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Some 1969 What If’s

Most basketball teams end their seasons with a loss.

Most basketball coaches end their careers with a loss.

Bobby Knight ended his career with a loss. Dean Smith ended his career with a loss. Adolph Rupp ended his career with a loss.

That’s just the way the game is designed.

Thus, it’s no surprise that Vic Bubas ended his career with a loss.

But what a loss, what a game, what an opportunity. It took what still is the greatest individual performance in ACC Tournament history to end Duke and Bubas’ 1969 season in the title game of the ACC Tournament.