Hargrove Foundation Gala To Bring “Coach K” To Mobile

MOBILE, Ala — The Hargrove Foundation will host its seventh annual gala at the Mobile Convention Center on December 1. This year, the former coach of Duke University men’s basketball team (1980-2022), Mike Krzyzewski (known by fans as Coach K), will serve as the featured guest speaker. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he holds the most National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I victories, the most Final Fours, the most NBA Draft Selections, the most games as the No. 1 team in the country by a coach and the most World Championship Gold Medals as a head coach. Sports Illustrated named Krzyzewski as its Sportsman of the Year in 2011, and he is a 12-time National Coach of the Year. He is the only men’s coach to have won gold medals at the Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, while also possessing at least one NCAA Championship, of which he has five. The Hargrove Foundation hosts this event in support of causes like the Hargrove Adaptive Toy project, which modifies toy vehicles for children with mobility limitations, helping them gain independence, motor and vocabulary skills, and more.