Duke Basketball Report · Jul 17, 2022
Andre Dawkins: You Can Call Him Coach Dawkins Now
College Basketball: NCAA Playoffs: Duke head coach Coach Mike Krzyzewski with Andre Dawkins (20) during game vs Arkansas - Pine Bluff. Jacksonville, FL 3/19/2010It was no fault of his own, but Andre Dawkins had a tough time at Duke. His sister died in an accident during his freshman year while coming to see him play. It affected him deeply and at one point later in his career, Mike Krzyzewski told him to take a year away to deal with his depression.
He did and later said it had been a good move.
It was a tough time for him though. And at that age? To deal with that sort of loss?