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  2. Michael William Krzyzewski, nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five national titles, 13 Final Fours, 15 ACC tournament championships, and 13 ACC regular season titles. Among men's college basketball coaches, only UCLA's John Wooden has won more NCAA championships. Krzyzewski is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time.
    BornFebruary 13, 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Overall1,202–368
    Tournaments101–30 (NCAA Division I) · 2–2 (NIT) · 65–22 (ACC)
    Coach K: How He Built a Blue Devil Empire
    Coach K: How He Built a Blue Devil Empire
    He is the all-time winningest coach in men's college basketball. He led Duke to five national championships and 12 Final Fours. He coached Team USA to three Olympic gold medals.
    Overview

    Michael William Krzyzewski , nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five national titles, … See more

    Early life

    Krzyzewski was born in Chicago, the son of Polish American parents Emily M. (née Pituch) and William Krzyzewski and was raised as a Catholic. Krzyzewski attended St. Helen Catholic School in Ukrainian Village, Chi… See more

    Education

    He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1969. He comes from a working-class family and is a first-generation college student. See more

    Coaching career

    He was discharged from active duty in 1974 with the rank of captain, and started his coaching career as an assistant on Knight's staff with the Indiana Hoosiers during their historic 1974–75 season. After one year with Indiana, Kr… See more

     
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    Mike Krzyzewski is a Naismith Hall of Fame coach, five-time national champion at Duke, and six-time gold medalist as head Coach of the US Men's National Team.

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