Basketball

Why is the name of the University of Duke basketball coach pronounced "sha-chef-ski"?

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1. Mike Krziewski
2. Were ever he from may pronounce it that way.
3. coach k matbe i dont know mike sha chef ski
4. Mike Krzyzewski's surname may well have an european origin, as we know it they have their own language and a particular accent. i don't know if this answers your question but you can always make it easier if u you could just call him coach K
5. Mike Kffrziewski
6. Because he is Polish, and Polish names many times do not look like how they sound.
7. thats how you pronounce coach K's name the way you have the sylables in the question
8. Krzyzewski....I do believe it is polish... Sha-Shef-Ski is the correct prononciation..... Coach K is the common way for everyone to address him.... The womens Basketball coach is also known as Coach G....Gail Goestenkors