Duke Basketball: 10 best players ever from the Mike Krzyzewski era

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 06: Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils cuts down the net after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers during the NCAA Men's Final Four Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 6, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Duke defeated Wisconsin 68-63. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

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2. Elton Brand

Elton Brand goes down as one of the greatest Duke players of all time because of his contributions to the 1999 Blue Devils team that made a run to the Final Four. Although Duke was upset by the UConn Huskies in the NCAA National Championship, Brand walked away with the ACC Player of the Year award and National College Player of the Year.

He averaged 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game over his two-year collegiate career at Duke. He also shot 61.2 percent from the field.

After just two years with the Blue Devils, Elton Brand was selected first overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play for 17 years professionally and collected several accolades along the way.

In 2018, Brand was inducted into the Duke University Hall of Fame.

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