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Coaches' Corner
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By Mike Douchant

Georgia State's Lefty Driesell became the 10th coach in NCAA playoff history to go up against an opponent he previously coached in the national tournament when the Panthers opposed Maryland in the second round of the West Regional.

Norman Sloan is the only coach ever to post an NCAA playoff victory against a school he previously guided to the national title. Sloan was Florida's coach in 1987 when the Gators notched an 82-70 first-round victory over North Carolina State, the school he took to the 1974 crown. UAB's Gene Bartow is the only individual to meet two different schools in the playoffs he had previously coached to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament (lost against Memphis State in 1985 and UCLA in 1990). Here is a chronological list of mentors who opposed schools in the NCAA Tournament they previously directed in the playoffs:

Coach, School/Playoff Round/Opponent He Previously Took to NCAA Tournament
Ben Carnevale, Navy/1959 First Round/Won Against North Carolina, 76-63.
Frank McGuire, South Carolina/1972 Regional Semifinal/Lost to North Carolina, 92-69. Gene Bartow, UAB/1985 Second Round/Lost to Memphis State, 67-66.
Johnny Orr, Iowa State/1986 Second Round/Won Against Michigan, 72-69.
Norman Sloan, Florida/1987 First Round/Won Against North Carolina State, 82-70.
Lute Olson, Arizona/1988 Regional Semifinal/Won Against Iowa, 99-79.
Gene Bartow, UAB/1990 First Round/Lost to UCLA, 68-56.
Nolan Richardson, Arkansas/1994 Regional Semifinal/Won Against Tulsa, 103-84.
Gale Catlett, West Virginia/1998 Second Round/Won Against Cincinnati, 75-74.
Lon Kruger, Illinois/2000 Second Round/Lost to Florida, 93-76.
Lefty Driesell, Georgia State/2001 Second Round/Lost to Maryland, 79-60.

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