# The 43 Greatest Duke Basketball Players of All Time > Cameron Indoor has seen national champions, one-and-done lottery picks and four-year grinders who never left the rotation; deciding which legacy weighs more is the whole argument. *By YPB Team · Published October 24, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-43-greatest-duke-basketball-players-of-all-time* --- ## Current results (no votes yet) 1. **Grant Hill** — score 1000/1000 Versatile star of the 1991 and 1992 title teams who threw the pass for Laettner's shot and reached three Final Fours. 2. **Christian Laettner** — score 978/1000 Two-time national champion and 1992 National Player of the Year who hit the most famous shot in NCAA Tournament history against Kentucky. 3. **RJ Barrett** — score 763/1000 2019 freshman who led the ACC in scoring at 22.6 points per game alongside Zion Williamson. 4. **Jabari Parker** — score 700/1000 Consensus first-team All-American in 2014 and the ACC Rookie of the Year. 5. **Zion Williamson** — score 658/1000 2019 National Player of the Year whose one explosive season made him the most watched college player of his era. 6. **Jahlil Okafor** — score 658/1000 2015 ACC Player of the Year and the dominant center of the national championship team. 7. **Tommy Amaker** — score 658/1000 Point guard and 1987 National Defensive Player of the Year who ran Coach K's first great teams. 8. **Cooper Flagg** — score 658/1000 2025 National Player of the Year as a freshman who led Duke to the Final Four and went first in the draft. 9. **Paolo Banchero** — score 611/1000 2022 All-American who led Coach K's final team to the Final Four before going first in the NBA draft. 10. **Jon Scheyer** — score 611/1000 Captain and leading scorer of the 2010 national champions who later succeeded Coach K as head coach. 11. **Tyus Jones** — score 559/1000 Most Outstanding Player of the 2015 Final Four who hit the clutch shots in the title game. 12. **Mike Dunleavy Jr.** — score 559/1000 Forward who scored 21 points in the 2001 title game and became an All-American in 2002. 13. **Shane Battier** — score 559/1000 2001 National Player of the Year and national champion renowned as the ultimate two-way college player. 14. **Dick Groat** — score 559/1000 1951 National Player of the Year and Duke's first consensus All-American, later a baseball MVP. 15. **Elton Brand** — score 559/1000 1999 National Player of the Year who powered the 37-2 team to the national final. 16. **Chris Duhon** — score 559/1000 Steady four-year point guard and 2004 ACC Defensive Player of the Year who won the 2001 title as a freshman. 17. **Mason Plumlee** — score 559/1000 Consensus All-American center in 2013 who averaged a double-double as a senior. 18. **Trajan Langdon** — score 500/1000 Three-time All-ACC sharpshooter known as the Alaskan Assassin who led Duke to the 1999 national final. 19. **Justise Winslow** — score 500/1000 Two-way wing who starred in the 2015 NCAA Tournament run to the championship. 20. **Art Heyman** — score 500/1000 1963 National Player of the Year who led Duke to its first Final Four. 21. **Brandon Ingram** — score 500/1000 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year who averaged 17 points before going second in the NBA draft. 22. **Bobby Hurley** — score 500/1000 Point guard of the back-to-back champions who remains the NCAA's all-time assists leader. 23. **Seth Curry** — score 500/1000 Sharpshooting guard who was Duke's leading scorer and a first-team All-ACC pick in 2013. 24. **Gerald Henderson** — score 433/1000 Athletic wing and 2009 first-team All-ACC selection who led Duke in scoring as a junior. 25. **Grayson Allen** — score 433/1000 Four-year guard who scored 16 points in the 2015 title game and finished with nearly 1,900 career points. 26. **Luol Deng** — score 433/1000 One-and-done forward who was the leading scorer on the 2004 Final Four team. 27. **Nolan Smith** — score 433/1000 2011 ACC Player of the Year and co-leader of the 2010 national championship backcourt. 28. **Jim Spanarkel** — score 433/1000 First Duke player to score 2,000 points and co-star of the 1978 championship game run. 29. **Mike Gminski** — score 357/1000 Duke's all-time rebounding and blocks leader who led the 1978 team to the national final. 30. **Carlos Boozer** — score 357/1000 Dominant inside scorer on the 2001 championship team who averaged 18 points as a junior. 31. **JJ Redick** — score 357/1000 Duke's all-time leading scorer and two-time National Player of the Year, the most prolific shooter in program history. 32. **Jayson Tatum** — score 269/1000 2017 freshman star who averaged 16.8 points and led Duke to the ACC Tournament title. 33. **Billy King** — score 269/1000 1988 National Defensive Player of the Year and the lockdown stopper of a Final Four team. 34. **Tre Jones** — score 269/1000 2020 ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year who led the 2019 Elite Eight team. 35. **Bob Verga** — score 269/1000 Two-time first-team All-American guard who starred on the 1966 Final Four team. 36. **Mark Alarie** — score 269/1000 Forward who scored over 2,000 points and helped Duke reach the 1986 national championship game. 37. **Kyle Singler** — score 269/1000 Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 Final Four who scored over 2,300 career points. 38. **Gene Banks** — score 167/1000 Prized recruit who averaged nearly 17 points over four years and led the 1978 team to the title game. 39. **Marvin Bagley III** — score 167/1000 2018 ACC Player of the Year as a freshman, averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds. 40. **Danny Ferry** — score 167/1000 1989 National Player of the Year and the first Duke player to be the consensus best in the country under Coach K. 41. **Shelden Williams** — score 167/1000 Two-time National Defensive Player of the Year and Duke's all-time blocked shots leader. 42. **Jay Williams** — score 0/1000 2002 National Player of the Year and the electric point guard who led the 2001 championship team. 43. **Johnny Dawkins** — score 0/1000 1986 Naismith Player of the Year who led Coach K's first Final Four team. 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