For the second-straight year, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will miss a regular season game due to illness. Blue Devils fans will get a sneak preview of the Jon Scheyer era, as the team's associate head coach will lead the team against the Demon Deacons on Wednesday night.
Duke announced that Coach K is out with a “non-COVID related virus," on Wednesday afternoon.
Krzyzewski missed the team's game against Boston College last January due to COVID-19 exposure. Scheyer, who was announced as the program's next head coach during the 2021 offseason, coached the team to an 83–82 victory.