Born
- February 13, 1947 Chicago, Ill.
High School
- Weber High School Chicago, Ill.
College Career
- Three-year letterman, Army, 1967-69
College Degree
- B.S., U.S.M.A., June, 1969
- College Honors: Team Captain, 1968-69
- Second-Team All-NIT, 1969
- North-South Game, 1969
Military Service
- Army Officer, 1969-74
- Resigned as Captain, 1974
Coaching Career
- Head Coach Service Teams, 1969-72
- Head Coach, United States Military Academy Prep School (Fort Belvoir, Va.), 1972-74
- Graduate Assistant, Indiana University, 1974-75
- Head Coach, United States Military Academy, 1975-80
- Head Coach, Duke University, 1980-present
- Head Coach, USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team 2006-2016
- Coaching Honors NABC District II Coach of the Year, 1977
- Metropolitan New York Basketball Writers Coach of the Year, 1977
- Head Coach, National Sports Festival, 1983
- National Association of Basketball Coaches District III Coach of the Year, 1984, 1992, 1994
- ACC Coach of the Year, 1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000
- National Coach of the Year, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
- U.S. Head Coach, World University Games, 1987
- U.S. Head Coach, World Championships and Goodwill Games, 1990
- U.S. Assistant Coach, Olympics, 1992
- President, NABC, 1998-99
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, 2001
- Named “America’s Best Coach” by Time/CNN, 2001
- Clair Bee Coach of the Year, 2004
- USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team, Head Coach 2006-2016
Coaching Record
- Career Record: 1,170–361 (.764)
- Duke Record: 1097–302 (.784)
- Army Record: 73–59 (.553)
Championships
- NCAA – 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
- ACC Regular Season – 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
- ACC Tournament – 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Family
- Wife – Carol (Mickie) Marsh
- Daughters – Debbie Savarino, Lindy Frasher, Jamie Spatola
- Grandchildren – Joey Savarino, Michael Savarino, Carlyn Savarino, Emelia Savarino, Quin Frasher, Remington Frasher, John David Spatola, Mackenzie Carol Spatola, Caden Brodie Frasher, Madeline Joy Spatola
