Christian Laettner is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in college basketball history, known for his exceptional career at Duke University and his pivotal role in transforming the program into a national powerhouse.
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🏀 College Career at Duke (1988–1992)
Laettner played under Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1988 to 1992, leading Duke to four consecutive Final Fours and back-to-back NCAA championships in 1991 and 1992. He is the only player in NCAA history to start in four straight Final Fours and played in a record 23 NCAA Tournament games, winning 21 of them .
His career averages were 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, with a remarkable 48.5% shooting from three-point range . In his senior year, he averaged 21.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, earning every major national player of the year award, including the Wooden, Naismith, and AP Player of the Year .
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🔥 Iconic Moments
Laettner’s most legendary performance came in the 1992 East Regional Final against Kentucky, where he hit a perfect 10-for-10 from both the field and the free-throw line, culminating in a buzzer-beating turnaround jumper known simply as “The Shot.” This play is considered one of the greatest moments in NCAA Tournament history .
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🏅 Honors and Legacy
Laettner holds several NCAA Tournament records, including most points (407), free throws made (142), and games played (23) . He was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Notably, he was the only college player selected for the 1992 U.S. Olympic “Dream Team,” joining legends like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson .
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🏀 Duke Blue Devils Men’s Basketball Schedule
## NCAA Men’s Basketball Schedule
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