Coach “K” wins number 1000

Composite of three Hugh Morton photographs of Duke Head Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski in recognition of his 1,000 career victory.
Composite of three Hugh Morton photographs of Duke Head Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski in recognition of his 1,000 career victory.

With Duke’s win over St. John’s on January 25th, Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history, became the first head coach to reach 1,000 victories: 927 at Duke and 73 at Army.  Coach “K” has been the head basketball coach at Duke University since 1980.  He has four NCAA National Championships on his resume and was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Over the years Krzyzewski has often been a photo subject of Hugh Morton. In addition to the three photographs used for the composite above, there are thirteen additional photographs in the online collection.  A View to Hugh sends sincere congratulations to Coach Krzyzewski on this career milestone victory.

3 thoughts on “Coach “K” wins number 1000”

  1. As my brother, a huge Duke basketball fan, politely pointed out to me, Coack K has been the winningest coach for some time . . . not as of Sunday. I corrected the text to reflect he was the first to reach 1,000 victories.

  2. Mike Krzyzewski, who earned his 1000th career win on Jan. 25 at St. John’s, surpassed former UNC Head Coach Dean Smith as the winningest in ACC play with his win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 4. Coach “K” is 423-169 in his 35th year in the ACC.

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