Didn't the great Bobby Knight recruit Neil Reid?
Coach K's year-by-year record:
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Coach K's Career Record[/font]
<TABLE width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
Year</TD><TD>
School</TD><TD>
Overall
</TD><TD>
ACC
</TD><TD>
Notes</TD></TR><TR><TD>1976</TD><TD>Army</TD><TD>
11-14
</TD><TD>
</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1977</TD><TD>Army</TD><TD>
20-8
</TD><TD>
</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1978</TD><TD>Army</TD><TD>
19-9
</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>NIT</TD></TR><TR><TD>1979</TD><TD>Army</TD><TD>
14-11
</TD><TD>
</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1980</TD><TD>Army</TD><TD>
9-17
</TD><TD>
</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1981</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
17-13
</TD><TD>
6-8 (t5)
</TD><TD>NIT</TD></TR><TR><TD>1982</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
10-17
</TD><TD>
4-10 (t6)
</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1983</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
11-17
</TD><TD>
3-11 (7)
</TD><TD>---</TD></TR><TR><TD>1984</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
24-10
</TD><TD>
7-7 (t3)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>1985</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
23-8
</TD><TD>
8-6 (t4)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament </TD></TR><TR><TD>1986</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
37-3
</TD><TD>
12-2 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four - Runnerup</TD></TR><TR><TD>1987</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
24-9
</TD><TD>
9-5 (3)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>1988</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
28-7
</TD><TD>
9-5 (3)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four</TD></TR><TR><TD>1989</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
28-8
</TD><TD>
9-5 (t2)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four</TD></TR><TR><TD>1990</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
29-9
</TD><TD>
9-5 (2)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four - Runnerup</TD></TR><TR><TD>1991</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
32-7
</TD><TD>
11-3 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Champion</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
34-2
</TD><TD>
14-2 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Champion</TD></TR><TR><TD>1993</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
24-8
</TD><TD>
10-6 (t3)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament </TD></TR><TR><TD>1994</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
28-6
</TD><TD>
12-4 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four - Runnerup</TD></TR><TR><TD>1995</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
9-3
</TD><TD>
0-1
</TD><TD>out after back surgery</TD></TR><TR><TD>1996</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
18-13
</TD><TD>
8-8 (t4)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>1997</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
24-9
</TD><TD>
12-4 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>1998</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
32-4
</TD><TD>
15-1 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>1999</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
37-2
</TD><TD>
16-0 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Final Four - Runnerup</TD></TR><TR><TD>2000</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
29-5
</TD><TD>
15-1 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>2001</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
35-4
</TD><TD>
13-3 (t1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Champion</TD></TR><TR><TD>2002</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
31-4
</TD><TD>
13-3 (2)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>2003</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
26-7
</TD><TD>11-5 (t2)</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>Duke</TD><TD>
31-6
</TD><TD>
13-3 (1)
</TD><TD>NCAA Tournament</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Career Record:</TD><TD colSpan=2>
694-240 (.743)
</TD><TD>29 years</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Duke Record:</TD><TD colSpan=2>
621-181 (.774)
</TD><TD>24 years</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>NCAA Record:</TD><TD colSpan=2>
64-17 (.790)
</TD><TD>20 trips </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
I would bet he didn't have a lot of talent when he went to Duke. He built that program outrecruiting UNC, NC State, Maryland, etc.
I respect how Knight gets his players to graduate BTW.