Gene Banks - Tinker Bell

[TKG]

The Undefeated has a neat article on the importance of Gene Banks to the resurgence of Duke basketball. Unfortunately, I am blocked by the site from copying the link. It is a fun read.

[-jk]

The Undefeated has a neat article on the importance of Gene Banks to the resurgence of Duke basketball. Unfortunately, I am blocked by the site from copying the link. It is a fun read.

linky.

Great article, but apparently written by a kid. There were scouting services (waves at Garfinkel) and Duke was on the map in the Bubas years (though we wound up in a ditch for a few after).

Tink tossed roses to the crowd senior night; he hand delivered one to my mom... (She dried it; we still have it.)

-jk

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Was just coming to post. That 78 team was also the best in the nation - derailed by a fantasy island game from Goose....never did understand how they ever lost in 79 or 80...

[TKG]

linky.

Great article, but apparently written by a kid. There were scouting services (waves at Garfinkel) and Duke was on the map in the Bubas years (though we wound up in a ditch for a few after).

Tink tossed roses to the crowd senior night; he hand delivered one to my mom... (She dried it; we still have it.)

-jk

Thanks for providing the link, jk.

[jv001]

linky.

Great article, but apparently written by a kid. There were scouting services (waves at Garfinkel) and Duke was on the map in the Bubas years (though we wound up in a ditch for a few after).

Tink tossed roses to the crowd senior night; he hand delivered one to my mom... (She dried it; we still have it.)

-jk

jk, don't ever get rid of it. That's special. Gene Banks was a great recruit for Duke and that '78 team was fun to watch. Should have been our first CHAMPIONSHIP. GoDuke!

[TKG]

linky.

Great article, but apparently written by a kid. There were scouting services (waves at Garfinkel) and Duke was on the map in the Bubas years (though we wound up in a ditch for a few after).

Tink tossed roses to the crowd senior night; he hand delivered one to my mom... (She dried it; we still have it.)

-jk

I was a freshman when he tossed those roses. I sat right behind the Duke bench for Tink’s shot against the Cheats.

[TKG]

At the risk of turning this into my personal thread (my apologies), I just noticed that the picture accompanying the article was taken at the Providence Civic Center in 1978 after we beat Villanova for the East Regional Championship. I attended that game.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

linky.

Great article, but apparently written by a kid. There were scouting services (waves at Garfinkel) and Duke was on the map in the Bubas years (though we wound up in a ditch for a few after).

Tink tossed roses to the crowd senior night; he hand delivered one to my mom... (She dried it; we still have it.)

-jk

Well there are kids, and there are kids...
According to the guy's bio, he's a veteran Philly sports guy...perhaps he is Philly centric and unaware of the Bubas years - because yeah, stating that Gene was the first big name to play at Duke is just not accurate of course. But Gene was the first one I remember....