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Olympic Fan
Not really ... Vacendak played forward (off the bench) as sophomore in 1964 -- a team that took off when Denny Ferguson took over as the starting PG.
Ferguson was the starter in 1965 as Vacendak and Bob Verga started in a three guard lineup ... with Vacendak more of a small forward.
Vacendak and Verga shared the backcourt in '66, but it's hard to say which was the point guard.
Steve Vacendak was a tough, hard-nosed guard, who did a little bit over everything, but he was not really a point guard in the way we think of the position.
As for Wojo, I disagree with MChambers about his ability to create -- he's 9th all-time in Duke history in assists per game (ahead of Avery) and second all-time in career assist-to-turnover ratio ... in addition to being NDPOY.
Two guys not mentioned so far deserve some consideration -- one is Quinn Cook, who started at the point two years, then shared the backcourt on a national title team with Tyus. He's seventh all-time in total assists and first in assist-to-turnover ration.
And Quin Snyder was the point guard on two final four teams -- he's fifth in career assists (sixth in assists per game)
Vacendak was a good role player as a sophomore on the 1964 national finalist. He reached his zenith, IIRC (and there is always a first time) as a senior when he was named MVP of the ACC in 1966. Interestingly enough, he was MVP without being first team All-ACC -- the ultimnate "glue guy." Ya' think that awards back in the day were done by a cabal of reporters in NC?
Kindly,sage Grouse
'The late Perfesser Denny Ferguson went into the starting lineup on the 1964 team, and Duke started winning'
Sage Grouse
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