He got a graduate degree from Duke, and both he and Coach K are proud graduates of West Point.
Granted, Coach K and Tom Izzo have vastly different leadership styles, but the commonality between them is powerful: their effectiveness.
Either it's a remarkable coincidence that Laettner and Rivera are the same age, or Coach K's given this comparison some thought before.
Now, some of you may know that my assistant, Reggie Love -- (laughter) -- used to play for Coach K at Duke.
Coach K is on ESPN2-HD as Duke faces Air Force, but we'll be checking out The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou on Starz.
We also check in with actor Josh Duhamel, browse Bo Ryan's Wikipedia page and get Coach K to compare Duke with the Yankees.
Rivals complain Coach K's commercial success is an unfair recruiting advantage.
Coach K was asked Saturday about his Blue Devils being like the Bronx Bombers in terms of nonpartisan fans rooting against them because of their success.
Boeheim has been to the NCAA Tournament 28 times, one more than Coach K, and has never had a losing season while Calhoun has 21 NCAA appearances and four losing seasons.
FORBES: Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski Will Hold Men's Basketball Win Record Forever
Still a young-looking 64 years old, Coach K will most likely be on the bench at least another five years and finish with close to 1, 100 wins by the time he retires.
FORBES: Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski Will Hold Men's Basketball Win Record Forever
Drawing upon his experience playing for Coach K at Duke, and with a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach for a father, Hurley decided he was ready to make a name for himself at the coaching level.
Coach K earned his 903rd victory with a 74-69 triumph over Michigan State at a sold-out Madison Square Garden and is now 903-284 for a .761 winning percentage in his 37th season as a head coach, five at Army and 32 at Duke.
FORBES: Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski Will Hold Men's Basketball Win Record Forever
Stops along our tour include: the bracket-busting Shockers, Coach K's ever-present concerns about conference realignment, former Georgia Tech star John Salley's excitement at having the Final Four in Atlanta, a heartwarming tale of sportsmanship and a farewell to tournament darling Florida Gulf Coast.
"It would be a good idea to change their name if they were rescued and were mistreated and that name is the name that was used, " says Burckhalter, owner of K-9 Coach dog training and boarding facility in Smyrna, Georgia.
But in fact, folks are sizing you up before you even take off your coat, says Christine K. Jahnke, a speech coach and author of the book The Well-Spoken Woman.
On the day he died, 36 years after he left the sideline, Darrell K Royal remained the most successful, most beloved coach in Texas Longhorns history.
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