Mike Krzyzewski might be a little biased, but he just recruited his new favorite player to Duke.
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski just landed his biggest recruit.
Coach K has coached some of the best. From Christian Laettner and Grant Hill to J.J. Redick, Shane Battier and Jay Williams to Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett. But his latest recruit is easily his favorite. It’s an easy decision for Coach K because it’s his grandson.
Michael Savarino (Durham Academy) earned an opportunity to walk-on for next season. This isn’t just nepotism either. Savarino has earned it, according to his grandpa/coach.
“He loves the game, so he wanted to play college basketball,” Krzyzewski said, via WRAL. “He went to all these camps, but he loves Duke. He wanted to come to Duke and I was happy about that because he earned it and if he’s coming to Duke, then he should be a part of our basketball program because he’s good enough to be a walk-on.”
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Think about how cool it is to play college basketball. Then think about how cool it is to play college basketball at Duke. Now think about how cool it is to play college basketball at Duke for your grandfather.
That’s so awesome, and the moment isn’t lost on Savarino
“I’ve always tried to avoid that reputation of living in your grandfather’s shadow,” Savarino said. “I chose this because I feel like I earned it. I feel like I’ve worked hard every single day for this. I wanted to come to Duke because I wanted to be a part of this program. I want to embrace everything about it and just play under my grandfather, who I’ve watched my whole life.”
Just hope he doesn’t have too many off days in practice to feel the wrath of coach grandpa. But it sure would make for an awesome moment for the walk-on to get some run in a few games this year.