2000 Legends of Coaching Award Recipient
Mike Kryzyzewski
Duke University
Mike Kryzyzewski received the John R. Wooden Award “Legends of Coaching” honor in 2000. Winning seasons, superb graduation rates for his players and a basketball team that is as close as family are all attributes that reflect on the man who is now in his 26th year as the head coach of the Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski. In 25 years at Duke, Krzyzewski, a Hall of Fame coach and 12-time National Coach of the Year, has built a dynasty that few programs in the history of the game can match.