Duke vs. UNC
The Rivalry Series
In the spirit of rivalry week, and on the same day as the first Duke vs. North Carolina ("UNC") game of the season, it seemed appropriate to review the history of the two programs and unveil the hypothetical match-up of the "All-Time Teams" for both Duke and North Carolina.
National Championships
Since 1939, Duke and North Carolina have appeared in a combined total of 19 National Championship Games (Duke - 10, North Carolina 9). Further, either Duke or North Carolina has won the National Championship nine times - Duke has won four National Championships, while North Carolina has won five National Championships. Since 2000, both Duke and North Carolina have won two National Championships.
Final Fours
North Carolina leads Duke in all-time Final Four appearances with 18, compared to Duke's 15 appearances. Since 2000, North Carolina has made four trips to the Final Four, trumping Duke's three trips.
Tournament Success
North Carolina leads Duke in all-time NCAA Tournament appearances (44-37), Sweet 16 appearances (30-27), and Elite 8 appearances (26-19). Of North Carolina's 44 NCAA Tournament appearances, the Tarheels reached the Elite 8 just over 59% of the time. Duke, on the other hand, reached the Elite 8 nearly 51% of the time in their 37 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Wooden Award Success
Of the 36 John R. Wooden Award Winners (1976-2012), 5 of the winners played for Duke and 4 of the winners played for North Carolina. Duke has experienced more recent Wooden Award success than North Carolina with 4 Award Winners since 1998, while North Carolina had 1 Award Winner. Contrastingly, North Carolina had 3 Award Winners before 1998, while Duke had 1 Award Winner.
Duke's list of winners includes: Christian Laettner (1991-92), Elton Brand (1998-99), Shane Battier (2000-01), Jay Williams (2001-09), and J.J. Redick (2005-06). North Carolina's list of winners includes: Phil Ford (1977-78), Michael Jordan (1983-84), Antawn Jamison (1997-98), and Tyler Hansbrough (2007-08).
ACC Regular Season
North Carolina has won the regular season ACC title 36 times. Staggering! Duke has won the regular season ACC title 22 times. Since 2000, North Carolina has won 7 regular season ACC titles. Duke has won 5 such titles.
ACC Tournament
The Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") began hosting an annual conference tournament in 1954. Since then, Duke has won the ACC Tournament 19 times. North Carolina has won the ACC Tournament 17 times. Interestingly, since 2000 Duke has won 9 ACC Tournaments, while North Carolina has only won 2 ACC Tournaments.
NBA Draft
Both programs have seen unparalleled success with placing players in the NBA via the NBA Draft. North Carolina leads Duke in the number of players selected in the NBA Draft, 104-77. However, three Duke players have been selected #1 overall, while only two Tarheels have been selected #1 overall.
All-Time Teams
Duke
| Pos. | Name | Years | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| F | Christian Laettner | 1988-92 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| F | Elton Brand | 1997-99 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| F | Grant Hill | 1990-94 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| G | J.J. Redick | 2002-06 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| G | Jay Williams | 1999-2002 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| F | Shane Battier | 1997-2001 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| C | Shelden Williams | 2002-06 | 13.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| G | Bobby Hurley | 1989-93 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| G | Kyrie Irving | 2010-11 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| G | Johnny Dawkins | 1982-86 | 19.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| F/C | Danny Ferry | 1985-89 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| F/C | Carlos Boozer | 1999-2002 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
North Carolina
| Pos. | Name | Years | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| C | Brad Daugherty | 1982-86 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| F | Antawn Jamison | 1995-98 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| F | James Worthy | 1979-82 | 14.5 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| G | Vince Carter | 1995-98 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| G | Michael Jordan | 1981-84 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| G/F | Jerry Stackhouse | 1993-95 | 15.7 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| F | Rasheed Wallace | 1993-95 | 13.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| F | Tyler Hansbrough | 2005-09 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| G | Joseph Forte | 1999-2001 | 18.7 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| F/C | Sam Perkins | 1980-84 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| F | Bob McAdoo | 1971-72 | 19.5 | 10.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| G | Ty Lawson | 2006-08 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
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