It always is exciting when Notre Dame visits Duke, but Tuesday’s game will carry more meaning than usual. It will be [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag]’s final trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium before he retires. The building holds great significance for Brey as Mike Krzyzewski plucked him out of the high school ranks and brought him aboard as an assistant. That move was the beginning of Brey’s long collegiate career, and he couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity.
Since Brey undoubtedly will be filled with memories his entire time inside the stadium, it only makes sense that we do the same. Here are some photos of Brey in Durham in recent years as he coaches against his mentor. Although that mentor retired last year, that won’t cheapen the moment for him. This is where it all began, and he absolutely needs to be there during his final weeks of coaching college basketball: