Stanford Brings In A New Duke: Johnny Dawkins spent the last nine seasons being the head assistant coach for Duke before being hired as Stanford’s head coach. He is replacing Trent Johnson, who was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year last season. Although Dawkins has no previous head coaching experience, he was the Blue Devils’ top assistant and the right-hand man of Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Cardinal finished 28-8 last season and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001.
[4/30/08]