Saturday, March 1, 2008

Basketball's 800 Win Club Has a New Member

Category: Sports News

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski became the tenth college basketball coach to reach the 800 win mark on Saturday (March 1) when the Blue Devils mounted a come-from-behind 87-86 victory over nearby rival North Carolina State.

With the problems in college basketball, not to mention all of sports, Krzyzewski is a shining example of how to correctly succeed in the game. His teams have won three national titles (1991, 1992, 2001), and he has never been mentioned in the same breath as "NCAA violations." It can be done.

Congratulations, Coach K.

Winningest NCAA Basketball Coaches
(*denotes still active) (win total as of March 1, 2008)

1. Pat Summitt* - Tennessee (women) - 972
2. Bob Knight - Army / Indiana / Texas Tech - 902
3.
Jody Conradt - Texas (women) - 900
4. Don Meyer* - Northern State (Division II) - 886
5. Dean Smith - North Carolina - 879
6. Adolph Rupp - Kentucky - 876
7. Jim Phelan - Mount St. Mary's - 830
8. Clarence "Big House" Gaines - Winston-Salem State (Division II) - 828
9. Eddie Sutton* - Creighton / Arkansas / Kentucky / Oklahoma State / San Francisco - 801
10. Mike Krzyzewski* - Army / Duke - 800

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