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YouTube Gold: Duke Starts Walk-ons Against Wake Forest
TL;DR
In 2005, Duke faced Wake Forest after losing two consecutive games, leading Coach K to start walk-ons Reggie Love, Patrick Johnson, and Patrick Davidson instead of regular starters. Duke won the game 102-92 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Key points
- Duke lost back-to-back games before facing Wake Forest
- Coach K started walk-ons in response to the losses
- Duke won the game 102-92 at Cameron Indoor Stadium
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Wake Forest's Chris Paul (left) grabs a loose ball against Duke's Reggie Love (top) and Shelden Williams (right) during the Blue Devils 102-92 win Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by K.C. Cox/WireImage)
In 2005, Duke had a rarity: they lost back-to-back games, both on the road. The first was to Maryland, 99-92, and then to Virginia Tech, 67-65.
Wake Forest came to Cameron after that, and Coach K was pissed. He kept JJ Redick and Shelden Williams in the starting lineup, but sat Daniel Ewing, Sean Dockery and Shavlik Randolph.
In their places, he put Reggie Love, Patrick Johnson, and Patrick Davidson.
He did this because he felt that the three benched starters weren’t playing up to Duke standards.
The walk-ons did their best and showed full commitment to the standards, but they could not keep up with Chris Paul.
Duke ended up winning, 102-92. Skip Prosser mused afterwards that the starting lineup was “curious,” something Wake fans picked up on.
They assumed the whole scheme was to get Paul, but it was really a motivational tactic.
And it worked: Redick scored what was at the time his career high, 38, and Duke won, 102-92.
Coach K probably wasn’t thrilled about the defense, but in the following three games, no one scored above 60.
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Q&A
Why did Duke start walk-ons against Wake Forest in 2005?
Duke started walk-ons due to Coach K's frustration after back-to-back losses, opting to shake up the lineup.
What was the final score of the Duke vs Wake Forest game in 2005?
Duke won the game against Wake Forest with a final score of 102-92.
Who were the regular starters benched by Coach K during the 2005 game?
Coach K benched Daniel Ewing, Sean Dockery, and Shavlik Randolph for the game against Wake Forest.