Reaction to Coach K's retirement

Wednesday’s news that Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is soon retiring brought immediate reaction throughout the world of social media.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski will retire at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, a source confirmed. End of an era in Durham.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 2, 2021

Stadium first reported news of Krzyzewski’s final season with Duke.

The two other names that Duke/Coach K was seriously considering before choosing Jon Scheyer was Tommy Amaker and Johnny Dawkins, source told @Stadium.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 2, 2021

The Associated Press also quoted an anonymous source the Duke Hall of Fame coach will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22.

Which means, if the usual schedule rotation holds, Krzyzewski’s last regular season game at Cameron will be against @UNC_Basketball. https://t.co/u5O2rz5Ccs
— Adam Lucas (@jadamlucas) June 2, 2021

Krzyzewski — also known as Coach K — is the all-time winningest men’s Division I coach in college basketball history with 1,170 wins.

Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away...

SMH. What a ride it has been with Mike Krzyzewski.
— Blue Devil Nation (@BlueDevilNation) June 2, 2021

Duke University will reportedly appoint assistant head coach Jon Scheyer as new head coach after Krzyzewski retires.

Mike Krzyzewski has been the coach at Duke longer than I’ve even been alive. His classic battles with Dean Smith and UNC and later Roy Williams who also recently retire. ACC basketball in the coaching circles is going to look different shortly.
— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) June 2, 2021

Krzyzewski has won five national titles, been to the Final Four 12 times and turned the Blue Devils into a national power.

I don’t watch much college ball, but I’ve always had a ton of respect for Mike Krzyzewski.

One of the best coaches ever. An absolute legend. pic.twitter.com/79LtU63pnV
— Ali Siddiqui (@asiddiqui15) June 2, 2021

Possibly the Greatest College coach ever, Duke HC Mike Krzyzewski is set to retire after upcoming season. Wow.
— Momma's Boy JK 🎩🤌🏼 (@TheGentJK) June 2, 2021

Mike Krzyzewski retiring after 42 seasons as the head coach of Duke's men's hoops program?

End of an era doesn't begin to describe the magnitude of this--hard to think about Duke without Coach K...
— Jennifer X. Williams (@JenXperience) June 2, 2021

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