Coach K says 2016 Olympics will be his last coaching U.S. team
Mike Krzyzewski will step down as U.S. Olympic basketball coach after the 2016 Rio Games, Duke's coach told ESPN..
"It is. It definitely is,'' Krzyzewski told ESPN. "I think it's time to move ahead. During the next season there will be a number of decisions made about the future of USA Basketball with Rio [the roster] and coaching.
"There has to be a succession ... a planned succession with really good people so we can keep the continuity of the program going.''
Krzyzewski, who is 75-1 as the U.S. coach since being hired in 2005, led the USA to gold medals in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.
Krzyzewski's Blue Devils, coming off their fifth NCAA championship, are ranked No. 4 in the Paste BN Sports coaches poll and open the 2015-16 season Nov. 13 vs. Siena.