Duke basketball: 50 best players to play for Coach K

Nov 12, 2021; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski prior to a game against the Army Black Knights at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2021; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski prior to a game against the Army Black Knights at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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DURHAM, NC – SEPTEMBER 10: Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski (right) and former player Bobby Hurley acknowledge fans while being honored by the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame on their recent induction during halftime of a game between Stanford and Duke on September 10, 2011 at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. New members were inducted on Friday, September 9, 2011. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

6. Bobby Hurley (1989-1993)

When you think of the best players to ever wear a Duke jersey, one of the first names that pop into your head is Bobby Hurley. The point guard helped bring the Blue Devils to three straight Final Fours, winning two National Championships along the way, in addition to two ACC Regular Season titles, and an ACC Tournament title.

Over the course of his four seasons, Hurley held a career average of 12.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He was also named to an All-ACC team three times, the 1992 All-ACC Tournament team, the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player once, was a consensus All-American, and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team twice as well.

After graduating from Duke, Hurley was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and played five seasons in the NBA, but after a car crash that nearly killed him, Hurley was never able to play in the NBA again. He now serves as the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils.