When we posted this yesterday, we knew some of you would have memories that we didn’t mention and sure enough, John wrote in to remind us of the 1981 classic.
This was the final home game for Kenny Dennard and Gene Banks and Banks, who was one of the most charismatic players ever at Duke, came out and threw roses to the crowd.
When the game was winding down, Duke was down two with :02 left and got the ball in and called a time out.
During the timeout, rookie coach Mike Krzyzewski drew up a play but Dennard later said he and Banks eyed each other and knew they were going to do their own thing.
And they did: Dennard got the ball into Banks, who hit a legendary shot over the very long arm of 6-10 Sam Perkins.
As John reminds us, James Worthy was out for that game which certainly made it easier. On the other hand, them’s the breaks.
We’ve used this as a YouTube Gold feature before and odds are we’ll do it again at some point. It was a magical play and a favorite memory for Duke fans. This play, like the Tre Jones/Wendell Moore game or the Laettner game, is iconic.
By the way, check out who posted the video.
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