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Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski claims college win No. 1,000

Mike Krzyzewski, who coached the US national team to gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, became the first American college coach to record 1,000 victories on Sunday.

Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski claims college win No. 1,000

New York: Mike Krzyzewski, who coached the US national team to gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, became the first American college coach to record 1,000 victories on Sunday.

Krzyzweski`s milestone victory came after his Duke University team came from behind to beat St. John`s 77-68 in an NCAA division one contest at Madison Square Garden.

Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Quinn Cook led the Blue Devils on a 23-5 run that turned a 10-point deficit deep into the second half into a 74-66 lead with a minute to play.