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Report: Krzyzewski to coach U.S. Olympic team

Sports Network

10/12/2005 9:35:48 AM

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Duke's Mike Krzyzewski will reportedly coach the U.S. basketball team at the 2006 world championships and 2008 Olympics.

According to USA Today, an official announcement will not be made until the end of October.

Krzyzewski, who has had tremendous success at Duke, will be the first college basketball coach to head a U.S. world championship or Olympic team since NBA players joined the Olympic Games back in 1992.

The 58-year-old will inherit a team filled with NBA players and perhaps some college talent as well, but will be heavily counted on to improve the country's lackluster showing in the last two international competitions.

In 2002, the United States was a disappointing sixth at the world championships in Indianapolis, while the 2004 Olympic squad finished third and earned a bronze medal in Athens.

Those two teams were the first American squads not to win gold medals in world championship or Olympic competition since play was opened to professionals.

The 2006 world championships will take place in Japan while the 2008 Olympics are in Beijing.

Krzyzewski, an assistant to former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly on the 1992 Olympic team, has been the head coach of the Blue Devils since May 4, 1980. In 25 years at Duke, he has compiled an overall record of 685-188, including the postseason, and has guided the Blue Devils to 10 trips to the Final Four and three national championships.

A 12-time National Coach of the Year, Krzyzewski was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Seriously. How do you get Shuchevski out of Krzyzewski?