Mike Krzyzewski Sends Clear Message on Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel Ahead of Final Four

The NCAA Tournament has been dominated by the favorites this year, and for just the second time ever—and the first since 2008—all four No. 1 seeds are set to compete in the Final Four on Saturday.

Ahead of the games, former Duke Blue Devils head coach and college basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski shared his insights on both matchups and all four teams during the latest episode of his Sirius XM podcast, " Basketball & Beyond with Coach K."

When discussing Duke, Krzyzewski was asked what makes star freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel so unselfish. He didn't hesitate to praise both players' key strengths as teammates and their value to the Duke program.

“They’re parents,” Krzyzewski said. “They want Cooper and Kon to be coached hard. That doesn’t mean being yelled at all the time, but they want them held accountable. Both of these kids understand accountability and know the importance of showing up every day to work. That comes from their families. To me, in college basketball, those two are as hardworking as any young players out there. They play every play hard, and it’s not about them. They’re unselfish, and Cooper has been amazing with that. You try to recruit great kids and great players, and boy, we hit the jackpot with these two.”