Mike Krzyzewski
Treat your readers to a fascinating biography. From his humble roots as the Chicago-born son of Polish immigrant parents, Mike Krzyzewski, known as Coach K, has become one of the most decorated coaches of all-time in both the college and professional ranks. Coach K's highly disciplined approach to the game, honed from his early years as a college point guard at Army under notorious taskmaster Bobby Knight, has propelled him to become a two-time inductee of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Not only has Coach K won five NCAA Division I men's basketball championships as the head man of the Duke University Blue Devils, he's also achieved unprecedented success on the international stage by winning three gold medals as the head coach of the United States men's national basketball team. Beloved and revered by the press, the public and his players, Coach K has spurned numerous overtures by NBA teams over the years, and remains committed to Duke in order to build on his golden legacy of greatness.
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Mike Krzyzewski
Treat your readers to a fascinating biography. From his humble roots as the Chicago-born son of Polish immigrant parents, Mike Krzyzewski, known as Coach K, has become one of the most decorated coaches of all-time in both the college and professional ranks. Coach K's highly disciplined approach to the game, honed from his early years as a college point guard at Army under notorious taskmaster Bobby Knight, has propelled him to become a two-time inductee of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Not only has Coach K won five NCAA Division I men's basketball championships as the head man of the Duke University Blue Devils, he's also achieved unprecedented success on the international stage by winning three gold medals as the head coach of the United States men's national basketball team. Beloved and revered by the press, the public and his players, Coach K has spurned numerous overtures by NBA teams over the years, and remains committed to Duke in order to build on his golden legacy of greatness.
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Mike Krzyzewski

Mike Krzyzewski

by John Fredric Evans
Mike Krzyzewski

Mike Krzyzewski

by John Fredric Evans

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Treat your readers to a fascinating biography. From his humble roots as the Chicago-born son of Polish immigrant parents, Mike Krzyzewski, known as Coach K, has become one of the most decorated coaches of all-time in both the college and professional ranks. Coach K's highly disciplined approach to the game, honed from his early years as a college point guard at Army under notorious taskmaster Bobby Knight, has propelled him to become a two-time inductee of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Not only has Coach K won five NCAA Division I men's basketball championships as the head man of the Duke University Blue Devils, he's also achieved unprecedented success on the international stage by winning three gold medals as the head coach of the United States men's national basketball team. Beloved and revered by the press, the public and his players, Coach K has spurned numerous overtures by NBA teams over the years, and remains committed to Duke in order to build on his golden legacy of greatness.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780766098015
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 07/30/2019
Series: Championship Coaches Series
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 Working-Class Origins and Army Discipline 8

Chapter 2 Special K 17

Chapter 3 Closing in on a Championship, One Step at a Time 26

Chapter 4 Duke Did It Again 36

Chapter 5 The Undoing of a Delicate Dynasty 44

Chapter 6 Devilishly Clever 53

Chapter 7 Could The Country Still Compete? 63

Chapter 8 A Coach Who Really Cares 74

Chapter 9 Coach K Is One of a Kind 85

Chronology 94

Chapter Notes 96

Glossary 107

Further Reading 109

Index 111

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