Duke’s 2010 national championship might have been the most unlikely of the five Duke has won.
Look who started for the Blue Devils in the championship game: Kyle Singler, Lance Thomas, Brian Zoubek, Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer. Mason and Miles Plumlee came off the bench as did Andre Dawkins. As it turned out, only Mason Plumlee had a significant pro career (in fairness, Scheyer’s career was cut short by an eye injury).
Zoubek really had very limited talents but he could defend inside and rebound and he was really good about kicking the ball out to the three point shooters when he pulled the ball down.