Students and community members packed Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday afternoon to welcome home the men’s basketball team from its victory in Indianapolis, Ind. Spectators waved copies of newspapers and chanted “Let’s go Duke!” as the final minute of the game was replayed on the video scoreboard. The audience cheered, listening to speeches from men’s head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, seniors Jon Scheyer, Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek and junior Nolan Smith. Whether they traveled from down the quad or down the highway, The Chronicle asked what fans’ favorite moments of the victory were and what brought spectators to Cameron Tuesday. —compiled by Lindsey Rupp
“It was very loud in there... It was loud and it was close.... The last shot. My seat was right on angle... and until it bounced off you couldn’t tell if it was going in or not.”
—Tallman Trask, executive vice president
“It was awesome, I really liked all the speeches. Coach K was really motivational, I liked how he went through the journey.”
—Cedric Stapleton, freshman
“It was thrilling. It just kind of wrapped up everything. This year has been one hell of a ride, I feel lucky and spoiled to experience this as a freshman. The best thing is seeing everyone in the stadium do the ‘Let’s Go Duke!’ chant.”
—Jaimie Woo, freshman
“It’s just incredible, the basketball team’s been a part of the whole Duke experience. It’s been an incredible ride the entire season. I just love the team.”
—Sam Davis, freshman
“I love Duke, I’ve been a fan ever since I was little. My dad went here, I live in Greensboro but I couldn’t miss it.”
—Nick Parleir, Greensboro resident
“Coach K is a strong leader for sure. It’s great to bring [my one-year-old son Ramsey] out. It’s a great year to be back, the team wins a national championship.”
—Jonas Anderson, Law ’08
“Its the first time [nine-year-old Christian Shelton has] been able to see that. The last time this happened he was two months old—but he was awake for the game. Can you guess who he’s named after?”
—Scott Shelton, Greensboro resident
“It’s really cool and epic. It’s really exciting to have the opportunity to support them, and it’s really exciting that they won—it paid off, our support paid off.”
—Jocelyn Antonio, sophomore
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