Twenty-four years ago this week, I received a phone call from someone who wanted to educate me on Granby High boys basketball history. The Comets were preparing to play for the 2000 Group AAA state title. The person on the…
Wendell Scott Sr. has been named as a 2024 inductee into the 2024 Automotive Hall of Fame. The Induction & Awards Ceremony will take place on September 19 and will recognize a selection of global mobility pioneers. Widely considered the…
Thanks to the generosity of Jennifer Tepper Mackesy ’91, D. Scott Mackesy ’91 and John Goodenow “Goody” Tyler II in the closing days of the successful All In campaign, W&M Athletics and Campus Recreation are making a major upgrade in campus facilities.…
Sad news filled the airwaves, websites and sports pages across Virginia and the Southeast on Sunday, February 18, as word leaked out that Lefty Driesell, the longtime head coach of the University of Maryland’s men’s basketball team and the first…
BLACKSBURG — The college basketball world lost a legend when Lefty Driesell died last weekend. Kenny Brooks lost a mentor. Brooks, the women’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech, played for Driesell at James Madison. Driesell, a Norfolk native, also gave…
(VIDEO) - The winningest coach in Virginia Tech history, Coach Frank Beamer’s 280 career victories rank sixth in FBS history and are the 13th most by a college football coach in any NCAA division. Coach Beamer, along with the late…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – The Nick Saban Legacy Award was created in 2022, honoring the achievements of college coaches and their contributions to the game of football. Two coaches were presented with the NSLA on Monday, Coach Frank Beamer and…
Better known as Lefty, the Norfolk, Virginia-born Driesell was an All-State basketball player at Granby High School who helped lead his team to a state championship, winning the tournament MVP in the process. He also played at Duke University but…
When Lefty Driesell arrived at Davidson, the Wildcats’ basketball program had endured 11 consecutive losing seasons. Driesell coached them to eight straight winning years, four national top-10 finishes and two NCAA tournament regional finals. Before Driesell took over at Maryland, the Terps had…
One of college basketball’s most successful coaches and one of the game’s biggest personalities, Lefty Driesell, coached four different schools to the NCAA tournament, won more than 700 games and is credited with inventing Midnight Madness. The Norfolk native and…