Duke basketball's Coach K makes first appearance at Cameron Indoor since retirement

DURHAM – Former Duke basketball coach and Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski attended his first game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night since he retired last April.

Coach K, who spent 42 years on the Duke bench, was in attendance to honor former assistant Mike Brey, who will retire this season as the Notre Dame coach. Brey was an assistant under him at Duke from 1987 to 1995.

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Krzyzewski had said during his last season in 2021-2022 that did not plan on attending games during Jon Scheyer's first season so as to not be a distraction. But the opportunity to honor a former assistant brought him back to an arena where he raised countless banners.

Coach K finished his career as the winningest coach in college basketball with 1,202 wins, five national championships, 13 Final Four appearances and six gold medals as the coach of the U.S. Men's National team.

While this is the first game he's attended since retirement, players have said Coach K is a mainstay around campus.

Duke is 17-8 overall and 8-6 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish (10-15, 2-12) have struggled his season, losing six of their last seven and falling one game out of last place in the ACC. Notre Dame has not won on the road this season.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Coach K attends Duke basketball game for first time since retirement