Last weekend, when Duke welcomed a talented quartet of freshmen to campus, the ultimate goal was the same as it was when Mike Krzyzewski began recruiting them years ago, the same as it was last season despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the same as it was since his hostile takeover of men's college basketball in the late 1980s: Win a national title.
That won’t change when Krzyzewski, 74, rides off into the sunset after the 2021–22 season, his 42nd at the controls for the Blue Devils.
“I’m so excited about this upcoming year,” Krzyzewski said last week.