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April 2, 1994 — Playing where it had lost in the
second round of the ACC Tournament five games
earlier, Duke overcomes a 13-point deficit against
Florida to advance to the NCAA title game with a 70-
65 victory in Charlotte. Cherokee Parks’ 11 points
and 11 rebounds lead Duke to its fifth championship
game under Coach K (fourth in five years).
April 4, 1994 — With President Clinton in
attendance, Arkansas denies Duke its third championship
in four years with a 76-72 victory. Grant
Hill has 12 points and 14 rebounds in his last game
for the Blue Devils, who go 28-6 for the season.
Nov. 29, 1995 — Duke beats UNC Greensboro,
71-57, to extend its school record for consecutive
non-conference home wins to 95 games.
Feb. 27, 1997 — Duke beats Maryland, 81-69,
in Durham, to give Krzyzewski his fifth regular
season conference championship.
March 14, 1997 — Krzyzewski gets his 400th win
at Duke, improving his record to 400-148 with a
71-68 triumph over Murray State in the first round
of the NCAA Tournament.
Sept. 1997 — Duke recognizes Krzyzewski’s
leadership by awarding him its highest honor —
the University Medal of Honor — for his many
contributions to the school.
Nov. 26, 1997 — Duke upsets Arizona in the
Maui Invitational, 95-87, to give Krzyzewski his
fifth victory against top-ranked teams — the most
by any active coach.
Feb. 28, 1998 — After watching his Blue Devils
rally from a 17-point second half deficit, Krzyzewski
gets his 500th coaching victory and his second
straight ACC regular season championship with
a 77-75 home win over North Carolina. Coach K
becomes the 76th coach to win 500 games as the
Devils finish unbeaten at home and become the
first team to win 15 conference games in a season.
June 26, 1998 — Duke christens the Michael
W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Lab. Working
with the latest in high-tech instrumentation,
a multidisciplinary team of orthopaedic surgeons
and biomechanical engineers strive to better understand
how muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments
respond to the pressures of competition.
Feb. 20, 1999 — Duke ties a school record with
its 36th straight home victory, a 92-65 rout of
Clemson. The Blue Devils go unbeaten at home
for the second straight year and fifth time under
Krzyzewski.
Feb. 27, 1999 — Duke beats North Carolina by
20 points in Chapel Hill, 81-61, to become the
first team to finish 16-0 in the ACC. The Blue
Devils set a school record with their 24th straight
victory and go unbeaten in the ACC for the first
time since 1963.
March 7, 1999 — A 96-73 victory over North
Carolina gives Krzyzewski his fourth ACC Tournament
title. Duke wins its tournament games by an
average margin of 25 points. The win caps a 19-0
ACC campaign for Duke.
March 19, 1999 — Duke beats Southwest Missouri
State in the NCAA Tournament, 78-61, to post
its 30th straight victory and school-record 67th win
over two years. The Blue Devils win 35 games in
a season for the second time under Krzyzewski.
Mike Krzyzewski
March 21, 1999 — An 85-64 victory over
Temple earns Duke its eighth Final Four trip under
Krzyzewski.
March 27, 1999 — Duke beats Michigan State,
68-62, to advance to the national championship
game for the sixth time under Krzyzewski, who
improves his record in the NCAA Tournament to 48-
13 to pass John Wooden for second place on the
all-time list. The Devils improve to 37-1, tying their
own NCAA record for most victories in a season.
March 29, 1999 — Connecticut stuns Duke, 77-
74, in the national championship game. Though
the Blue Devils fall shy of the title, they achieve
school records for highest winning percentage
over a two-year period (.920) and for a single
season (.949).
June 30, 1999 — Duke becomes the first school
in the history of the NBA Draft to have four players
from the same team — Elton Brand, Trajan Langdon,
Corey Maggette and William Avery — selected
in the first round. Brand, who became the first
player to be taken number one under Coach K,
Langdon and Maggette were lottery picks.
Nov. 1999 — The Duke Basketball Legacy Fund
is founded. The Legacy Fund currently has 30
partners making gifts of $1 million or more to
the program. The endowed fund will provide full
support for one Duke player each year.
Jan. 22, 2000 — Duke gets a 75-61 win at Wake
Forest, setting records with its 28th straight ACC
regular season victory and 49th ACC regular
season victory in a span of four years. The Blue
Devils set a school record with their 15th straight
ACC road win.
Feb. 9, 2000 — Maryland upsets Duke in Durham,
98-87, to end the Blue Devils’ 31-game ACC
regular-season winning streak, their 46-game
home winning streak and their 26-game home
winning streak against ACC teams.
March 4, 2000 — Duke beats North Carolina in
Durham, 90-76, to give Krzyzewski his eighth ACC
regular season title — marking only the second
time the Blue Devils have won four straight regular
season conference championships.
March 11, 2000 — Duke beats Wake Forest in the
ACC Tournament semifinals, 82-73, to set a school
record with its 119th victory over a four-year span.
The Devils advance to the league championship
game for the third year in a row and ninth time
under Krzyzewski.
March 12, 2000 — Duke wins its second straight
ACC championship and fifth under Krzyzewski,
beating Maryland, 81-68.
March 24, 2000 — Florida upsets Duke in the
NCAA Tournament, 87-78. Though the Devils finish
one victory shy of a 30-win season, they post
the highest winning percentage over a four-year
period in school history (.859; 122-20).
Nov. 17, 2000 — A 98-85 victory over Villanova in
Durham gives Krzyzewski his 500th win as Duke’s
coach. He becomes just the third coach to win
500 games at one school in 21 seasons or fewer.
Following the win, Duke unveils Coach K Court.
The words Coach K Court appear in two squares
at both ends of the fabled Cameron court.
March 4, 2001 — Duke beats North Carolina in
Chapel Hill, 95-81, to become the first team to
win at least a share of the ACC regular season
title five years in a row.
March 11, 2001 — A 79-53 victory over North
Carolina gives Krzyzewski coaching victory No. 600
and his sixth ACC championship.
March 24, 2001 — With a 79-69 victory over
Southern Cal, Duke gives Krzyzewski his ninth trip
to the Final Four and sets a school record for wins
over a three-year period (99).
March 31, 2001 — Duke overcomes a recordsetting
22-point first half deficit in a 95-84 victory
over Maryland that sends Krzyzewski into his
seventh national championship game. He becomes
the first Duke coach to amass 100 wins in a span
of just three seasons.
April 2, 2001 — Duke beats Arizona, 82-72, to
make Krzyzewski the fourth coach to win three
NCAA crowns. The Blue Devils become the second
team since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64
teams to win every tournament game by at least
10 points. Duke sets NCAA records for wins in a
four-year period (133) and all-time NCAA Tournament
winning percentage (76.8).
May 30, 2001 — In his first year of eligibility,
Krzyzewski is voted into the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame. He joins Temple’s John
Chaney and Texas Tech’s Bob Knight as the only
active college coaches to be enshrined.
Sept. 5, 2001 — Krzyzewski and his wife, Mickie,
create the Krzyzewski Family Scholarship Endowment
for Duke students from the Carolinas. The
$100,000 scholarship provides assistance to
undergraduates from North and South Carolina.
Sept. 9, 2001 — Krzyzewski is named “America’s
Best Coach” — in any sport at any level — by CNN
and TIME magazine.
Oct. 5, 2001 — Krzyzewski is inducted into the
Basketball Hall of Fame. His college coach, Bob
Knight, is his presenter, and the pair share a tearfilled
reunion in the Springfield Civic Center.
Nov. 14, 2001 — The 54-year-old Krzyzewski
signs a lifetime contract with Duke.
Nov. 19, 2001 — Duke opens the 2001-02 season
ranked No. 1 in the country, the fourth time under
Krzyzewski that it has started a season as No. 1.
Jan. 31, 2002 — Duke beats North Carolina by
29 points, 87-58, UNC’s worst loss in the Dean
Smith Center. The Blue Devils become the first
team to win four straight games in Chapel Hill,
getting their highest margin of victory over the
Tar Heels under Krzyzewski.
Feb. 24, 2002 — Duke rolls over St. John’s on
Coach K Court, 97-55, to give Krzyzewski his fifth
straight 25-win season and 12th overall.
March 4, 2002 — Duke routs North Carolina on
Coach K Court, 93-68, to finish unbeaten at home
(13-0) for the sixth time under Krzyzewski.
March 10, 2002 — Duke becomes the first
school to win the ACC Tournament four years in a
row, beating N.C. State 91-61 for its seventh ACC
championship under Krzyzewski.
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