It does not take long for a conversation about the highest levels of success in the basketball world to turn to the name Krzyzewski. In 42 seasons at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski – a Naismith Hall of Fame coach, five-time national champion and NCAA record 13-time Final Four participant – built a dynasty that few programs in the history of the game can match.
No coach in Division I men’s basketball history won more games than Coach K’s 1,202.
After 42 seasons at Duke, and 47 overall as a head coach at both Duke and Army West Point, Krzyzewski finished his career with a 1,202-368 record as a head coach, including a 1,129-309 mark at Duke.
The numbers that illustrated Coach K’s career are simply staggering:
Five national championships (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)
Six gold medals as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team
Nine National Players of the Year (11 honors)
Six National Defensive Players of the Year (nine honors)
10 consecutive top-10 AP poll finishes (1997-06)
12 National Coach of the Year honors (eight seasons)
13 Final Four appearances (most in NCAA history)
14 ACC regular season championships
15 ACC Tournament championships (most in league history)
28 NBA Lottery picks (most in Draft history)
36 NCAA Tournament bids (most by one coach)
38 All-America selections (52 honors)
69 ACC Tournament wins (most in league history)
68 NBA Draft selections, including 42 first-round picks
101 NCAA Tournament wins (most in NCAA history)
127 weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
535 ACC wins (most in league history)
575 weeks ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
668 weeks ranked in the AP poll (most by a coach in poll history)
1,129 victories at Duke (most in NCAA history at one school)
