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National Champs!

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, Coach K Back in Final Four

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.

Krzyzewski Inducted Into Army Sports Hall of Fame

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 [...]

Krzyzewski To Receive Capitol Broadcasting Company Sports Person of the Year Award

Posted on March 05, 2009

The Greater Raleigh Sports Council has announced Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski as the winner of its Capitol Broadcasting Company Sports Person of the Year Award.

Krzyzewski will be honored for his achievements both at Duke and with USA Basketball. This past summer he led the United States National Team to the gold medal at the summer Olympics in Beijing, China. While at Duke he has won three national championships and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Coach K Honored

Posted on January 16, 2009

Mike Krzyzewski and Anne Donovan were co-winners Thursday of the 2008 USA Basketball national coach of the year award.

They guided their teams to gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

Donovan became the first person in USA Basketball history to win Olympic gold as an athlete and head coach. She was East Carolina’s head coach from 1995 to 1997.

Duke’s Krzyzewski is the first three-time winner of the award.

Source: NewsObserver.com