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January 2012, Sports Facilities
Driesell Blasts Gary Williams Court
Former Maryland Coach Lefty Driesell has been very critical of the decision to name the court after Gary Williams. Dreisell said: "I'm not knocking Gary. He won the national championship. But I don't think anyone's name should be on the court." Curiously, Georgia State's floor is named after a coach named Lefty Driesell.
Court-naming is a fairly recent craze, and Maryland is following the trend. But for those who stand with the Lefthander in protest, one big sticking point is the dismal academic record of Williams' players. In his last 15 years at Maryland, only 21.4 percent of his players graduated. It was the fifth-worst graduation rate in Division I, according to the NCAA.
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