Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones

1428 days ago - by Matt Halfhill - 28 comments

March 1st was a historic day in Duke basketball history when the Blue Devils defeated NC State to give Coach Mike Krzyewski (aka Coach K) his 800th win.Krzyewski attended the West Point Academy where he was coached by the men’s basketball winningest coach, Bob Knight. Krzyewski began his coaching career as an assistant to Bob Knight at the University of Indiana for just one season before returning to his alma mater for a head coaching position with the Army.

With five years of coaching at the Army with an impressive record of 73-59, Coach K was called by Duke and took up the job as head coach in 1980. He has since led Duke to an impressive record of 724-204, 23 NCAA Tournament appearances, 10 trips to the final four, and 3 NCAA Championships.

These 1 of 1 Air Force Ones were cooked up in Nike’s Innovation Kitchen with the creative input of Chi McBride, Jason Badden, and Eric Lautenbach. The shoes were made of White coach leather with precisely cut suede pieces to spell DUKE on the side of the shoes. The grey flannel on the front and tongue of the shoe is a representation of the formal suit worn by cadets at the West Point Academy.

The box is made entirely of gym flooring and lasered with personal touches such as Coach K’s children’s names. Photos and info thanks to RockDeep of NikeTalk.

Coach K 800 Wins Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones

GeeOhDee
oh these are hot
MikeyDaFlyBoricua
Like em, very cool theme, and its cool that they are giving Coach K recognition with his own Air Force One.
http://www.nicekicks.com Nice Kicks
Hot indeed.
I am excited to see what he can do for Team USA this year in Beijing. On a side note, I am waiting to see who will be the first to ask when these release…*_*
flyasthesky
when do these release…just kidding matt…these are definitely dope though..big ups to coach k, and hopefully the U.S. goes ahead and wins the olympics(basketball of course)…
bignat
will these shoes be released because i live in durham north carolina and that is the only city these should be released in
http://nicekicks D truth
he most have been a good coach if he had 800 wins and a pair of air forces.
sluttysex
when do these release?
Dixon Syder
I love it Matt…it’s like no one under 25 yrs of age reads any more, lmao…oh yeah the kix are hot…maybe one day they’ll make a pair for Chuck Swirsky when he commentates his 1,000th Raptor game. The detail on the Coach K’s r nutz & love how they incoporated the cadet suits!
Big Dix
greenmaker24
just one word: AMAZING
FRESH_n_FL5
EW I FxCKIN HATE DUKE N COACH k
UNC ALLLLL DAY
pup
Congrats to coach K, but these shoes are weak
http://www.myspace.com/jaeskeese716 jaeskeese
two great things about this shoe
the box
and the good job of stitching and placement of materials
nice heat
TR3V!N
nice quality materials….why do people keep asking if these will be released? can you not read? lol or do you not have common sense?
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it saids 1 of 1 on the box goofys lol u should know they arent cumin out b real but yeh big ups to coach k
thebandit3
UNC is where its at, will FSU be a tough game? HAH! one.
http://www.myspace.com/porn0graffiK Darneezy
These are beautiful!
Not because of the fact I’m a Durham native (born & raised), as well as a Duke fan, but due to the quality of detail in the shoe AND that box?
OMG! The box is ridiculous!
thebandit3
and by the way, what is coach k gonna do with 1′s?
snyxfreax
these $hits are wack no love from me at all and i love air ones
mache custom kicks
Not a Duke fan, but you gotta respect Coach K and what he’s done…even though I liked the ones Chi made for himself better, the fellas over @ the IK still did a superb job on these…I REALLY need to pull some of my Nike strings and get in there sometime…
cmorales625
i love the grey flannel, the tongue and the COACH K embroidered on the liner, but i’m really not feeling the “DUKE” and the “800″. those details cheapen the kicks a little for me. there had to have been a different (better) way to include these points without those huge cutout pieces that look like something my 2 year old daughter might have done with some construction paper and elmer’s glue.
Dmarcus
theze shoes weak ass hell
tay23
these r really nice, i love coach k and duke . im really guna try to get my hands on these
http://www.myspace.com/porn0graffiK Darneezy
@ Comment #17… they’re on display at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
http://www.myspace.com/porn0graffiK Darneezy
LOL @ tay23… Good luck.
sshuskerfan
I cant believe I kick it with one of the dudes that came up with this shoe!
Swood
Why are you people asking when they release and saying you’ll get your hands on these? If you used your eyes you would have noticed it says “1 of 1″ and they only made one pair for Coach K. Ha.
But all that aside, the concept is great for such an accomplishment, but the shoes are sort of lame in my opinion. That gray flannel is ugly.
jordanms
haha yea they hot . why r ppl aksing if they release . lol
Jerronimo
Those are sick…. Well done NIKE (clapping!)