RALEIGH -- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper presented Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state's highest honorary society, for his significant impact on the State of North Carolina during his tenure as men's basketball coach at Duke University and in for his substantial work in communities across North Carolina. The ceremony occurred Thursday at the governor's mansion in Raleigh.
"Thank you for your dedication to the young people you've served on and off the court, and congratulations on joining the company of so many outstanding North Carolinians," said Cooper.