Often Undone by His Temper, Bob Knight Might’ve Been the Best Basketball Coach Ever Stubborn, fiery and at times, much worse, the legendary Indiana coach ran a team few could match. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2023
Bob Knight’s Passionate, Polarizing Personality Built a Larger-Than-Life Legacy The late Hall of Fame coach could be both brilliant and boorish, and his place in college basketball marked alike by success, controversy and integrity will not soon be forgotten. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2023
Mike Krzyzewski Shares Heartwarming Tribute to the Late Bob Knight The former Duke coach played under Knight in the 1960s at Army. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2023
Mike Krzyzewski ‘deeply saddened’ by death of mentor Bobby Knight despite fractured relationship Mike Krzyzewski is the most prominent branch on Bobby Knight's coaching tree, but their relationship soured. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 2, 2023
In Landing Cooper Flagg, Jon Scheyer Cements Duke’s Status As a Recruiting Juggernaut The 16-year-old prospect announced his commitment to the Blue Devils, showing that the school has maintained its recruiting power even without Mike Krzyzewski. Sports Illustrated · Oct 30, 2023
Report: Duke Makes Major Jon Scheyer Contract Decision After First Year Taking Over for Coach K The Blue Devils went 27–9 in the 36-year-old’s first year on the job. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2023
Lee Corso wants ESPN’s College GameDay to make its first trip to Durham next week for Notre Dame vs. Duke Lee Corso wants ESPN's GameDay to go to Durham. Someone call Mike Krzyzewski for guest-picking honors. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 23, 2023
Mike Krzyzewski discusses Duke, Dean Smith and future of college basketball DURHAM, N.C. — In March 1980, in his introductory press conference as the men’s basketball head coach at Duke, a 33-year-old Mike Krzyzewski was asked by a reporter to confirm the spelling of his last name. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Why Coach K Thinks NCAA Should Run College Basketball 'Like a Business' The longtime Duke coach weighed in on what the sport needs to remain relevant moving forward. Sports Illustrated · Jun 28, 2023
Coach K Was Asked About His Unique Role on This Season of Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ The former Duke coach was surprisingly a significant figure in the hit show. Sports Illustrated · Jun 28, 2023
Duke’s Coach K is all over this season of Hulu’s ‘The Bear.’ Here's what he says about it CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The second season of FX/Hulu’s Chicago-set restaurant drama series “The Bear” is one of the top streaming shows in the nation, and former Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski might as well be listed as a co-star. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Mike Sielski: The Sixers will have some issues with their coaching hire. Especially the guy from Wildwood. William Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” Over the four centuries since, that line has become a popular cliché, and the reason that it has become a popular cliché is that it’s often true. Of course, “The reason it’s a cliché is that it’s true” has also become a… The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 25, 2023
Coach K to Be Enshrined in College Basketball Hall of Fame Atop 2023 Class Mike Krzyzewski joins one of his former players as well as a feared rival. Sports Illustrated · May 16, 2023
Duke Legend Coach K Lands New Job With NBA The former Duke coach joins the league after spending the last year in retirement. Sports Illustrated · May 10, 2023
Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 24, 2023 B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Jim Nantz Commentator, CBS Sports (Lifetime Achievement Award Winner)
Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023 Duke, UNC basketball navigate a new landscape, one year after epic Final Four meeting Every epic game comes with a defining moment — if not more than one — and for the North Carolina-Duke NCAA Tournament national semifinal of a year ago, that moment remains clear enough. It will endure, even if almost nothing else about the photographs capturing it lasted all that much…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 2, 2023 Jayson Tatum, Coach K on adapting to Ime Udoka ouster, NBA life as a parent Despite Tatum moving on to a wildly successful career in the NBA and Coach K enjoying his deserved retirement, the pair have stayed close over the years.
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 Luke DeCock: Jim Larranaga, one of the last of the ACC’s living legends, enjoying Final Four moment HOUSTON — In the 17 years that passed between Final Four appearances for Jim Larranaga, he changed schools (from George Mason to Miami), became a worse dancer (according to his players and his own self-appraisal), and lost none of the love for coaching he absorbed from Terry Holland.
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023 Forward Norchad Omier is the ‘heart and soul’ of Miami’s Final Four team Miami Hurricanes forward Norchad Omier suffered a sprained ankle in the opening minutes of UM’s ACC tournament semifinal loss to Duke, throwing his status for the NCAA Tournament into doubt.
Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023 Why Duke basketball’s future looks bright, despite an early loss in the NCAA Tournament DURHAM, N.C. — Long and lanky, Dereck Lively stretched out in a chair in front of his locker inside Orlando's Amway Center Saturday night staring ahead, lost in thought.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023 Tom Izzo, Tragedy-Stricken Michigan State Deliver More March Magic Izzo’s Spartans have fashioned yet another run of unexpected NCAA tournament success out of indescribable pain.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023 Why isn’t Mike Krzyzewski coaching for Duke in the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament? Wondering why Coach K isn't on Duke's sideline?
Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023 Who’s going to win the NCAA Tournament? Former President Barack Obama picks Duke. Twice during his presidency, Barack Obama welcomed the Duke Blue Devils to the White House to commemorate their NCAA men’s basketball championship victories.
Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023 Luke DeCock: Duke ascendant, UNC pulls the plug as the mighty pendulum of rivalry swings the other way The temptation to compare Hubert Davis and Jon Scheyer is strong, and for good reason. Coaches at Duke and North Carolina are always linked, through history and circumstance, but these two especially. Both were stars at their alma maters, where they took over for legendary, Hall of Fame coaches who…
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Now nation's longest-tenured coach, what does Greg Kampe think of retirement? DETROIT — Greg Kampe always liked seeing those graphics on the TV, where his name would be sandwiched between Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, and his good friend, Tom Izzo. Now, the two names ahead of him are out.