Former Blue Devils are busy building great programs.
Neither Marquette nor Northwestern is likely to make the Big Dance. That should not obscure what former Duke players and assistant coaches Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins have accomplished.
Wojo was 13-19 in his first year; in his second he's 19-12. He's also recruited very well and his program is clearly on the rise.
If anything, Collins has been more impressive because succeeding at Northwestern is incredibly difficult.
In his first season, Collins finished 14-19. In his second, he was 15-17. This year?
He's 20-11.