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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is known for his unique personality but might want to see a sleep psychologist after his latest dream. The 39-year-old NBA superstar shared his latest midnight adventure on social media, telling his fans that he dreamt about playing at Duke with Mike Krzyzewski. “Just woke up from having a […]

Jon Scheyer’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Scheyer is the head coach for Duke men’s basketball and should be the man in Durham for a long time to come after signing a six-year contract extension in November 2023. Scheyer, 37, took over two seasons ago for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski and led the […]

Mike Krzyzewski, also known as Coach K, was the head coach of the Duke basketball team for over 40 years. From 1980-2022, coach K was leading the Blue Devils, but in 2004, he had the opportunity to go to the NBA and coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. The job was obviously turned down, but […]

For decades, former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski carried on his shoulders the responsibility to lead college basketball. Whether you love him, hate him, or are completely indifferent to him, Coach K was the most consistently successful and recognizable figure in the sport from the time he won his first National Championship at Duke until […]

Former NCAA head coach Mike Krzyzewski doesn’t want to hear any LeBron James slander. The three-time gold medalist spoke about seeing a young James in person for the first time and how he stood out from the rest of his Olympic teammates, via The Herd. “I noticed him when I started coaching him, how smart […]

Former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has some thoughts about his former player, JJ Redick, being named the new Los Angeles Lakers head coach. Most notably, Krzyzewski gave one major key to Redick’s success in his first season during an interview on the Jim Rome show on Tuesday. “I think [Los Angeles] is the most […]

Heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics, there was considerable doubt surrounding Kevin Durant and his status for Team USA’s opening group stage game against Serbia. Durant did not play a single minute in Team USA’s five exhibition games in preparation for the Olympics due to a calf strain, and yet the managing committee did not […]

We’re less than one week out from the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, and as is so often the case when the Olympic Games are on the horizon, much of the media’s attention has been focused on the USA men’s basketball team. With the exception of a handful of Team USA athletes who […]

Team USA has fielded some of the best basketball players in international basketball history. But while players take the spotlight, the coaches have also played an instrumental role in Team USA’s dominance. With Steve Kerr taking over the USA team in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics after a disappointing fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA […]

The basketball world has been buzzing with speculation ever since UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley was linked to the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley shared with ESPN that the Los Angeles Lakers made a “compelling case” and laid out a “compelling vision” for him to become their next coach. Nonetheless, he expressed his love for […]

The rumor mill is essentially on fire right now with the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly pursuing UConn head coach Dan Hurley. However, LA is potentially getting some help from Duke legend, Mike Krzyzewski. The talk around town is that Coach K is serving as an “unofficial advisor” for the Lakers as they try to land […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are amid an intense search for their next head coach after parting ways with Darvin Ham. Several suitors have a chance to land the job, including UConn head coach Dan Hurley and player-turned-analyst JJ Redick. However, reports indicate that Hurley has emerged as the lead candidate. As a result, one renowned […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are well underway in selecting the franchise’s next head coach, with the team reportedly forming a shortlist of candidates and consulting coaching great Mike Krzyzewski. One of the reported names in the shortlist is former NBA veteran turned broadcaster and host JJ Redick, a former player guided by Krzyzewski in college […]

A surprising figure is reportedly assisting the Los Angeles Lakers in their search for a head coach: former Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski. And that news could possibly be a welcome sign for those who hope longtime NBA player JJ Redick lands the Lakers job this offseason. Krzyzewski, commonly referred to as “Coach K,” […]

March Madness is under way and yet, the transfer portal is open as well. It’s a bit odd considering 64 teams entered the postseason to focus on winning a championship. The fact it’s open is creating unnecessary chaos. So much so, that Dick Vitale is sick of it and he wants Duke basketball coaching legend, […]

When former Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzyzewski retired a few years ago, many believed that NIL and the changing landscape of college sports went into it, but he shut that notion down in wake of former Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s criticism of the changes in recent years. “I didn’t retire because of the new […]

Court-storming became a hot topic once again after Duke basketball’s Kyle Filipowski received a knee injury after losing to Wake Forest in a wild upset. Now, the legendary head coach, Mike Krzyzewski weighs in. Coach K didn’t hold back in the slightest when discussing court-storming in college basketball. The former Duke basketball coach was quick […]

Duke basketball has been humming right along in the second year since the retirement of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils currently sit at number eight in the nation with a record of 20-5 under the leadership of Krzyzewski’s successor Jon Scheyer, and Duke will have a chance to avenge their loss to number […]

Paolo Banchero is now a certified NBA All-Star. He has exhibited a lot of growth since his rookie year and joining Team USA. However, there was one coach that he really credited for his mentality and style of play. Mike Krzyzewski knows how to mold players and winners in the Duke basketball system. He did […]

Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer has officially become the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, surpassing Duke’s legendary Mike Krzyzewski. The historic 1,203rd win came as the Cardinal won over Oregon State with a 65-56 victory on Sunday. “I told our team, I said, ‘This is what feels like winning a national championship,’” VanDerveer […]

The Kentucky basketball team and the Duke basketball team are two of college basketball’s ‘blue bloods’. They are almost always a contender for the national championship, and they are two of the best college basketball programs of all time. A big reason for their success throughout the past couple of decades is due to head […]

It would be an easy case to make that Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is not just the biggest star in women’s college basketball, but arguably, in all of women’s sports at this point in time. She’s starred in commercials for State Farm with Jimmy Butler and Reggie Miller, inked an NIL deal with […]

The Florida State football program got dealt a massive blow on Sunday afternoon when they became the first Power 5 conference champion to complete a perfect 13-0 season and be left out of the College Football Playoff. Boo Corrigan, the chair of the CFP, claimed that selection committee believed without starting quarterback Jordan Travis in the picture, […]

The college basketball season is in full swing and one of the best matchups of the non-conference slate will be taking place on Saturday night. Arizona basketball is hitting the road to Cameron Indoor to take on Duke basketball. The Wildcats are coming into this matchup ranked #12 in the country and the Blue Devils […]

Jon Scheyer coached the Duke Blue Devils to a 27-9 record in his first season as head coach. Still, he’s yet to achieve a Final Four appearance or national championship, two potential accomplishments Duke basketball fans hope will happen another time. Scheyer got an eye-popping comparison to ex-Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, aka ‘Coach K,’ […]

Duke basketball is one of the best college basketball programs of all time, and they are looking poised for another successful season. The Blue Devils have always been good, but for the first time in a long time, there was the smallest amount of uncertainty for the program when coach Mike Krzyzewski decided that he […]

College basketball coaches play a huge role in terms of the success of a university’s basketball program. Given that the NCAA is one of the most competitive basketball leagues in the nation, bigger institutions are willing to pay more money to more seasoned coaches with a winning history. For this piece, let’s take a closer […]

The Duke basketball brotherhood is in good hands in Jon Scheyer’s second year. Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain are going to lead the squad to an insane run mixed with a lot of national title expectations come March Madness. It was once thought that Mike Krzyzewski was the only prime reason that players would want […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is not playing for Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, but he once did suit up in the red, white and blue. However, Irving apparently wanted to play for Australia before Mike Krzyzewski eventually convinced him to play for Team USA, reports NBL.com’s Dan Woods. “I consider myself an […]

Former Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has been a Hall of Famer for a longtime. However, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame officially recognized his status. Well, for the second time. Interestingly, Coach K was originally inducted in 2006 as a member of the founding class. Now, the 76-year-old headlines the […]

Former Duke Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is just one year removed from retirement. He will forever be named among the greatest coaches in college basketball history, and it’s tough to argue that he isn’t one of the greatest coaches in all of sports. Now, Coach K is beginning a new chapter as he […]

Prior to being drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, rookie forward Paolo Banchero was the face of the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball program. That wasn’t guaranteed, as Banchero reveals to the Knuckleheads podcast co-hosts Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles that there were four other schools […]

Former Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has many admirable qualities. He’s one of the best and winningest college basketball coaches of all time, for starters. But over his 47 year career, he was never known for his grace and never had much grace afforded towards him as a result. As he slinks off into retirement, this […]

Legendary college basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is no longer calling the shots for Duke basketball. He had coached the Duke Blue Devils for so long that it can still feel unreal up to this day not to see him drawing up plays and motivating the players from the sidelines. Duke basketball fans certainly miss […]

The Duke Blue Devils are about to enter their first postseason without legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski in a long time. After the end of the 2021-2022 season, Coach K called it a career, and he rode off into the sunset as one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of all time. Duke is […]

The Duke Blue Devils have had a decent season so far under first-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils are currently 17-6 overall and sport an 8-4 record in ACC conference play. They are also currently on a three-game win streak with wins against Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and most recently on Saturday against […]

Duke basketball legend Coach K and former star player Kyrie Irving shared a heartwarming reunion on Saturday ahead of the Brooklyn Nets-New York Knicks game, per Jomboy Media. Kyrie and Coach K pre game 💙 pic.twitter.com/tflNSFzquN — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 28, 2023 Coach K is one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of […]

The Duke Blue Devils got punched in the mouth Wednesday by the NC State Wolfpack, with Duke basketball suffering an embarrassing 84-60 loss to the unranked hosts. If that sounded like a type of loss the Blue Devils had not absorbed before, it’s because it is. In fact, it’s the largest loss of a ranked […]

No. 8 Duke Blue Devils avoided an upset Thursday, escaping their meeting with unranked Oregon State Beavers with a 54-51 victory. Duke basketball had a hard time pulling away from the Beavers, which many expected the Blue Devils to do. One huge reason for that was the Blue Devils’ historically atrocious accuracy on offense. As […]