The 75-year-old Krzyzewski now has 101 NCAA tournament victories in his career. “So happy,” Krzyzewski said after the match on TBS. “We say it across the bridge. There is nothing like being a regional champion and going to the Final Four and playing on Saturday with three other champions. It is an amazing day.” Last year, Krzyzewski announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021-2022 college basketball season. Duke co-founder and former Blue Devils player Jon Scheyer will take over as coach next season. “Coach K”, as he is affectionately called, has coached at Duke for 42 seasons and is the NCAA all-time leading coach. He led the Duke Men’s program to five national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and the last one came in 2015. Duke will then face the winner of Sunday’s No. 15 match, Saint Peter’s, and No. 8, No. 8, North Carolina Elite Eight, in the Final Four. The St. Peter’s team made history on Friday night, as it became the first No. 15 to reach the Elite Eight. Kansas No. 1 will face Miami No. 10 in the other Elite Eight match on Sunday afternoon. Earlier Saturday, No. 2 Villanova beat Houston No. 5 50-44 to advance to the Final Four. The Final Four is scheduled for April 2 and the national championship is scheduled for April 4 from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
