Coach K on 20-game schedule: "I think that that's going to be good overall. And we're going to make it good"

The ACC is moving to a 20-game conference schedule this year, two more than last year and an increase of four over just a few years ago.

The conference will also open the season with ACC games. Duke, who doesn’t play a conference foe to start the year, still has a conference game much earlier than usual.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski discussed the new league schedule at the ACC’s Operation Basketball event in Charlotte.

“Well, you know, college athletics should always evolve,” he said. “Our conference, with the network, 20 games comes at a good time, more content. I think you're coming closer to having a true champion, (but I) still like when we had a round-robin where you played everyone twice. But in order to fit it in you have to do the whole year.”

“I think that that's going to be good overall. And we're going to make it good,” he said. “What's happened -- this is my 40th year, so I've seen the league change quite a bit, and it's exciting for the league to take this step forward with the network and with the 20 games.”

On the early start, Krzyzewski was a little less positive.
“We'll see how it all works,” he said. “I wasn't a big -- and still am not a big fan of -- we're in the Champions Classic, so we have a tough game, but it's not a conference game. I'd like to see us have a little bit of time before you get into conference. But you adapt to what's being done, so I think it'll be great.”