The 100 greatest Duke basketball players under Coach K

This ranking is of the 100 Blue Devils most responsible for the trove of memories ever since a fearless 33-year-old assumed the Duke basketball throne in 1980.

The ideal person to rank the 100 greatest Duke basketball players across the Mike Krzyzewski era is, well, Mike Krzyzewski — won’t happen.

So let’s start with what we know: the ranking requires triple-digit entries in order to include all the stars and significant role players who have contributed to any of the legend’s 1,132 wins (five national championships, 12 final fours, and 15 ACC Tournament titles).

But how do we compare a Quinn Cook to a Cherokee Parks or to any other Blue Devil from the tail end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency…