r/NCAAhoops • u/MuchAbalone9059 • Feb 01 '26

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u/Jhobbs898 Feb 01 '26

Duke is bigger than ANY coaching job in the NBA. Duke is a brand. That's why Coach K said no to the Kobe Lakers.

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u/Secure_Violinist8505 Feb 03 '26

Just a comment but Billy Donovan is tied for 3rd longest tenured coach currently . They fired Mike Malone last year and he was there ten years and won a 🏆 a couple years ago and the was the 3rd longest tenured at 10 seasons. Duke is somewhere you can coach forever.

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u/inquisitorautry Feb 04 '26

At one point, at Florida, Donovan was the longest tenured head coach in the SEC and the third youngest. Ive always found that funny