Krzyzewski missed Saturday's 75-68 loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta because of his sore back, marking the first time he missed a game in his 20-year coaching career.
Krzyzewski, who has led the Blue Devils to the Final Four seven times and captured national championships in 1991 and 1992, was admitted to Duke University Medical Center in Durham on Friday to rest his back, which has not fully recovered from October surgery to remove a bulging disk. Assistant coach Pete Gaudet will serve as head coach during Krzyzewski's absence.
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