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Former Chronicle sports editor John Feinstein  is less than pumped about Coach K’s return as head coach of USA Basketball. Feinstein (who recently underwent successful heart surgery) isn’t usually one to criticize Krzyzewski — the rest of the athletic department is another matter altogether – but he came out swinging in a post on his [...]

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Men's Basketball

Krzyzewski Puts Rumors to Rest

by Sabreena Merchant on July 1, 2009

Since the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title, there has been much speculation that Mike Krzyzewski would leave the Blue Devils to coach the Lakers, given the close friendship he shares with Kobe Bryant and current Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson’s numerous physical ailments.
But at his annual summer press conference, Krzyzewski made it clear [...]

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Media, Men's Basketball

Coach K Talks Olympics, One-And-Done

by Will Flaherty on June 11, 2009

After informing reporters before Game 3 of the NBA Finals that he would defer any decision on coaching the 2012 US Men’s Olympic team until July, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski appeared on the Dan Patrick radio show Thursday morning, hitting on a wide range of topics from the NBA Finals to the NBA’s one-and-done rule.
Some [...]

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Olympics

Team USA: Uncomplacent, Dining At CPK

by Meredith Shiner on August 11, 2008

USA Basketball assistant head coach Jim Boeheim has been blogging from Beijing for the Syracuse Post-Standard. The coach offers some insight into what has been happening in terms of the game–he says the coaching staff stayed up until 2:30 a.m. after a tight 87-76 bout with Australia and that the team’s struggles were not a [...]

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Olympics

Olympic Awkwardness?

by Meredith Shiner on July 18, 2008

I would love to be a fly on the wall when Coach K and former Duke women’s basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors run into each other in Beijing. Krzyzewski, of course, is the head coach for the men’s national team, while Goestenkors was named as an assistant for the women’s side. The University of Texas [...]

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Men's Basketball, Olympics

USA Team Officially Announced

by Meredith Shiner on June 23, 2008

CHICAGO — In a press conference held this morning at the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (yes, such a place exists, and yes, the coolest part is the Mario Andretti racecar mounted to the wall of the main entrance), USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo announced the roster for the team that will represent [...]

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