The too-perfect basketball story with the too-perfect ending is still available on DVD. The real celebration for the new national champion — that's taking place on Tobacco Road. Kyle Singler scored 19 points and Brian Zoubek rebounded Gordon Hayward's miss with 3.6 seconds left Monday night to help Duke beat Butler 61-59, ending the tiny underdog's try for a "Hoosiers" sequel one win short of the Hollywood ending. The Bulldogs had a chance to win it at the end in an amazing sequence that defined this tournament. Gordon Hayward's half-court shot at the buzzer went flying, thudded off the backboard and rim, and out and most of the crowd of 70,930 gasped, "Ohhhh." So close
Duke and Coach K are back in the Final Four, although it's going to be a new experience to this group of Blue Devils. Nolan Smith scored a career-high 29 points, Jon Scheyer sank five 3-pointers and added 20 and top-seeded Duke restored some order to the topsy-turvy NCAA tournament on Sunday with a 78-71 win over Baylor in the South Regional final. The Blue Devils (33-5) are back in the national semifinals for the first time since 2004, a six-year drought that was the longest since Mike Krzyzewski made his first Final Four in 1986.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was inducted in the Army Sports Hall of Fame, along with seven others, during a “black-tie” induction banquet Friday evening at West Point’s Eisenhower Hall. Krzyzewski, a 1969 graduate, was the team captain his senior season and helped the squad to two trips to the National Invitational Tournament. He took [...]
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski received the New York Athletic Club’s Winged Foot Award at a gala dinner Wednesday night in New York. The Winged Foot Award was established in 1996 and is given annually to the head coaches of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament champions.
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Over 30 former Duke basketball players, including National Players of the Year Shane Battier, Jason Williams and Christian Laettner, will serve as team coaches this summer to headline the eighth annual K Academy June 2-6 at Duke’s historic Cameron Indoor Stadium.
In addition, Duke Basketball stars from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s will also coach again at America’s first and top-rated college fantasy basketball camp.
The current Duke National Championship coaching staff of Steve Wojciechowski, Chris Collins, Nate James and Chris Carrawell will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski to host and coach in K Academy VIII – a camp for adults aged 35 and above.
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SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that legendary college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the 2010 National Champion Duke Blue Devils, will host his show Basketball and Beyond with Coach K tonight, April 7 (8:00 pm ET), on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
Coach K and the Blue Devils won their fourth NCAA Championship Monday night with a thrilling 61-59 victory over the Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis. Monday’s game was Krzyzewski’s 868th career win as a coach and his 795th victory in his 30th year at Duke.
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