Trivia

Graduated from West Point in 1969.

Played for Bob Knight at Army. Hired in 1978 at Duke.

Head basketball coach at the U.S. Military Academy (1976-1980) (win-loss record: 73-59) and Duke University (1981-present). (2003)

Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Named second team All-NIT (1969). Team captain (1968-1969).

National Championships (1991, 1992 and 2001). Nine NCAA Final Fours (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001). Named National Coach of the Year ten times in 7 seasons. 1986-UPI and Chevrolet; 1989-Naismith (National Coach of the Year); 1991-NABC; 1992-Sporting News and Naismith; 1997-Basketball Times; 1999-NABC and Naismith; 2000-Chevrolet. ACC Coach of the Year five times (1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000). Nine ACC Regular Season Championships (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001). Six ACC Tournament Championships (1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).

President, NABC 1998-1999. NABC Coach of the Decade 1990s. Coached World University Games (1987), plus the World Championship Games and Goodwill Games (1990). * *

Turned down a 5-year, 40 million dollar contract offered by the Los Angeles Lakers so that he could stay at Duke. (July 2004)

Last name is pronounced "sha-SHEF-skee".

Is of Polish descent.

Joe C. Farr III was a four-year manager for Coach Krzyzewski from 1994-1998. He was Head Manager during the 1997-1998 season.

Brother of Bill Krzyzewski.

Inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame (2006).

Holds the NCAA Division 1 record for most wins.

Head coach of the 2012 men's basketball Olympic team.

Inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.