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Back in the day, when Gene Banks first came to Duke, he was a total revelation. First, he was immensely talented, far beyond anything Duke fans had seen before. He sort of floated on the court, hence his nickname of Tinkerbell. He had a particular knack of being able to stand on the baseline, rear back and without moving or using his legs, dropping a pass over the defense to a teammate for a quick hit layup.

Occasionally that teammate was Kenny Dennard.

Both guys were charismatic bon vivants, larger than life figures at Duke who cast long shadows.