MINNEAPOLIS − There has been a changing of the guard in college basketball recently.
The winningest coach in the history of the sport, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, with 1,202 victories and five national championships, retired six months ago. Villanova's Jay Wright (642 wins), who won two titles − both since 2016 − in his 21-year tenure with the Wildcats caught people off guard when he retired this offseason.
North Carolina's Roy Williams (903 wins), three national championships, called it quits following the 2020-21 season and Tubby Smith (648 wins), one of two coaches in history to lead five different programs to the NCAA tournament, retired from High Point last February.