Lefty in the Past ; Driesell First Led Davidson to Prominence

The Washington Times › March 28, 2008

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Lefty Driesell has pretty much seen and done it all during his 76 years. But even the former longtime coach was visibly moved Sunday by Davidson's 74-70 upset victory over Georgetown in the NCAA tournament in Raleigh, N.C.

"I had tears in my eyes at the end of that game," he said. "It was a great win."

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Lefty in the Past ; Driesell First Led Davidson to Prominence

The victory sent the 10th-seeded Wildcats to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1969, Driesell's last season as coach at Davidson. It was there that Driesell made a name for himself - lifting to national prominence a tiny North Carolina school located smack in foreign ACC country - before making a bigger name for himself at Marylan...

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