Did Christian Laettner win an NCAA championship?
Christian Donald Laettner (/ˈleɪtnər/, LAYT-nər; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the star player on the back-to-back Duke National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year.
Does Christian Laettner have a ring?
Christian Laettner won two national championships in college as he led Duke to back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992. The Blue Devils lost in the Final Four and in the national championship game in Laettner’s freshman and sophomore years, respectively.
What does Christian Laettner do for a living?
Coach
Basketball playerEntrepreneurBusinessperson
Christian Laettner/Professions
Christian Laettner is still around basketball these days, but he’s kept a fairly low profile. He served as an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G-League. He also launched an effort to turn around a struggling high school basketball team on a television series aired on the Olympic Channel.
Is Christian Laettner a Hall of Famer?
Christian Laettner is enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame as a member of the fabled ‘Dream Team’ which also includes the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird.
Who was the best player on the 1992 Dream Team?
Michael Jordan
The team had the greatest player of all time—Michael Jordan. They had the greatest point guard of all time—Magic Johnson. They had two of the top 5 power forwards of all time—Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, and they had two of the best centers—Patrick Ewing and David Robinson.
Why was Hakeem Olajuwon not on the Dream Team?
Olajuwon was ineligible for selection to the “Dream Team” as he hadn’t become a US citizen. Olajuwon became a naturalized American citizen on April 2, 1993. For the 1996 Olympics, he received a FIBA exemption and was eligible to play for Dream Team II. The team went on to win the gold medal in Atlanta.