College Basketball: Duke Wins its 5th Title

Duke University won its fifth NCAA basketball title, all under coach Mike Krzyzewski, beating Wisconsin in the final/title game. Wisconsin has not won the title since 1941.

Tyus Jones, who was named the most outstanding player of the final four, led Duke with 23 points.

Krzyzewski, known as “Coach K,” passed legendary Kentucky coach Adolf “Baron” Rupp by winning his fifth title. Only the great John Wooden, who won 10 as UCLA coach has won more titles.

In a 30 season span all under “Coach K,” Duke has been to nine title games, winning five.

This was the 25th finals game for CBS lead announcer Jim Nantz (1991-2015). Duke which won its first two titles in Nantz’s first two seasons has won five titles in that span.

Another Nantz favorite, Connecticut, has won all four of its titles in the span. Add three titles each for North Carolina and Kentucky and four schools have accounted for 60 percent of the titles in the “Nantz” era.