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

National Champs! National Champs!

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.

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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 [...]

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Coach K Launches New Video Blog

DukeBluePlanet.com, the online home of Duke Basketball, is adding some engaging and insightful bloggers with the start of the new season. Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski will submit video blogs every week or so in what is being called “Coach K’s Blue Planet Passport.”  Coach K will share his thoughts on the season, provide some updates on the latest news in the Duke Universe, answer questions from fans, talk to our Sixth Man, and share whatever is on his mind.

View each week’s installment of Coach K’s Blue Planet Passport.

If you have any questions you would like to ask Coach in next week’s edition, email db@dukeblueplanet.com or tweet @dukeblueplanet.

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Holiday Card Program Kicks Off

Duke men’s baskeball coach Mike Krzyzewski kicked off the 29th annual Duke holiday card program Wednesday.

The cards are designed by six students from across the triangle, and sold to benefit programs at Duke Children’s hospital.

“We believe it kind of gets the holiday spirit going,” said Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke men’s basketball team. “There’s no better thing than to send a card designed by children to children. And we’re all children during the holiday season.”

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Coach K Kicks Off Leadership Conference

The theme for the eighth annual Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Conference, “Leading in Times of Uncertainty,” was set a year ago, and it turned out to be unusually prescient.

So, to try to capture some of that cosmic energy and channel it for the good of the economy, Duke University’s basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, said half-jokingly Monday evening that next year’s conference will be titled, “Dealing with Prosperity.”

In kicking off the conference, Krzyzewski addressed the anxieties of the executives in attendance.

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  • "When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!"
    - Mike Krzyzewski

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