Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim Who Are Friends, Who Coached USA Basketball To Gold Medals Together Are Opposing Each Other Twice This Season! Their First Match Up Is Today As Duke Host Syracuse
Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim who are friends, who coached the USA Basketball to three gold medal Olympic Games together are opposing each other twice this season!
Their first match up is today as Duke host Syracuse.
When Mike Krzyzewski announced he was retiring after the 2021-2022 season during the summer Jim Boeheim released this statement!
Mike’s impact on basketball goes so far beyond the wins his teams have accumulated. He has been a unifying leader for the sport at every level, including college, professional and international. It’s impossible to overstate the positive impact he has had for decades.
He did a remarkable job building successful programs at Army and Duke. It is extremely difficult to create that level of achievement and then sustain it for the long period of time the way Mike managed to produce it.
“Mike joined with Jerry Colangelo to generate the same type of maintainable organization with USA Basketball. I’m forever grateful for the opportunity he gave me to sit alongside him during that amazing run that lead to three gold medals for our country.
“I’ve enjoyed the challenge of coaching Syracuse against his Duke teams over the years – no coach prepares his players for big games better than Mike. I’ll look forward to a few more opportunities to do that next season.”
“according to an article Donna Ditota on syracuse.com”
Today Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim are opposing one another for the first time this season because Duke is hosting Syracuse today in Durham before Syracuse host Duke for the rematch in Syracuse New York on Saturday February 26, 2022
Duke comes into the first match up with Syracuse with a record 14-3 while they’re 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and third in the standings.
Why?
Tuesday night the story was about losses for 6th ranked Duke!
The loss of Trevor Keels who is a freshman who is a guard who averages 11.9 points , 3.6 rebounds , 3.2 assists while shooting 39.9 %
“according to espn.com”
The overtime 79-78 loss to Florida State in Tallahassee!
Trevor Keels injured his calf of his right leg.
With 10:11 to go in regulation Trevor Keels right leg twisted awkwardly in a pileup of players after he fouled Jalen Warley who like Trevor Keels is a guard and wears number 1 just like Trevor Keels. Trevor Keels was helped off the hardwood by Mike Krzyzewski , trainer Jose Fonseca before being taken back to the Duke locker room and did not return to the game.
Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski who was honored by Florida State, their Head Coach Leonard Hamilton before the game tipped off with a pregame ceremony with Mike Krzyzewski, Leonard Hamilton shaking hands that included a standing ovation from the sold crowd in Tallahassee announcing donation to the Emily K Center because Tuesday night was Mike Krzyzewski’s final trip to Tallahassee because he is retiring after the season is over had this to say about Trevor Keels injury. It’s not a knee it’s a calf injury but we don’t know the extent of it.
Trevor Keels teammate Wendell Moore Jr. had this to say about his injury!
He’s one of our main ball handlers . He’s one of our best on ball defenders so he brings a lot to us. Not having him , everybody has to step up. I think some of the guys did a pretty good job tonight in his absence.
“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”
In Duke’s 89-88 loss to Florida State No. 6 Duke came back from a nine-point deficit with under seven minutes left in the second half to force overtime, but a Wendell Moore Jr., attempt in the final seconds was blocked as the Blue Devils fell at Florida State, 79-78, Tuesday night at the Tucker Center.
After a Caleb Mills jumper put the Seminoles ahead 59-50 at the 6:52 mark, Duke went on a 17-6 run capped off by a dunk from sophomore Mark Williamswith 30 seconds left to reclaim a two-point advantage. Following a Florida State timeout, RayQuan Evans drove the lane and got the ball to drop high off the window and in as the final seconds ticked off, sending the game to an extra period.
The overtime period featured seven lead changes, and Duke (14-3, 4-2 ACC) held a 78-77 lead with 36 seconds left thanks to a pair of free throws by freshman Paolo Banchero, who finished with a game-high 20 points. Evans was able to draw a foul on the next FSU possession and sank two free throws of his own to put the Seminoles back on top with 12 seconds remaining. Moore received the inbounds pass and pushed the ball down the court, finding an opening in the lane. He attempted a potential game-winning floater, but it was rejected by John Butler and the ball rolled towards midcourt as the buzzer sounded.
The loss marks the second in four games for the Blue Devils, who will return to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday for a noon matchup with Syracuse. Williams recorded 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting with seven rebounds, while Moore added 13 points and four boards. Banchero brought down 12 rebounds to go with his 20-point effort, giving him his third double-double of the season.
Mills netted a team-high 18 points for the Seminoles (11-5, 5-2 ACC). Butler added 14 on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Florida State outrebounded Duke by a 42-37 margin, highlighted by 19 offensive boards that yielded 12 second-chance points.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
Syracuse comes into the first match up with Duke with a record of 9-9 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference eighth in the standings.
Unlike Duke, Syracuse won their previous on Tuesday when they hosted Clemson in Syracuse New York by a score of 91-78.
In Syracuse’s 91-78 win over Clemson A Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard III offensive combination led Syracuse (9-9 overall, 3-4 ACC) to a 91-78 victory against Clemson (10-8 overall, 2-5 ACC). Boeheim had a game-high 25 points, going 9-for-19 (.474) from the field and 4-for-9 (.444) from 3-point range. Girard III had a near perfect game from distance, finishing 4-for-5 (.800) from beyond the arc and 6-for-9 (.667) from the field.
Tigers' sophomore PJ Hall led their offense with a double-double, recording a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
A 3-point basket from Buddy Boeheim in the final minutes of the first half put the Orange up 40-39 at the end of 20 minutes and marked the last lead change of the contest.
GIRARD III MAKING THREES
Joe Girard III broke up four early points from the Tigers with a shot beyond the arc for Syracuse's first points of the game. The Orange grabbed the edge with another 3-point shot from Girard III that was part of an 18-3 'Cuse scoring run that extended the margin to 21-9 at 12:29 in the opening stanza. Syracuse used a balanced attack during the offensive outburst as every player who won the floor during the stretch scored. Cole Swider led the way with five points.
The Tigers managed to tie the score twice throughout the half, sparking a back-and-forth battle for the lead. Clemson won the battle with back-to-back 3-point baskets from Nick Honor and Al-Amir Dawes to make the score 37-33 with 2:28 left to play in the half before Buddy Boeheim tallied the Orange's final seven points of the half to give Syracuse a 40-39 lead at intermission.
'CUSE CONTROLS
The Orange extended the margin by nine points in the first seven minutes of second-half play while the Tigers continued to threaten in the field keeping the margin within single digits. The largest lead of the half came following a rebound dunk 3-point play from Jesse Edwards putting the score at 85-72 with 1:44 remaining in the contest. Both the Orange and the Tigers managed to put up six more points apiece in the final 70 seconds.
‘according to an article on cuse.com”
Tipoff is set for 12:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!