Lefty Driesell

Lefty Driesell
	Lefty Driesell in 1976
Biographical details
Born	December 25, 1931; Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1951–1954	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 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	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); ASUN tournament (2001); 4× ASUN regular season (1998, 2000–2002); FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1974);
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);
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2018
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2007

Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four different NCAA Division I schools, Driesell led the programs of Davidson College, the University of Maryland, James Madison University, and Georgia State University. He earned a reputation as "the greatest program builder in the history of basketball." At the time of his retirement in 2003, he was the fourth-winningest NCAA Division I men's basketball college coach, with 21 seasons of 20 or more wins, and 21 conference or conference tournament titles. Driesell played college basketball at Duke University.

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