The famed rivalry between No. 9 Duke and North Carolina is changing.
One Hall of Fame coach is gone, with the Tar Heels’ Roy Williams retiring last spring and former UNC player and assistant Hubert Davis replacing him. On Saturday, outgoing Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will make his final trip to Chapel Hill for the annual showdown.
Davis’ debut and Krzyzewski’s latest stop on his farewell tour add another dynamic as the rivals jostle for position atop the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“I wouldn’t say it’s pressure,” Duke big man Mark Williams said of Krzyzewski’s UNC finale. “Obviously the stakes are a little different, but we’re still playing the same game.”
The Blue Devils (18-3, 8-2 ACC) and Tar Heels (16-6, 8-3) have each won four straight, with UNC joining Miami and Notre Dame close behind Duke.
But the focus will be on the sidelines.
In 42 seasons at Duke, Krzyzewski battled against late Hall of Famer Dean Smith, and he’s been a constant while UNC moved from…
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