Happy birthday to our greatest of all time, Christian Laettner. OFC
Happy birthday to our G.O.A.T.
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It's Zion's birthday?
It's JJ's birthday?
It's Coach's birthday?
Jay Bilas says, "It's my birthday?"
It's JJ's birthday?
It's Coach's birthday?
Jay Bilas says, "It's my birthday?"
Well I guess it's a matter of opinion, right? At least you guys could have wished him a happy birthday. Grant is my favorite of all time though. OFC
Nah, CL is greatest without question.
He and Battier are my two all time favorites. I give Christian the slight edge over Shane.
Battier is my favorite player ever, although Brand is a close second.
You are correct, Sky. Happy birthday, to the greatest winner in college history. 4 final fours. 2 Championships.
Christian is such a huge part of the reason we are what we are. Other than K, there may be no one person more responsible for Duke's success. Would Duke be the program it is today without him?
Walton won two. NCSU with David Thompson took one away from UCLA. OFCDidn't Walton and Alcinder win 3?
He was ok I guess. I mean, if you think the things below are important!!
Awards and honors[edit]
NBANBA All-Star (1997)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (class of 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team")
USA BasketballSummer Olympics gold medal winner (1992)
Pan American Games bronze medal winner (1991)
FIBA World Championship bronze medal winner (1990)
Tournament of the Americas gold medal winner (1992)
Tournament of the Americas silver medal winner (1989)
Goodwill Games silver medal winner (1990)
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame (class of 2009 as a member of the "Dream Team")
FIBA Hall of Fame (class of 2017 as a member of the "Dream Team")
NCAA2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1991)
Consensus National College Player of the Year (1992)
Consensus first-team All-American (1992)
Consensus second-team All-American (1991)
2× NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team) (1991, 1992)
ACC Player of the Year (1992)
ACC Player of the Year (1992)
2× ACC Athlete of the Year (1991, 1992)
2× First-team All-ACC (1991, 1992)
Second-team All-ACC (1990)
ACC Tournament MVP 1992
Oscar Robertson Trophy (1992)
NABC Player of the Year (1992)
NABC Player of the Year (1992)
John R. Wooden Award (1992)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1992)
No. 32 jersey retired by Duke in 1992
College Basketball Hall of Fame (class of 2010)
MediaSporting News College Player of the Year (1992)
AP College Basketball Player of the Year (1992)
No. Christian left a legacy that indelibly marked the Duke brand. Happy Birthday to Duke's greatest AND MOST PRODUCTIVE player of all time Christian Laettner!!! Nice post Sky!
Liftee, one of your ALL TIME BEST sir! Lmao, I salute you my friend! OFC
Agree 100 percent. He was not afraid and wanted the shot to win a game. He hit so many shots at the end of games and was money at the line
That's impressive and tarholes and Wildcats most hated blue devil.
He was. When you watch "the shot," you can tell they were terrified of fouling him. He was money at the line, especially at the end of games.
Put UNCheat to shame.Didn't Walton and Alcinder win 3?
This Tar Heel didn't hate him at all. I was disappointed when UNC lost the recruiting battle for him. I could be wrong, but as I recall, I thought that he would choose UNC because his mother preferred Carolina. I liked him all along, but particularly after he dominated Alonzo Mourning as a freshman. I disliked Ferry and some others, but I always liked Laettner
If someone knows how to post his game winner against UConn in the Elite 8, I would enjoy seeing it. Calhoun was a great coach, but even I knew that the ball was going back to Laettner after he inbounded
Calhoun was one of my least favorite coaches. Glad to see Laettner make that one.
Everybody hated Laettner but everybody would have love to have him playing for them. Laettner and Duke just belong together . OFC
Wow U Conn really had us on the ropes. How did that guy drop that pass/steal.
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