The Duke Blue Devils seem to have turned their season around following a big win over the Louisville Cardinals, where a 2-3 zone defense held Louisville to just 29.5 percent shooting.
This came a big surprise because Coach K has played almost strictly man-to-man defense throughout his career, but has started playing more zone since coaching Team USA with Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. Boeheim employs solely a 2-3 zone with Orange, and joked about his impact on Coach K playing the zone he's made famous.
"I did ask for a little royalty check this week," Boeheim joked. "I haven't received it yet. I think it's probably lost in the mail some place. ... We've worked it during the times we've been together and he understands it's not that complicated."
Duke followed up with a win over Pitt on Monday. They will face St. John's Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET as Coach K will go for his 1,000th career win.
Follow our Duke Blue Devils team page for all the latest Duke news and rumors!
Back to the Duke Blue Devils Newsfeed