Mike Krzyzewski is coming out of retirement and heading to the NBA — as an adviser, not a coach.
The league said Wednesday that Krzyzewski, the Hall of Famer and all-time men's college Division I coaching wins leader, is its new special adviser to basketball operations.
Coach K stays busy with ‘Basketball and Beyond’, speeches
February 22, 2023 GMTMike Krzyzewski isn’t coaching for the first time in 48 years, but that doesn’t mean he has retired.
Despite being away from the sidelines, the Hall of Fame coach has been busy with speeches and his “Basketball and Beyond with Coach K” show on SiriusXM satellite radio.
Duke edges Notre Dame with Coach K in the house 68-64
February 15, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski scored 22 points and Duke beat Notre Dame 68-64 on Tuesday night with former coach Mike Krzyzewski on hand to watch the man who succeeded him pick up a milestone victory.
Krzyzewskiville, rowdy Duke fans part of Coach K’s legacy
February 3, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Emma Smith never forgot the discomfort of camping out on Duke's campus during a rainstorm, her tent filling with water and mud. Didac Garcia-Grau's freshman year saw two tents lost to wind damage.
West Virginia honors Huggins with 96-78 win over Buffalo
December 19, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored a season-high 22 points, Jimmy Bell Jr. had a double-double, and West Virginia celebrated Bob Huggins Hall of Fame Day by defeating Buffalo 96-78 on Sunday.
W. Virginia beats Portland State, Huggins earns win 921
November 26, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 16 points to lead West Virginia to a 89-71 win over Portland State in a Phil Knight Legacy tournament consolation game on Friday night, vaulting Bob Huggins into third place all-time for Division I coaching victories.
Huggins reaches another coaching milestone, WVU beats Penn
November 19, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and West Virginia used a fast start to beat Penn 92-58 Friday night, giving coach Bob Huggins another milestone win.
Mitchell scores 21, West Virginia beats Morehead State 75-57
November 16, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 21 points and West Virginia overcame a sluggish start to beat Morehead State 75-57 on Tuesday night.
Coach Bob Huggins earned his 919th career win, moving within one of Jim Calhoun for third place all-time among Division I coaches, behind only Jim Boeheim of Syracuse and recently retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Scheyer hopes No. 7 Duke’s defense ready for No. 6 Kansas
November 15, 2022 GMTJon Scheyer pushed defense from the first workouts after taking over at Duke. A week after his debut, he'll get a look at how that unit performs against a top opponent.
Roach leads No. 7 Duke past Jacksonville in Scheyer’s debut
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer’s coaching tenure with a 71-44 win over Jacksonville on Monday night.
Freshman Mark Mitchell had a team-high 18 points for the Blue Devils, who used a 25-4 run spanning halftime to blow the game open.
Duke’s Scheyer focuses on enjoying moment in coaching debut
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jon Scheyer didn't want to make Duke's season opener all about his first game as the successor to retired Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Instead, he wanted to make sure to enjoy a moment that has rarely come around in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 7 Duke tops Jacksonville to open Scheyer’s tenure
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer's coaching tenure with a 71-44 win over Jacksonville on Monday night.
Freshman Mark Mitchell had a team-high 18 points for the Blue Devils, who used a 25-4 run spanning halftime to blow the game open.
No. 7 Blue Devils start anew with Scheyer, 11 new players
October 19, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A season of massive change has arrived at seventh-ranked Duke.
Jon Scheyer has taken over a program led by a Hall of Fame coach who to many was the face of college basketball in Mike Krzyzewski.
ACC preview: UNC, Duke stand out even with coaching turnover
October 19, 2022 GMTNotre Dame coach Mike Brey was out recruiting during the Peach Jam summer tournament when someone cornered him with a question.
“They said, ‘Hey Coach, do you think the two new guys at Duke and Carolina are going to do well?’” Brey recalled.
Rivalry aside, UNC grad -- the governor -- honors Coach K
September 1, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Setting aside the heated college basketball rivalry, recently retired Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski was honored Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper — a two-time graduate of the University of North Carolina — with the state's highest honor.
LeBron James, Wade produce doc on 2008 Olympic ‘Redeem Team’
August 19, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A documentary on the 2008 U.S. men's basketball team known as the "Redeem Team,” with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, will premiere on Netflix this fall.
Charge dropped against Banchero tied to teammate’s DWI stop
July 30, 2022 GMTHILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed a misdemeanor charge against former Duke player and No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Paolo Banchero tied to an impaired-driving incident involving a teammate and grandson of now-retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Thursday Sports in Brief
June 24, 2022 GMTNBA
NEW YORK (AP) — The Orlando Magic selected Duke freshman Paolo Banchero on Thursday night with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
After leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final season, the 6-foot-10 forward was called first by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to begin the draft, beating out fellow first-year forwards Jabari Smith Jr.
Magic take Banchero 1st, Holmgren, Smith follow in NBA draft
June 24, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The question for weeks leading into the NBA draft was whether the first pick would be Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren or Jabari Smith Jr.
The answer finally came Thursday night — and even Banchero didn't know it until moments before the announcement of the Orlando Magic's selection.
Coach K enjoying family, ‘at peace’ with coaching retirement
June 1, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame coaching career at Duke.
The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement.
Coach retirements, NIL create new college basketball world
April 26, 2022 GMTIt wasn’t hard to spot Roy Williams during his first year of retirement.
He visited arenas across the country for games, including every step of North Carolina’s wild ride to the NCAA championship game against Kansas, a matchup of two programs he once coached.
Duke’s Trevor Keels takes one-and-done leap to NBA draft
April 23, 2022 GMTDuke freshman Trevor Keels is the fourth Blue Devils player in the past week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft.
The school announced Keels' decision Saturday and said he planned to hire an agent.
Duke’s Scheyer promotes Amile Jefferson to assistant coach
April 12, 2022 GMTNew Duke coach Jon Scheyer has promoted former Blue Devils player Amile Jefferson to assistant coach.
The school announced the hiring Tuesday.
Jefferson, who turns 29 next month, was director of player development in Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s final season.
Louisville names ex-Duke assistant Smith to Cardinals staff
April 11, 2022 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Kenny Payne has named former Duke staffer Nolan Smith as assistant coach, his first staff hire since becoming Cardinals head coach nearly three weeks ago.
Blue Devils add Schrage as special assistant to Scheyer
April 7, 2022 GMTDuke has hired former Elon head coach and Blue Devils staffer Mike Schrage to work as special assistant to new coach Jon Scheyer.
The school announced the move Thursday. Schrage had resigned at Elon on Monday after three seasons.
Duke’s Scheyer ready for program’s ‘pivotal’ coaching change
April 4, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jon Scheyer tried to soak up every possible nugget and detail he could as retiring Mike Krzyzewski’s designated successor in their final season together on the Duke sideline. Conversations on everything from game strategy to motivating players turned into an endless stream of notes and ideas, studiously documented on his iPad.
Out of the (Carolina) blue, Tar Heels go for title vs Kansas
April 3, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — It should come as no shock that North Carolina and Kansas are playing for the national title. Their names, complete with their intertwined histories, are cemented on the short-short list of college basketball's greatest programs.
Krzyzewski K-O’d: North Carolina takes out coach, Duke 81-77
April 3, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the 48th time over 47 years of unparalleled coaching, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski took the slow walk to midcourt and shook the hand of the North Carolina coach who beat him.
After that, he found his wife, Mickie, and they made the slow, sad walk, hand-in-hand, off the Superdome floor.
UNC gets best of Duke in epic 3rd meeting at Final Four
April 3, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a titanic third battle, Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse attack better than Duke could play bully ball.
The first meeting in the NCAA Tournament between the longtime rivals ended with a familiar storyline from the regular-season finale, when the Tar Heels got their offense humming after halftime with 3-pointers, floor spacing and off-the-dribble drives against Duke.
North Carolina to face Kansas in blue blood title game
April 3, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Big (blue) Easy has one more bit of bedazzling in store.
North Carolina and Kansas, basketball blue blood running deep in their veins, are headed to the national championship game.
Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?
April 2, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina has won six national championships and reached more Final Fours than any program in college basketball. Duke has claimed five titles under retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kansas just surpassed Kentucky for the most wins in the history of the game on its way to the Final Four.
Coach K on an NCAA revamp: ‘Time to look at the whole thing’
April 1, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn't much recognize anymore.
Or like at all.
The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last big news conference Friday to spell out issues he feels will haunt college basketball and the NCAA until they're fixed.
Rivals Duke, North Carolina in titanic clash at Final Four
April 1, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The name “Tobacco Road” misses the point. The most important industry in the 11-mile stretch of real estate between North Carolina's two cathedrals of hoops, the Smith Center in Chapel Hill and Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, is basketball.
Coach K builds Blue Devils into his final Final Four team
March 31, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — In one of his tried-and-true motivational speeches, Mike Krzyzewski outlined his four pillars of team building: making everyone feel important, taking ownership in the team, adapting to setbacks and playing with feeling.
UNC’s Davis uses experience Final Four coaching giants lack
March 31, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina's Hubert Davis doesn't have the long history of sideline success as the rest of the coaches at this week's Final Four.
He's not worried about being the new coach on the block, either.
A look back at some of the best blue blood Final Fours
March 30, 2022 GMTThis year's Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close.
In one corner, North Carolina is making a record 21st appearance in the Final Four. Its semifinal opponent, Duke, is waiting with the sport's winningest coach.
What you need to know about each team in the Final Four
March 30, 2022 GMTThere’s no room for a surprise team at this Final Four.
Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova have combined for 17 national championships. Each of the schools has won at least three titles, making this the first Final Four in which each of the teams already had won multiple championships.
Round 3: UNC, Duke set for 1st NCAA meeting in Final Four
March 29, 2022 GMTCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Duke and North Carolina are taking their much talked about and often debated men's basketball rivalry on the road to a place its never been.
The neighboring schools are preparing for another first in a series filled with big-name players and intense finishes: playing each other in the NCAA Tournament.
Buzzer-beaters, NBA stars highlight best of Duke-UNC rivalry
March 28, 2022 GMTThe Duke-North Carolina rivalry has been filled with future NBA stars and intense finishes through nearly 100 meetings in Mike Krzyzewski’s Hall of Fame tenure with the Blue Devils.
Now, with the teams preparing for Saturday’s Final Four meeting that marks the neighboring programs' first in the NCAA Tournament, here's a look at seven of the memorable matchups during Krzyzewski's tenure:
Top players showcase skills with McDonald’s Games back on
March 28, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Dariq Whitehead looks forward to playing on coach Jon Scheyer's first team at Duke next season.
He is determined to help continue the winning legacy established under Mike Krzyzewski and is ready to embrace that daunting challenge.
Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Nova set for epic Final Four showdowns
March 28, 2022 GMTDuke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of facing North Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament after the Blue Devils had punched their Final Four ticket with a win over Arkansas.
Carolina crushes Saint Peter’s, will meet Duke in Final Four
March 28, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — America’s favorite underdog, Saint Peter’s, shouldn’t feel all that bad. North Carolina has crushed lots of dreams over the decades.
The Tar Heels ended all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter's.
North Carolina ousts Peacocks, sets up Final Four Duke clash
March 28, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.
Duke beats Arkansas 78-69, sends Coach K to 13th Final Four
March 27, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour is headed to his record-setting 13th Final Four after Duke overwhelmed Arkansas 78-69 on Saturday night in the Blue Devils’ most complete performance of this NCAA Tournament run.
Coach K makes 13th Final Four, Duke beats Arkansas 78-69
March 27, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski slowly climbed up the ladder, bowed to the adoring Duke fans and then pointed to his players to give them the credit before cutting the final string of the net.
Coach K grateful as Banchero elevates game, carries Duke
March 26, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Duke's season and Mike Krzyzewski's coaching career were on the line in the closing minutes of the Sweet 16, it was a talented freshman who made sure it wouldn't end.
Paolo Banchero delivered the key plays down the stretch of the victory over Texas Tech that sent the Blue Devils into the West Region final against Arkansas.
TIPPING OFF: Coach K win away from record 13th Final Four
March 25, 2022 GMTA look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday:
Sweet 16: Coach K says ‘It’s not the coaching.’ But it is
March 25, 2022 GMTDuke keeps winning games in the NCAA Tournament and Mike Krzyzewski keeps telling anyone who will listen, “It’s not the coaching.”
There’s some evidence to suggest he’s right.
For one thing, Duke relies almost entirely on freshmen and sophomores, which means his core group of players have only had so much time to soak up Coach K's decades of gathered wisdom.
Thursday Sports in Brief
March 25, 2022 GMTCOLLEGE BASKETBALL
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved within one win of his record-setting 13th trip to the Final Four in his farewell season thanks to two late baskets by Jeremy Roach that helped seal the Blue Devils’ 78-73 win over Texas Tech.
Duke beats Texas Tech 78-73 to send Coach K to Elite 8
March 25, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski has spent more than four decades at Duke telling his players what to do, with championship-level results.
With his Hall of Fame career in danger of coming to an end, Krzyzewski let his players dictate the game-closing defensive strategy of switching from an uncharacteristic zone defense into Duke's famous man-to-man.
TIPPING OFF: Texas Tech ‘D’ is next hurdle for Coach K, Duke
March 24, 2022 GMTA look at what's happening in the NCAA Tournament as the Sweet 16 begins today:
TIPPING OFF: Texas Tech ‘D’ is next hurdle for Coach K, Duke
March 24, 2022 GMTA look at what's happening in the NCAA Tournament as the Sweet 16 begins Thursday:
Duke-Texas Tech matchup features contrast in coaching paths
March 23, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Texas Tech coach Mark Adams got his first head coaching job back in 1981, Mike Krzyzewski was getting ready for his second season at Duke.
While Krzyzewski was winning five NCAA titles, three Olympic gold medals and setting records for most wins by a men's coach in Division I, Adams was slogging his way through junior college, NAIA, Division II and low-level Division I with a brief hiatus running a minor league hockey team.
Williams playing ‘goalie’ to protect rim in Duke’s NCAA push
March 23, 2022 GMTIf a Duke player makes a defensive mistake, there's a good chance Mark Williams is there to clean it up.
The sophomore is elite rim protector and solid rebounder with the spring to finish around the rim.
Roach makes his move with a March surge for Blue Devils
March 22, 2022 GMTJeremy Roach kept working to be ready for his moment, even as he bounced in and out of Duke’s starting lineup filled with NBA talent.
That’s why the smallest player in the rotation keeps coming up big for the Blue Devils in their push to send off retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski with one final championship run.
NCAAs: Coach K’s farewell tour extended through next weekend
March 21, 2022 GMTMike Krzyzewski's farewell tour was thisclose to over.
Duke trailed Michigan State 70-65 with 5:10 left to play Sunday and there was next to nothing he could do about it.
“I’m an Army guy,” recalled Krzyzewski, who played for Bobby Knight at West Point and started his coaching career there.
Duke tops MSU, into Sweet 16 in Coach K’s final NCAA tourney
March 21, 2022 GMTDuke survived a tense finish against Michigan State and extended Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament run, beating Tom Izzo’s Spartans 85-76 on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches’ bittersweet last tussle.
Coach K’s last ride continues as Duke closes out Spartans
March 21, 2022 GMTGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski’s emotions began to flow with a few seconds left on the clock, when it was finally certain Duke would extend his last NCAA Tournament run.
He whirled around to face the section where his family was sitting behind him and extended both arms to point their way in celebration.