As Duke Plays On The Road At Boston College This Evening Mike Krzyzewski Is Making His Final Trip To Chestnut Hill Massachusetts As The Head Coach Of Duke
As the Head Coach of the Duke Men’s Basketball Program Mike Krzyzewski has won Five national championships (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)
Six gold medals as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team
Nine National Players of the Year (11 honors)
Six National Defensive Players of the Year (nine honors)
10 consecutive top-10 AP poll finishes (1997-06)
12 National Coach of the Year honors (eight seasons)
12 Final Four appearances (tied for most in NCAA history)
12 ACC regular season championships
15 ACC Tournament championships (most in league history)
28 NBA Lottery picks (most in Draft history)
35 NCAA Tournament bids (most by one coach)
37 All-America selections (51 honors)
67 ACC Tournament wins (most in league history)
68 NBA Draft selections, including 42 first-round picks
97 NCAA Tournament wins (most in NCAA history)
126 weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
517 ACC wins (most in league history)
556 weeks ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
649 weeks ranked in the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
1,097 victories at Duke (most in NCAA history at one school)
1,170 career wins (most in NCAA history)
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
As Duke plays on the road at Boston College this evening Mike Krzyzewski is making his final trip to Chestnut Hill Massachusetts as the Head Coach of Duke.
Why?
Mike Krzyzewski is retiring after the 2021-2022 season!
Why?
Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about his decision!
You might ask, 'Why are you doing this right now?' Look, this is not about health. Mickie and I, whether we look it or not -- she does -- whether I look healthy ... I am. It's not about COVID or saying, 'Boy, that year was so bad.' It's not about that. It's certainly not about what's going on with college basketball. 'Boy, the game is changing.' All right. I've been in it for 46 years. You think the game has never changed?"
He later added: "Those aren't the reasons. ... The reason we're doing this is because Mickie and I have decided the journey is going to be over in a year. And we're going to go after it as hard as we possibly can."
“according to an article on espn.com by Myron Medcalf”
And Jon Scheyer who currently is Mike Krzyzewski’s Associate Head Coach is going to be the Head Coach of Duke beginning in April 2023!
Duke comes into the game ranked 7th in this AP Top 25 Poll and comes into the game with a record 20-4 while they are 10-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they beat Clemson on Thursday in Clemson South Carolina 20-4 10-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is first in the standings because they beat Clemson 82-64.
In the Duke, Clemson game Trevor Keels who’s a freshman tied his career high with 25 points and added a career-best 11 rebounds as No. 7 Duke shot its way to a 82-64 victory at Clemson Thursday.
Mark Williams who is a sophomore contributed 16 points, was 8-8 shooting while Paolo Banchero who like Trevor Keels is a freshmen contributed 15 points, 10 rebounds, recorded his fifth double double in the last eight games.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
Boston College comes into the game with a record of 9-13 while they are 4-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings!
Why?
Because unlike Duke they lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game on Tuesday verses Syracuse 64-73 in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts.
In Boston College’s 64-73 loss to Syracuse Boston College missed their first 10 from the field and their first 11 3-point shots and Swider made 3-pointers 44 seconds apart to give the Orangemen a double-digit lead with eight minutes left before halftime. Buddy Boeheim scored the first eight points - including two 3s - before Swider made another 3-pointer to cap an 11-4 spurt that made it 32-20 about four minutes later.
Zackery converted a three-point play to trim Boston College's deficit to seven points with 2:52 remaining but Girard answered with a 3-pointer and then went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 1:42.
Syracuse has won four in a row overall and seven straight against the Eagles. Swider, a 6-foot-9 transfer from Villanova, is averaging 17.3 points on 25-of-38 shooting, including 14 of 19 from 3-point range, over the last four games.
Syracuse outscored Boston College 14-4 from the foul line. Boston College who made 4-of-6 foul shots Tuesday, have made 32-of-38 free throws over the last four games while their opponents have hit 71 of 81 from the stripe.
“according to an article on bceagles.com”
Tip off is set for 5:00pm from Conte Forum!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Jon Meterparel, Malcolm Huckaby commentating!