One of the most underrated Duke players of the past 25 years
Stout defender, quality mid range jumper, strong leadership qualities and I never remember him rattled or overcome by the moment
Carrawell joined a program coming off seasons of: 13-18 and 18-13 (1st Round lose to Eastern Michigan), included in his recruiting class were Nate James and Mike Chappell (would transfer to Michigan State).
Alongside a strong core of
(JR) G: Steve Wojciechowski
(SR) G: Jeff Capel
(SO) G: Trajan Langdon
(JR) F: Ricky Price
(JR) F: Roshown McLeod *transfer
(SR) C: Greg Newton
Duke basketball stormed back to relevance winning the ACC regular season Crown (over a 'SR' Tim Duncan)
By Carrawell's sophomore season Duke was back in the Elite 8 and the following year was the magical 1999 season. Although Chris was unable to break thru with a NCAA Title, he did manage 6x ACC Trophies, 3x #1 Seed and above all helping put Duke basketball back at the top echelon.
Welcome back Carrawell!