On March 18, 1980, the Duke Basketball program announced the hiring of Mike Krzyzewski, the man who would restore glory to the team.
And just like that, the most sensational competitive decade in hist.
The hiring didn\'t raise as many eyebrows, but the two new coaches had a similar goal: to unseat North Carolina\'s Dean Smith as the king of College basketball.
Nine days later, Jim Valvano was hired by North Carolina State to be their new head coach.
The only problem: no one knew who Krzyzewski was.
On March 18, 1980, the Duke Basketball program announced the hiring of Mike Krzyzewski, the man who would restore glory to the team