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Posted on May 13, 2010
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski received the New York Athletic Club’s Winged Foot Award at a gala dinner Wednesday night in New York. The Winged Foot Award was established in 1996 and is given annually to the head coaches of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament champions.
Duke won its fourth National Championship with a 61-59 victory over Butler at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The Blue Devils returned to the site of the school’s first national title and returned home with No. 4. The four championships (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010) rank as the fifth most by any school in NCAA Division I while head coach Mike Krzyzewski tied Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp for second most among all-time coaches.
Posted on May 01, 2010
Over 30 former Duke basketball players, including National Players of the Year Shane Battier, Jason Williams and Christian Laettner, will serve as team coaches this summer to headline the eighth annual K Academy June 2-6 at Duke’s historic Cameron Indoor Stadium.
In addition, Duke Basketball stars from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s will also coach again at America’s first and top-rated college fantasy basketball camp.
The current Duke National Championship coaching staff of Steve Wojciechowski, Chris Collins, Nate James and Chris Carrawell will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski to host and coach in K Academy VIII – a camp for adults aged 35 and above.
The Academy will once again bring team-building techniques into an once-in-a-lifetime experience for the ultimate Duke or college basketball fan. Every camper will spend five days in Cameron and in the premier practice facility in the country – the Krzyzewski Center for Academic & Athletic Excellence – where they’ll go from opening day tryouts to Sunday’s championship tournament. Along the way the campers will play games on Coach K Court in Cameron and learn the inside scoop on Duke’s four-time national championship program.
A lively social program, including a charity auction benefiting Durham’s Emily Krzyzewski Center, completes the experience. All campers reside in the four-star Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course on the Duke University campus.
The enrollment tuition for the K Academy continues to be $10,000. The Academy is partially tax-deductible as profits go to the Duke Basketball Legacy Fund. The camp has limited enrollment of 88 participants – 80 playing campers and eight non-playing bench captains.
There are less than 10 playing spots remaining, interested parties should contact the Duke Basketball Legacy Fund office as soon as possible at (919) 613-7501 or email Associate Director of the Legacy Fund, Rachel Curtis, at rcurtis@duaa.duke.edu.
Posted on April 07, 2010
SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that legendary college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the 2010 National Champion Duke Blue Devils, will host his show Basketball and Beyond with Coach K tonight, April 7 (8:00 pm ET), on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
Coach K and the Blue Devils won their fourth NCAA Championship Monday night with a thrilling 61-59 victory over the Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis. Monday’s game was Krzyzewski’s 868th career win as a coach and his 795th victory in his 30th year at Duke.
On Wednesday’s show, Coach K and co-host Dave Sims look back at one of the most exciting college basketball title games in recent memory, the performances of both teams, and the future of his players, both those who will be returning to Durham for another season and those who will be graduating.
Basketball and Beyond with Coach K is available to listeners nationwide Wednesday night at 8:00 pm ET on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
The show features discussions on a wide array of topical issues, covering the state of college basketball and showcasing Krzyzewski’s personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court, plus interviews with a variety of special guests.
Source: GoDuke.com