He won't be afraid to share that inside knowledge with Illinois State's basketball players, either.
"Me, as a guy who's been there, if they ask if it's really that tough, yes, it's really that tough," said Duhon, who joined Dan Muller's staff as an assistant coach on June 18. "If they ask, 'Am I working hard?' No, you're not really working hard. This is working hard ...
Duhon was a McDonald's All-American in Slidell, La., before going on to star as Duke's point guard from 2000-04. He helped the Blue Devils win the national championship as a freshman before enjoying a nine-year NBA career that started with the Chicago Bulls.