Duke Basketball Report · Jun 30, 2022
YouTube Gold: Battier’s Greatest Play At Duke
Shane Battier dunking over the Arizona Wildcats in the 2001 NCAA championship.People who were watching Duke Basketball when Shane Battier was a Blue Devil can tell stories. If you’ve never heard of any of these, ask an older fan and watch them light up.
The Pan-Pan story. The Shaolin story. The “feels normal” story. The classic story of telling Dean Smith he was going to Duke. The story of telling Jason Williams Duke players aren’t ever casual after a loss.
Who’s yer daddy? Battier!
In the 2001 championship game against Arizona, Battier was an absolute warrior, getting to a level few Blue Devils ever have - or anyone, really. The man was every where.