The Cougars earned a No. [100] Bennett was named to a list of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine alongside such names as Special Counsel (and UVA Law alumnus) Robert Mueller, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Tim Cook of Apple.[101]. UNCs lone setback outside of Quadrant 1 was at No. Andrew Shurtleff Virginia affirmed its position atop the ACC on Saturday, exasperating a Hall of Fame rival and elevating Tony Bennett to rare company. If you pair . 6 Virginia, Mike Rhoades after VCU clinched A-10 regular-season title, Lionel Messi named men's Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards, LeBron James is facing weeks on the sidelines after foot injury. 14 Notre Dame on the Road, Virginia's win at Duke shows Cavaliers are at top of ACC, not just in current standings, ACC Operation Basketball: Here's What We Think Will Happen in 201718, There's only one way to describe UNC's loss to Virginia: ' a big ol' butt-kicking', Ahead of Duke, UNC's Berry turns to Virginia film to fix defense, AP Poll of February 12, 2018 Virginia #1, No. ACC tournament: After beating Pittsburgh, Virginia fell to Notre Dame 71-58. In 2011, Bennett and Gaga recorded the song The Lady is a Tramp, and three years later they released a collaborative album entitled Cheek to Cheek.. They also defended superbly against Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot, limiting them to 12 combined points. Virginia coach Tony Bennett talks during the coach's press availablity on Thursday, March 21, 2019. North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams made an appearance on The David Glenn Show last week. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament, Reg. 4 ranked Louisville, 7155. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's newest collaboration. 45 to No. It finished the year ranked sixth. Seas. In 2021-22, Bennett guided the Cavaliers to a 21-14 record and berth in the NIT quarterfinals. He is one of three coaches in history (with Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski) to lead his program to ten or more consecutive winning ACC records[a][4][5] and is one of three coaches (also with Smith and Krzyzewski) to be named ACC Coach of the Year four or more times. 10 Louisville, 5754, and a subsequent FiveThirtyEight article revealed this squad's defense to be the most effective of any Tony Bennett coached team thus far. You can cancel at any time. Fresh off their second COVID pause, the Seminoles survived feisty Wake Forest in overtime Saturday, extending their conference home winning streak to 23, second-longest in ACC history. They were passed over for postseason consideration. Virginia guard Joe Harris (12) has his shot blocked by Maryland forward Evan Smotrycz in Feb. 2014. The No. The first conference to have three No. Williams' Kansas teams averaged 27.8 wins per season. 14 Notre Dame, in South Bend, 7154, while extending his record against Mike Brey to 50. As a 5'11" point guard, Bennett ranks first in NCAA history for career three-point field goal accuracy at 49.7%, shooting above 50% from range in both his junior and senior seasons. Hall of Famer Rick Pitino (15 against Bennett) of Louisville said, "there is no such thing as post-play against Virginia"; similarly former Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams (37 against Bennett) called Virginia's system "offensively and defensively elite. Coach K's 67 ACC Tournament victories are also the most in league history, as are his 517 ACC victories across the regular season and tournament. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament, Conf. He was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award given to the nation's most outstanding senior under six feet tall and was named the 1992 GTE Academic All-American of the year. Season Champion; Conf. The frustrating "pack line" defense that the younger Bennett has perfected at Virginia was first implemented in an earlier form by the elder Bennett up until Tony took over head coaching duties from his father at Washington State.[29]. In the Duke game, Durham native Jay Huff had 10 blocks to spur the Cavaliers to victory against the Blue Devils. The Arizona Daily Star called Bennett the "gold standard of college basketball coaching" and the modern equivalent of Arizona's late Hall of Famer Lute Olson, but said Arizona fans needed to "lower [their] expectations"; Tommy Lloyd, coach-in-waiting at Gonzaga, took the job. 5 North Carolina, 5343, and No. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Fired RPS employee sues school district, alleges misuse of federal funds. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, Virginia beat 16th-seeded Hampton, ninth-seeded Butler and fourth-seeded Iowa 84-71 before losing 68-62 to 10th-seeded Syracuse in the Elite Eight. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Two @FIBAWC titles Three @Olympics gold medals Five @NCAA championships Coach K is set to reveal this season will be his last, calling time on what has been a remarkable career.Is Mike Krzyzewski the coaching ? retirement from North Carolina on Thursday, Here's the gaudy numbers compiled by one of NCAA basketball's greats, Top 10 all-time NCAA Division-I men's basketball coaches: How Roy Williams' record compares, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. [78] With a 6637 victory at Pitt, Virginia won its third outright regular season title in five years. [105] Mamadi Diakite and Braxton Key graduated on an 8-game ACC winning streak but without a chance to play in the unfinished 2020 ACC tournament or to defend their NCAA Championship. Former five-star recruit and transfer Austin Nichols became eligible after sitting out the previous season, but was suspended for two weeks including the season opening game for an undisclosed incident and dismissed entirely for a second undisclosed incident after playing (and starting) in one game. The Cavaliers held the No. Highest AP ranking: UVA started the season ranked eighth in the country, reached as high as No. Tony Bennett accepted the position of head coach at Washington State when his father retired in 2006. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. You have permission to edit this article. 13 Minnesota on the road, in Minneapolis, during the 2010 ACC-Big Ten Challenge. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. 'Twas that type of evening for North Carolina, which in its most recent outing, last Saturday at Duke, scored 91 points. [71] The Cavaliers notched impressive double-digit victories over eventual national champions No. 64. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Division regular season champion Mike Krzyzewski's career cant be summed up by numbers but Ill try in the context of entire programs:240 AP-ranked wins, as many as Indiana97 NCAA Tournament wins, 21 more than Louisville41 1st-rd Draft picks, two more than UCLA14 Final Four wins, two more than Kansas. UNC was 2 for 16 beyond the arc, and no Tar Heel scored in double figures. Predictably, Williams's first team struggled, going 2-16 in the league. [88] The game was viewed by 3.8 million people as the highest rated televised game of college basketball in the regular season, and was just the fourth in NCAA history between two teams both ranked number one as No. 7 Duke in Mike Krzyzewski's final home game against Virginia, delivered by Reece Beekman's last-second three-pointer; Trevor Keels remarked that UVA had "punched [them] in the mouth. 12 North Carolina 6149 to continue a home streak of 50 against the Heels since 2013. It forces opposing teams to pass and shoot well, while limiting dribble penetration and post play.[29][30]. Bennett signed a new contract through 2024, later extended through 2026 and beyond.[63][64]. He has signed at least one McDonalds All-American in each season dating back to 1985, the longest streak in the nation by 25 years. [107] However, Virginia was surprised 6160 by unranked San Francisco in their second game,[108] and the vaunted Cavalier defense broke down against No. Bennett's UVA teams went a perfect 70 in his final seven games against Hall of Famer Roy Williams (712 against Bennett) to close out a friendly[131] rivalry during the final five years of Williams' tenure at UNC (during which period both Williams, in 2017; and Bennett, in 2019; won NCAA Championships with their respective programs). The teams only met four times in the ACC Tournament, with Duke winning three of those games over Williams under coach MikeKrzyzewski. UVA's Devon Hall(0) passes a ball against UNC's Sterling Manley (21) during the first half of NCAA men's basketball game at UVA in Jan. 2017. Background. After a decade of proving himself as one of the very best coaches in all of college basketball, Tony Bennett shook the monkey off of his back for good as he led Virginia to the greatest redemption story in the history of sports. 4 Virginia in rout of Hokies, 8159, RJ Barrett leads No. In 1998, Bennett continued as head coach of the North Harbour Kings (who had changed their name from Vikings) but retired early as a player. Please subscribe to keep reading. "[103] The Cavaliers won the Hall of Fame Tip Off by defeating Arizona State in the championship game. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [28] Bennett's teams, especially at Virginia, are known for their motion offense and stifling defense which features his version of the "pack line" defensive strategy famously devised by his father. 10 Louisville. All Rights Reserved. Key players: Sophomore G Malcolm Brogdon (13 ppg); Senior G Joe Harris (12 ppg); Sophomore F Anthony Gill (9 ppg); Sophomore G Justin Anderson (8 ppg); Senior F Akil Mitchell (7 ppg); Sophomore F Mike Tobey (6 ppg); Freshman G London Perrantes (6 ppg, 4 apg). Fired RPS employee sues school district, alleges misuse of federal funds. But UVA has faced its fair share of struggles and close calls in the NCAA tournament: In 2014, in the round of 64 against Coastal Carolina, Virginia trailed by five points at halftime, and the game was tied at 47 with 8:50 left. Bennett is this league's landlord. Highest AP ranking: Virginia started the season ranked fifth in the country, fell as low as sixth and finished second in the final regular-season poll. American basketball coach and player (born 1969), 200809: Rebuilding and budget constraints, Canceled recruiting flights and Final Four trip for staff, 201011: Personnel losses but continued rise, 201213: Establishing the dominant nucleus, 201314: #1 ACC finish and ACC Championship, 201415: #1 ACC finish and 2nd Henry Iba Award, 201718: Unranked to AP #1 and ACC Championship, 201819: The Redemption National Championship, 201920: COVID-shortened season, 111 down final stretch. It held on for a 79-67 victory. In 2017, in the round of 64 against UNC-Wilmington, Virginia trailed by 15 points in the first half before coming back to win 76-71. L-R, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett and VCU head coach Mike Rhoades listen to an official near the end of the game at the Siegel Center in Richmond VA Fri. Nov. 17, 2017. With Justin Anderson injured, UVA beat No. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He won a total of 903 games and is one of just six Division I men's basketball coaches to win at least three national titles. Williams kept his discipline of the offending players and managers private, and the entire roster was in uniform at JPJ. The only coaches to author 10 or more consecutive winning ACC records are North Carolinas Dean Smith (33 straight), Dukes Mike Krzyzewski (13 and counting, two others of 10) and UVAs Bennett (10). (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). There was an earlier question regarding overlooked great performances. It lost in the round of 32 to fourth-seeded Florida 65-39. 6 Virginia, as it lost a second straight game, 71-63 at North Carolina. It was the first time a No. Williams, a North Carolina alumnus, is second to only the legendary Dean Smith on the school's all-time wins list. [82][83] Bennett's even-keeled reaction was featured in Inc. magazine as a lesson in emotional intelligence and leadership. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). One thing is for sure: Tony Bennett knows how to keep the music playing. [22] He was also incredibly accurate on two-point field goal attempts for a guard, connecting on 502 of 917 (54.7%) two-point attempts for his college career. By that point, in 11 seasons since moving to the ACC, the Hokies had a conference winning percentage of .379. Bennett went back to work at Washington State with a need to replace NBA draft pick Kyle Weaver. Hunter, Jerome lead No. [76] UNC prepared for their Duke rivalry game by reviewing tape of UVA suffocating No. He brought in Klay Thompson, a talented four-star recruit out of California (and son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson). It was also their first outright regular season title since 1981. 24 Maryland (ACCBig Ten Challenge), the latter of which improved Bennett's record in the Challenge to 82. 1 seed, beating 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina and eighth-seeded Memphis before falling 61-59 to fourth-seeded Michigan State in the round of 16. The mentorship Krzyzewski provided to his college athletes resulted in greater fortunes beyond their time at Duke. A man committed as much to greatness off the court as he is to excellence on the hardwood, Coach K has already amassed a laundry list of records throughout his 46-year tenure as a head coach. This season began much like the last had, with unranked Virginia dismantling No. [116] After a highly productive 504090 shooting output on the year and effective defensive play, junior Trey Murphy III was drafted 17th in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft. Join our linker program. Looking back on Tony Bennett's 10 seasons as Virginia's basketball coach. After the then-Kansas coach's 99-98 win early in the 2000-2001 season, Williams cracked wise about uptempo, "skilled" basketball, which Wisconsin fans apparently took as a dig on the 2000 team's . 15-seed Belmont and lost to seventh-seeded Michigan State 60-54 in the next round. Not only is Coach K a force in his conference, but he is also a formidable presence in the NCAA tournament. (804) 649-6109. 2 Virginia then overcame No. All rights reserved. Justin Anderson, Malcolm Brogdon, Anthony Gill, Joe Harris, Darion Atkins, Mike Tobey, and Akil Mitchell all started or played extensively for the young team. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. If you can't say yes, then you have not done your job improving. Other Bennett players to play in professional basketball leagues around the globe include London Perrantes, Mike Tobey, Jack Salt, Akil Mitchell, Darion Atkins, Marcus Capers, Mustapha Farrakhan Jr., Sylven Landesberg, Laurynas Mikalauskas, Jerome Meyinsse, Austin Nichols, Taylor Rochestie, Sammy Zeglinski and Abe Lodwick. and he also has the ideal, even-keeled temperament. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. 3 in the country on Feb. 22. [84] For defying rebuilding expectations to finish 313, Bennett won a third Henry Iba Award.[85]. During the 2007-08 season, the Cougars reached the Sweet 16, dropping their match-up against . As this was happening, Bennett was contacted about the open Virginia job and traveled to Charlottesville to interview. During the rebuilding process, Bennett's teams increased their win total in every successive season. 2:17 AM EDT, Sun October 17, 2021. Virginia head coach Tony Bennett has words for an official during game against Duke at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA Sat. Key players: Sophomore G DeAndre Hunter (15 ppg, 5 rpg); Junior G Kyle Guy (15 ppg); Junior G Ty Jerome (13 ppg); Junior F Mamadi Diakite (7 ppg); Junior G Braxton Key (6 ppg); Sophomore F Jay Huff (5 ppg); Freshman G Kihei Clark (4 ppg); Senior C Jack Salt (4 ppg, 4 rpg). Coach K has helped 67 of his former players get drafted in the NBA. Williams will end his tenure at North Carolina with a record of 485-163. Postseason invitational champion [44] Williams was asked by Glenn after the Virginia Cavaliers won their first NCAA Men's. appreciated. Leon Bond (6-5/200) is a very athletic guard out of Wisconsin. In control for the final 30 minutes, Virginia won Saturday with 3-point shooting, connecting on 10 of 22. Do you have a blog? 3, and No. Find out more. Feb. 22, 2014. Did you encounter any technical issues? [20][21], Bennett, a point guard, played for his father Dick Bennett at the University of WisconsinGreen Bay (UWGB) following his high school career at Stevens Point Area Senior High and Preble High School. 1 seed to reach the Final Four after dispatching Gardner-Webb 7156, Oklahoma 6351, Oregon 5349, and Purdue 8075 in overtime. [133] He has spoken about his faith saying, "When you have a relationship with the Lord, there's a peace and perspective you have. [111] When No. The wisdom of all his years, Gaga said in a video released by Interscope Records announcing the record. Highest AP ranking: Though Virginia was unranked from much of November through January, the Cavaliers entered the top 25 in February and finished the season ranked third. [37] After losing to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen, Bennett's team had again reached the school record for wins, with 26. 17 Florida State, Hes The GOAT To Everyone - Except ACC Sportswriters, The Coaches Most Defined by Defensive Excellence: Tony Bennett Wins in a Walk. "[121] The Cavaliers finished 128 in-conference, good enough for an 11th straight winning ACC season, but the 12 regular season losses were the most yielded by UVA during that span. In 2021, Coach K will get the chance to pad the record book with a top-five recruiting class headed to Duke for his final ride inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Roy Williams' coaching record:Here's the gaudy numbers compiled by one of NCAA basketball's greats, How Roy Williams' record compares:Top 10 all-time NCAA Division-I men's basketball coaches: How Roy Williams' record compares. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Bennett family has pledged $500,000 to fund a career development program specifically for current and former members of the Virginia basketball program who are beginning or advancing careers away from basketball. A 6750 loss at JPJ to Clemson snapped an 11-game winning streak against the Tigers. [41], Bennett then accepted the Virginia offer on March 29 exactly one year, to the day, after turning down the Indiana job. [7][8][9] The style of basketball he teaches has often been compared to a boa constrictor choking out opponents,[10][11][12][13] and his teams are known for their unselfish play, defense-first philosophy, and tempo control.[14][15][16]. [25] Bennett has joked that the team was paid in Whoppers. UVA Head Coach Tony Bennett watches to see what the call will be as the Cavaliers play Florida State at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday, January 5, 2019. During those seven trips, Virginia got as far as the , Elite Eight twice, facing Purdue on Saturday and falling to Syracuse in 2016, Sweet 16 in 2014, losing to Michigan State, Round of 32 twice, losing to Michigan State in 2015 and Florida in 2017. He is the first coach man or woman to lead a country to three Olympic gold medals in basketball. [26] Tony Bennett was then able to get a firsthand experience of Wisconsin's run to the 2000 Final Four as a part of the staff under Dick Bennett. During that time he had a record of 418-101, a .805 winning percentage. Roy Williams is a coaching legend. [59][60] Highlights included holding Georgia Tech, Rutgers, and Harvard to under thirty points each and actually "doubling up" the scores of Georgia Tech (5728) and Wake Forest (7034) unprecedented dominance for any team of the past 50 years against ACC competition. In its next game, UVA scored just 39 points in a 65-39 loss to Florida. UVA improved to 79 in the ACC and had a winning record overall. He joined the newspaper in 2009 and spent 11 years in the Sports section. Virginia got off to a 190 start, reaching an AP No. 16 seed when it fell 74-54 to UMBC. [49] In light of the previous year's loss to UMBC, ESPN called Virginia's championship run "the most redemptive season in the history of college basketball," and NBC Sports took it a step further by calling it "the greatest redemption story in the history of sports. "[123] Bennett's methods of recruiting and development have been compared to the San Antonio Spurs (because of that NBA franchise's commitment to unselfishness and team success under Coach Popovich).[14]. In 2015, in the round of 64 against Belmont, Virginia led 62-60 with 4:37 left. Published Virginia affirmed its position atop the ACC on Saturday, exasperating a Hall of Fame rival and elevating Tony Bennett to rare company. With the rescheduling of postponed dates with Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Louisville unlikely, Virginia probably clinched a winning ACC record with last weeks victory over Pittsburgh. You have permission to edit this article. 9 Virginia Tech 8159 in the first time in series history that the two rivals met while both ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll. Considering a team can collect, at most, six victories (seven, if you include the First Four) in any one NCAA tournament, it will take quite a run by a coach to close the gap with Coach K. That's unlikely to happen with the amount of parity in today's college basketball landscape. "[134] Bennett has also cited his faith as impacting his coaching philosophy, in particular his use of his father's "Five Pillars": humility, passion, unity, servanthood, and thankfulness. [98] Thousands of fans lined the streets from CharlottesvilleAlbemarle Airport to John Paul Jones Arena the next day to welcome the team and Bennett back home. Key players: Junior G Joe Harris (16 ppg); Junior F Akil Mitchell (13 ppg, 9 rpg); Freshman G Justin Anderson (8 ppg); Freshman F Mike Tobey (7 ppg); Freshman F Evan Nolte (6 ppg). pic.twitter.com/PFMHHrrRFM. With home games remaining against Louisville and Florida State, North Carolina will have, COVID willing, ample opportunities to earn an NCAA bid. As the Cougars leader, Bennett won 26 games in each of his first two seasons, tying a school record. 2023 Cable News Network. ), NCAA Tournament: 30 Years (79-27), 9 Final Fours, 3 Championships. Bennett met his wife Laurel (ne Purcell) at a church in nearby North Carolina, while he was playing for the Charlotte Hornets. He's got those five pillars the ones that [are fit for it] become better players, better people, better men when they leave, and they win a ton of games. [33] The NCAA tournament appearance was the first for the Cougars since 1994, breaking a 13-year March Madness drought for the Cougars. Round of 64 twice, losing to Florida in 2012 and UMBC in 2018. 4 Cavaliers routed No. Of course, this isnt the first record hes set in his 70-year career. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1995. 1 Gonzaga in a December neutral site game (in Fort Worth, Texas) allowing 60% shooting and 50% three-point shooting in a 9875 loss. Three of them have become widely known for their shooting prowess. Much was made in the press that of the top three teams, each dominating the competition and remaining undefeated well into January (Kentucky, Virginia, and Duke) the Cavaliers were doing so with no McDonald's All-Americans on the roster, whereas the Wildcats and Blue Devils had teams filled with nine each. [120] Regaining composure, Bennett's Cavaliers held Paolo Banchero to single-digit scoring for the first time of his career as the team emerged from Cameron Indoor Stadium with a 6968 win over AP No. Con: An 0-6 record in what the NET deems the most difficult, or Quadrant 1, games. When it plays Purdue on Saturday in the Elite Eight, it will match the farthest Tony Bennett has ever taken a Virginia team. There was a problem saving your notification. Virginia has amassed a 316-117 (.730) record in 13 seasons under Bennett's direction. Oldest person to enter the UK top 20 album chartwithDuets: An American Classicwhen he was 80. Bennett played three years in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets and after an injury, several more professionally in Australia and New Zealand where he started coaching. Virginia head coach Tony Bennett, Ty Jerome (11) and team acknowledge the fans after the game against Notre Dame at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA Sat. Virginia opened as an early favorite to win another NCAA title two years out. Jay Huff and Sam Hauser teamed for 35 of UVAs points and made 7 of their 11 long-range attempts. The VirginiaPurdue game in particular was called an "instant classic" by Sports Illustrated and USA Today after Carsen Edwards threw up extremely long-distance three pointers well beyond NBA range and seemingly could not miss, scoring over half the total for the red-hot Boilermakers with 42 points and, by far, a new scoring record against Bennett-coached teams. He had season-bests of eight rebounds and seven assists, with only a single turnover in 32 minutes. Feb. 9, 2019. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much One player had a positive COVID test following the team's quarterfinals victory over Syracuse, forcing a forfeit against Georgia Tech, which then received an effective bye to the championship game and won it. His 97 NCAA tournament victories are 17 more than second-place coach Williams, who retired from UNC at the end of last season. "[97] Virginia did just that in a back-and-forth physical 2019 NCAA Tournament Championship Game to outlast fellow defensive stalwarts Texas Tech in overtime and win it by a score of 8577. Coach K's 67 ACC Tournament victories are also the most in league history, as are his 517 ACC victories across the regular season and tournament. [69] UVA nonetheless broke its record for consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25 poll with a streak of 64 polling weeks spanning more than three years, breaking its previous best of 49 in the 1980s. Captured o, Twice this season Virginia has traveled to confront an opponent whose NCAA tournament expectations were on life support. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. Bennett has "flipped the script" against North Carolina in particular, winning a majority of those rivalry games, including the 2018 ACC tournament championship, against a program that had continually frustrated Virginia (in several ACC tournaments and the 1981 Final Four) when the two conference rivals perennially topped college basketball polls of the early 1980s. Duke beat Virginia, 69-65. UVA did not reach the NCAA tournament in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Career Record (major schools): 33 Years, 903-264, .774 W-L%, Schools: Kansas (418-101) and North Carolina (485-163), Conference Champion: 18 Times (Reg. But Saturdays win makes it certain. UVA coach Tony Bennett talks during an NCAA press conference at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, March 23, 2019. He celebrated his 1,000th career win on Jan. 25, 2015, when Duke defeated St. John's inside Madison Square Garden. Before we witness the closing chapter in Coach K's incomparable career, let's look back at five of his most unbreakable records. Seas. In addition to his success at Duke, Coach K revitalized Army's basketball program during his first head coaching stint (1975-1980), which he acquired after a season as an assistant under legendary coach Bob Knight at Indiana. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. He passed Smith's record of 422 back in 2015 and has won an ACC record 192 conference road games. 9 Virginia men's hoops faces No. 5 seed, Virginia struggled against 12th-seeded UNC-Wilmington before winning 76-71. Love for Sale, a collaboration with Lady Gaga, was released on October 1, and at the time, Bennett was 95 years and 60 days old, according to Guinness. It was the most wins the program had tallied in 17 years and its first NCAA Tournament game (a lopsided loss to Billy Donovan and Florida) in five years. 88 N.C. State by 3 points. 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