Our streak of games with at least one three made is pretty impressive.
I’m not sure if starting a thread about this is the way to go, so feel free to move elsewhere if needed, Mods.
I’ve always enjoyed reading crazy stats when it comes to Duke Basketball. Examples: Non-Conference Home Winning Streaks, Years in a row ranked in the top 25, etc. I was reading an article written a couple years ago about impressive Coach K stats. One of them was back when Coach K had 903 wins, Duke’s average margin of victory in all those games was 18.2 points. I find that HIGHLY impressive.
I can’t find a single website out there that states crazy stats like the one I just stated, on one page. I don’t personally know our Non-Conference Home Winning Streak, but could we have a thread keeping track of things like this? I’m sure we have a few posters that keep facts like this in the back of their head.
I’d love to incorporate even recruiting, also. I read the other day that Duke has brought in one of the top 3 High Schoolers in like 8 years in a row, or something close to that.
If this thread is allowed to stick, could we keep track of insane facts regarding our beloved basketball team? I just can’t find a website anywhere (even Wiki) that keeps track of random tidbits like these.
Our streak of games with at least one three made is pretty impressive.
I like the consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins Jim Sumner referenced. Not too gaudy, but not as easy to maintain as some folks think!
-jk
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If I read the table correctly, the last season without ten wins is 1927-28, when Duke won only five games, although our record was a winning 9-5. So it seems like 91 years. (But maybe I read the table wrong.)
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Duke’s Non-Conference Home Winning Streak is at 146 games, I believe, dating back to 02-26-2000 against St. John’s heart breaking one-point loss (83-82).
If I recall correctly, I’m pretty sure we had an impressive streak in the same category prior to that game also. I can’t locate that exact number anywhere though.
Another impressive stat ... Duke has played 267 games ranked as the #1 team in the country (Most in College Basketball History) with a record of 231-36 in those games.
Marques Bolden had 2 blocks in 6 minutes against Texas Tech, raising his season-long block percentage to 12.9%, a pace that far exceeds Shelden Williams's Duke record of 10.6%.
Cam Reddish had 3 steals in 20 minutes against Texas Tech, raising his season-long steals percentage to 4.72%, a pace beyond that of Wojo's Duke record of 4.54%.
Duke is currently #1 in the nation in steal% (15.0%).
Duke is currently #2 in the nation in block% (19.4%), behind only Auburn.
Duke is currently #5 in the nation in OR% (40.1%).
Duke is currently #6 in the nation in opposing eFG% (41.9%).
After the loss to Louisville, Duke's Home Record against Non-Conference Opponents under Coach K stood at 17-5.
The next Non-Conference Home Loss to Illinois (75-65) happened after 95 consecutive wins.
Since the Illinois loss, Duke has won 178 out of 180 Non-Conference Home Games.
The only two losses were by 1 point each: December 8, 1996 to #7 Michigan 62-61 & February 26, 2000 to St. John's 83-82 in OT.
So, since the Louisville loss, Duke is 273-3 at Home against Non-Conference Opponents.
Under Coach K, Duke is 290-8.
Not too shabby.