Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K.) broke the record for most Division 1 coaching wins Tuesday. Bob Knight previously had the record at 902 wins. Coach K. got his 903rd win by beating Michigan State 74 to 69. Bob Knight actually coached Coach K. when he played for Army in 1966-1969. Coach K. might be the best college basketball coach of all-time now. One reason is the Knight had a 70.9% winning percentage and Coach K. has a 76.1% winning percentage. Also now he has the most wins all-time now. I think that Coach K. is second now only to John Wooden who won 80.4% of his game, won 664 and an amazing 10 National Championship with UCLA from 1964-1975 with the help of Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Sidney Wicks and Bill Walton. Also Wooden has 10 National Titles and 12 Final Fours which Coach K. only has 4 National Titles and 11 Final Fours. Coach K. coached at Army from 1975-1980 and at Duke from 1980 to now. He is also the current coach of the USA Men's National Basketball team. He is 79-23 in the NCAA Tournament with a 77.4% winning percentage. He is in 2 Hall of Fames in the Basketball Hall of Fame an inductee of 2001 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame an inductee of 2006. Since coaching at Duke he has won 323 ACC wins and 13 ACC Tournament, 12 ACC Regular Season Championships, a 5-time ACC Coach of the Years and a 3-time College Coach of the Year. He has helped Duke win 4 National Championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010. He has gone to 8 National Championship Games, 11 Final Fours, 12 Elite Eights, 20 Sweet Sixteens and 27 NCAA Tournaments Appearances. He has also help USA win a Gold Medal at the Olympic in 2008 and a Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championship at 2010. He should be able to help USA win another Gold Medal at the Olympic next summer. Coach K. is still has long time he can coach for and he could get maybe to 1100 or 1200 wins. All he would have to do is coach a winning team for the next 10 to 20 years.
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