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You Tube Gold: Duke-DePaul In The 1986 Sweet Sixteen

By 1986, Duke had become a powerful program and entered the NCAA tournament with just two losses.

On the way to Mike Krzyzewski’s first Final Four, Duke would have some interesting opponents, not least of all DePaul.

A native of Chicago like Coach K, Meyer took over the DePaul program 1984 after his legendary father Ray retired and did okay for a while.

His 1986 team faced Duke at in 1986 and gave Duke a very credible game, losing by just 74-67.

The next year was his high-water mark, finishing at 28-3.