Duke officially names successor for retiring Mike Krzyzewski
There won’t be a coaching search for one of the biggest jobs in college sports. Duke has announced that Mike Krzyzewski will be retiring after the 2021-22 season and be succeeded as head coach by current assistant Jon Scheyer starting in April 2022.
Scheyer played under Krzyzewski from 2006 to 2010 and was a captain of the 2010 national championship team. He has spent eight years on Coach K’s staff and was promoted to associate head coach in 2018.
“Duke University has been a central part of my life for more than a decade, and I could not ask for a better place to continue my career,” Scheyer said in a school release. “This is absolutely humbling. First, I offer extreme gratitude to the greatest coach of all time whose career is unrivaled in basketball. Coach K has built the premier program in our sport thanks to his unwavering competitive edge, a tireless attention to detail, a family-first approach and a remarkable compassion and care of his players, coaches, and staff. He has set a standard that every coach at every level should strive to achieve.
“I’d also like to express my sincere appreciation to President Vincent Price, Kevin White and Nina King for believing in me and providing me this opportunity. It is an honor to call this great institution my alma mater, and I’m deeply committed to furthering its academic and athletics excellence while continuing the championship legacy of Duke Basketball.”
Krzyzewski has been coaching at Duke since 1980. He currently has an overall record of 1,097–302 and has won five NCAA Tournament Championships. He’s also advanced to 12 Final Fours, won the ACC Tournament 15 times and the ACC regular-season title 12 times. Earlier Wednesday, Jeff Goodman of Stadium broke the news of Krzyzewski’s plan to retire after next season.