill - February 27, 1994

#33

Danny Ferry

#35

Mike Gminski

#43

Jeff Mullins - 1995

#44

 

Freshmen Averaging Double-Figures in Points
Jim Spanarkel, 1976 13.3 ppg
Mike Gminski, 1977  15.3 ppg
Eugene Banks, 1978 17.1 ppg
Johnny Dawkins, 1983 18.1 ppg
Mark Alarie, 1983 13.0 ppg
Grant Hill, 1991 11.2 ppg
Trajan Langdon, 1995 11.2 ppg
Elton Brand, 1998 13.4 ppg
Corey Maggette, 1999  10.6 ppg

Carlos Boozer, 2000

13.0 ppg

Jason Williams, 2000

14.5 ppg

 

Duke Players Drafted (NBA/ABA) Since 1954 (60)
Rudy D'Emillio drafted 5th Round by Philadelphia (1954)
Bernie Janicki drafted 7th Round by Fort Worth (1954)
Ronnie Mayer drafted 4th Round by New York (1956)
Joe Belmont drafted 5th Round by Philadelphia (1956)
Junior Morgan drafted 7th Round by St. Louis (1956)
Tommy Kearns drafted 4th Round by Syracuse (1958)
Jim Newcome drafted 14th Round by Cincinnati (1958)
Doug Kistler drafted 3rd Round by Detroit (1961)
Howard Hurt drafted 11th Round by Los Angeles (1961)
Art Heyman drafted 1st Overall by New York (1963)
Jay Buckley drafted 8th Round by L.A. Lakers (1964)
Jeff Mullins drafted 5th Overall by St. Louis (1964)
Hack Tison drafted 6th Round by Boston (1965)
Jack Marin drafted 5th Overall by Baltimore (1966)
Steve Vacendak drafted 4th Round by San Francisco (1966)
Bob Verga drafted ?? by St. Louis (1967)
Bob Reidy drafted 6th Round by Baltimore (1967)
Mike Lewis drafted 7th Round by Boston (1968)
Joe Kennedy drafted 10th Round by Seattle (1968)
Steve Vandeberg drafted 7th Round by Detroit (1969)
Fred Lind drafted 11th Round by Phoenix (1969)
Randy Denton drafted 4th Round by Boston (1971)
Rick Katherman drafted 8th Round by San Diego (1971)
Larry Saunders drafted 11th Round by Detroit (1971)
Gary Melchionni drafted 2nd Round by Phoenix (1973)
Bob Fleischer drafted 4th Round by Buffalo (1975)
Willie Hodge drafted 5th Round by Kansas City (1976)
Tate Armstrong drafted 13th Overall by Chicago (1977)
Marc Crow drafted 6th Round by New jersey (1977)
Marc Iavaroni drafted 55th Overall by New York (1978)
Jim Spanarkel drafted 16th Overall by Philadelphia (1979)
Bob Bender drafted 6th Round by San Diego (1979)
Mike Gminski drafted 7th Overall by New Jersey (1980)
Gene Banks drafted 28th Overall by San Antonio (1981)
Kenny Denard drafted 78th Overall by Kansas City (1981)
Vince Taylor drafted 34th Overall by New York (1982)
Tom Emma drafted 210th Overall by Chicago (1983)
Dan Meagher drafted 126th Overall by Chicago (1983)
Johnny Dawkins drafted 10th Overall by San Antonio (1986)
Mark Alarie drafted 18th Overall by Denver (1986)
David Henderson drafted 58th Overall by Washington (1986)
Jay Bilas drafted 108th Overall by Dallas (1986)
Tommy Amaker drafted 55th Overall by Seattle (1987)
Martin Nessley drafted 116th Overall by L.A. Clippers (1987)
Danny Ferry drafted 2nd Overall by L.A. Clippers (1989)
Alaa Abdelnaby drafted 25th Overall by Portland (1990)
Phil Henderson drafted 49th Overall by Dallas (1990)
Christian Laettner drafted 3rd Overall by Minnesota (1992)
Brian Davis drafted 48th Overall by Phoenix (1992)
Bobby Hurley drafted 7th Overall by Sacramento (1993)
Thomas Hill drafted 39th Overall by Indiana (1993)
Grant Hill drafted 3rd by Overall Detroit (1994)
Antonio Lang drafted 29th Overall by Phoenix (1994)
Cherokee Parks drafted 12th Overall by Dallas (1995)
Erik Meeks drafted 41th Overall by Houston Rockets (1995)
Roshown McLeod drafted 20th Overall by Atlanta (1998)
Elton Brand drafted 1st Overall by Chicago (1999)
Trajan Langdon drafted 11th Overall by Cleveland (1999)
Corey Maggette drafted 13th Overall by Seattle (1999)
William Avery drafted 14th Overall by Minnesota (1999)
Chris Carrawell  drafted 41st Overall by San Antonio (2000)

 

Olympic Team Members (5)
 Jeff Mullins 1964
Tate Armstrong 1976
Christian Laettner 1992
Mike Krzyzewski 1992; Assistant Coach
Grant Hill 1996, 2000 (DNP due to injury)

 

USA World Championship Team (4)
1986 Tommy Amaker
1990 Christian Laettner
1990; Head Coach  Mike Krzyzewski
1998 Trajan Langdon

 

USA Pan American Team (4)
1991 Christian Laettner
1991  Grant Hill
1991 Thomas Hill
1995 Brian Davis

 

USA Goodwill Games Team (6)
Tommy Amaker 1986
Bobby Hurley 1990
Christian Laettner 1990
Mike Krzyzewski 1990; Head Coach
Cherokee Parks 1994
Elton Brand 1998

USA World University Team (7)
Johnny Dawkins 1983
Danny Ferry  1987
Billy King 1987
Mike Krzyzewski 1987; Head Coach
Bobby Hurley 1991
Antonio Lang 1993
Chris Carrawell 1999

 

USA Junior World Championship (4)
Robert Brickey 1987
Antonio Lang 1991
Trajan Langdon 1995
Steve Wojciechowski 1995

 

USA Junior World Championship
Qualifying Team (4)
Grant Hill 1990
Ricky Price 1994
Trajan Langdon 1994
Steve Wojciechowski 1994

 

McDonald's High-School All Americans* (32)

 Gene Banks

1977

Vince Taylor

1978

Johnny Dawkins

1982

Martin Nessley

1983

Tommy Amaker

1983

Quin Synder

1985

Danny Ferry

1985
Alaa Abdelnaby  1986
Phil Henderson 1986
Greg Koubek 1987
Crawford Palmer 1988
Christian Laettner 1988
Bobby Hurley 1989
Bill McCaffrey 1989
Grant Hill 1990
Cherokee Parks 1991

Chris Collins

1992

Joey Beard

1993

Ricky Price

1994

Trajan Langdon

1994

Steve Wojciechowski

1994

Taymon Domzalski

1995

Nate James

1996

Shane Battier

1997

Chris Burgess

1997

Elton Brand

1997

Corey Maggette

1998
Carlos Boozer 1999
Michael Dunleavy 1999
Casey Sanders 1999
Jason Williams 1999

Chris Duhon

2000

* 1977 First Awarded

 

Transfers (15)
To Duke:
Bob Bender Indiana, 1977

Roshown McLeod

 St. John's, 1995

Dahntay Jones

Rutgers, 2000
From Duke:
John Hardwick 1956, Kentucky
Don Blackman  1970, Rhode Island
Jeff Dawson 1971, Illinois
Richie O'Connor  1972, Fairfield
Ron Righter 1972, St. Joseph's

Bill Jackman

1983, Nebraska

Crawford Palmer

1991, Dartmouth

Bill McCaffrey

1991, Vanderbilt

Christian Ast

1992, American University

Joey Beard

1995, Boston University

Mike Chappell

1998, Michigan State
Chris Burgess 1999, Utah