Mike Krzyzewski, fondly known as ‘Coach K’, shared his excitement with the Southeastern Conference, sending 14 programs to the NCAA tournament, the highest in college basketball history. In his latest podcast episode on SiriusXM, Krzyzewski remarked as to how eager he is to see the teams perform.
He also added another valuable point as a college basketball expert. Krzyzewski is reportedly interested to see how the numbers and NET rankings will work with these many teams entering the NCAA tournament solely from the SEC.
“I’m gonna be excited watching the record 14 SEC teams after one game. After two games, I just want to see if the metrics and the NET rankings, which put such a heavy emphasis on November and December games, hold up.” Mike Krzyzewski said on his SiriusXM podcast.
Mike Krzyzewski mainly coached the Duke Blue Devils in their college basketball program from 1980 to 2022. In his tenure, ‘Coach K’ took the Blue Devils to five NCAA championships and 15 ACC championships.
Apart from coaching college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils, Krzyzewski also coached the United States national basketball team. In the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics, his teams won gold medals.
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Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils To Meet St. Mary’s Mountaineers In NCAA First Round
Meanwhile, Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils will be paired with the St. Mary’s Mountaineers for the first round of the NCAA tournament this Saturday. The Duke Blue Devils finished their regular season at the top of the Atlantic Coast table with a 19-1 conference score and 31-3 overall. On the other hand, the St. Mary’s Mountaineers finished fourth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic table with a 12-8 conference score and 23-12 overall.
The Duke Blue Devils, who are currently coached by Jon Scheyer in this season, played against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the UNC Tar Heels and the Louisville Cardinals in the ACC Tournament, winning all the three games with 78-70, 74-71 and 73-62 respectively.
In their last game against Louisville in the ACC tournament, the Duke Blue Devils were led on the scoreboard by Tyrese Proctor who etched 19 points on the scoreboard, with a single rebound and a pair of assists, while Kon Knueppel added another 18 points for the team, with eight boards and three helpers. Sion James was another lead scorer for the Duke Blue Devils, putting up 15 points for the team on the scoreboard against Louisville.
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