Mike Krzyzewski passes Dean Smith for second place on all-time wins list

Discussion in 'Men's College Basketball' started by truebluefan, Dec 30, 2010.

  1. truebluefan

    truebluefan Administrator Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2010
    Messages:
    212,768
    Likes Received:
    821
    Trophy Points:
    113
    [​IMG]

    Mike Krzyzewski one-upped his longtime rival. Now there's only one man with more victories than Duke's Hall of Fame coach -- his former mentor.

    Krzyzewski moved past rival Dean Smith into second place on the men's all-time wins list Wednesday night, claiming his 880th career victory with the top-ranked Blue Devils' 108-62 rout of North Carolina-Greensboro.

    He trails Bob Knight, who mentored and coached him at Army on the way to 902 wins. One fan in the stands held a sign that said: "You're next, Bobby."

    "I don't want to take any of that too seriously, but rather say, 'I'm one of the guys who's won a lot of games," Krzyzewski said. "To share a spotlight with Dean and [Knight], that's a great honor."

    When the buzzer sounded, Krzyzewski hugged UNC Greensboro coach -- and former assistant -- Mike Dement before making his way across the court for a television interview. The Hall of Fame coach waved to the Duke fans who helped pack the 23,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303632430
     

Share This Page