Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
| 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. |
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Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
Coach K “800 Wins” Air Force Ones
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oh these are hot
Comment by GeeOhDee — March 13, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
Like em, very cool theme, and its cool that they are giving Coach K recognition with his own Air Force One.
Comment by MikeyDaFlyBoricua — March 13, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
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…*_*
Comment by Nice Kicks — March 13, 2008 @ 4:58 pm
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)…
Comment by flyasthesky — March 13, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
will these shoes be released because i live in durham north carolina and that is the only city these should be released in
Comment by bignat — March 13, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
he most have been a good coach if he had 800 wins and a pair of air forces.
Comment by D truth — March 13, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
when do these release?
Comment by sluttysex — March 13, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
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
Comment by Dixon Syder — March 13, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
just one word: AMAZING
Comment by greenmaker24 — March 13, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
EW I FxCKIN HATE DUKE N COACH k
UNC ALLLLL DAY
Comment by FRESH_n_FL5 — March 13, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Congrats to coach K, but these shoes are weak
Comment by pup — March 13, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
two great things about this shoe
the box
and the good job of stitching and placement of materials
nice heat
Comment by jaeskeese — March 13, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
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?
Comment by TR3V!N — March 13, 2008 @ 10:10 pm
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
Comment by yizzy — March 13, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
UNC is where its at, will FSU be a tough game? HAH! one.
Comment by thebandit3 — March 14, 2008 @ 1:19 am
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!
Comment by Darneezy — March 14, 2008 @ 1:20 am
and by the way, what is coach k gonna do with 1’s?
Comment by thebandit3 — March 14, 2008 @ 1:20 am
these $hits are wack no love from me at all and i love air ones
Comment by snyxfreax — March 14, 2008 @ 7:27 am
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…
Comment by mache custom kicks — March 14, 2008 @ 7:49 am
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.
Comment by cmorales625 — March 14, 2008 @ 8:48 am
theze shoes weak ass hell
Comment by Dmarcus — March 14, 2008 @ 11:02 am
these r really nice, i love coach k and duke . im really guna try to get my hands on these
Comment by tay23 — March 14, 2008 @ 11:55 am
@ Comment #17… they’re on display at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Comment by Darneezy — March 15, 2008 @ 1:47 am
LOL @ tay23… Good luck.
Comment by Darneezy — March 15, 2008 @ 1:48 am
I cant believe I kick it with one of the dudes that came up with this shoe!
Comment by sshuskerfan — March 15, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
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.
Comment by Swood — March 16, 2008 @ 10:37 pm
haha yea they hot . why r ppl aksing if they release . lol
Comment by jordanms — March 16, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
Those are sick…. Well done NIKE (clapping!)
Comment by Jerronimo — May 2, 2008 @ 2:37 pm