The K Perspective

Duke's coach K won his 1000th college basketball game Sunday.  They said on TV Sunday that 212 of college basketball's  coaches have not won 1000 between them.  There is not a coach in NBA history that has won more and they play at least 80 games every year. Red Aurabach 938 is the NBA  leader,

Since K has been to Duke the Blue Devils have been ranked 85.7 per cent of the time.  Duke was in year four of the K career before they made poll for first time.  K has won 927 wins while at Duke.  That alone would rank third on the all time wins list.  His all time 1000 wins and Jim Beiheim 962.


K's teams have beaten Maryland the most 55 times.  Georgia Tech has lost 53, Clemson 52, Virginia 52 and NC State 51 times.  K has beat Carolina 40 times.  Carolina has also beaten him the most 38 times.  Wake Forest is next in beating Duke with 24 wins.  That is also the same number for Maryland 24 and next State with 22.

K doesn't have all the records yet.  He has won 421 ACC games.  That second to Dean Smith 422.  Teams that have a winning record over K stands at 10.  Lafayette 1-4, Holy Cross 2-4, Iona 2-3, Kings College 0-1, Long Island 0-1.  All those teams beat him while he was coach at Army.

The list is only five from division one.   Arizona 3-5, Louisville 2-4,  California, Tennessee and Stanford he is 1-2 against all three.  He has the most wins all time but he is second in D one  games coach 1307.  That's second behind Jim Phelen at 1356.

During the Month of February he will  turn 68 years old.  He has good health but I hope this fabulous career doesn't end like that of either of the college football imortals Bobby Bowen stayed too long and Joe Paterno who covered up crimes.

You know during his career his mate wife Mickey has grounded him when ever he needed to be.  It is my opinion that we will see K two more full years if his health keeps.  One more Olympics and then one more full year at Duke.  That would be the end of the 2017 season.

Ever how limited this statement might be but I have only seen two news conferences that when it was over the news media applauded the person who was being interviewed.  The news media is suppose to be dignified and cover the story for the story not the person.  When Arnold Palmer did his last interview playing at the Masters 400 news media personnel stood up when he walked away and the entire room gave him a standing ovation.

 Sunday when the news conference was over in the bowels of Madison Square Garden in New York City the news media there and you would have thought Duke won the national championship cause the news media swarmed the place like State had beat Duke and took over the basketball floor.  Once the Coach K news conference ended they all rose to applaud.  Sunday was special for everyone who loves Duke, The ACC  or basketball in generally.