Duke players in the NBA: Tatum, Irving, Williamson, more
Duke guys’s basketball changed permanently on March 18, 1980. That was the day the school hired Mike Krzyzewski far from Army.Krzyzewski changed the Blue Devils into a seasonal power, leading the program to five national championships and winning 1,129 games over 42 seasons, the most success in NCAA history at one school.” Coach K”likewise produced 68 NBA draft choices, consisting of 42 first-round selections. Of those 42 first-rounders, 28 were lottery picks, the most in NBA draft history. 4 of those players– Paolo Banchero, Zion Williamson, Kyrie Irving and Elton Brand– were No. 1 selections.Krzyzewski coached at Duke till 2022, when among his previous players and longtime assistants, Jon Scheyer
, took control of as head coach.Here’s a look at the most significant players who left an indelible mark on guys’s basketball both at Duke and in the NBA: Paolo Banchero ▪ 2021-22 ACC Rookie of the Year ▪ 2021-22 agreement second-team All-American ▪ No. 1 choice in the 2022
NBA draft(Orlando Magic)▪ 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year
▪ 2024 NBA All-Star Shane Battier ▪ 2000-01 National College Gamer of the Year ▪ 2001 NCAA champion ▪ No. 31 retired at Duke ▪ No. 6 choice in the 2001 NBA draft(Vancouver Grizzlies)▪ Two-time NBA champ (2012, 2013)Carlos Boozer ▪ 2001 NCAA champ
▪ 2001-02 third-team All-American ▪ No. 35 pick in the 2002 NBA draft (Cleveland Cavaliers)
▪ Two-time NBA All-Star (2007, 2008)
▪ 2007-08 All-NBA
3rd group Elton Brand ▪ 1998-99 National College Player of the Year ▪ No. 1 pick in the 1999 NBA draft (Chicago Bulls)
▪ 1999-2000 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year(Steve Francis)▪ Two-time NBA All-Star(2002,
2006) ▪ 2005-06 All-NBA second team Luol Deng ▪ 2003-04 third-team All-ACC ▪ No. 7 choice in the 2004 NBA draft (Phoenix Suns)
▪ 2004-05 All-Rookie first team ▪ 2011-12 NBA All-Defensive junior varsity ▪ Two-time NBA All-Star (2012, 2013)
Danny Ferry ▪ Two-time ACC Player of the Year ▪ 1988-89 consensus first-team All-American ▪ No. 35 retired at Duke ▪ No. 2 choice in the 1989 NBA draft (Los Angeles Clippers )▪ 2003 NBA champion Grant Hill
▪ Two-time NCAA champion(1991, 1992 )▪ No. 33 retired at Duke ▪ No. 3 pick in the 1994 NBA draft( Detroit Pistons)▪ Five-time All-NBA choice ▪ Basketball Hall of Famer Editor’s Picks 2 Related Brandon Ingram ▪ 2015-16 ACC Rookie of the Year ▪ No. 2 pick in the 2016 NBA draft (Los Angeles Lakers)
▪ 2016-17 NBA All-Rookie second team ▪ 2020 NBA All-Star ▪ 2019-20 NBA Most Better Player Kyrie Irving ▪ No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA draft(Cavaliers)▪ 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year ▪ Eight-time NBA All-Star ▪ 2014 NBA All-Star Video Game MVP ▪ 2016 NBA champion Christian
Laettner ▪ Two-time NCAA champ(1991, 1992) ▪ 1991-92 National College Player of
the Year ▪ No. 3 pick in the 1992 NBA draft (Minnesota Timberwolves)▪ 1992-93 NBA All-Rookie first string
▪ 1997 NBA All-Star
JJ Redick ▪ Two-time consensus first-team All-American ▪ 2005-06 National College Player of the Year ▪ No. 4 retired
at Duke ▪ No. 11 choice in the 2006
NBA draft(Magic)▪ Played 15 NBA seasons(2006-21 )Jayson Tatum ▪ 2016-17 third-team All-ACC ▪ No. 3 choice in the 2017 NBA draft(Boston Celtics
)▪ Four-time All-NBA selection ▪ 2023 NBA All-Star Video Game MVP ▪ 2024 NBA champion Zion Williamson ▪ 2018-19
ACC Player of the Year ▪ 2018-19 National College Player of
the Year ▪ No. 1 choice in the 2019 NBA draft (New
Orleans Pelicans )▪ 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie
first string ▪ Two-time NBA All-Star(2021, 2023)Have A Look At the ESPN men’s college basketball hub page and the ESPN
NBA center page for more males’s basketball protection.