Just for Fun: Duke Recruiting by Geography

[tommy]

How could you forget the great state of Arkansas, home to Patrick and Jordan Davidson! Do they count since both are walk-ons?

I'd say no. My original post indicated I was talking about players recruited by K to Duke.

[tommy]

Tony Lang is from Mobile, Alabama, and Casey Sanders is from Tampa, Florida. (In fact, my daughter and a couple of her friends ran into Casey at MacDinton's Irish Pub here in Tampa last Friday night before Gasparilla Day.)

How could I forget Tony? Good one.

[tommy]

Coach K did not recruit Gene Banks.

or Vince Taylor or Mike Gminski.

[tommy]

Marty Clark, Joe Cook -- Illinois

Kenny Blakeney, Christian Ast -- Maryland (I'm not sure about Clay Buckley; I know his brother went to Blandensburg High in Md., as did Brian Davis)

Ricky Price -- California

Mike Chappel -- Michigan

Filling in Va. -- Palmer, Beard, King

I don't even remember Ast or Cook. The other ones I definitely should've had. I actually thought about Beard, but then thought he was from Vermont or New Hampshire, but then thought again that was maybe where he ended up, so didn't put him anywhere.

[tommy]

OK adding the above contributions, here's the updated list. Up to 32 states covered now:

Alabama: Lang
Alaska: Langdon, Boozer
Arizona: Alarie
Arkansas:
California: Bilas, Parks, Meek, Burgess, Nelson, Boykin, T King, R Price
Colorado: Jay Bryan (can't believe I remembered him)
Connecticut: McClure
Delaware: Boateng
D.C.: Dawkins
Florida: Sanders
Georgia: Avery
Hawaii:
Idaho:
Illinois: Weldon Williams, Collins, Phil Henderson, Maggette, Scheyer, Clark
Indiana: McRoberts
Iowa:
Kansas:
Kentucky: Andre Buckner
Louisiana: Duhon
Maine:
Maryland: J Smith, Ferry, Wojo, Nate James, Brian Davis, Nolan, Blakeney
Massachusetts: Christensen
Michigan: Battier, Chappell
Minnesota: Todd Anderson, Horvath
Mississippi:
Missouri: C-Well
Montana:
Nebraska: Jackman
Nevada: Czyz
New Hampshire:
New Jersey: Alaa, Hurley, J Williams, Lance Thomas, Zoubek
New Mexico: Domzalski
New York: Laettner, Brand, Paulus, Koubek
North Carolina: too many to name, including D Henderson, Shav, Brickey
North Dakota:
Ohio: Nessley
Oklahoma: Shelden Williams
Oregon: Dunleavy, Singler
Pennsylvania: Gerald Henderson, McCaffrey
Rhode Island:
South Carolina:
South Dakota:
Tennessee: Elliot Williams
Texas: Thomas Hill, Ewing
Utah:
Vermont:
Virginia: many, including Grant Hill, Amaker, JJ, Palmer, Beard, King
Washington: Snyder
West Virginia:
Wisconsin:
Wyoming:

[dkbaseball]

I don't even remember Ast or Cook. The other ones I definitely should've had. I actually thought about Beard, but then thought he was from Vermont or New Hampshire, but then thought again that was maybe where he ended up, so didn't put him anywhere.

Ast and Cook both transferred, Ast with two NCAA championship rings. Beard went to the same high school in NoVa as Grant Hill (they were teammates one year) and transferred to Boston Univ. You forgot Wallace from Delaware. Anybody remember where Kevin Strickland was from?

[Jim3k]

and Jack Marin

Jack played for Bubas, long before Coach K, which was the original point of the thread

[Jim3k]

Ast and Cook both transferred, Ast with two NCAA championship rings. Beard went to the same high school in NoVa as Grant Hill (they were teammates one year) and transferred to Boston Univ. You forgot Wallace from Delaware. Anybody remember where Kevin Strickland was from?

Didn't Ast go back to Germany? I think he later e-bayed at least one of his rings.

[dkbaseball]

Didn't Ast go back to Germany? I think he later e-bayed at least one of his rings.

He played two years at American Univ. May have gone back to Germany after that. Clay Buckley I'm thinking went to high school in Pa.

[dkbaseball]

Tony Moore -- Maryland

[speedevil]

what state is pocius from?

[SeattleIrish]

Quin was/is from Mercer Island, WA.

Yuppie capital of the world.

s.i.

[heyman25]

Pocius Vilnius Lithuania via New Hampshire

[johnb]

now, who's up for ranking the states in order of their contribution to duke basketball?

[weezie]

Great thread. Shows the true dedication of Duke fans!

I'd have to say that Illinois has contributed the most to Duke hoops with it's native son, Krzyzewski.

[Madrasdukie]

Coach K did not recruit Gene Banks.

Tommy said:
or Vince Taylor or Mike Gminski.

My bad. I was just thinking of Duke players in general, pre- and post- K era.

[Madrasdukie]

Delaware: Carmen Wallace (Wilmongton, DE)

New Hampshire: Jay Heaps ?

Georgia: Patrick Johnson (Atlanta, GA)

[FreezingDevil]

Where did Luol Deng play his high school ball? If my memory is correct, it was New Jersey, by way of London by way of Sudan of course. That gets me thinking: how many international players have played for Coach K over the years?

[dkbaseball]

Where did Luol Deng play his high school ball? If my memory is correct, it was New Jersey, by way of London by way of Sudan of course. That gets me thinking: how many international players have played for Coach K over the years?

Blair Academy in N.J. I believe K's only international players have been Deng, Ast, Pocius, Boateng and Czyz next year.

[Madrasdukie]

Nebraska: Bill Jackman ?

Minnesota: Todd Anderson

Missouri: Ron Burt

Florida: Jeremy Hall

Vermont: Justin and Ryan Caldbeck ?

Indiana: Andy Means ?