As retirement nears for Duke Univerisity's Coach K, WRAL Sports anchor Kacy Hintz asks coaches from around the ACC their best Coach K Story.
FINAL HOME GAME OF HIS COACHING CAREER. SINCE WE ARE NEARING THE END OF COACH K'S REGULAR-SEASON CAREER, FOLKS ARE PULLING OUT THEIR MEMORIES. WE HAD A CHANCE TO ASK COACHES ALL AROUND THE BEST COACH K STORY. WITH A WILL MISS AND WHAT THEY WON'T MISS. >> I WON'T MISS LOSING EVERY TIME I GO OVER THERE. OR LOSING AT HOME. >> HE STILL WAKES UP, WANTING TO FIGHT SOMEBODY AND BEAT SOMEBODY. TO COMPETE EVERY DAY, AND THE EDGE, WAS REALLY GOOD FOR ME TO BE AROUND. FOR EIGHT YEARS, TO GET ME READY WHEN I BECAME A HEAD COACH IN 1995. >> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AGAINST HIM FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. TRY TO LEARN SOME THINGS WHILE WATCHING. >> THE BEST THING I CAN SAY ABOUT COACH K, HE WAS TALKING TO HIS DAUGHTERS, SHE CAME BACK AND SAID I GOT TO VISIT WITH COACH K'S DAUGHTERS . THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW COOL OF A DADDY HE WAS. >> I NEVER THOUGHT AT 18 YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW, AS I GOT OLDER IN MY 40s THAT THE GUY I CHOSE TO PLAY FOR BECOME A FRIEND. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS A MENTOR, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THERE WAS A GENUINE AND TRUE FRIENDSHIP. >> IS ONE OF THE GREATEST, IF NOT THE GREATEST TO EVER COACH, REGARDLESS OF SPORT OR BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL OR HOCKEY. HE CAN PERFORM WITH KENNY ROGERS IN 83, AND HE WOULD DO IT AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL. THAT IS HOW GREAT HE IS. >> THIS SATURDAY WE WILL HAVE A PREGAME AND POSTGAME SHOW FOR COACH K'S FINAL RIDE. YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE BRAND- NEW SPORTS CHANNEL, WRAL SPORTS PLUS ON CHANNEL 34. OR STREAM ON WRAL APP. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE ENTERING THE FINAL WEEK , IT'S WEIRD HEARING. >> TALK ABOUT RESPECT.
