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Legends of the Game: Mike Krzyzewski

SandJack TV — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🏀 The history The beginning: Born and raised in Chicago, Coach K was a hooper from the beginning. He took up the sport early in life before going on to play collegiate ball at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (aka Army). Krzyzewski completed his mandatory military service after graduation, coaching service basketball teams […]

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Legends of the Game: Geno Auriemma

SandJack TV — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🏀 The history The beginning: Basketball wasn’t Auriemma’s first love. Born in Montella, Italy, he was first drawn to soccer and then baseball after immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 7. But basketball became the sport that stuck after he took it up as a sophomore in high school. A match made in […]

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Legends of the Game: John Wooden

SandJack TV — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🏀 The history The beginning: Fittingly, Wooden got his start in the hoops-centric state of Indiana. Before coaching, he was an elite athlete at Purdue University, becoming the first player to be selected as a three-time consensus All-American while also winning college basketball’s player of the year as a senior. During a pro stint in […]

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Legends of the Game: Pat Summitt

SandJack TV — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🏀 The history The history of Pat Summitt is a remarkable one. She was born and raised in Tennessee, where she fell in love with basketball at a young age. Summitt started playing in her parents’ barn loft before eventually joining her high school team. She then went on to play college basketball at the […]

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