Legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, the five-time national champion, remains the most famous figure in Blue Devils history even two years after his retirement. Now, he’ll guide every Duke student to campus.
North Carolina Department of Transportation officials announced on Friday that a strip of North Carolina Highway 751 from Kerley Road to Duke University Road would be named ‘Coach K Highway’ after the coach’s famous nickname.
“This highway sign will mark Coach K’s drive to the Duke campus each day,” Governor Roy Cooper said in a video message played at Cameron Indoor Stadium, according to a report from CBS 17’s Kathryn Hubbard. “And it will no doubt inspire others to travel the road to their kind of greatness.”
The Friday ceremony also included officials presenting Krzyzewski with a green road sign with ‘Coach K Highway’ printed on it, letting the legendary head coach unveil it by pulling the cover off.
The Goat got a highway! pic.twitter.com/QCbQljTA1j
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) June 1, 2024
The ceremony took place during the same weekend as Krzyzewski’s K Academy, a fantasy basketball camp for Duke fans over the age of 35 to play at the school facilities with present and former players present to coach.