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RIP Lefty Driessel

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:36 am
by silverscreenselect
Hall of Fame basketball coach who won 786 games at four schools, most notably Maryland and reached the NCAA tournament at each. Driessel resigned at Maryland following the 1985-6 season when his star player, ACC Player of the Year Len Bias, died of a cocaine overdose two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the NBA draft. Although Driessel was cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing in the matter, he left Maryland and became coach at James Madison.

Age 92.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... ll-dies-92