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The Duke Basketball Museum sits on a perch, one flight of stairs above historic Cameron Indoor Stadium. Across the courtyard lies Krzyzewskiville, a makeshift campground where students live in tents covered by tarps for more than a month in anticipation of the enemy's arrival: the North Carolina game.
Museum visitors find a trove of memorabilia befitting college hoops royalty. The room also has a distinctly Minnesota flavor.
Eight-foot glass cases showcase the five national championships won under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. Each case holds the championship crystal ball trophy, along with jerseys, photos and nets that were cut down in celebration.
The first case honors the 1991 championship team that started its tournament run in Minneapolis, at the Metrodome, in the first two rounds.
Next in line, the 1992 championship case, won at the Final Four held at the Metrodome. Then there is a case for the 2001 champions, who also claimed their title at the Dome.
A few steps away is the 2015 case, with a poster-sized photo of a familiar face. That's Tyus Jones, former Apple Valley star, his eyes wide and mouth agape after draining a late three-pointer to punctuate a stirring performance that earned him Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors.
Five national titles. Four with Minnesota ties.
You betcha.
"Obviously we have won twice there, but it's how the city kind of opened its arms to the game of basketball while we were celebrating college basketball at its highest level," Krzyzewski said in an interview with the Star Tribune. "Minneapolis did a fabulous job of that. We love it there."
http://www.startribune.com/final-four-override-story-2/507029872/
Go Gophers!!
The Duke Basketball Museum sits on a perch, one flight of stairs above historic Cameron Indoor Stadium. Across the courtyard lies Krzyzewskiville, a makeshift campground where students live in tents covered by tarps for more than a month in anticipation of the enemy's arrival: the North Carolina game.
Museum visitors find a trove of memorabilia befitting college hoops royalty. The room also has a distinctly Minnesota flavor.
Eight-foot glass cases showcase the five national championships won under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. Each case holds the championship crystal ball trophy, along with jerseys, photos and nets that were cut down in celebration.
The first case honors the 1991 championship team that started its tournament run in Minneapolis, at the Metrodome, in the first two rounds.
Next in line, the 1992 championship case, won at the Final Four held at the Metrodome. Then there is a case for the 2001 champions, who also claimed their title at the Dome.
A few steps away is the 2015 case, with a poster-sized photo of a familiar face. That's Tyus Jones, former Apple Valley star, his eyes wide and mouth agape after draining a late three-pointer to punctuate a stirring performance that earned him Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors.
Five national titles. Four with Minnesota ties.
You betcha.
"Obviously we have won twice there, but it's how the city kind of opened its arms to the game of basketball while we were celebrating college basketball at its highest level," Krzyzewski said in an interview with the Star Tribune. "Minneapolis did a fabulous job of that. We love it there."
http://www.startribune.com/final-four-override-story-2/507029872/
Go Gophers!!