Charles "Lefty" Driesell
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Norfolk, VA
High School:
Granby High School
- Coach of 1972 NIT champion with Maryland
- Coach of six conference tournament champions--three in southern Conference (1966, 1968 and 1969), one in ACC (1984), one in Colonial Athletic Association (1994) and one in Trans America Athletic (2001)
- Major-college career playing statistics under Harold Bradley (4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 41.4 FG%, 50 FT%)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (14: AP/UPI/USA)--1964 (10/10), 1965 (6/7), 1966 (NR/18), 1968 (8/9), 1969 (5/3), 1972 (14/11), 1973 (8/10), 1974 (4/4), 1975 (5/5), 1976 (11/13), 1980 (8/8), 1981 (18/20), 1984 (11/10/12) and 1985 (NR/NR/18)
- All-Americans (nine): Davidson's Fred Hetzel (1963 through 1965), Mike Maloy (1968 and 1969) and Dick Snyder (1966) and Maryland's Len Bias (1985 and 1986), Len Elmore (1974), Albert King (1980 and 1981), John Lucas (1974 through 1976), Tom McMillen (1972 through 1974) and Buck Williams (1981).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9-14 | 2-10 | 9th | DNP | |||
14-11 | 5-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
20-7 | 8-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
22-4 | 9-2 | 1st | DNP | |||
24-2 | 12-0 | 1st | DNP | |||
21-7 | 11-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-2) | |||
15-12 | 8-4 | 2nd | DNP | |||
24-5 | 9-1 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
27-3 | 9-0 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
13-13 | 5-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
14-12 | 5-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
27-5 | 8-4 | T-2nd | NIT (4-0) | |||
23-7 | 7-5 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-5 | 9-3 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
24-5 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
22-6 | 7-5 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
19-8 | 7-5 | 4th | DNP | |||
15-13 | 3-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
19-11 | 6-6 | 4th | NIT (1-1) | |||
24-7 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
21-10 | 8-6 | 4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
16-13 | 5-9 | 5th | NIT (1-1) | |||
20-10 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
24-8 | 9-5 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-12 | 8-6 | T-4th | NCAA (2-1) | |||
19-14 | 6-8 | 6th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
16-14 | 6-8 | T-5th | DNP | |||
20-11 | 11-3 | 1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-10 | 12-2 | 1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
21-11 | 12-2 | T-1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
21-9 | 11-3 | T-1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
20-10 | 10-4 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
16-13 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
10-20 | 6-10 | T-6th | DNP | |||
16-13 | 8-8 | T-5th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 11-5 | 1st | TAAC (West) | DNP | ||
17-13 | 11-5 | 3rd | TAAC | DNP | ||
17-12 | 13-5 | T-1st | TAAC | DNP | ||
29-5 | 16-2 | 1st | TAAC | NCAA (1-1) | ||
20-11 | 14-6 | T-1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
4-6 | DNP |
* Succeeded by Mike Perry when he retired in mid-season.
- 41-Year Coaching Record: 786-394 (.666) overall
- 176-65 (.730) in nine years at Davidson
- 348-159 (.686) in 17 years at Maryland
- 159-111 (.589) in nine years at James Madison
- 103-59 (.636) in six years at Georgia State
- 73-27 (.730) in southern Conference
- 122-100 (.550) in Atlantic Coast Conference
- 85-45 (.654) in Colonial Athletic Association
- 65-23 (.739) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Conference
- 15-5 (.750) in southern Conference Tournament
- 17-16 (.515) in ACC Tournament
- 13-8 (.619) in CAA Tournament
- 8-4 (.667) in TAAC/Atlantic Sun Tournament
- 16-14 (.533) in NCAA Tournament
- 6-7 (.462) in NIT