With the win, Krzyzewski passes Corridor of Famer and former UCLA head coach John Wood for probably the most Remaining 4 appearances in NCAA historical past.

The 75-year-old Krzyzewski now has 101 profession NCAA event wins.

“So blissful,” Krzyzewski stated after the sport on the TBS broadcast. “We name it crossing the bridge. There’s nothing like being a regional champ and going to Remaining 4 and taking part in on Saturday with three different champions. It is an incredible day.”

Final yr, Krzyzewski introduced he would retire on the finish of the 2021-2022 faculty basketball season. Duke affiliate coach and former Blue Devils participant Jon Scheyer will take over as head coach subsequent season.

“Coach Okay,” as he’s affectionately identified, has coached at Duke for 42 seasons and is the NCAA’s all-time winningest head coach. He led the Duke males’s program to 5 nationwide championships in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and the final one got here in 2015.

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils
Duke will subsequent face the winner of Sunday’s No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s and No. 8 seed North Carolina Elite Eight recreation within the Remaining 4. The Saint Peter’s staff made historical past Friday night time by turning into the primary No. 15 seed to achieve the Elite Eight.

No. 1 seed Kansas will face No. 10 seed Miami within the different Elite Eight recreation Sunday afternoon.

Earlier Saturday, No. 2 seed Villanova defeated No. 5 seed Houston 50-44 to advance to the Remaining 4.

The Remaining 4 is scheduled for April 2 and the nationwide championship is slated for April 4 from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

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