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Goodwill Games. 1990 Seattle. Team competition. Christian Donald Laettner ( / ˈleɪtnər /, LAYT-nər; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history.
The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Duke's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons.
The 1992 NCAA tournament was highlighted by a game between #1 seed Duke and #2 seed Kentucky in the east regional final to determine a spot in the Final Four. With 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime, defending national champion Duke trailed 103–102. Grant Hill threw a pass three-quarters of the length of the court to Christian Laettner, who ...
The 7-foot-1 center went on to a spectacular career in the NBA, playing 17 seasons and reaching two NBA Finals. He was named one of the top 50 players in NBA history. Since retiring, Ewing has ...
Former Duke star Christian Laettner will help run a three-day basketball camp for girls and boys June 24-26 at Denmark High School as part of his basketball academy. The 9-13 age group is sold out ...
Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, and John Stockton were members of the 1992 United States Olympic Team, better known as the "Dream Team". In fact, all but one of the players on the "Dream Team" roster ( Christian Laettner) have ...
The Duke-Kentucky game on March 28, 1992, was voted No. 2 and the following story was sent that night. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Laettner has made the shots of two lifetimes. The All ...
Ed Macauley held the record for 39 days in 1958, the shortest in NBA history. Dolph Schayes held the record from 1958 to 1964 and was the first player to eclipse 15,000 career points. Bob Pettit held the record from 1964 to 1966 and is the first player to eclipse 20,000 career points. Wilt Chamberlain held the record from 1966 to 1984 and was ...