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The wait is over.
After four seasons, 131 wins and numerous awards, Duke's SHANE BATTIER is about to fill that one last hole in his resume--winning an NCAA title
Shane Battier remembers the moment. Of course he does. It was a moment that suggested gold-and-diamond rings, a net-cutting ceremony, a trip to the White House and a really plain-looking wooden trophy that does no justice to the NCAA championship achievement but that no college player would decline to embrace.
One of his Duke teammates missed a shot. Which player is not germane. What mattered was Battier unleashed all his strength, energy and will and twisted over a Connecticut defender to grab a most impossible rebound. Upon landing, he teammate Trajan Langdon alone on the wing. Langdon turned Battier's immediate into a 3-point dagger that figured to decide the 1999 NCAA title game.
Duke was going to win.
Only it didn't.
"That play was one of those plays that was like, `Wow, he hit that! There's no way we're going to lose this game,'" Battier says, two years removed. "Unfortunately, we didn't hang on."
So that rebound did not mean what it appeared to mean. It did not mean Duke was about to win its third NCAA Tournament under coach Mike Krzyzewski. It simply meant UConn had to deal with 3 more Duke points on the way to claiming its first championship.
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Clay, Gregory March 31, 2001 700+ words
...college. His name is Shane Battier, of Duke University. He has the...Tiger Woods Profile. Battier is biracial; his father...s biracial. This is Battier's athletic resume...and 10 rebounds to lead Duke past USC, he recorded...
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- Magazine article from: Basketball Digest LANDRETH, EDDY February 1, 2001 700+ words
...and even in the classroom, Duke's Shane Battier is almost too good to be...seemed to be any doubt that Battier would remain at Duke University for four years...college coaches ever, so Battier came to Duke to learn how to play basketball...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Murphy, Mark April 2, 2001 700+ words
...surprising rush past Duke for the national championship...t worn off. Shane Battier, from his sophomore...chance. According to Battier, the circumstances involving this season's Duke team are also entirely...different situation now," Battier said yesterday. "In...
- Battier won't let Duke's defense rest.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Doyel, Gregg March 21, 2001 700+ words
...steals _ that's not Duke senior Shane Battier. In fact, looking...once for every point Battier is on pace to score if Duke makes a run all the...seven players in Duke history have scored...points. And for Battier, who has 1,896...
- Former Duke Forward Shane Battier to Take the Court With EA SPORTS in NCAA...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 20, 2001 700+ words
...agreement with former Duke University forward Shane Battier, designating him...authentic," said Battier, currently a rookie...nostalgic about my Duke days, I can pick...After leading Duke the national title, Battier was the consensus...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) March 20, 2000 700+ words
Shane Battier said it was nothing...defense that allowed Duke to advance in the NCAA tournament. Battier had 21 points, eight...effective here,'' said Battier, whose previous high...Big mistake. Duke, owner of the nation...
- It's clear: Duke surely misses Shane Battier.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 16, 2002 700+ words
...Ewing and Duhon. This much is clear: Duke has not approached last season's...excellence, and the primary reason is Shane Battier's graduation. It seems obvious...court shortcomings. A year later, Duke's weaknesses rebounding, interior...
