Duke‘s Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in Division I men’s basketball history who has led the Blue Devils to five national championships in his 41 seasons, plans to retire after the 2021-2022 season, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.
Associate head coach Jon Scheyer has agreed to become the next head coach at Duke, sources told ESPN. He will spend the 2021-2022 season as coach-in-waiting, and take over after that.
Duke talked to outside candidates about replacing the 74-year-old Krzyzewski, including Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, sources told ESPN. Scheyer, however, was the lead recruiter on such stars as Jayson Tatum and Zion Williamson and is Duke’s choice to replace Coach K, sources said.
Stadium first reported that Krzyzewski is planning on retiring after next season.
Krzyzewski, a Naismith Hall of Fame coach who has 1,097 career wins at Duke, has taken the Blue Devils to the Final Four on 12 occasions. He has won 12 regular-season ACC championships and 15 conference tournament titles while producing 28 NBA lottery picks — and 41 first-round selections — over the years.
His five national titles rank second only to former UCLA coach John Wooden, who won 10.
His 97 NCAA tournament wins rank No. 1 among all coaches, as do his 126 weeks ranked atop the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Overall, including his five seasons as head coach at Army at the beginning of his career, Krzyzewski has a 1,170-361 record.
Duke missed the NCAA tournament this past season for the first time since 1995, but the Blue Devils welcome one of the nation’s top recruiting classes for the coming season.
Scheyer played for Krzyzewski from 2006-10, with his last season resulting in his mentor’s fourth NCAA title. Scheyer joined the Duke staff for the 2013-14 season and rose to his current role following the 2017-18 season.
He served as interim coach last year for Duke when Krzyzewski was sidelined for a January win against Boston College due to COVID-19 protocols. Scheyer has never been a college head coach.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source:ESPN
