Mike Krzyzewski's Final Season As Duke's Head Coach Began With Duke Topping Kentucky At Madison Square Garden, With Former Duke, Kentucky Players, Bruce Springsteen, Jessica Springsteen Attending

Every season the Duke Men’s Basketball team plays at Madison Square Garden!

To tip off the 2021-2022 season, Mike Krzyzewski’s final season as the Duke Men’s Basketball Head Coach before Jon Scheyer takes over as Head Coach in 2022-2023 they played Jon Calipari, Kentucky in the State Farm Champions Classic and former Duke players, former Kentucky players and Bruce Springsteen who who fans refer to as the boss and his daughter Jessica Springsteen who went to Duke,who is an equestrian were there to see it all!

When?

Tuesday night as the 2021-2022 College Basketball season tipped off!

Duke who was ranked number 9 in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll sent Mike Krzyzewski out on top in his final trip to Madision Square Garden!

Why?

Duke topped Kentucky 79-71 and began their season 1-0!

In Duke’s 79-71 win over Kentucky freshman Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, his teammate fellow freshman Trevor Keels scored 25 points.

Duke, which led by four at the half, built the advantage to 15 with just under 10 minutes left behind Keels. The Wildcats wouldn't go away, scoring the next 11 points to get within 69-65 on a three-point play by Oscar Tshiebwe with 6:07 left.

That's as close as Kentucky could get. Keels scored on the Blue Devils' next possession and Banchero followed with a three-point play after a huge block by sophomore Mark Williams to start a 7-0 run.Kentucky could only get within eight the rest of the way.Trevor Keels finished 10-of-18 from the floor while Banchero shot 7-of-11 with an 8-of-9 performance from the free throw line. Junior Wendell Moore Jr., added 12 points – including two thunderous dunks – to go with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Jeremy Roach grabbed a career-high seven boards while Williams had seven of his own with three blocks.

“according to an article on goduke.com”

Duke who ranked 9th in the AP Top 25 preseason poll will now prepare to host Army West Point on Friday to begin their event Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase presented by Ameritas in Durham at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

In the Duke, Army game Mike Krzyzewski will oppose his Alma Mater one final time!

Coach K’s disciplined, mentally tough teams can be seen as an extension of his own upbringing. Krzyzewski went to West Point and enrolled in the U.S. Military Academy to receive a quality education, play basketball and become an officer in the Army.

From 1969-74, Krzyzewski served his country, directing service teams for three years and serving a two-year stint as head coach at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School in Belvoir, Va. In 1974, he resigned from the Army having attained the rank of Captain.

When Coach K was just 26, Knight, his former coach at Army, offered him a graduate assistantship at Indiana University. That 1975 squad posted an 18-0 mark in the Big Ten and a 31-1 overall record.

Prior to his arrival at Duke in 1980, Krzyzewski spent five years building the program at his alma mater in West Point. He led the Cadets to one NIT berth, one ECAC playoff appearance and an overall record of 73-59.

“according to his biography on goduke.com

Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!