Duke basketball guard Andre Dawkins announced last week that he will return for the 2013-14 season. After Dawkins spent this season redshirting, we're counting down his top-five performances as a Blue Devil.
No. 4: Dawkins hits two threes to help send Duke to the Final 4
The date: Mar. 28, 2010
The game: Duke 78, Baylor 71
Dawkins statline: Six points on 2-for-2 shooting from beyond the arc in 13 minutes of play.
The breakdown: Dawkins was a key contributor for the Blue Devils in the regular season, but had played very sparingly in the NCAA tournament. He played a total of seven minutes in the Round of 32 and Sweet 16, not attempting a single shot. In the Elite 8 however, Dawkins' number was called when junior Kyle Singler was forced to the bench in foul trouble.
Towards the end of the first half Baylor was starting to take control of the game, running out to a six point lead thanks to a 10-0 run sparked by guards LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter.
Dawkins rose to the occasion to stop the Bears in their tracks, drilling his second 3-pointer of the game to cut the lead back to three and give momentum back to Duke. Dawkins' shot helped keep it a one possession game heading to the locker room at halftime, allowing Duke to mount a comeback and advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2004.
The quote: “He gave us a big lift,” Scheyer said. “We were a little out of rhythm. So his two threes were huge, especially the second one when we were down six to cut [the lead] to three. That was a huge shot especially.”
Previous Dawkins performances:
No. 5: Dawkins scores 16 off the bench against Miami
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