As legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski began plotting his retirement plan, his vision for his successor, Jon Scheyer, looked a lot like what’s happening now. Here’s what Coach K had to say.

The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.

Three seasons after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski, coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils are heading back to the Final Four. Led by some potential NBA lottery picks, Scheyer and No. 1 seed Duke seemed to cruise through the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament, winning by a combined 94 points.