Near Misses In The K Era

Duke Danny Ferry (35) with coach Mike Krzyzewski during game vs Georgia Tech at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Durham, NCMike 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…