Mike Krzyzewski leaves the stage with five national titles, not the six that Duke fans were hoping for. However, he came close to the title on other occasions. Let’s take a look.
- 1986: Duke was a superb team and if not for a late-season David Henderson shooting slump, the Blue Devils might not have lost to Louisville, 72-69. Later Coach K said that if he had been a little more experienced, he might have helped Duke to do better.
- 1989: Duke was favored against Seton Hall in the Final Four. But Robert Brickey got hurt just 2:34 into the game and freshman Christian Laettner got in foul trouble.