But it is my opinion that he expected, when he first told me that, that he would continue to be the coach.. Guthridge coached three years and took the Tar Heels to two Final Fours. Capital Financial - Learn how to secure lifetime retirement income. Why would you stay? Buffalo Brothers - 1/2 Price Appetizers 4:30pm-6:00pm Monday - Friday, Holliday: State and Carolina headed in different directions for the final two weeks, Brownlow: Angst will be at an all-time high as NC State hosts hated rival UNC, Holliday: Miami puts the Heels back on the bubble, Brownlow: NC State, Duke and UNC all seek to avoid two losses in a row as crunch time hits, Holliday: Pivotal road trips for NC State and Duke, Brownlow: Saturday's matchup marks the beginning of a new Carolina-Duke era, Holliday: Could this be Keatts' best ACC season? Which put Baddour on the search for a long-term replacement for the first time. Had it worked out where there wasnt a down year or whatever, maybe things end up differently, Frederick says. That said, its worth remembering that he told Williams just a few years ago that perhaps 66 was too early to retire, given his near flawless health at the time. There were reports that Michigan was interested in him at the time His only drawback was a DUI arrest in September 1998, after which he was temporarily placed on leave. Longtime North Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge died Tuesday night. Go play golf. And so even as the coachs hair changed from dark brown to gray to white, his position never did. 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"Because I knew Coach Guthridge had the best interest for you and wanted to see you succeed.". The University is currently operating under normal conditions. As good a person as I ever met. We didnt play well for just five minutes, and that decided the game.. "He was my coach, he was another mentor. And by the end of every summer, Smith returned freshly rejuvenated. Without question, every opportunity that I would have to hire Roy Williams. He was my friend, a father figure, a big brother for me just like he was for so many players," current UNC coach Roy Williams said. From 1972 onward, he was Smith's top assistant. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1997-98 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Naismith Award), CBS/Chevrolet, the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club and The Sporting News. What you saw was the quiet assistant sitting on the bench. Former UNC Director of Athletics Dick Baddour: Bill was one of the most respected and admired people I have known. He said that although he was impressed with the athletic department personnel and basketball program, withdrawing his name was "in the best interest of myself and my family.". And had Smith gone until age 71 or 72, as did Kentuckys Adolph Rupp, Carolina would have won another 50-60 games and the transition to Roy Williams might have happened seamlessly. Perhaps, at last, somewhere in his mind, Coach Guthridge finally made the decision to retire from this physical life. Guthridge coached that team to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship, a school record-tying 34 wins (including 30 wins going into the NCAA Tournament the most in school history at the time) and an appearance in the Final Four, where they lost to Utah. Guthridge . My time is in the past now and we have to move forward.. Then he retired, too. Frederick said he wanted to emphasize to Williams how strongly the university, the community, the people in the state of Kansas and all of our alumni and fans feel about him continuing as the Jayhawk coach forever.. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He is probably best remembered for his loyalty to Smith, who died in February at age 83. After that loss, Carter and Jamison turned pro. In 2000, the Tar Heels struggled in the regular season, falling out of the polls for the first time since the start of the 199091 season. You come up one year, and that year you win the national championship. Whatve you got to prove then?. Copyright 2013 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? College Basketball Coach. I really believe thats exactly what happened.. It left at 1:57 p.m. His reasoning? Coach Smith had so many strengths and very few weaknesses, and the weaknesses that he did have Coach Guthridge tried to fill. Born in Parsons, Kansas,[2] Guthridge attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, and graduated with a B.S. He was extremely special, important to every player, every coach who ever worked here. Baddour and Smith never had a lengthy sitdown to discuss the future. And with Guthridge having gotten his shot, there would have been no issues of whose turn it was. Smith was fresh off his 11th Final Four and had just passed Adolph Rupp for the most wins by any college basketball coach in history. He also was head golf coach for the Wildcats. One of the best testaments to Guthridges impact came on that retirement day, June 30. Its another tremendous loss for our University, our basketball program and our entire community. Baddour was scheduled to travel with the football program that day for a game at TCU, but before leaving he spoke to Smith on the phone. Guthridge coached North Carolina to the Final Four in his first season before losing to Utah. "This is a tremendous loss for our basketball program and entire community.". He once told a newspaper he never left the program because the other 300 Division I head coaching jobs werent better than his job as an assistant. And so those players, all of them, kick around the questions to this day. Dick, lets talk on Monday, but Im pretty sure Im gonna tell you Monday its time to transition, Baddour remembers. The inconsistent season came on the heels of a first-round NCAA Tournament loss in 1999. He wasnt an electric radio show guest. School officials stressed that Guthridge was not merely a placeholder for then-Kansas coach Roy Williams, signing him to a five-year contract. The ones he did have Coach Guthridge tried to fill. Conference tournament champion. His legacy lives on in each of the players who were privileged to call him Coach and countless Tar Heels and people across the nation who admired him. He played or coached in 14 Final Fours, more than any person in NCAA history. His calm demeanorhe could sometimes be found sitting in the stands an hour before road games eating popcorn or a hot dogmasked a passionate love for the Tar Heels. Carolina Basketball confirmed the news on Twitter: Sad news. Just like Smith, Guthridge found a way to impact his players beyond teaching them offensive and defensive principles. But obviously, the better head coach -- one of four or so best head coaches of all time in his sport -- and the decision to retire was seriously flawed by emotion. All the things he couldnt do during the daunting in-season months. If you previously used a social network to login to WRALSportsFan.com, click the Forgot your password link to reset your password. The Tar Heels finished first or tied for first in the ACC regular season 16 times, finished second or tied for second in the ACC regular season 11 times and finished third or tied for third in the ACC regular season six times. Coach Guthridge made his retirement official on May 13, 2015. (An aside: if Doherty stays, does Mike Brey, succeeded him and still remains in South Bend, get that job, or is he elsewhere too?). Of course, Smith did retire. He spurned offers to interview for head coaching vacancies, preferring to remain out of the spotlight and continuing to team with Smith. He was and has been overshadowed and a bit lost in the shuffle of UNC basketball coaches by his lifelong friend, former UNC head coach Dean Smith (1961 to 1997), and current UNC head coach Roy Williams, who was an assistant coach along with Guthridge at UNC from 1978 to 1988. And come Monday, he got the fateful notice. His legacy and contributions to my life and to our University will live on and he'll be much more remembered for his sense of humor and class just as much as his coaching.". The people who knew him best werent surprised he went to two Final Fours in three seasons.. Recharge your batteries, they told him. Now Guthridge, 77, is enduring a similarly cruel fate . Guthridge took over when Smith retired after 36 seasons in October 1997. Its one game, Jamison says. Spend time with family. When did Bill Guthridge coach at UNC? Smith is now 82 and with some health issues. 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As he famously said at Smiths retirement news conference, I always thought we would ride off into the sun together.. The little doo-doos got him in the end, Hanners says. "All I can say is I'm pursuing other opportunities," Davis said. The guys worked hard and didnt lose confidence, Guthridge said after the season. "If he told me to run through that wall to make me better, I'd hit that wall," former North Carolina player and well-traveled college coach Buzz Peterson told The Associated Press. What about Ford? Bill was a great coach, but he never got enough credit during most of those years. Guthridge retired after the season, having spent the first 43 years of his adult life as a player, high school coach, and college coach. So I just feel like we got robbed.. In that July or August period, when Coach Smith basically told Coach Guthridge for the very last time in his life, Im not ready, Im not gonna do it again, then I think Coach Guthridge told him at that point that hed really like to try, Hanners says. That team still went 34-4, losing to Utah in the Final Four. The closest he came to leaving Chapel Hill was 1978, when he verbally accepted the head coaching job at Penn State. Prior to that, Guthridge served as Smith's assistant coach for 30 years. The flip side of reality offers another interesting scenario: What if Guthridge had led that group to a win over Utah, and then over Kentucky in the championship game. On the day of Smiths retirement, The Washington Post reported Smith wants his other longtime assistant, former Tar Heels point guard Phil Ford, eventually to become the coach, a source said. Ford was arguably Smiths best player ever, and UNCs all-time leading scorer at the time. And I think he probably had second thoughts, because at what point was it really a danger? North Carolina coach Bill Guthridge retired Friday after three years as Dean Smiths successor, a move that opens one of the most prestigious jobs in college sports. In his first year as head coach, he led the the team . Hed told reporters he expected to honor the remaining four years on his deal. Fast-forward to present day, and he has surpassed Smith in both national championships and wins. On Oct. 9, 1997, Smith called it quits. He's a native of Raleigh, N.C. Guthridge led UNC to the Final Four in his first season, but the team fell short of a championship. There is one final thing, though, that seems to be consensus, the one aspect of this entire hypothetical that no one can seem to get over: that the reason there are still enduring questions about what Smith could have accomplished in those extra four seasons is because those are the same questions Smith himself always carried. 1 "The End of Absence" Michael Harris, Pt. . He needed to hear that from Guthridge. Note: Former University of North Carolina mens basketball coach Bill Guthridge passed away May 12. An assistant to Dean Smith for 30 seasons, Guthridge replaced his former boss when Smith retired in 1997 after 36 years as coach of the Tar Heels. Panthers add Parks Frazier as passing game coordinator, Duke finishes 16-0 at home after 71-67 win over N.C. 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Heck, he might still be the coach at North Carolina. Only, given Guthridges age at the time (60) and the fact that hed always said hed retire when Smith did, Baddour wasnt totally sure Guthridge was interested. Sad news. However, it was Coach Guthridges incurable heart condition that led to his development of vascular dementia, and with its progression, his placement for the last several years in a Chapel Hill assisted living facility. He was North Carolina basketball, the constant as the new building was built in his honor and the banners in the rafters accumulated, the link from Scott to Ford to Jordan to Stackhouse. Ndiaye even tried cracking the ice by joking that Guthridges years as head coach probably hadnt hurt his wallet. But theres also the fact that Dean did it his way, which was entirely predictable. But it was as if the whole contraption was tilted, resting at an incline so that the sand would never get to the bottom. Guthridge didn't bother to recruit Jason Williams,. I dont think he went in that summer thinking, Im not gonna be the basketball coach by fall, Baddour says. When Coach Smith died, Coach Guthridge knew that his friend was gone, but he quickly moved back to their time together when they were younger and dementia had not knocked on their doors yet. The little doo-doos, Smith called them, the administrative tasks just within the purview of his job responsibilities. After 36 years as the coach at North Carolina, it kept trickling down, grain by grain. One year against Laurinburg, Hanners squad was down about 18 with under nine minutes to play; suddenly, he felt Ford come up behind him. Even 22 years after turning down the Nittany Lions, Guthridge still couldnt quite bear to leave. Matt Doherty, who succeeded Guthridge as Tar Heels coach and served in that capacity for three seasons, tweeted his condolences Wednesday. For what? At Smith's retirement. We ended up beating em easily, and I thanked him later for it, Hanners says. While serving as an assistant coach, Guthridge turned down several head coaching opportunities, preferring to remain in Chapel Hill working alongside Smith. Its funny, I talk to (Williams) players, and with the thought of the day, and the way things are run, and I go to their practices, Jamison says, its Coach Gut, Coach Smith in a younger body.. When employees came to work at the GAA on a rainy day, Elizabeth Morgan, warm, Bill Guthridge, who made his college basketball reputation as Dean Smiths trusted right-hand man then took Carolina to two Final Fours in three years as head coach after his mentor retired has died after a long illness. The University of North Carolina has lost a dear friend, as haveI, andIknow that we will all miss him greatly., Im extremely saddened by the passing of Coach Guthridge, aka Coach Gut, especially coming so close to the loss of Coach Smith. North Carolina made 29 NCAA tournament appearances in Guthridge's 33 years on the staff and finished no worse than third in the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season standings every year -- with 16 first-place finishes and 10 more in second. Guthridge was the consensus National Coach of the Year in 1998. Baddour says he never got that far down the line because of Guthridges interest. When Roy Williams declined the opportunity to be Carolinas head coach in 2000, he had to mend more hurt feelings with Guthridge than with Smith. Once he asked a manager, whose arms were full of equipment, if he had change for a quarter. I enjoyed my 30 years as an assistant coach, and Ive enjoyed my three years as a head coach.. He also was an assistant to Smith on the 1976 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in Montreal. Looking around at his devastated players in the locker room, Guthridge realized he simply couldnt leave. Coach Smith always had a plan. Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report. He couldnt generate enough energy to get through all of that., Some background: In the years leading up to his retirement specifically every spring after the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament Smith expressed a sense of exhaustion to the people around him. Having grown up in North Carolina and gone to school here and worked here, I think it was probably just destiny.. He stayed (rather than leave for a head coaching job at another university) because he was enjoying what he was doing and why leave something you know is good for the unknown. And that brings us full-circle, back to the original what-if: What if Dean Smith had finished out his contract, which ran through the end of the 2000-01 season? He won more games than any college head coach in history after just two seasons and tied N.C. States Everett Case for most coaching victories after three years. "When Coach Smith announced he was retiring and that Coach Guthridge was taking over, then it all clicked into place for me," Hanners says. Well if hes got a five-year contract, you know hes gonna coach five years. "He was an unbelievable assistant to Coach Smith. The only people who came to know about that line of succession, so to speak, were Baddour, Smith, Guthridge and then-chancellor Michael Hooker, who expressed some concerns about Guthridges age early on. My guess is that Coach Guthridge probably never came back from that place after Coach Smiths death and I would speculate that Coach Smiths death may have been the final straw of an increasingly-unfamiliar and disconnected life for Coach Guthridge. Guthridge, 62, said a few weeks ago that he planned to stay on another five or six years. The Tar Heels lost to Florida in last seasons Final Four. He led the program to a pair of Final Four appearances in three seasons at the helm before retiring following the 1999-2000 campaign. They made sure we knew it wasnt the most important thing in the world, but that we had been given a talent, and it was our job to use it., The Carolina community mourns the passing of Bill Guthridge, a great coach, devoted friend and loyal Tar Heel. Division regular season champion That season, he led the Tar Heels to a 34-4 record and the final No. 2023 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Improving child and adolescent mental health, A message from the chancellor: We are a global university, Carolina Engagement Week Returns for a Second Year, Feb. 27 Through March 3, Book Publishing I: The Process with Christopher Ahn, Parr|Bioethics Joint Lecture: Elizabeth Barnes (University of Virginia), Disability and Health: An Its Complicated Relationship, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Former University of North Carolina mens basketball coach Bill Guthridge passed away May 12. He was inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Guthridge was completely content in the role of a lifetime assistant and the Smith/Guthridge combo would have been weakened had Guthridge retired early. Williams famously turned him down, opting to remain at Kansas, where hed built a Carolina-esque family dynamic (at Smiths alma mater, to boot). (Robert Willett / Tribune News Service via Getty). The possibilities were endless, but Baddour is certain of one thing: keeping things in the family was a must. But when Baddour and Guthridge did finally meet, Guthridge expressed a desire to try his hand. Guthridge, who like Smith was a. He was a friend. I would have been as vigorous and go after that as hard as I could possibly go.. He was a father figure.". Guthridge took over when Smith retired after 36 seasons in October 1997. That aspect of his character first surfaced in 1972, when the University of North Carolina basketball coach left Tar Heel fans bewildered by announcing that he wanted junior star forward Robert McAdoo to turn pro rather than return for the 1972-73 season. Guthridge was Smiths assistant for 30 years. Matt Doherty, who played at UNC while Guthridge was an assistant and then became the school's head coach after Guthridge retired, sent along his condolences: Thank you Coach Gut for the many lessons you taught us at UNC. In our prayers. Neither Davis nor athletic director Ron Wellman would comment on his departure. Like his lifelong friend and mentor, Coach Dean Smith, he led by example instilling values of kindness, discipline and a strong work ethic. The 1971-72 Tar Heels had finished 26-5 but were upset by Florida State (not an ACC member at the time) in the NCAA Final Four semifinals. He previously worked at The Charlotte Observer as a Carolina Panthers beat reporter, and his writing has also appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Boston Globe and The Baltimore Sun. Guthridge was criticized last season by alumni and fans for losing five games at home the most since World War II and for a record that dropped to 18-13 after a first-round defeat in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Why bring those up? He was a part of 867 wins in 33 seasons at Carolina and 960 college coaching victories overall, including 93 wins on the staff at Kansas State. Our hope and fervent desire is that the best basketball coach in America will continue to practice his craft at KU, he said Thursday night. Peterson -- who roomed with Jordan on those early 1980s teams -- said Guthridge kept the program going off the court, with the assistant making him run the school's golf course at 6 a.m. as punishment for once being late. Change). He said Friday he now knows how Smith felt in 1997 when he stepped down. "I'm not up with it," Guthridge said at one point, when he tried to remember taking over as UNC's head coach in 1997 after Smith retired. But I already had a better job than that and I was happy here. He had recently been in an assisted living facility in Chapel Hill. Guthridge said he took a vacation in Europe in May, hoping to recharge, but wasnt able to. 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