6. COACH K INDUCTED IN HOF
In his first year of eligibility, Coach K received basketball’s highest honor with
induction into the Hall of Fame in October 2001. “I hope that all of those
youngsters who have played for me and the people who have worked with me
will share in this honor, said Coach K. “My mom always told me to associ-
ate myself with great people and great institutions. I’ve tried to do that at
the United States Military Academy and at Duke University, two of the great
institutions in the world. As a result, I’ve been around some amazing people.”
7. FOUR JERSEY RETIREMENTS
During the past decade, four amazing Duke players saw their jerseys retired
and immortalized in the rafters of Cameron. Shane Battier was first in 2001,
followed by Jason Williams (2003), Shelden Williams (2007) and JJ Redick
(2007). Redick, Duke’s all-time leading scorer, stated on his Retirement Day,
“Records are something that kind of just happen as you’re playing, but an
honor like having your jersey retired means somebody has to recognize you,
somebody has to honor you... So, for Duke to do this... I am just extremely
humbled. Every time now that I walk into Cameron, it’s going to mean some-
thing more. This is something that I crazily dreamed about years ago.”
8. COACH K COURT NAMED
On November 17, 2000, Duke named Cameron Indoor’s storied floor “Coach
K Court” in honor of the legendary Duke coach after his 500th Blue Devil
win. Said Coach K, “My love for Duke and this building and the people in it
-- I can’t love it more. And so to have my name on that court is great. You
couldn’t have honored me in a better way.”
In February 2008, Duke officially opened our brand-new training facility, 9. DUKE UNVEILS K CENTER
the K Center. The new building offers two basketball courts, a weight room,
a cardio room, a locker room for former players, a video room, a theater, a
banquet space for meals, and academic support for all Duke student-athletes.
The world-class facility provides our players with the finest resources in the
country to improve and develop on and off the court. Said Chris Duhon, “It
ranks right there with the best because they have everything. They have
the courts, the locker room, the weight room -- everything is right there and
accessible to you. It is a beautiful, beautiful facility. It probably would be the
best of all the training facilities I have seen in the NBA and college.”
A theme in the Duke program is giving back, and in Spring 2008, Coach K
10. EKC OPENS DOORS TO DURHAM
and the Duke family did that at the highest level when the Emily Krzyzewski
Center opened in Durham’s West End. The center serves the local commu-
nity by inspiring economically disadvantaged students to dream big, strive
for excellence, build strong character and reach their potential. Said Coach K
shortly after the center opened, “The community center in the neighborhood
where I grew up had a significant impact on the direction of my life. Our goal
is to create that type of environment and experience for the youth in this
community. It’s a wonderful thing, and it’s something that will go on forever.’
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