Building the ultimate UNC-Duke combined starting five

Posted Feb 6, 2026
UNC and Duke will play its first of two meetings Saturday at the Smith Center. The rivalry between the Tar Heels and Blue Devils has featured some of the greatest basketball players the sport has ever seen. For fun, I put together a combined starting five from the two programs, but narrowing it down to just five players was nearly impossible. (USA Today)

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