KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Frank Martin of the Kansas State Wildcats talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils during the CBE Classic championship game on November 23, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
In 2017, South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin spoke of a handwritten letter he received from Coach K.
The news broke today that Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski would be retiring following the 2021-22 basketball season. One of the sport’s most prominent figures, Krzyzewski has posted a record of 1,097-302 with the Blue Devils, winning 78% of his games, leading the program 11 Final Fours, winning five national titles, and earning ACC coach of the year honors on five occasions.