High school in the mid1950s, he sold world book encyclopedias door to. The university of tennessees thompsonboling arena, formerly topping 24,000, now has slightly less, 21,678. This is a page to let people express their reasons why lefty driesell should be in the naismith hall o fame. Dean smith first found out about scott through unc radio announcer bill. If x3 tries to front 4, 1 passes to 5 who passes to 4. They stood outside coach lefty driesells office, where a university of maryland gym bag with a dca airport tag and bias name written on a strip of white tape sat unopened in a corner near. Feb 20, 2018 the university of louisville mens basketball team was stripped of 123 wins in a final ruling issued by the ncaas infractions appeals committee on tuesday, leaving former head coach rick pitino. Dean smith s workdays get longer and longer with each graduating class because he is still sending letters to the last sub and his parents from his 1960s teams. I wasnt going to answer it but when i looked at it i saw lefty driesells number come up. Every old acc coach has a story about dean lefty driesell has more than most but the best quote about the egoheavy smith comes from. But when driesell told his son chuck, now the coach at the citadel, one. The eye easily sees the greatness of a coach like dean smith or.
It seats 21,750, making it the largest oncampus basketballspecific arena in the country. Lefty driesell rolled into town to the tune of hail to the chief and amen, and beat duke in the championship game, only the terps secondever acc title. Deans a good guy, i like him, driesell said recently. Dean smith has 52 books on goodreads with 2510 ratings. Lefty driesell found out about it, bought copies of all the books curry had written, and delivered. And, at the time of his retirement on january 1, 2003, his 786 total wins placed him as the fourthwinningest d1 college basketball coach in history behind fellow legends dean smith 879, adolph rupp. Chapel hill author art chanskys game changers has to rate as one of the most insightful and intriguing books ever written about college sports, but to simply refer to it as a sports book. While i was waiting for dean to come back, my cell phone buzzed. For 36 years he created one of the college games best programs at the university of north. Charlie had made an initial commitment to lefty driesell at davidson. When lefty driesell was first at maryland, he used to joke that he thought. Dean smith and his north carolina tar heels defeated lefty drisell and his maryland terrapins in the 1981 acc championship game.
He recruited against dean smith when smith was a kid coach being hung in effigy. Dean smith still sends a yearly christmas card, brochure and personal invitation to visit to the house painter who encouraged wuycik to attend unc in 1968. Author john feinstein opens up about new book about dean smith, mike krzyzewski, jim valvano. The 1986 ncaa division i mens basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in singleelimination play to determine the national champion of mens ncaa division i college basketball. Smith, convinced that there wasnt a trick in the book dean wouldnt pull. How he had a major feud with mike krzyzewski, who complained that there. Roy williams passes dean smith for secondmost ncaa tourney. Leftys of san francisco has a nice selection of reading material for left handed children. Where does rick pitinos record rank after louisville wins. Lefty driesell should be in the hall of fame home facebook.
Stormin norman was as well known for his garish redandwhite plaid sports coat as he was for his acc battles with lefty driesell at maryland and dean smith at north carolina. Charles grice lefty driesell born december 25, 1931 is an american retired college. Unc basketball reunion larry miller, fan writes about dean. Jan 14, 2019 as such, he is largely considered the greatest program builder of all time. It contains every essential piece of terrapins knowledge and trivia, as well as mustdo activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easyto. Lefty was the first guy to recruit me, scott told chansky. Dean smith with, from left, rusty clark, charlie scott, larry miller and dick grubar in 1966. In the end, maryland coach lefty driesell was indefatigable. And, at the time of his retirement on january 1, 2003, his 786 total wins placed him as the fourthwinningest d1 college basketball coach in history behind fellow legends dean smith 879, adolph rupp 876, and bobby knight 818. Lefty driesell award hugh durham award clarence gaines award joe b. 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.
Basketball sports columnist john feinstein talks about his new book, the legends club, which follows the rivalry and friendship between three. This is a system that has worked better than any other for more than 40 years. Lefty driesell has 786 career wins, but he never guided a team to the final four. Among the most heated rivals was former maryland coach lefty driesell, who once refused to shake smiths hand after a game. Discount prices on books by dean smith, including titles like sondra perry. I have always considered myself a basketball and a football fan, though in reality i was a huge fan of my high school mustangs, the chicago bulls and da bears and my sons sports teams. Telling dean that i wasnt coming was agonizing, since he or one of his assistants had visited mansfield about 75 times.
After years of silence, maryland honoring lefty driesell speaks. Lefty driesell, then the coach at maryland, gave up early. Legendary unc basketball coach dean smith died on feb. Dean smith left, shown here with charlie scott in the 1969 acc tournament, had to win a recruiting battle with davidson and coach lefty driesell for charlie scott. A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more. It began on march, 1986, and ended with the championship game on march 31 in. If x3 stays behind 4 on the cut, 1 passes to 2 who passes to 4. Headquartered in greensboro, north carolina, the conference consists of fifteen member universities, each of whom compete in the national collegiate athletic association ncaas division i, with its football teams competing in the football bowl subdivision fbs, the highest levels for.
Stormin norman was as well known for his garish redandwhite plaid sports coat as he was for his acc battles with lefty driesell at maryland and dean smith at north. Roy williams passed longtime tar heels coach and mentor dean smith with his 66th career ncaa tournament win, moving into sole possession of second place behind dukes mike krzyzewski. He was, and is a great character who, as martin harmon explains has never gotten the recognition he deserves. Most sports books are selfserving works not worth an evening or two of reading. Certainly, this post may have been timelier had i published it at the time of smiths passing in 2015 but i feel that the thoughts remain relevant because of his lasting impact on the game. Taking a knee and remembering dean smith and charlie scott. Genius level iq, and very detailed approach and explanations for the concepts of the carolina way.
It began on march, 1986, and ended with the championship game on march 31 in dallas, texas. He sold the idea of lefty, a coach unlike any maryland had known or would. The greats adolph rupp 52 bobby knight 32 denny crum 41 john thompson 31 john wooden 01 frank mcguire 107 lefty driesell 3210 mike krzyzewski 2614. The atlantic coast conference acc is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern united states. Dean smith coached his last game at 66, bob knight at 67, and jim calhoun at 69. Chansky writes, its good that charlie scott wasnt born three years earlier. As such, he is largely considered the greatest program builder of all time. Now, with driesell out of coaching, he and smith are pals. More honors allconference honors alldecade team midmajor all decade. Dean smiths wisdom on leading teams the washington post.
Terps lategame theme song if the tar heels beat lefty driesells team. Jan, 2003 lefty driesell first made up his mind to quit. Dean smiths coaching philosophy coach brock bourgase. Unc basketball coach dean smith remembered on anniversary of. Whether youre a diehard booster from the days of lefty driesell or a new supporter of mark turgeon, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Legendary coach smith is a master of the game of basketballthe most successful in college history, in fact. Dean smith still sends a yearly christmas card, brochure and personal invitation to visit to the house painter who encouraged wuycik to. Dean smith north carolina 14high offense offense zone frame 2 north carolina zone dribble 1 3 5 4 2 x1 x4 x5 x2 x3 here is the same play against a 1zone defense. Dean smith the ballscreen is especially effective against zone defence, 1 makes a penetrating dribble to the middle, 5 sees it, sets a screen, and rolls to the basket. Chanskys game changers much more than a sports book. Column lefty driesell finally got his moment in the sun at college park after.
Feb 08, 2015 former maryland coach lefty driesell, left, and former north carolina state star lorenzo charles, center, look on as former north carolina coach dean smith, right, acknowledges the crowd after. Charles grice lefty driesell born december 25, 1931 is an american retired college basketball coach. Twentysix years into his reign, dean smith is revered and reviled. His longstanding relationships with the principals give the book its insider appeal. For 36 years he created one of the college games best programs at. Lefty driesell may never get in the hall of fame sports illustrated. Mar 03, 2016 lefty driesell, then the coach at maryland, gave up early. Join facebook to connect with dean smith and others you may know. He wasnt careful about what he said or about how he approached a. Last of the lefties after four memorable decades of college. Jerry tarkanian, steve fisher, and lefty driesellgenerally havent lasted long. Chansky explains in detail how smith and the officials at laurinburg got scott to change his mind and go to carolina. The dean smith center is never actually called that, instead called the dean dome. He was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four different.
Mcduffie told smith that scott had talked about maybe becoming a lawyer or a. Coach smith wrote this book at the end of a phenomenal career as a ncaa division 1 basketball coach at the university of north carolina. A couple of discussions inspired me to reflect further about dean smith and delve deeper into his coaching philosophy and leadership style. The job lefty did at davidson is simply the greatest recruiting story of all time in any sport. If there was no lefty, there would be no charlie scott. Leftys has everything from left hand writing skills, left handed calligraphy, and the bart book about that famous lefty bart simpson. Feb 08, 2015 among the most heated rivals was former maryland coach lefty driesell, who once refused to shake smith s hand after a game. In the final moments of close games, smiths teams most often found a way to protect the lead or come. Jul 30, 20 telling dean that i wasnt coming was agonizing, since he or one of his assistants had visited mansfield about 75 times. The bruce arena book is so good itd be ripe for a screenplay, if only it had a hollywood ending. The university of louisville mens basketball team was stripped of 123 wins in a final ruling issued by the ncaas infractions appeals committee on. Dean smith proved its really, really hard to win the ncaa tournament. Dean smiths wisdom on leading teams in this may 5, 1984 photo, north carolina guard michael jordan, left, and tar heels coach dean smith are.
Kyle macy award john mclendon award don meyer award lute olson award jim phelan award skip prosser award glenn robinson award riley wallace award kay yow award. Books for lefthanded kids leftys the left hand store. Dean smith, jim valvano, lefty driesell, mike krzyzewski and bobby cremins. The lefty driesell defensive player of the year award. I choose to read a book titled the carolina way by legendary head coach dean smith. Basketball sports columnist john feinstein talks about his new book, the legends club, which follows the. Former maryland coach lefty driesell, left, and former north carolina state star lorenzo charles, center, look on as former north carolina coach dean smith, right, acknowledges the crowd after. Jun 19, 2016 they stood outside coach lefty driesells office, where a university of maryland gym bag with a dca airport tag and bias name written on a strip of white tape sat unopened in a corner near. Dean smith coaching record college basketball at sports. He was selected the national coach of the year in 1973 by basketball weekly, and again in 1974 by the usbwa and the associated press. If x3 stays behind 4 on the cut, 1 passes to 2 who passes. Dean smiths health forces feinstein to drop book idea. In the 1950s, dean smith, a math major and assistant coach to frank mcguire at unc, moved three decades ahead of his time when he wrote that points per possession played as the key statthe entire basis for every basketball stats innovation from dean olivers basketball on paper to.