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The 2021-22 season is coming quick, so here's a recap of everything we know so far.
The Chronicle sat down with former Duke men's basketball player and 2010 national champion Andre Dawkins to ask him some questions about his playing career, incoming head coach Jon Scheyer and head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
After a four-year stint at Marquette under Steve Wojciechowski, Theo John enters the upcoming season with a fairly defined role—to bring energy and defensive expertise to the second unit.
Even with the announcement of Mike Krzyzewski’s impending retirement, Duke continues to assert itself in recruiting for the class of 2022. The Duke staff has made six offers so far for Jon Scheyer’s inaugural season as head coach, four of whom visited campus in June. The Blue Zone takes a look.
It's official, Duke's coaching staff has a new member.
There's going to be a showdown between the Buckeyes and Blue Devils in 2021.
Jayson Tatum, Jahlil Okafor, R.J. Barrett and Chelsea Gray will represent their countries as the Tokyo Olympics draw closer.
Ahead of Coach K's final season, Duke men's basketball is bringing in several new players to Durham. In this series, we analyze film on each of the Blue Devils' new signees and transfers for the 2021-22 season. We begin with graduate transfer Bates Jones.
Assistant coach Chris Carrawell has been promoted to associate head coach, effective immediately. He's been a member of the coaching staff since 2018 and played for Duke from 1996-2000.
Cameron Chronicles host Shane Smith, along with fellow men's basketball beat writers Evan Kolin and Max Rego, react to the announcement that Krzyzewski will retire after next season. They run through Coach K's career, including his first few seasons at Duke, his greatest accomplishments and more.
“Work hard and always try your best.” A handwritten word of advice from Mike Krzyzewski on a photo of him and a young, gleaming fan in Jon Scheyer is probably one of many personalized messages the Duke head coach has delivered to young kids sitting around Blue Devil fans’ houses.
The world got its first inkling of what Duke men’s basketball will look like without Mike Krzyzewski steering the ship.
As Blue Devil fans everywhere stare down the final season of Duke men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski's 40+ year career, we at the Blue Zone figure now is as good a time as ever to look back and appreciate each of Duke’s national titles under Coach K.
There's not a current Duke student alive who knows life without Mike Krzyzewski as the fearless leader of Duke men's basketball. Hell, there aren't people twice their age who know that life either. But even if it seemed like he would coach forever, Blue Devils across the globe are preparing for the unthinkable—Duke without Coach K.
In a lifetime consisting of 1,170 wins, five National Championships and three gold medals, which one is Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski most proud of? The correct answer is none of the above.
There’s one aspect that’s most important in keeping the Duke men’s basketball empire alive. In fact, it all comes down to one word.
People ask all the time: is change a good thing? The shock of Mike Krzyzewski announcing that the 2021-22 season would be his last underlies the more nuanced agenda—comprehending a legacy that, at face value, is incomprehensible.
Keep up with our coverage of Coach K's retirement announcement, including columns from our sports writers and reactions from the community.
Barring a national championship in this next season, the mere timing of Krzyzewski’s announcement is something that Blue Devil fans should be thanking him for.
Krzyzewski has had a great impact on many players, coaches and more in his time as one of the faces of college basketball.
