Mike Krzyzewski arrived at Duke University in 1980 with little fanfare and a nearly unpronounceable name.
He’ll retire after next season known as a single letter.
Krzyzewski, who will turn 75 during his final season, will retire next spring after 42 seasons (and five national titles) in Durham, plus five years prior to that at West Point. He’ll go down not just as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach, but an icon across numerous generations of the sport whose impact is felt far beyond his own campus.
He was known as the dream coach for players interested in staying all four years and earning a prized degree only to morph into the king of the one and done.