Lefty Driesell
Career Record: 41 Years, 786-394, .666 W-L%
Schools: Davidson (176-65), Maryland (348-159), James Madison (159-111) and Georgia State (103-59)
Regular Season Conference Championships: 16
Conference Tournament Championships: 6
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (16-14, .533)
NCAA Final Four Appearances: 0
NCAA Tournament Championships: 0
Coaching Record
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games ▪ SRS back to 1979-80
| Season | School | Conf | G | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | Davidson | Southern | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | ||||||
| 1961-62 | Davidson | Southern | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | ||||||
| 1962-63 | Davidson | Southern | 27 | 20 | 7 | .741 | ||||||
| 1963-64 | Davidson R | Southern | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 1964-65 | Davidson R | Southern | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 1965-66 | Davidson* RT | Southern | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | ||||||
| 1966-67 | Davidson | Southern | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | ||||||
| 1967-68 | Davidson* RT | Southern | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 1968-69 | Davidson* RT | Southern | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1969-70 | Maryland | ACC | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | ||||||
| 1970-71 | Maryland | ACC | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | ||||||
| 1971-72 | Maryland | ACC | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 6 | 5 | 14 | NIT Champ | ||
| 1972-73 | Maryland* | ACC | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 1973-74 | Maryland | ACC | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1974-75 | Maryland* R | ACC | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1975-76 | Maryland | ACC | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 1976-77 | Maryland | ACC | 27 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Maryland | ACC | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Maryland | ACC | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 17 | |||||
| 1979-80 | Maryland* R | ACC | 31 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 14.62 | 7.42 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1980-81 | Maryland* | ACC | 31 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 13.70 | 7.93 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 1981-82 | Maryland | ACC | 29 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 7.74 | 5.19 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Maryland* | ACC | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 8.44 | 5.74 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Maryland* T | ACC | 32 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 14.91 | 8.55 | 8 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1984-85 | Maryland* | ACC | 37 | 25 | 12 | .676 | 13.91 | 8.47 | 17 | |||
| 1985-86 | Maryland* | ACC | 33 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 15.06 | 11.03 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1988-89 | James Madison | CAA | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | -2.99 | -5.62 | ||||
| 1989-90 | James Madison R | CAA | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 3.87 | -1.97 | ||||
| 1990-91 | James Madison R | CAA | 29 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.30 | -0.60 | ||||
| 1991-92 | James Madison R | CAA | 32 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 7.69 | -1.56 | ||||
| 1992-93 | James Madison R | CAA | 30 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 9.37 | 0.27 | ||||
| 1993-94 | James Madison* RT | CAA | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.20 | -1.41 | ||||
| 1994-95 | James Madison | CAA | 29 | 16 | 13 | .552 | -0.34 | -3.62 | ||||
| 1995-96 | James Madison | CAA | 30 | 10 | 20 | .333 | -5.60 | -0.13 | ||||
| 1996-97 | James Madison | CAA | 29 | 16 | 13 | .552 | -0.27 | -0.77 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Georgia State R | A-Sun | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | -5.40 | -8.90 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Georgia State | A-Sun | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | -4.40 | -7.57 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Georgia State R | A-Sun | 29 | 17 | 12 | .586 | -2.76 | -6.11 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Georgia State* RT | A-Sun | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 5.22 | -3.75 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Georgia State R | A-Sun | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 | -0.82 | -4.45 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Georgia State | A-Sun | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | -6.11 | -5.86 | ||||
| Career | Overall | 1180 | 786 | 394 | .666 | 4.15 | 0.10 | |||||
| Davidson | 241 | 176 | 65 | .730 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 507 | 348 | 159 | .686 | 12.63 | 7.76 | ||||||
| James Madison | 270 | 159 | 111 | .589 | 1.91 | -1.71 | ||||||
| Georgia State | 162 | 103 | 59 | .636 | -2.38 | -6.10 |
Consensus All-America Selections: Len Bias (1985, 1986), Len Elmore (1974), Fred Hetzel (1964, 1965), Albert King (1980), John Lucas (1975, 1976), Mike Maloy (1969), Tom McMillen (1973) and Dick Snyder (1966)
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Games 1967-68 Davidson 29 (#7)1968-69 Davidson 30 (#3) 1971-72 Maryland 32 (#2) 1972-73 Maryland 30 (#4) 1984-85 Maryland 37 (#2) Career 1180 (#6) |
Wins 1964-65 Davidson 24 (#3)1967-68 Davidson 24 (#4) 1968-69 Davidson 27 (#2) 1971-72 Maryland 27 (#3) 1972-73 Maryland 23 (#10) 1973-74 Maryland 23 (#10) 1974-75 Maryland 24 (#7) 2000-01 Georgia State 29 (#3) Career 786 (#8) |
Losses Career 394 (#9) |
Win-Loss Percentage 1963-64 Davidson .846 (#5)1964-65 Davidson .923 (#2) 1967-68 Davidson .828 (#7) 1968-69 Davidson .900 (#4) 1971-72 Maryland .844 (#10) 2000-01 Georgia State .853 (#3) |