Duke Blue Devils Ticket Information

The Duke Blue Devils is one of the most famous teams in college sports. The name of the Blue Devils comes from French soldiers during World War which were named les Diables Bleus or Blue Devils because of the blue uniform they wore. Duke Blue Devils history dates back to 1906 when Wilbur Wade Card, Trinity College's Athletic Director, introduced the game of basketball to Trinity. In 1963 the Duke team appeared in the Final Four for the first time loosing to Loyola 74-71. In 1978 the team got into the NCAA championship under Bill Foster. The team has been very successful over the past 25 years under the coach Mike Krzyzewski nicknamed Coach K.

The team has won 3 NCAA Mens Division Basketball Championships. 71 players of the team have been drafted in the NBA Draft. During its long history the team has sixteen Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championships in 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Duke Blue Devils has wan eighteen times the regular season in 1954, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006.

Since 1981, when Mike Krzyzewski became the coach of the team, he managed to promote it to a new level. Under his leadership the Duke Blue Devils became the only team who wan 3 national championships since the NCAA expansion in 1985. The team has wan 10 Final Fours during the last 20 years including five one after another in 1988, 89, 90, 91, 2000. From 1999 to 2003 Duke Blue Devils wan AAC Tournament five times in a row. It was ranked number one in 13 of the previous 20 seasons and 7 players were named Naismith College Player of the Year. Many Duke best players such as Carlos Boozer, Chris Duhon, Mike Dunleavy, Jason Williams, Grant Hill, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner and Elton Brand moved to the NBA after being coached by Mike Krzyzewski. He is considered to be the best coach of the team during its long history who managed to raise the success and the popularity of the team to an unprecedented level. Thousands of fans support the Duke Blue Devils buying tickets each game of the team. Many of Mike Krzyzewskis assistants, as for example Mike Brey, Tommy Amaker, Quin Snyder, have become head basketball coaches at different universities around the country. Coach K was five times honored the National Coach of the Year in 1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000.

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