Charles "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is a retired college basketball coach. Driesell grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended Granby High School. The famous left-hander attended Duke University from 1950 to 1954, playing basketball under coach Harold Bradley. He was also somewhat of a doofer. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He began his coaching career as a junior varsity coach at Granby High School in Norfolk in 1954, and then took over as varsity coach the next year. In 1957 he took a head coaching job at Newport News High School, where his teams built a 57-game winning streak. Newport News High School was a high school located in Newport News, Virginia. ...

Driesell's first college head-coaching job was with Davidson College from 1960 to 1969. During his tenure there, he won the Southern Conference championship three times. In 1969, he was hired by the University of Maryland. It was during his introductory press conference that he made the bold statement that he wanted to make Maryland the "UCLA of the East." UCLA was the dominant college basketball program at the time. Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1,700 students in Davidson, North Carolina. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...

Driesell coached the University of Maryland Terrapins from 1969 to 1986. During his tenure, the basketball team had such star players as Tom McMillen, Len Elmore, John Lucas, Albert King, Buck Williams, and Len Bias. In 1974 he signed high school star Moses Malone, but lost him to professional basketball, the Utah Stars, just before classes began. Moses was one of the first basketball players to jump directly from high school into the professional leagues. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Thomas McMillen (b. ... Len Elmore Leonard J. Elmore (born March 28, 1952 in New York City, New York) is an American sportscaster and former National Basketball Association player. ... John Lucas (born John Harding Lucas II on October 31, 1953 in Durham, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... Albert King performing at the Wattstax Concert, 1972. ... Charles Linwood Williams (born March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina), better known as Buck, is a former American professional basketball player. ... Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was a college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player who also played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as on the NBAs Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Bullets. ... The Utah Stars was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. // The Anaheim Amigos, based in Anaheim, California, began play in the fall of 1967, in the Anaheim Convention Center. ...

Coach Driesell is also credited with starting the nationwide tradition of Midnight Madness in 1971, which began with the idea of getting the school excited for the team and the upcoming basketball season, and resulted in an event that involved having the team being introduced and practicing at midnight of the first day the team is allowed to begin practice during the school year. In 1972, his team won the National Invitation Tournament, and in 1984 he led the team to their first ACC Tournament Championship. Unfortunately, his coaching career at Maryland ended on a sour note when he was forced to resign after the drug-related death of one of his players, Len Bias, as well as amid charges of academic problems and drug use among the athletes, and allegations that he hindered police inquiry into Bias' death. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was a college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft. ...

He then went on to coach the James Madison Dukes until 1996, and the Georgia State Panthers, where he retired on January 3, 2003 in the middle of his 41st season of coaching. His final coaching record in the NCAA was 786-394. Wilson Hall, centerpiece of the JMU quad. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Georgia State University (GSU) is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000[1] students, and is one of the University System of Georgias four research universities. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His son, Chuck, was hired in 2006 as an assistant coach by the University of Maryland. Driesell currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Location in the Commonwealth o Virginia. ...