In 2005, when the NBA was considering a rule change that required players to be at least 19 before entering the draft, Krzyzewski was asked about the implications for Duke. In his mind, there were none.

“I would never recruit a kid who said, ‘I’m just coming for a year.’ I never have,” he told reporters then. “. . . For our school, we can’t do that. A kid says, ‘I’m going to come and use you for a year’ — that’s not what we should do.”
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Since 2005, when Krzyzewski claimed he’d never participate in the one-and-done trend, the Blue Devils gradually had tumbled down annual recruiting rankings. Perhaps just as importantly, about 10 miles from Duke’s campus, North Carolina Coach Roy Williams reached four Final Fours and won two national titles in his first seven seasons.