Jim Boeheim issues statement on Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s announced retirement
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Following Wednesday’s news that revealed Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Duke Blue Devils in the upcoming season, Syracuse Orange men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim issued a statement on his established friend and ACC rival.
Boeheim coached as an assistant on USA Basketball alongside Krzyzewski for three Olympic gold medal teams in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
“Mike’s impact on basketball goes so far beyond the wins his teams have accumulated,” Boeheim said. “He has been a unifying leader for the sport at every level, including college, professional and international. It’s impossible to overstate the positive impact he has had for decades.
Ivey, Furst, Kaufman-Renn invited to Team USA U19 tryouts
USA Basketball has announced that three current Boilermakers have been invited to attend the 2021 USA Basketball Men s U19 World Cup Team training camp.
Posted: Jun 3, 2021 3:08 PM
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Purdue Sports) USA Basketball has announced that three current Boilermakers have been invited to attend the 2021 USA Basketball Men s U19 World Cup Team training camp.
The athletes, age 19 years or younger, will compete June 20-22, in Fort Worth, Texas, in hopes of being named to the 12-member team that will represent the USA at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup for Men.
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Butters’ inclination proved correct. Forty-one years later, Krzyzewski has turned Duke into the bluest of bluebloods, with five national championships, 12 Final Four appearances and 27 ACC regular-season and conference tournament titles combined during his reign.
After the 2021-22 campaign, however, Krzyzewski’s era in Durham, North Carolina will end. The 74-year-old coach will retire following the season, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Jon Scheyer, an associate head coach at Duke, is the likely successor of the program.
Krzyzewski’s influence goes beyond the Blue Devils. He’s had 28 former players selected as NBA lottery picks, and he led the U.S. men’s national team to three Olympic gold medals as head coach 2008, 2012 and 2016.