In a reversal or previous statements, Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski will return to USA Basketball to coach the team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, according to multiple reports.
Coach K led Team USA to gold medals in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London) but had said the London Olympics would be his last as head coach. Krzyzewski brought back life to the program that finished with a disappointing bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
He has a 62-1 record with the Americans and will now lead the team to both the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 FIBA World Championships in Spain.
The World Championships will be a particularly tough test because the Americans typically do not have their full A-squad for the World Championships while they will be playing a tough Spanish team on their home turf.
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