NEW ORLEANS — After decades of success as Duke’s basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski’s career ended Saturday night with a loss that figures to resonate decades into the future.
Duke’s 81-77 NCAA Tournament loss to rival North Carolina completed Krzyzewski’s 47-year, Hall of Fame coaching career with a record 1,202 wins, but two wins shy of the one, final national championship he wanted to claim before stepping aside.
That UNC not only beat Duke in Krzyzewski’s final home game on March 5 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but also defeated the Blue Devils to end their season — and his career — at the Final Four certainly stings the Duke fan base.
