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Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Under the leadership of Mike Krzyzewski, the 2014 USA Basketball Men's World Cup Team finished with a 9-0 record to win the gold medal at the FIBA World Cup from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 in Spain. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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The men's title was the USA's second-consecutive FIBA World Cup gold, and it qualified the USA for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Since 1979, Mike Krzyzewski has been the head or assistant coach with 14 USA teams and has helped the USA to 10 gold medals. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Since 2006, Mike Krzyzewski has led the USA Men's National Team to a 63-game winning streak (45 FIBA/Olympic and FIBA Americas games, 18 exhibitions). The streak started on Sept. 2, 2006, with a win over Argentina in the 2006 World Cup bronze medal game and includes perfect records at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cups. Coach K now has won the USA Basketball National Coach of the Year honor an unprecedented six times since 2006. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Mike Krzyzewski was supported by an outstanding coaching staff that included Jim Boeheim (Syracuse University), Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) and Monty Williams (New Orleans Pelicans). (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Coach K also led the USA men to a 4-0 exhibition record with dominating wins over Brazil (95-78, Aug. 16, Chicago, Ill.), Dominican Republic (105-62, Aug. 20, New York, N.Y.), Puerto Rico (112-86, Aug. 22, New York, N.Y.) and Slovenia (101-71, Aug. 26, Gran Canaria, Spain). (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Under the leadership of Geno Auriemma, the 2014 USA Basketball Women's World Championship Team captured a 6-0 record and the gold medal at the FIBA World Championship from Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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The title was the USA women's ninth FIBA World Championship gold and second consecutive, and it earned the USA a place in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Since he took over the USA Women's National Team in 2009, Geno Auriemma has led the USA to perfect records and gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Championships and the 2012 London Olympic Games. Coach Auriemma now has won the USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award three times. (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

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Geno Auriemma led the University of Connecticut in 2013-14 to a perfect 40-0 season and his ninth NCAA National Championship with the Huskies – a women's NCAA Division I record for titles. (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

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No head coach wins without a solid group off assistants and Geno Auriemma's staff included DePaul University head coach Doug Bruno, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve and three-time Olympic gold medalist and current University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley (pictured to Auriemma's left). (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

Auriemma, Krzyzewski Share Coach of the Year Honors

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Geno Auriemma, who first coached a USA Basketball team at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, is now 57-9 overall as a USA Basketball head coach and 74-9 all-time as a USA head or assistant coach. (Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images)

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