Duke, North Carolina Match Up Twice During Regular Season! Though, They've Never Matched Up In NCAA Tournament! That Is Changing Tonight In New Orleans With Spot In National Title Game On The Line
Duke, North Carolina match up twice during regular season!
Why?
Because they are both members of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
Duke, North Carolina’s campuses are 8 miles apart!
Duke, North Carolina split regular season because each team won on the opponents court!
Duke won in Chapel Hill 87-67 on Saturday February 5, 2022!
Why?
AJ Griffin scored a career high 27 points. Duke shot 58% and took all drama out of the renewal of the famed rivalry early in both halves, both in building a big lead and then stretching it back out after the Tar Heels had made a run to climb back in it. Paolo Banchero had a double double with 13 points, 10 rebounds! Wendell Moore Jr. like Paolo Banchero scored 13 points but unlike Paolo Banchero Wendell Moore Jr contributed 8 boards 5 assists.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
Then on Saturday March 5, 2022 North Carolina won 94-81 spoiled Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game inside Cameron Indoor Stadium as the Head Coach of Duke because he is retiring after the 2021-2022 season.
Why?
Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about his decision!
You might ask, 'Why are you doing this right now?' Look, this is not about health. Mickie and I, whether we look it or not -- she does -- whether I look healthy ... I am. It's not about COVID or saying, 'Boy, that year was so bad.' It's not about that. It's certainly not about what's going on with college basketball. 'Boy, the game is changing.' All right. I've been in it for 46 years. You think the game has never changed?"
He later added: "Those aren't the reasons. ... The reason we're doing this is because Mickie and I have decided the journey is going to be over in a year. And we're going to go after it as hard as we possibly can."
“according to an article on espn.com by Myron Medcalf”
And Jon Scheyer who currently is Mike Krzyzewski’s Associate Head Coach is going to be the Head Coach of Duke beginning in April 2023 while Chris Carrawell is going to be an Associate Head Coach while Nolan Smith is going to be his assistant while Amile Jefferson is also on the coaching staff as Director of player development.
In North Carolina’s 94-81 win spoiling of Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game as Duke’s Head Coach Armando Bacot scored 23 points while his teammate Caleb Love overcame an 0-8 start to shooting started to score 15 of his 22 points after halftime.
Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about his teams loss to North Carolina in his final home game as the Head Coach of Duke!
“They played much better than we did, I thought we played like we had already won the regular season - we didn’t play hungry. We have to learn from this, we’re 0-0 now, there are no second chances in March.”
Mike Krzyzewski had this to say to the crowd during his post game speech after Duke’s 81-94 loss to North Carolina on the night he was coaching his final home game as the Head Coach of Duke!
Today was unacceptable, but the season is very acceptable - and the season isn’t over.”
“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”
Hubert Davis had this to say about North Carolina’s 94-81 win at Duke!
It was important for us to win, but it was really important for us to play well. The times we played ranked opponents Tennessee, Purdue , good teams like Wake Forest and Miami , Kentucky not only did we lose we lost big . And I think it was important for us to be good against a good team.
“according to CL Brown’s article on newsobserver.com”
Though, they’ve never matched up in the NCAA Tournament! That is changing tonight in New Orleans with spot in national title game on the line against Kansas who is a 1 seed in the Midwest Villanova who is 2 seed South .
Why?
Duke is a 2 seed who won West Region, advanced to final four with a 78 -69 win over Arkansas last Saturday in the home of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA!
In Duke’s 78-69 win over Arkansas in the Elite 8 (32-6) used a 10-0 second half run to pull away and send Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski to his NCAA-record 13th Final Four, surpassing the legendary John Wooden (12). Duke emerged as champions of the West Region for the first time and will head to New Orleans to take on the winner of North Carolina and Saint Peter's on Saturday, April 2 at the Caesars Superdome.
After Arkansas (28-9) cut the Duke lead to four with 3:14 left in the first half, the Blue Devils closed the period on an 8-0 run, capped by a deep Trevor Keels three-pointer at the buzzer, to go into the break ahead by 12. Arkansas started the second half strong, closing the gap to five with just over 13 minutes left before Duke's 10-0 spurt shut the door.
Freshman Paolo Banchero scored 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists, earning West Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. Classmate AJ Griffin netted a team-high 18, going 7-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-3 from behind the arc, while sophomore Mark Williams registered a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double. Ten of Williams' points came in the opening half to help Duke establish an early lead.
Wendell Moore Jr., playing in his first career Elite Eight, also scored in double figures with 14 points while helping Duke hold Arkansas' high-scoring guard, JD Notae, to 5-of-14 from the floor.
Duke maintained a double-digit lead from the 11:29 mark of the second half all the way until the final minute, never letting Arkansas make a lengthy run.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
North Carolina who is an 8 seed in the East Region advanced to final four in in New Orleans with 79-49 over St. Peter’s in Philadelphia Sunday.
In North Carolina’s 79-49 win over St. Peters Armando Bacot scored 20 points 22 rebounds in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter's.
“according to an article on goheels.com by Associated Press”
Duke, is 852 miles from Durham while North Carolina is 849 miles from Chapel Hill and there is a spot in the National Title game on the line against the winner of Kansas who is the 1 seed in the Midwest Region or Villanova who is a 2 seed in the South Region.
Duke is a 2 seed who won West Region, advanced to final four with a 78 -69 win over Arkansas last Saturday in the home of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA!
In Duke’s 78-69 win over Arkansas in the Elite 8 (32-6) used a 10-0 second half run to pull away and send Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski to his NCAA-record 13th Final Four, surpassing the legendary John Wooden (12). Duke emerged as champions of the West Region for the first time and will head to New Orleans to take on the winner of North Carolina and Saint Peter's on Saturday, April 2 at the Caesars Superdome.
After Arkansas (28-9) cut the Duke lead to four with 3:14 left in the first half, the Blue Devils closed the period on an 8-0 run, capped by a deep Trevor Keels three-pointer at the buzzer, to go into the break ahead by 12. Arkansas started the second half strong, closing the gap to five with just over 13 minutes left before Duke's 10-0 spurt shut the door.
Freshman Paolo Banchero scored 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists, earning West Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. Classmate AJ Griffin netted a team-high 18, going 7-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-3 from behind the arc, while sophomore Mark Williams registered a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double. Ten of Williams' points came in the opening half to help Duke establish an early lead.
Wendell Moore Jr., playing in his first career Elite Eight, also scored in double figures with 14 points while helping Duke hold Arkansas' high-scoring guard, JD Notae, to 5-of-14 from the floor.
Duke maintained a double-digit lead from the 11:29 mark of the second half all the way until the final minute, never letting Arkansas make a lengthy run.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
North Carolina is an 8 seed in the East Region advanced to final four in in New Orleans with 79-49 over St. Peter’s in Philadelphia Sunday.
In North Carolina’s 79-49 win over St. Peters Armando Bacot scored 20 points 22 rebounds in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter's.
“according to an article on goheels.com by Associated Press”
Tip off is set for 8:49pm from Caesars SuperDome that is home to the NFL’s New Orleans Saints if you on the East Coast. 7:49pm if you are in New Orleans because New Orleans is an hour behind.
The game is going to be televised on TBS with Grant Hill, Jim Nantz , Bill Raverty,
Grant Hill played for Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski!
Hill’s statistics at Duke University revealed his remarkable range of talent. In four years, he averaged 14.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while hitting 53 percent of his shots and 70 percent of his free throws. Hill can also score from long distance as he buried 39 three-pointers in his senior year. Upon graduation, Hill stood ninth on the Duke all-time scoring list, sixth in assists and fourth in both blocks and steals.
During his four years of college, Hill helped lead Duke to one of the best four-year records since the John Wooden-led UCLA teams of the mid-1970’s. The Blue Devils won consecutive NCAA titles during Hill’s freshman and sophomore years, and posted a program-best four year mark of 118-23.
As soon as Hill arrived at Duke in 1990, the high school All-American became an integral part of Coach Mike Kryzewski’s team. A starter in 31 games, Hill earned Freshman All-American honors and developed a big game reputation with a solid performance in the NCAA Tournament.
In his sophomore season, Hill established himself as one of the premier players in college basketball with his versatility. During the regular season, Hill moved to point guard for five games to fill in for injured starter Bobby Hurley. Hill averaged 16.4 points and 5.6 assists in those games, which included a victory over a Shaquille O’Neal-led Louisiana State University team.
Hill played his best in pressure situations. In the 1992 ACC title game, Hill came off the bench and shot a perfect eight-for eight from the field and converting four free throws for 20 points. In the regional finals against Kentucky, he scored 11 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists, including the incredible and memorable ¾ court pass to Christian Laettner which set up the winning basket. And, in the national championship game against Michigan’s “ Fab Five”, Hill scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Kryzewski credited Hill as being the best player on the court during the game’s last seven minutes.
Throughout his junior year in 1992-93, Hill’s name was touted continuously as a lottery pick. After coming off a summer of scrimmaging against the Dream Team as a member of the Olympic Developmental squad, Hill led the Blue Devils in scoring at 18.0 per game and earned the Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the nation’s top defensive player.
During 1993-94, his senior year, Hill displayed impressive leadership as he took Duke to the national championship game against Arkansas. Hill earned Southeast Regional MVP honors by tallying 69 points, 30 rebounds and 23 assists in four contests. However, the numbers alone cannot show how Hill thwarted Marquette’s hopes of an upset with 16 second-half points or how Hill limited Purdue’s Glenn Robinson, the nation’s leading scorer, to just 13 points in the regional final.
Grant’s Collegiate Career Highlights
1990-1994
Ninth basketball player to have his number retired by Duke University
2-time member of NCAA Championship team (1991 & 1992)
Eleventh all-time for points scored at Duke (1,924)
Ninth all-time in assists at Duke (461)
Sixth all-time in steals (218) and in blocks (133) at Duke
Unanimous First Team All-American (1994)
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 1994 Player of the Year
Finalist for the 1994 Naismith, Wooden, and RVA/USBWA National Player of the Year Awards
NCAA All-Tournament Team and Southeastern Regional MVP (1994)
2-time First Team All-ACC (1993 & 1994)
USBWA Second Team All-American (1993)
1993 Henry Iba Corinthian Award as nation's top defensive player
2-time nominee to the UPI Second Team All-American (1992 & 1993)
Selected to the 1992 NCAA All-Final Four team
Member of the 1992 USA Olympic Development team
Voted to All-American Freshman and All-ACC Freshman teams (1991)
Member of the 1991 USA National Team at the Pan American Games
“according to https://www.granthill.com/biography/duke