Certainly, I have been blessed to coach some of the finest young men and greatest players in basketball history as a direct result of these unique opportunities. For us, there is no greater joy than being part of our players' respective endeavors through basketball, and more importantly, their lives off the court. Our family is eternally grateful to everyone who contributed to our career for the past 46 years.
So, to the countless members of our extended family, thank you very much. More: Coach K to retire after next season. Who will replace him? Combined with his five years as the head coach at Army, Krzyzewski has 1, career victories as a college head coach — the most in NCAA history.
Almost as feared as the teams he has coached, the wild game time atmosphere Krzyzewski has had a hand in shaping is notable in college basketball. Duke loyalists, known as Cameron Crazies , have long packed the school's rather modest home at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cameron hardwood was named Coach K Court in The Blue Devils have won national titles under Krzyzewski in , , , and most recently The first title was a memorable one, as he put Duke on the college basketball map with a stunning national semifinal victory over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas , which was then undefeated.
Duke and Krzyzewski have been synonymous with college basketball greatness ever since, coming out on top despite radical changes in the sport's landscape. In the s and '90s, Krzyzewski won with four-year stars like Johnny Dawkins and Christian Laettner. But as college basketball evolved to become a showcase for "one-and-done" stars, who spend just one year on campus before going pro, Krzyzewski adjusted and lured talents like Zion Williamson, Luol Deng and Kyrie Irving to Durham.
That followed a one-year assistant coaching gig under his former head coach Bob Knight. The number will change by the end of the year, but for now his current win total sits at 1, In , he picked up his 1,th win to become the first men's Division I coach to reach four digits. The next year, he passed Pat Summit for the most wins by a Division I coach. In , he surpassed Harry Statham to lay claim to the title of most wins by a college basketball coach at any level or of any gender.
He has put together these wins with remarkable consistency. Since joining Duke in , he has won at least 20 games in 35 of his 41 seasons. He was reached 30 wins in 13 of those seasons. His all-time win total could be potentially in jeopardy at some point, however. Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer is coming off a national championship win and has 1, wins in her career while UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma has 1, wins and just signed an extension to keep him at the helm of the Huskies.
Wins during the regular season are great, but coaches stick around in large part for their ability to bring new banners to the rafters. While coaching the Blue Devils, Duke has been crowned national champion five times: , , , and The back-to-back championships made him the fifth-ever coach to string together titles in consecutive years.
Wooden holds the record for winning seven straight from to Billy Donovan at Florida became the sixth with back-to-back wins in and Krzyzewski's success in March Madness can be measured in more than just the five rings.
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