Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will head a contingent of dignitaries for the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation TTRR (Ticket to Reading Rewards) program in an assembly at the Myles J. McManus Middle School in Linden, N.J., on Monday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m.

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was one of sixteen finalists announced for the 2011 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award on Wednesday.

“So many coaches did outstanding jobs this season that it is difficult to select a group of finalists,” said Jim Phelan. “They have all done great jobs with the respective programs.”

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The historic win for Krzyzewski moves him within two of Bob Knight’s all-time record for men’s Division I head coaching victories (902). More importantly to Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils, it advances them to the tournament’s Sweet 16.

Duke (32-4), the West Region’s No. 1 seed, will play No. 5 seed Arizona Thursday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

To do so, the Blue Devils had to survive a game that reminded Krzyzewski very much of last season’s 61-59 win over Butler in the national championship game.

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