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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.
The next Duke head coach is a man that, in the eyes of Blue Devil fans, needs no introduction.
Coach K will retire after this upcoming season.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of May 25-June 1. This is our last edition of our weekly recap for the year, and we’ll be back when fall sports start up to bring you all the news in Duke athletics.
Chloe Beck may have been the only new player to join the team in the fall of 2019, but she has proven since then that even the smallest recruiting classes can be the most outstanding.
Eight tickets to Oregon, please.
John Danowski said it in the press conference heading into Championship Weekend. “If you ask me any one intangible that you want to have above everything, just give me great team chemistry. And that takes a while to develop.”
Prince said to party like it’s 1999, but 1961 seems to be a more fitting year for Duke.
The so-called "potential superteam" never seemed unbeatable throughout the year and was more than susceptible to losing in a Final Four that included all four of the tournament's top seeds. But when the Blue Devils boast the defensive player of the year, a Tewaaraton finalist, eight total All-Americans and the winningest coach in Division I history, it was always championship or bust for Duke, who looked anything but super in the semifinals.
While the women’s tennis team’s season ended with its loss to North Carolina in the Elite Eight last week, six Blue Devils were able to compete in the NCAA Individual Championship.
It’s full steam ahead for Duke as it goes into uncharted territory: the ACC Championship game.
Two conference champions, two Tewaaraton Award finalists, a laundry list of All-Americans at both ends and a trip to the NCAA Championship Game on the line. It should’ve been a close game.
Nicknamed "Captain Clutch" for a reason, the senior attackman feeds off the sudden-death energy late in games. Duke has gone into overtime four times this season... and Robertson has won the game with the necessary goal in three of those games.
Whatever the outcome of Saturday’s game, it certainly should be one of the most exciting matchups of the season. But as the Blue Devils make their way to Championship Weekend, the nitty-gritty stats and rankings don’t matter nearly as much as the opportunity to play with one another in the moments they’ve dreamt about since childhood.
Duke’s late-season magic just keeps coming, and its lead magician Michael Rothenberg just keeps delivering.
The New York native becomes the third Duke player to earn the award, following Tyler Hardy in 1996 and Nick O'Hara in 2008.
