Lefty Driesell
Driesell gives his trademark "V-sign" during his first season at Maryland
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 25, 1931 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1954 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1956 | Granby HS |
| 1957–1959 | Newport News HS |
| 1960–1969 | Davidson |
| 1969–1986 | Maryland |
| 1988–1996 | James Madison |
| 1997–2003 | Georgia State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | Maryland (asst. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 786–394 (.666) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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NIT (1972) ACC Tournament (1984) 2× ACC regular season (1975, 1980) 5× SoCon regular season (1964–1966, 1968, 1969) 3× SoCon Tournament (1966, 1968, 1969) CAA Tournament (1994) 5× CAA regular season (1990–1994) Atlantic Sun Tournament (2001) 4× Atlantic Sun regular season (1998, 2000–2002) |
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| Awards | |
| 2× ACC Coach of the Year (1975, 1980) 4× SoCon Coach of the Year (1963–1966) 2× CAA Coach of the Year (1990, 1992) Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2001) NCAA Award of Valor (1974) |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007 |
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Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is an American retired college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, Davidson College, James Madison University, and Georgia State University. During his 41-year coaching career, Driesell led teams from each school to the NCAA Tournament and earned a reputation as a tireless recruiter. He is the only coach to win 100 games at four different colleges.
He was born on December 25, 1931 in Norfolk, Virginia to Frank Driesell, a jeweler who had emigrated from Germany. In the fourth grade, Driesell received the nickname "Lefty" for his handedness. He attended Granby High School in Norfolk and was selected to the All-State basketball team. After graduating high school in 1950, Driesell attended college at Duke University from 1950 to 1954. He played on the basketball team there as a center under head coach Harold Bradley. Driesell graduated from Duke with a bachelor's degree in 1954.
After college in 1954, he took an office job which paid a $6,200 salary ($55,293 adjusted for inflation), but soon quit to return to Granby High School as its junior varsity basketball coach for $3,200 per year ($28,538 adjusted for inflation). Driesell was promoted to varsity coach the following year. In 1957, he became the head coach at Newport News High School, where he compiled a 57-game winning streak.
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