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After much anticipation, the United States Olympic team was finally announced—including one familiar face.
With Duke baseball out of the NCAA tournament and the July draft looming, the Blue Zone takes a look at how some former Blue Devil stars are faring in the professional ranks.
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.
While a 32nd-place finish on the women’s side might not jump off the screen, Duke still made some history in Eugene, Ore., with All-American distinction in five events and a program-high five top-10 finishes.
Fear not Duke fans—you don’t have to say goodbye to all the Blue Devil seniors just yet.
Duke fans will be welcomed back for the first time since March 2020.
From the opening kickoff of the first game to the final penalty in the Blue Devils' NCAA tournament run, 242 days elapsed—a long time in itself. But their season truly began July 21, when the team arrived back on campus.
The dark clouds and ominous rain hinted at a tragic ending for the Blue Devils, but no one could have imagined the extent to which Duke would suffer.
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.
Elimination games are starting to look like they aren't a challenge for Duke, which delivered a brutal knockout punch to keep itself alive another day.
“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.
Duke had its 12-game win streak snapped Friday.
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.
Last summer, I thought the Blue Devils wouldn’t see an NCAA tournament until after I’d graduate. But now, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if I’m watching them in the Final Four next April.
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.
