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After a 28–3 regular season, Duke beat North Carolina State in the ACC tournament before losing to Notre Dame in the semifinals. Despite the loss, Duke was selected as the top seed in the South regional as an at-large. [12] In the second round (i.e., round of 64) of the NCAA Tournament, Duke defeated 16th seeded Robert Morris 85–56.
Duke defeated Wisconsin in the championship game, 68–63, clinching their 5th national championship under Mike Krzyzewski. Tyus Jones of Duke was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Unlike the past three tournaments, this tournament featured less upsets, with 7.
In 1971 the two rivals met in the semi-finals of the NIT, a game also won by North Carolina by a score of 73 - 69. Duke also has rivalries with NC State and Wake Forest, and together with UNC, the 4 schools form Tobacco Road. Duke and North Carolina have combined for 11 national championships, with North Carolina leading Duke 6–5.
Magic Johnson's #33 was retired by Michigan State Michael Jordan's #23 was retired by North Carolina Larry Bird's #33, retired by Indiana State in 2004 Bill Russell's #6 was retired by San Francisco Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33, retired by UCLA in 1990 Julius Erving's #32, retired by UMass Jerry West's #44, retired by West Virginia Charles Barkley's #34, number retired by Auburn in 2001 John ...
D1s in the Triangle include UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke and NC State. Division 2 schools : These colleges charge for revenue sports (football and basketball), while all others are free. D2s in the ...
The Badgers finished the 2008–09 season with an overall record of 20–13. In the 2009–10 season, Wisconsin defeated three top 5-ranked teams during the regular season: Duke, Purdue, and Michigan State. The Badgers finished the season tied for 4th in the Big Ten, with a record of 23–7 overall and 13–5 in the Big Ten.
Duke's major historic rival, especially in basketball, has been the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (see Duke-Carolina rivalry). Duke has also captured 119 ACC Championships, 44 of which have come since 1999–2000 (through 2008–09). [5]
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