The Basketball Gods

In 1965, when Army coach Bobby Knight first recruited a skinny point guard from Chicago with a mouthful of a last name, it’s hard to fathom that nearly 50 years later Michael William Krzyzewski would eventually surpass his mentor as the winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s basketball. Since arriving at Duke in 1980, Coach K’s Blue Devils have won 13 ACC Championships, been to 11 Final Fours, and won four NCAA National Championships. As Krzyzeski overtook Knight on November 15th, 2011, he thanked "the basketball gods" for arranging Knight (as well as a number of former Blue Devils) to be present for his achievement. "Boy, you've done pretty good for a kid who couldn't shoot," Knight teased his protege.

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A portion of this shirt's proceeds benefits the Emily Krzyzewski Center, an organization that inspires economically disadvantaged students to dream big, strive for excellence in school and life, build strong character, and reach their highest potential as our future generation of citizen leaders.