USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo assured the public Thursday that Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski will lead the Americans at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
In a statement, Colangelo made his thoughts clear (via Marc Stein of ESPN.com):
I'd like to clarify comments I made last weekend in Toronto. I fully expect Coach K to lead the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team in Rio. I was aware that [Krzyzewski] planned to have knee replacement surgery immediately after Duke's season was completed, but at no time have Coach and I ever discussed him not coaching the USA national team this summer.
I remain 100 percent convinced that there is no better coach to lead the U.S. as it looks to successfully defend its Olympic gold medal in Rio and represent the United States in a manner all Americans will be proud of.
The comments that Colangelo felt he had to clarify came while he spoke to NBA TV during All-Star Weekend. "Certainly in the back of my mind I'm thinking about what-ifs," he said (h/t Stein).
If Krzyzewski doesn't coach in the summer, it wouldn't be shocking. He's 69 ye ...
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Jerry Colangelo Comments on Mike Krzyzewski as Team USA Coach at Rio Olympics
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