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OptaSTATS: The @Lakers ' LeBron James, Anthony Davis & D'Angelo Russell are the 2nd trio of starters since the NBA-ABA merger to each have 20 points & 5 assists in their 1st game played together as teammates. They join the Spurs' Willie Anderson, Johnny Dawkins & Alvin Robertson on 11/5/88. 7:32 AM · Feb 16, 2023 ·
Stephen Curry was rejected by Duke
At one point during their hour-long podcast conversation, Rex brought up Stephen's recruitment and how he tried to help him land a spot on Duke's roster as a walk-on. However, Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski and associate head coach Johnny Dawkins ultimately turned him down. "When Steph was in high school, he was going into his senior year and he wanted to go to an ACC school — he wanted to go to Duke," Chapman said, and Dell agreed. "And I knew Johnny Dawkins a little better than you did at the time, because I was with [agent] David Falk and Johnny was also with David Falk. I remember you said, 'Steph would like to go there!' Johnny and Coach K won't like that I'm telling this, but so what... I called Johnny one day and I said, 'Look, Dell's son, Stephen, he's [good]...' And he said, 'Yeah, yeah, I know. Let me get back with you.' "This was just to be a walk-on. This was just to be a walk-on! He got back with me the next day and he said, 'We're full up this year, maybe next year though.' So, Stephen signed with Davidson."
Barkley was the surprise. No one had seen someone so big move so fast, jump so quick. During scrimmages, players competing on other courts didn’t have to see to believe. They knew Barkley had dunked just by the sound of the rim snapping back into place. “That was the first time I saw somebody dunk the basketball so hard he lifted the stanchion,” Duke guard Johnny Dawkins said. Barkley talked a lot, and one day at lunch he told everyone at his table that he planned to lead the trials in points, rebounds and assists. Hearing this, Krystkowiak chuckled. “There’s no way,” he said to himself. Then he saw the Auburn star play. Jordan had arrived as the best player in the country, but Barkley looked like the best player in Bloomington. “He had a chip on his shoulder,” Kentucky forward Kenny Walker said. “He knew he was good, but people outside the SEC didn’t know a whole lot about him. He was on a mission.”
Jeff Goodman: UCF coach Johnny Dawkins told @Stadium that Aubrey Dawkins is definitely staying in the NBA Draft.
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Christian Bruey: Johnny Dawkins told me @BJ Taylor worked out with the @cavs today and will work out with the @DetroitPistons tomorrow. #UCF #NBADraft
Jerry Stackhouse is in talks with Vanderbilt about becoming the school's next head men's basketball coach, sources confirmed. The news was previously reported by CBSSports.com and ESPN.com. Vanderbilt fired Bryce Drew last month after three seasons, and then several others were linked to the job, including former Georgetown coach John Thompson III and UCF coach Johnny Dawkins.
Following a standout sophomore season for the UCF men's basketball team, Tacko Fall has expressed interest to the NBA to declare for the 2017 Draft, but is following the guidelines to retain his NCAA eligibility. "This is a tremendous opportunity for Tacko," UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins said. "He will be able to learn more about himself and his game during this process and we will be there to help him along the way."
Former Stanford star Mark Madsen, who led the Cardinal to a Final Four berth in 1998, will be hired as an assistant coach under men's basketball coach Johnny Dawkins, according to sources close to the program.
Former Stanford star Mark Madsen is coming back to the school as an assistant basketball coach. Coach Johnny Dawkins said Tuesday that Madsen will replace the retired Dick Davey on his staff. Madsen will primarily work with post players. Madsen helped lead the Cardinal to four NCAA tournament appearances and the 1998 Final Four during his collegiate career. He averaged 10.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in his career and earned the nickname “Mad Dog” for his aggressive style.
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On Sunday, a cable-TV documentary is scheduled to shower glory on Christian Laettner and Brian Davis for the back-to-back basketball national titles they helped deliver 20 years ago to Duke University. But later next week they have a court appearance in Washington, D.C. It's about a loan their real-estate company failed to repay to former Duke captain Johnny Dawkins. The judge in the case, having last year ordered Laettner, Davis and a company of theirs to pay Dawkins $671,309, will decide whether to hold them in contempt of court in regard to their failure to do so. In court documents and in interviews, Laettner, Davis and their attorney say any failure to make court-ordered payments is attributable to a lack of resources.
On Sunday, a cable-TV documentary is scheduled to shower glory on Christian Laettner and Brian Davis for the back-to-back basketball national titles they helped deliver 20 years ago to Duke University. But later next week they have a court appearance in Washington, D.C. It's about a loan their real-estate company failed to repay to former Duke captain Johnny Dawkins. The judge in the case, having last year ordered Laettner, Davis and a company of theirs to pay Dawkins $671,309, will decide whether to hold them in contempt of court for failing to do so. In court documents and in interviews, Laettner, Davis and their attorney say any failure to make court-ordered payments is attributable to a lack of resources.
Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins gave the Knicks their props yesterday for looking past the Cardinal’s awful season in 2009-10 and selecting Landry Fields anyway. Most college prognosticators had Fields undraftable. He wasn’t even included in the Draft Guide that contained 100 names. Fields was one of the Knicks’ great surprises of 2010- 11, starting 81 games at shooting guard and considered the steal of the 2010 draft at No. 39. “The Knicks always had an interest in him,’’ Dawkins told The Post yesterday at the Garden. “They came to see him a lot. They saw practices, games. They stayed on top of it. I spoke to [Mike] D’Antoni about him. They did a great job. They knew. I always give the Knicks credit. They figured it out and he makes a great fit for that organization, not just on the court.’’
"I can't believe it," said Johnny Dawkins, head coach for Stanford University's basketball team and Emma's teammate at Duke. "He was a great guy," Dawkins said. "I have nothing but respect for him as a competitor. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family."
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