Dawkins Leaves Duke

On April 26, former long-time assistant coach at Duke, Johnny Dawkins, was named head coach of Stanford. He will replace Pac-10 coach of the year Trent Johnson who is now the head coach for LSU. Acquiring Johnny Dawkins is a great move by Stanford, simply because he was mentored by one of the best, Mike Krzyzewski. Another reason Dawkins is a good choice. is that he knows the game and was a recognizable basketball player; he was an All-American at Duke and went on to play for nine years in the NBA. He will take over at a college that has a similar philosophies both on and off the court. Will he be successful after his first year or two? Probably not, because he lost both the Lopez twins to the NBA Draft. But i Believe he can quickly rebuild their program and have them headed towards the final four i the near future.