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Nolan's condition improved overnight, but we are going to proceed cautiously
Concussion sidelines Duke guard Smith Feb 26, 2009
This is a setback for Brian and for the team
Duke center fractures foot again Jan 08, 2008
I'm really excited about the players who were selected and who committed to be part of the 2010-12 USA National Team
USA Basketball announces national team Feb 10, 2010
Even though I do not like to single guys out, LeBron's performance today was probably one of the best ones in an international game that an American player has had
Team USA gets gold in Las Vegas Sep 03, 2007
Both Greg and Martynas played with these injuries the entire 2006-07 season
Greg Paulus has foot surgery Mar 28, 2007
Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (pronounced /ʃəˈʃɛvski/ shə-SHEV-ski; Polish: Krzyżewski ; born February 13, 1947) is the men's college basketball coach of the Duke Blue Devils. He is also the coach of the United States men's national basketball team, whom he led to a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Nicknamed "Coach K", Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to four NCAA Championships, 11 Final Fours (tied for second most in history), 12 ACC regular season titles, and 13 ACC championships over 30 seasons at Duke. Krzyzewski has amassed an NCAA-record 79 NCAA tournament victories, while averaging more than 25 wins per season. On March 1, 2008, Krzyzewski became the sixth men's basketball coach in NCAA history to reach the 800-win plateau. Krzyzewski has totaled 900 career victories (as of March 20, 2011), making him the most winning active coach, and putting him three wins away from being the most winning men's basketball coach in NCAA Division I history. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame following the 2001 season.
Krzyzewski was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Polish-American parents Emily M. (née Pituch) and William Krzyzewski. He has roots in the Pittsburgh area, as his maternal grandparents emigrated from Poland to Keisterville, Pennsylvania. Up until he was 10 or 12, he visited there every summer; Krzyzewski had stated that he suspects the purpose of such trips was to "teach you to know where you came from and to be proud of it."