Mike Krzyzewski knows better than anyone about the changes college sports have seen in recent years, and he has a few ideas for how his former conference, the ACC, can stay competitive.

Mike Krzyzewski says the Big East and ACC should discuss merging to form a mega basketball conference, with UConn having the opportunity to play football in the ACC.

Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement has been mostly quiet lately but that changed recently when he brought up an idea on his SiriusXM radio show last week: that the ACC and the Big East should partner up. Here’s what he said: “Our conference has been a great one.

Duke’s Cooper Flagg of Newport, Maine — named The Associated Press men’s college basketball national player of the week earlier Tuesday after scoring an ACC freshman record 42 points against Notre Dame — had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

The 6-foot-9 Flagg scored 42 points to set a conference freshman single-game scoring record Saturday, helping fourth-ranked Duke beat Notre Dame 86-78. It was a performance that put the preseason Associated Press All-American alongside some prominent names in the history of the blue-blood program and its longtime league home.

The 18-year-old made Atlantic Coast Conference history with third-ranked Duke to win the AP's top weekly honor for the second time this season. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward scored 42 points in Saturday's victory over Notre Dame to set an ACC freshman single-game record.