David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. Follow NBC News. Duke has spent weeks at No. Coach K has taken top-ranked Duke teams into games on occasions and compiled a He has guided Duke to the top of the poll at least one time in a poll-record 20 different seasons.
Duke also achieved at least one No. The Blue Devils have an active streak of consecutive sellouts at Cameron that dates back to Nov. Coach K has accrued a The Blue Devils have won of their last non-conference home games and are Each of the five-longest home winning streaks in Duke history have come during the Krzyzewski Era, including an ACC-record game run from Jan. Krzyzewski has tutored 68 NBA Draft picks during his time at Duke, including a total of 42 first-round selections that leads all active coaches.
Since the inception of the NBA Draft Lottery in , Coach K and Duke have produced 28 lottery picks — a draft-record total for both a school and a coach. With three of the top 10 picks in , Duke became just the second college in Draft history to accomplish the feat. Allen became the sixth in when he garnered second-team accolades, joining Greg Paulus, Mike Dunleavy and Quin Snyder.
Recognition Fittingly, Coach K has earned nearly every award imaginable. The crown jewel of that haul, however, came in when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Since his enshrinement in Springfield, Mass. Coach K has been named National Coach of the Year by major organizations a dozen times in eight different seasons, most recently in Numerous publications have singled out Coach K for his extraordinary leadership and accomplishments, beginning in when The Sporting News made him the first college coach to earn its Sportsman of the Year honor.
In , Make-A-Wish America presented the Chris Greicius Award to Coach K and Duke, recognizing the exceptional wish-granting support exemplified by his program in helping create life-changing wish experiences for children fighting critical illness. The Blue Devils, who have been grating Make-A-Wish wishes for over a decade, became the first collegiate program nationally the earn the honor.
Long known for his patriotism, Krzyzewski has received several awards in recognition of his service to the United States. He was also the recipient of the Marshall Medal in , the highest award presented by the Association of the United States Army.
The Marshall Medal is awarded annually to an individual who has exhibited selfless service to the United States of America. During his tenure at the helm of the program, the U.
Coach K was in the Olympics as head coach of the USMNT and his time at the helm ended with the team in the midst of a National Team-record game winning streak that began in That total is tied for second-most all-time, just one behind the 11 all NBA championships won by Phil Jackson.
Coach K finished his tenure as U. National Team head coach with a flourish in Rio de Janeiro in , defeating Serbia for the Olympic gold medal. With the win, he became the first coach — man or woman — to lead a country to three Olympic basketball gold medals — and did so consecutively.
National Team as it was for the gold medal the squad brought home. The squad won over fans with its unselfishness on the court, patriotic support of Team USA as a whole and first-class demeanor throughout the tournament — all signature Coach K values.
Coach K led the U. There was no drop-off when the event rolled around as Krzyzewski presided over a second consecutive world title for the U. With the repeat victory, the U. In all, Krzyzewski was a member of five gold medal-winning Olympic coaching staffs during his international career and helped the United States to a record in those tournaments.
The Coaching Tree Sustained success under Coach K has resulted in coaching opportunities for several of his former players, as well as his former assistant coaches from both Duke and Army. Krzyzewski has shown a firm commitment to taking care of his own, having at least three former Duke captains on his staff every season since The current staff of Scheyer associate head coach , Chris Carrawell assistant coach and Nolan Smith assistant coach all held the captain role during their playing careers at Duke.
Giving Back Krzyzewski has been diligently committed to public service, both locally and nationally, throughout his coaching career. On Jan. Bush traveled to Durham to recognize Krzyzewski for his personal commitment and leadership in working to eliminate cancer as a public health threat. Coach K followed President Bush as honorary co-chair of C-Change from , when the organization reconstituted. Coach K is on the board of the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research and has been active in the foundation since its inception in He and his wife, Mickie, have hosted the V Foundation Napa Valley Wine Celebration a record 14 times, an event that has raised tens of millions of dollars for cancer research.
Coach K has authored two books with Texas writer Don Phillips. It was released in and reached the New York Times best-seller list. Coach K and his daughter, Jamie K. Spatola, have also authored two books together. The show, which runs weekly throughout the college basketball season, features Coach K interviewing successful people from various walks of life, including sports, pop culture, politics and more.
Krzyzewski went to West Point and enrolled in the U. Military Academy to receive a quality education, play basketball and become an officer in the Army. From , Krzyzewski served his country, directing service teams for three years and serving a two-year stint as head coach at the U.
In , he resigned from the Army having attained the rank of Captain. When Coach K was just 26, Knight, his former coach at Army, offered him a graduate assistantship at Indiana University. That squad posted an mark in the Big Ten and a overall record. Prior to his arrival at Duke in , Krzyzewski spent five years building the program at his alma mater in West Point. State gives Krzyzewski his first victory against ACC competition. Gene Banks plays 40 minutes for Duke, scoring a game-high 23 points on 9-of shooting.
David Henderson scores 18 points, making all six field-goal attempts and all six foul shots. March 10, — A victory over North Carolina, aided by four David Henderson free throws, gives Krzyzewski his first win over a top-ranked team and his first trip to the ACC Tournament title game. Johnny Dawkins scores 19 points, making 8-of field goal attempts and all three of his foul shots.
David Henderson scores 22 points and Johnny Dawkins nets Johnny Dawkins scores 27 points on of shooting. March 2, — An victory over North Carolina gives Duke its first ACC regular season title since and its first perfect home record since Johnny Dawkins scores 28 points, and Duke overcomes a point, rebound effort by David Robinson.
March 29, — A win over Kansas puts Krzyzewski in his first national championship game and makes Duke the first team in NCAA history to win 37 games in a season. March 31, — Louisville beats Duke, , to deny the Blue Devils the national championship.
Duke finishes , setting school records for wins and winning percentage. March 26, — Duke upsets No. Kevin Strickland and Danny Ferry combine for 41 points. Mary's in after one year as an assistant and remained the head coach for 49 years. Next up? Well, that's Krzyzewski. He's been at Duke for 41 years — about to be 42 — and he spent the previous five years coaching at his alma mater Army.
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
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