Facts/Figures celebrating the 1000th game of Coach K
Saturday’s game marked the 1,000th that Coach K has coached at Duke during his storied career, and the Blue Devil legend became just the eighth coach in history to reach the 1,000-game milestone at one school. The Hall of Famer has taken his Blue Devils to amazing heights, and here’s a look inside some of the incredible facts and figures from game one through 1K.
86.5% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that Duke has been in the Top 25 (853)
78.1% — Coach K’s career winning percentage at Duke (781-219 record)
73.8% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that Duke has been in the Top 10 (738)
51.8% — Percentage of Coach K’s games resulting in double-digit wins for Duke
50% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that have come against an ACC opponent… Coach K is 351-150 in ACC regular-season and ACC Tourney play.
45% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that have been played in Cameron… With 393 wins, Coach K ranks second all-time in wins in one venue.
45.3% — Percentage of games under Coach K in which Duke has shot 50% or better from the floor (Duke is 423-30 in those games)
31.2% — Percentage of games under Coach K in which Duke has limited its opponent to less than 40% from the floor (Duke is 303-9 in those games)
29.7% — Percentage of Coach K’s games at Duke in which the Blue Devils have won by 20+ points
19% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that Duke has been ranked No. 1 (190)… Coach K has led Duke in more games ranked No. 1 than unranked (144 games)!
17% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that have been victories against ranked opponents (171 wins against Top 25 teams)
15.7% — Percentage of Coach K’s games at Duke in which the Blue Devils have won by 30+ points
10.6% — Percentage of Coach K’s games in which Duke has scored 100 points or more (Duke is 104-2 in those games)
9.3% — Percent of Coach K’s games that have come in the NCAA Tournament (71-22 record in the Big Dance makes Coach K the NCAA Tourney’s all-time winningest coach)
6.3% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that have been ACC Tournament contests, including 46 wins, 11 ACC Tourney titles and 15 ACC Championship game appearances
3.3% — Percentage of Coach K’s games that have been conference (11-4), regional (10-1) or national championship games (3-4)… Duke has won 24 of those title games!
51 – Number of banners sent to the rafters during Coach K’s career (3 NCAA titles, 10 Final Fours, 11 ACC Tournament titles, 11 ACC regular-season championships, 9 retired jerseys, 7 final No. 1 rankings)
“I feel honored. I feel really honored to be at Duke for 30 years. I came here right away and knew this was a place that would touch me for the rest of my life. I didn’t realize I’d have the good fortune to be here for 30 years coaching the Blue Devils.” Coach K
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