National players of the year stand next to one-season phenoms and the role players who swung title games. Four championships and seven decades of Cameron Indoor history make this a crowded room.
1Danny Ferry1989 national player of the year who played in three Final Fours.1000pts
2Grant HillAthletic forward on the 1991 and 1992 title teams and the 1994 runner-up, later a seven-time NBA All-Star.965pts
3Grayson AllenBreakout star of the 2015 title game and a high-scoring, often polarising four-year guard.960pts
4Christian LaettnerFour-time Final Four forward who won two national titles and hit 'The Shot' against Kentucky in 1992.960pts
5Elton Brand1999 national player of the year and Duke's first early entrant, taken first overall in the NBA draft.960pts
6Jon ScheyerPoint guard of the 2010 champions who later succeeded Coach K as head coach.840pts
7Mason PlumleeAll-American big man who anchored Duke's 2012-13 team.750pts
8Tyus JonesMost outstanding player of the 2015 Final Four after a clutch display in the title game.733pts
9Shelden Williams'The Landlord', a two-time national defensive player of the year and shot-blocking record holder.733pts
10Trajan LangdonThe 'Alaskan Assassin', a long-range shooter and leader of the 1999 national runner-up.670pts
11Mike Dunleavy Jr.Versatile forward whose three-point flurry swung the 2001 national final against Arizona.670pts
12Jayson TatumFreshman forward who led Duke to the 2017 ACC Tournament title.670pts
13Mark AlarieAll-American forward on the 1986 national runner-up team.600pts
14Nolan Smith2011 ACC player of the year and starting guard on the 2010 title team.600pts
15Marvin Bagley III2018 ACC player of the year and a consensus first-team All-American as a freshman.600pts
16Jack MarinAll-American forward who helped Duke reach the 1966 Final Four.600pts
17Tommy AmakerDefensive point guard of the 1986 Final Four team and the first national defensive player of the year.600pts
18Luol DengFreshman forward who helped carry Duke to the 2004 Final Four.520pts
19Carlos BoozerPowerful post scorer on the 2001 championship team.520pts
20Chris DuhonPoint guard who started on the 2001 title team and led Duke to the 2004 Final Four.520pts
21Justise WinslowTwo-way freshman wing who powered the 2015 national title run.520pts
22Johnny Dawkins1986 Naismith winner who led Coach K's first Final Four team and long held Duke's scoring record.520pts
23Mike GminskiCenter who led Duke to the 1978 national final and retired as the school's career scoring leader.520pts
24Dick Groat1952 national player of the year and Duke's first great scorer, later an MLB MVP.520pts
25Jeff MullinsAll-American forward of the early 1960s who helped Duke reach the 1964 national final.520pts
26Kyle SinglerMost outstanding player of the 2010 Final Four as Duke won its fourth title.428pts
27Corey MaggetteExplosive sixth man on the 1999 national runner-up team.428pts
28Jahlil Okafor2015 ACC player of the year and the interior force of the 2015 champions.428pts
29Bobby HurleyPoint guard and NCAA career assists leader who ran Duke's back-to-back 1991-92 champions.428pts
30Cooper Flagg2025 national player of the year who led Duke to the Final Four as an 18-year-old.428pts
31Shane Battier2001 national player of the year and three-time defensive player of the year who led Duke to the 2001 title.428pts
32Bob VergaHigh-scoring guard of the 1966 Final Four team and a 1967 All-American.428pts
33Jim SpanarkelGuard and leading scorer of the 1978 national runner-up team.428pts
34Zion Williamson2019 national player of the year whose one highlight-filled season made him a global phenomenon.323pts
35J. J. RedickSharpshooter who became Duke's all-time leading scorer and swept 2006 national player of the year honours.323pts
36Jason Williams2001 champion and 2002 national player of the year, an explosive guard who later went by Jay Williams.323pts
37RJ BarrettProlific scorer who set Duke's freshman scoring record alongside Zion Williamson in 2019.200pts
38Art Heyman1963 national player of the year who led Duke to its first Final Four.200pts
39Tre Jones2020 ACC player of the year and two-time ACC defensive player of the year.200pts
Photo credits
- Grant Hill — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Grayson Allen — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christian Laettner — Steven Buyansky, CC BY 2.0
- Elton Brand — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jon Scheyer — Photo by flickr user James DiBianco, CC BY 2.0
- Mason Plumlee — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tyus Jones — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shelden Williams — kris krüg from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Trajan Langdon — Artem Korzhimanov, CC BY 3.0
- Mike Dunleavy Jr. — Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jayson Tatum — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nolan Smith — 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0
- Marvin Bagley III — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tommy Amaker — Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
- Luol Deng — SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0
- Carlos Boozer — Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Duhon — Flickr user cmonville, CC BY 2.0
- Justise Winslow — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Gminski — SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kyle Singler — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Corey Maggette — eric molina from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Bobby Hurley — SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shane Battier — Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0
- Zion Williamson — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- J. J. Redick — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jason Williams — USAG- Humphreys, CC BY 2.0
- RJ Barrett — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tre Jones — Keenan Hairston from Raleigh, CC BY-SA 2.0
