Did Coach K Coach in the NBA?
Coach K is one of the most successful college basketball coaches of all time, but did he ever coach in the NBA?
Yes
He coached the New Jersey Nets
The answer is yes, he coached the New Jersey Nets for a brief period of time. After leading the Duke Blue Devils to several NCAA championships, he decided to try his hand at coaching in the NBA. However, it didn’t quite go as planned and he only lasted for a few months before returning to college coaching.
No
Although Coach K is one of the most accomplished college basketball coaches of all time, he never coached in the NBA.
He didn’t have the experience
NBA coaches typically have years of experience coaching at the collegiate or professional level before being hired by an NBA team. Krzyzewski didn’t have any professional coaching experience when he was hired by the Lakers in 1990.
