Coach K's final season in Duke is ending in near-perfect fashion. Save for a slip-up prior to the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils have been absolutely insane in the last few weeks. If the cards align right, they could send their legendary coach off with another March Madness trophy.
Before that, though, Duke has to celebrate one thing: Coach K's 100th career win. Mike Krzyzewski's win over Texas Tech made him the first coach in NCAA history to reach the century mark in the win column, further solidifying his status as the GOAT college basketball coach. (via ESPN Stats & Info)
Coach K is headed back to the Elite 8 for the 17th time in his career, which extends his own NCAA Tournament record.
He is also the only head coach with 100 career NCAA Tournament wins. pic.twitter.com/KcNThLgSi5
ā ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 25, 2022
The journey of Duke in the NCAA Tournament will be closely followed by fans and haters, mainly due to Coach K. Krzyzewski has already announced that this season will be his last year coaching. Fans will be following if he can win it one more time for the fans. Meanwhile, his detractors will be ready to pounce on an opportunity to bash Krzyzewski.
The road to the Final Four won't be easy for Duke, though. They will be facing an Arkansas team fresh off of eliminating the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Sweet 16. If there's one thing we've learned over the course of many NCAA Tournaments, anything can happen in any single day.
Still, if there's any coach who can lead his team to victory, it's Coach K. Can the Duke Blue Devils give a fitting send-off to their longātime mentor? Or will one of the lower-ranked teams play spoiler for them and rob them of glory?
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