Duke - Carolina Volume 4

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Art Inc. Chansky. Duke - Carolina Volume 4

Volume 4: Final Four Regulars

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Many college basketball fans under 40 believe the Duke-Carolina rivalry began in the 1980s, when Mike Krzyzewski arrived in Durham and built a powerhouse program to rival what Dean Smith had been doing at Carolina for almost 20 years.

The 1980s were, however, the years the rivalry moved off Tobacco Road and across the nation, thanks to television. Since 1986, every Duke-Carolina game has been on national TV, whether ESPN, CBS or ABC. In fact, ESPN2 was launched on the power of Duke-Carolina, as fans outside of the ACC had to subscribe to The Deuce to get the first Duke-Carolina game in 1994.

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“Wait till we get ‘em in Chapel Hill,” McGuire said to Brown as they left the court at Duke. Carolina won the rematch to finish first in the ACC but, unfortunately, Heyman, Brown and UNC’s Donnie Walsh sat it out after being suspended by the ACC for instigating the fight in Durham. All of the Tar Heels missed the ACC Tournament and a chance to play for another national championship because they had been placed on probation by the NCAA for alleged recruiting violations the uncooperative McGuire never bothered to refute.

Tensions were high before the February 4 game at Duke began; Duke’s Doug Kistler (41) rebounds while rival big men Doug Moe (35) and Carroll Youngkin (23) eye each other (Durham Herald-Sun)

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