Chuck Driesell
Chuck Driesell (born November 3, 1962)
Teams coached: Marymount Saints, The Citadel Bulldogs
Marymount record^: 88-72 (.550)
The Citadel record: 42-113 (.271)
Overall record^: 130-185 (.413)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CAC (Div III) Tournament Champion: 1 (2000)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 1 (2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2010-2015 | The Citadel |
| 2006-2010 | Maryland (asst) |
| 2003-2004 | Georgetown (asst) |
| 1997-2003 | Marymount |
| 1989-1994 | James Madison (assoc. HC) |
Chuck Driesell Facts
- Charles William Driesell
- Born November 3, 1962
- Hometown: College Park, Maryland
- Alma Mater: University of Maryland (BA, 1985)
- The son of longtime college head coach Lefty Driesell; Chuck was born in Charlotte, NC while his dad was the head coach at Davidson, but mostly grew up in College Park, Maryland
- Served as a water boy and ball boy for the Maryland Terrapins, coached by his father from 1969-86
- Played four seasons for Lefty and the Terrapins, going to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT
- Joined the US Navy after graduation, serving for three years; during that time (1985-88), he also coached basketball at the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, RI
- Became the associate head coach at James Madison in 1989, where his father was then the head coach
- Worked there for five seasons, during which time JMU won five CAA titles and went to the 1994 NCAA Tournament
- Hired to be the head coach at D-III Marymount (VA) in 1997; went 88-72 over six seasons at the helm
- Finished above .500 four times and in 2000 won the CAC Tournament and went to the D-III NCAA Tournament
- Spent one season at Georgetown as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Craig Esherick
- Was the head coach at Bishop Ireton HS in Alexandria, VA from 2004-06
- Returned to his alma mater Maryland in 2006 and spent the next four years as an assistant there under Gary Williams
- Was part of three NCAA Tournaments (2007, 2009 and 2010) and the 2010 ACC regular season title
- Hired in 2010 to be the head coach at The Citadel; went 42-113 in five seasons with the program
- Finished below .500 each year and never won more than six SoCon games in a season; fired in 2015
- Became the head boys’ basketball coach at Maret School, an independent school located in Washington, DC
Chuck Driesell Coaching Tree
- Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and III levels only
