Longtime Maryland men's basketball coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92, school says

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Legendary Maryland men's basketball coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell, who was known for his fiery on-court persona that helped lift the Terrapins in the national spotlight, has died. He was 92.

The university confirmed Driesell's passing on Saturday. He died at his home in Virginia Beach.

Maryland's basketball team was one of several struggling programs that Driesell helped turn around after he arrived on campus. He also coached at Davidson, James Madison, and Georgia State. He won 100 or more games at each of those stops, but his longest and most memorable run happened in College Park, Maryland.

Driesell spent the 1969-86 seasons on the Maryland baseline, finishing his impressive stint with 348 wins.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 enshrinee Charles Grice Lefty Driesell speaks during the 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on September 7, 2018, in Springfield, Massachusetts.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Terrapins advanced to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament eight times with Driesell at the helm. The Terrapins also won the 1972 NIT Championship and 1984 ACC Tournament championship under Driesell's guidance.

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Maryland athletic director Damon Evans described Driesell as a "transcendent figure."

"Lefty Driesell was a transcendent figure in college basketball and the man who put Maryland basketball on the map," Evans said in a statement. 

"A Hall of Famer, Lefty was an innovator, a man who was ahead of his time from his coaching on the