Duke basketball: 15 programs who hate Coach K’s success

Ranking haters of Duke basketball greatness: No. 13 Michigan State

Prior to Michigan State ending the run of Zion Williamson and friends in the 2019 East Regional Final, Mike Krzyzewski had beaten Tom Izzo in 13 of their 14 meetings, including twice at the Final Four (1999 and 2015).

In addition to the dominance on the hardwood, the coaches in Durham have crushed the hopes of their counterparts in East Lansing countless times along the recruiting trail. One recent example is Vernon Carey Jr., a five-star big man many saw as a future Spartan but instead wound up as the 2019-20 National Freshman of the Year as a Blue Devil and, along the way, spanked his former suitors on their home floor:

That said, that heartbreaking Duke basketball defeat two seasons ago at the hands of Michigan State — in what remains the Blue Devils’ most recent postseason game — has suppressed Sparty’s hate a little as of late.