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Quiz about NCAA Basketball Elites Duke Blue Devils
Quiz about NCAA Basketball Elites Duke Blue Devils

NCAA Basketball Elites: Duke Blue Devils Quiz


Duke University consistently produces one of the top basketball teams in the nation. Think you know the Blue Devils? Let's find out

A multiple-choice quiz by QuidProQuo. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
QuidProQuo
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
400,247
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
144
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Question 1 of 10
1. Duke's 1985-86 team, featuring Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, and Tommy Amaker advanced all the way to the NCAA tournament's championship game. What team beat Duke in that game by 3 points? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On February 19, 2006, which Duke Men's basketball player surpassed Johnny Dawkins as the team's all-time career points leader? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these players do NOT have their jersey retired in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Duke Blue Devil played from 1949-1952 and has his #10 jersey retired at Cameron Indoor? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This 6'8" Power Forward sported the number 21 on his Duke basketball jersey from 1982-1986. He played alongside Johnny Dawkins, Tommy Amaker, Danny Ferry, and Quin Snyder as a central component of the recruitment era that saved Coach K's career at Duke. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Duke University's 2000-01 team won the school's third NCAA National Championship after defeating the Arizona Wildcats 82-72. Which player was NOT on Duke's 2000-01 roster? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 2005, the NBA created a rule which prevented 18 year-old high school seniors from entering the NBA draft, requiring players to spend at least one year on a college basketball team before gaining draft eligibility. Which of these Duke team members was NOT a "one-and-done" player? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Duke Blue Devils won the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball national championship after defeating what two teams in the final four? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Duke won the 2019 ACC tournament after beating Florida State 73-63 in the championship game. Which player was NOT on the roster for that game? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Duke Men's basketball has become synonymous with Coach K. (coach Mike Krzyzewski). However, the institution's long history of basketball prowess begs the question: who coached the Blue Devils before Mike K. took the reigns in 1981? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Duke's 1985-86 team, featuring Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, and Tommy Amaker advanced all the way to the NCAA tournament's championship game. What team beat Duke in that game by 3 points?

Answer: Louisville Cardinals

Louisville outlasted the Blue Devils 72-69 at the Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas behind a 25 point performance by Purvis Ellison.
2. On February 19, 2006, which Duke Men's basketball player surpassed Johnny Dawkins as the team's all-time career points leader?

Answer: J.J. Redick

Redick surpassed Blue Devil legend Johnny Dawkins as the school's all-time leading scorer on February 19, 2006 with a 30 point performance against the University of Miami.
3. Which of these players do NOT have their jersey retired in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium?

Answer: Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving played only one season, 2010-11, as a Blue Devil. Irving averaged 17.4 PPG that year, despite being plagued by injury.
4. Which Duke Blue Devil played from 1949-1952 and has his #10 jersey retired at Cameron Indoor?

Answer: Dick Groat

Groat went on to MLB glory - winning the 1960 MVP award after winning the batting title that year for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
5. This 6'8" Power Forward sported the number 21 on his Duke basketball jersey from 1982-1986. He played alongside Johnny Dawkins, Tommy Amaker, Danny Ferry, and Quin Snyder as a central component of the recruitment era that saved Coach K's career at Duke.

Answer: Jay Bilas

Jay Bilas is a five-time Emmy nominee as well as the author of a New York Times bestseller - "Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court."
6. Duke University's 2000-01 team won the school's third NCAA National Championship after defeating the Arizona Wildcats 82-72. Which player was NOT on Duke's 2000-01 roster?

Answer: Sheldon Williams

Sheldon Williams played from 2002-2006 for the Blue Devils.
7. In 2005, the NBA created a rule which prevented 18 year-old high school seniors from entering the NBA draft, requiring players to spend at least one year on a college basketball team before gaining draft eligibility. Which of these Duke team members was NOT a "one-and-done" player?

Answer: Josh McRoberts

McRoberts played two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) in the Blue Devil uniform. He was named one of three team co-captains for the 2006-2007 campaign, which constituted the first time in Duke history that a sophomore was granted the honor.
8. The Duke Blue Devils won the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball national championship after defeating what two teams in the final four?

Answer: Michigan State and Wisconsin

The 2015 NCAA Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana was the site of a 81-61 Blue Devil win over Michigan State on April 4th and a 68-63 win over the Wisconsin Badgers on April 6th, 2015.
9. Duke won the 2019 ACC tournament after beating Florida State 73-63 in the championship game. Which player was NOT on the roster for that game?

Answer: Wendell Carter Jr.

Wendell Carter Jr. played only one season - 2017-18 - for the Blue Devils before being drafted into the NBA by the Chicago Bulls.
ACC = Atlantic Coast Conference.
10. Duke Men's basketball has become synonymous with Coach K. (coach Mike Krzyzewski). However, the institution's long history of basketball prowess begs the question: who coached the Blue Devils before Mike K. took the reigns in 1981?

Answer: Bill Foster

Foster coached the Blue Devils from 1974 -1980. In 1978 he both guided the Duke Blue Devils to the NCAA championship game and was named Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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