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The college basketball world celebrated Duke\u2019s legendary \u2018Coach K\u2019 this season as he finished an influential career that included early games at Rochester.<\/h2>\n

Long before he became the winningest coach in college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski played and coached for Army West Point in three games at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a>\u2019s Louis Alexander Palestra on the River Campus.<\/p>\n

And he left with a perfect record.<\/p>\n

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As a player, Krzyzewski was a senior captain when the Black Knights defeated the Yellowjackets in 1969. (Army West Point photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Known throughout the basketball universe as \u201cCoach K\u201d\u2014a five-time national champion with Duke University<\/a>\u2014Krzyzewski was a senior captain for the Black Knights when they visited Rochester on March 8, 1969. Krzyzewski scored four points in a 59\u201346 win\u2014the regular season finale for both teams\u2014and Army West Point went on to finish fourth in the National Invitational Tournament. That team was coached by another future legend, Bobby Knight.<\/p>\n

The 2021\u201322 college basketball season marked Krzyzewski\u2019s swan song as a Hall of Fame college coach. He announced last June that he was retiring after the season, his 42nd at Duke. The Blue Devils reached the “Final Four” of the NCAA men\u2019s tournament but lost to North Carolina in the semifinals, ending Krzyzewski’s stellar career with 1,202 victories\u2014the most by any male or female coach in NCAA history. His teams reached 13 Final Fours.<\/p>\n

Krzyzewski returned to the Palestra twice as head coach of the Black Knights in 1978, with Army West Point<\/a> rolling 88\u201344 on February 10 and 80\u201360 on November 27. After the February loss, Rochester coach Mike Neer \u201988W (MS) said Army\u2019s defense was even more challenging than national powerhouse North Carolina had been a year earlier in a 103\u201344 romp over the Yellowjackets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re tougher physically,\u201d Neer said. \u201cThey just keep coming at you.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was updated on April 5, 2022, with Krzyzewski\u2019s final total wins.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"archivalZenon Snylyk \u201955 captained US men\u2019s soccer team at \u201956 Olympics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A Rochester alumnus rose from post-World War II chaos in Europe to the world\u2019s sports stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"BethBeth Greenwood \u201922 in a league of her own<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The mechanical engineering major has played for Rochester\u2019s varsity baseball team, trains with the US national women\u2019s squad, and will appear in an upcoming Amazon Prime TV show.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"BrianBrian Daboll \u201997 named NFL\u2019s New York Giants head coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Daboll\u2019s coaching career has spanned various college and NFL teams over the past 24 years. Now the Rochester alumnus has been named the football coach of the New York Giants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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