Politics & Government
Coach K Gets Stryker Treatment During Visit To Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski - a U.S. Military Academy-West Point graduate - stopped by JBLM to visit soldiers.
How do you properly welcome the winningest D-1 college basketball coach when he stops by your neighborhood?
You give him the Stryker treatment, of course.
Duke University and U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski stopped by Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday to chat with members of I Corps about, among other things, team-building.
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Krzyzewski is no stranger to the military. He is a U.S. Military Academy-West Point graduate and coached basketball at the academy.
Fun fact: During his coaching days at the academy, Coach K recruited current I Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Robert Brown to play basketball as West Point’s shooting guard.
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During the visit, Krzyzewski got to ride in a Stryker vehicle. Top that, Bobby Knight.
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