Description

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Relive the glory of Duke basketball and their greatest stars—Dick Groat, Jason Williams, J.J. Reddick, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, and more. It’s like having dinner with Coach K!

The Duke Blue Devils have a long and glorious history of success, and that history comes alive within these pages, as detailed by Duke historian James Sumner. The Blue Devils’ storied past includes forty NCAA tournament appearances, sixteen trips to the final four and five national titles. Duke University has been home to thirty-six All-American basketball players. Nine of them have been named national player of the year: Dick Groat, Art Heyman, Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, and J.J. Redick. Their tales are included here along with stories from Duke coaching legends Eddie Cameron, Vic Bubas, Bill Foster, and Mike Krzyzewski. This is a must-read for any fan of Duke basketball.

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About the Author

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Jim Sumner has attended more than 1,000 basketball games at Duke University over the past half century, including men’s games, women’s games, tournament games, exhibition games, and even an ABA exhibition game. He has chronicled Duke’s rich hoops history in Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room and numerous other books, encyclopedias, magazines, scholarly journals, and websites. Sumner holds degrees in American history from Duke University and North Carolina State University and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and the United States Basketball Writers Association. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.