WATCH: Mike Brey tells hilarious Coach K story
As Mike Krzyzewski’s final year as head coach of Duke draws to an end, many around college basketball are sharing stories of their experiences with the Blue Devils’ legendary head coach. And on Friday, it was the head coach of Notre Dame basketball, Mike Brey’s turn to tell a tale.
While a guest on the ACC networks college basketball show, Bald Men on Campus, Brey shared this hilarious story From his days as an assistant coach under Krzyzewski.
“… Quinn Snyder was our rising senior point guard but maybe not completely a point guard… So, Mike goes into all this stuff about God bless him, we gotta get Quinn to do this, we gotta get Quinn, he goes through it all. He goes ‘hey let me ask you guys. Is that a little much? Should we maybe simplify it?’ And I make the mistake of going ‘yeah coach, I think that’s too much. Let’s just simplify for Quinn.’ He erupts on me, ‘well you guys better get him to do it. I don’t want to hear that. I can’t believe that, I mean he lays into me in front of everybody,” said Brey.
Brey spent eight seasons under Krzyzewski as an assistant at Duke. And after spending five years at Delaware, he took over as head coach for the Fighting Irish in 2000, where he remains.
ACC announces content series to honor Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski
Legendary Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is set to enter retirement following the conclusion of this season. Krzyzewski is one of the best coaches in the history of college basketball. And his legacy is already cemented in the mind’s of all. With his retirement looming, the ACC announced on Friday that the conference will honor Krzyzewski and his long list of accomplishments with a four-part video series.
“The Atlantic Coast Conference, in collaboration with ACC Media Ventures, will debut a four-part online video series honoring five-time national champion head coach Mike Krzyzewski as he nears retirement after more than 40 years at Duke University,” the conference announced.
“The series is entitled LEGACY: COACH K and features 10 former Duke players as they reminisce on college basketball’s all-time winningest coach and his four decades as the Blue Devils’ leader.”
In the video series, there will be four segments, including appearances from former Duke staffers and players. Some of the players to be included are Jay Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, Grant Hill, JJ Reddick, Shane Battier, and future head coach Jon Scheyer will make an appearance on the final segment.