For all practical purposes, Maryland basketball started when Lefty Driesell took over in 1969. The team had a program prior to Lefty’s arrival, but it’s safe to say it was anemic.
Driesell changed that quickly and until Len Bias died in 1986, Maryland was immensely entertaining to watch. You might just as easily get a train wreck as good basketball but that was part of the fun.
In 1978, Maryland started Albert King, Buck Williams, Larry Gibson, Ernie Graham and Craig Manning.
One of the great forgotten rivalries in the ACC and college basketball was Maryland vs.