Mike Krzyzewski - Wikipedia

Not to be confused with Mike Krushelnyski. "Krzyzewski" redirects here. For the Polish family name, see Krzyżewski. "Coach K" redirects here. For the record producer, see Quality Control Music.

Michael William Krzyzewski (US: /ʃɪˈʒɛfski/ shizh-EF-skee,[1] Polish: [kʂɨˈʐɛfskʲi]; born February 13, 1947), 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 Four appearances, 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 (10). Krzyzewski is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time.[2][3][4]

Mike Krzyzewski

Krzyzewski in 2011
Biographical details
Born	(1947-02-13) February 13, 1947 (age 78)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1966–1969	Army
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975	Indiana (assistant)
1975–1980	Army
1980–2022	Duke
Head coaching record
Overall	1,202–368
Tournaments	101–30 (NCAA Division I)2–2 (NIT)65–22 (ACC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 NCAA Division I tournament (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015) 13 NCAA Division I regional – Final Four (1986, 1988–1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2022) 15 ACC tournament (1986, 1988, 1992, 1999–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009–2011, 2017, 2019) 13 ACC regular season (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997–2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2022)
Awards
The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1992) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2011) 3× Naismith College Coach of the Year (1989, 1992, 1999) 2× NABC Coach of the Year (1991, 1999) Clair Bee Coach of the Year (2004) UPI Coach of the Year (1986) 5× ACC Coach of the Year (1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000)
Basketball Hall of FameInducted in 2001 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of FameInducted in 2006
Medal record Head coach for  United States men's national basketball team Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIBA World Championship 2010 Turkey Team 2014 Spain Team 1990 Argentina 2006 Japan FIBA Americas Championship 2007 Las Vegas Assistant Coach for  United States men's national basketball team Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1992 Barcelona Team FIBA Americas Championship 1992 Portland

Krzyzewski has also coached the United States national team, which he led to gold medals at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. He was the head coach of the U.S. team that won gold medals at the 2010 and the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and an assistant coach for the "Dream Team" at the 1992 Olympics.

Krzyzewski was a point guard at Army from 1966 to 1969 under coach Bob Knight. From 1975 to 1980, he was the head coach for his alma mater.[5] He is a three-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2001 for his individual coaching career, in 2010 as part of the collective induction of the "Dream Team,"[6] and in 2025 as head coach of the 2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("Redeem Team").[7] He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006, and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009 (with the "Dream Team").[6]

On November 15, 2011, Krzyzewski led Duke to a 74–69 victory over Michigan State at Madison Square Garden to become the coach with the most wins in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. Krzyzewski's 903rd victory set a new record, breaking that held by his former coach, Bob Knight. On January 25, 2015, Duke defeated St. John's, 77–68, again at Madison Square Garden, as Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach to reach 1,000 wins.[8]

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Education
• 3 Coaching career
  • 3.1 Indiana and Army
  • 3.2 Duke
  • 3.3 National team
  • 3.4 NBA coaching offers
• 4 Post-retirement
• 5 Awards and honors
• 6 Family and charity
• 7 Head coaching record
  • 7.1 College
• 8 Coaching tree
• 9 See also
• 10 Notes
• 11 References
• 12 External links