In Williams second season in Chapel Hill, he won his first national championship the one the 97 team witnessed. He is probably best remembered for his loyalty to Smith, who died in February at age 83. Lets say youve got a 35-year-old guy. Like his lifelong friend and mentor, Coach Dean Smith, he led by example instilling values of kindness, discipline and a strong work ethic. He is probably best remembered for his loyalty to Smith, who died in February at age 83. Coach Smith had so many strengths and very few weaknesses, and the weaknesses that he did have Coach Guthridge tried to fill. 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. Once he asked a manager, whose arms were full of equipment, if he had change for a quarter. Guthridge also gave to the University away from basketball. He was instrumental in helping lure Williams back to North Carolina. The Kansas native took over the role of head coach following Smith's departure. But against the Utes, the Tar Heels fell behind quickly and were never able to catch up. Coach Guthridge played an instrumental role in the programs success as an assistant under Dean Smith for three decades before making his own name as a head coach in leading North Carolina to a pair of Final Four appearances in three seasons. Guthridge's did, too, and during Smith's funeral and memorial services, Williams, knowing the end could be near, told former players and current ones to spend time with Guthridge. Conference regular season champion Former UNC Coach Bill Guthridge passed away last night at age 77 w/ family at his side. His lack of recruiting is why they went 8-20 shortly thereafter. But Guthridges request also made Hanners realize that plan might not come to fruition. When coach Smith retired in 1997, after a tenure of 36 season, Guthridge took over the job to begin a reign of great basketball playing at UNC. The death of Guthridges mother, Betty, 96, two days before the Tar Heels played Tennessee at Knoxville in the NCAA South Regional semifinals also contributed to a difficult season. 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. Suggestion to Return DismissedWhen Guthridge retired after leading his third team to another Final Four, I interviewed Smith about the amazingly long and successful partnership the two coaches -- Smith a Kansas grad and Guthridge from Kansas State -- had enjoyed. I tell people that Coach Smith and Coach Guthridge are my light-skinned fathers, said Antawn Jamison, who was the National Player of the Year for the 1998 team that Guthridge guided to the Final Four. Coach Smith had so many strengths and very few weaknesses. The team performs dazzling spins and flips at campus events and even competes against other universities and jump rope clubs from around the country. 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. He still had four seasons remaining on his contract, enough to carry him to the summer of 2001. The possibilities were endless, but Baddour is certain of one thing: keeping things in the family was a must. That startling decision equated to the ultimate professional sacrifice. The emotion was there, its just that it was often Guthridge providing it. In his first year as head coach, he led the the team . Yeah, Id say that was more likely than unlikely., I wouldve gone to where I went two years later, he says. The manager put down his stuff and rifled through his pockets. It was Guthridge who was the creator of the well-known and slightly strange departure times for Carolina travel parties. For 30 of his 33 years at Carolina, Guthridge was the behind-the-scenes guy scouting opponents, making sure players got to class on time, disciplining players, getting the players on the bus or airplane and into the hotel, working with office staff on the smallest of details, and recruiting the latter, unlike many coaches, he said he enjoyed immensely. He also was an assistant to Smith on the 1976 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in Montreal. Guthridge didnt need the change, just wanted to know if he had it. He was 77 years old. He spurned offers to interview for head coaching vacancies, preferring to remain out of the spotlight and continuing to team with Smith. In five years on Winter's staff, Guthridge helped lead the Wildcats to a 9343 (.684) record, a pair of Big Eight Conference crowns, and the NCAA Final Four in 1964. The fact that he felt like he failed us.. Its not what gets remembered for the rest of your life, at least not at a place like North Carolina. [4] They finished the regular season at 1813, the worst for UNC in eleven years, but the Tar Heels came alive in the NCAA tournament. Guthridge didn't bother to recruit Jason Williams, conceding him to K, even though Jason reportedly had an interest in UNC. The University is currently operating under normal conditions. 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. They shot just 39.1 percent from the floor and made only 3-of-23 attempts from 3. Meanwhile, Creighton coach Dana Altman withdrew his name from consideration. Williams and Ndiaye both graduated. That first five minutes, you can have all the confidence in the world, but if you go down 23-8 or 13-4, you just put so much pressure on yourself. After a three-year disastrous tenure under Doherty, the University of North Carolina hired Roy Williams from Kansas and got the leadership and gravitas that had characterized the UNC basketball program under Coach Smith and Coach Guthridge. Fords reputation was growing fast as a star recruiter, having single-handedly delivered Rasheed Wallace to UNC and playing a major role in Carters eventual commitment. Carolina Jump Rope is making their fellow Tar Heel rethink what it means to jump rope. He always knew what he was doing.. . After Coach Guthridge's retirement in 2003, he and Coach Smith stayed in close contact, visiting each other frequently. He also was head golf coach for the Wildcats. But the Tar Heels suffered a soul-crushing NCAA Tournament loss that also ended Phil Fords career. He joined the UNC staff in 1967 after five years as assistant to Tex Winter at Kansas State. "You get old." Bill and Dean, friends for life Smith. But it was all as a team, no one mans fault or wrongdoing for the groups shortcoming. How might everything be different? As good a person as I ever met. You will be missed. Why would you stay? The careers and lives of the two coaches from Kansas were solidly intertwined. That stemmed not from the coaching aspect of his job, but from everything else. But in hindsight, Hanners says there were clues that everything might not have been like normal. That includes two as a head coach at Carolina, 10 as a Tar Heel assistant coach and one each as a player and assistant coach at his alma mater, Kansas State. [6], National champion Guthridge was completely committed to Carolina basketball, and he wanted to make sure everyone else in the program felt the same way. School officials stressed that Guthridge was not merely a placeholder for then-Kansas coach Roy Williams, signing him to a five-year contract. If my answer was no, then Roy wouldve had absolutely zero interest. 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. 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. Just like Smith, Guthridge found a way to impact his players beyond teaching them offensive and defensive principles. Why bring those up? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Making the Final Four is a tremendous accomplishment but its not what you chase. If you previously used a social network to login to WRALSportsFan.com, click the Forgot your password link to reset your password. Theres no right answer, no certainty. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25, earned the ACC Coach of the Year award and guided North Carolina to the Final Four before losing to Utah. I really liked the attitude of the team, the way they worked hard and how they were rewarded finally. It was more a series of passing conversations, regular updates about the coachs state of mind. He never called me at home, unless it was something dire, Hanners says, but he said, How would you feel about meeting me in the office early on Monday at 7 to go over some things before everyone gets there? Hanners obliged, trying to ease Guthridges feeling that he was somewhat out of touch. On June 30th in 1969, Bill Russell announced his retirement from professional basketball after a 13-year NBA career. Ill really miss this next years team and what those guys have done for me, said Guthridge, whose team last season reached the Final Four before being eliminated in the semifinals. Ndiaye remembers taking his son for a campus tour years later, and Guthridge coming out of the Smith Center to greet him. That team reached the Final Four and almost reached the title game even though Jamison and Williams missed 22 field-goal attempts in a 65-59 semifinal loss to Utah. Recharge your batteries, they told him. I would lean a little bit toward the side of Bill saying, Look, Im not on the front end of my career, its great to have done this, what a way to go out, Baddour says. As early as April and May, Bill Guthridge Smiths primary assistant for some 30 years reached out to Hanners about doing extra study of the teams offensive and defensive sets. Following his stint at Kansas State, Guthridge moved to North Carolina to join the staff of fellow Kansas native Dean Smith. As a coach, he was stubbornly competitive. And althoug he believes that scenario puts more emphasis on winning than it does on building relationships and teaching the things Guthridge and Smith both loved its not out of the question. 33 yrs on UNC bench. Born William Wallace Guthridge, he attended Kansas State University where he played guard on the basketball team and helped the Wildcats. "Because I knew Coach Guthridge had the best interest for you and wanted to see you succeed.". The spring of 1997, it seemed, was no different. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.. In his tenure at UNC, Guthridge coached five National Players of the Year, six ACC Players of the Year, five ACC Rookies of the Year and 28 first-team All-ACC players. He coached 1997-98 National Player of the Year Antawn Jamison 99 and 1998-99 NBA Rookie of the Year Vince Carter 99, both of whom entered the NBA draft after their junior seasons. Then Guthridges voice wavered as he began to apologize I feel like its my fault. I didnt really have to focus too much on a Plan B, Baddour says. "From cultivating a global mindset across campus to partnering with researchers across the world, we make connections that strengthen our state and establish Carolina as a leading global public research university.". In fact, most of that team reconvened in St. Louis in 2005 for Williams first championship game at North Carolina. Guthridge could deal with Dean's irritability, his need to control the smallest things. He directed UNC to the 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship and was named the ACC Coach of the Year. Capital Financial - Learn how to secure lifetime retirement income. He is one of five people to have appeared in the Final Four as both a player and coach. Guthridge became head coach after Smith retired in 1997 and coached the team for three seasons.UNC coach Roy Williams called Guthridge a key . "Needless to say I'm tired of having meetings like this." In public, he was never going to be the center of attention. All the things he couldnt do during the daunting in-season months. I think its time to turn it over to somebody else, he said at a campus news conference. 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. Copyright 2013 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. 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. 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School officials stressed that Guthridge was not merely a placeholder for then-Kansas coach Roy Williams, signing him to a five-year contract. When Lefty Driesell declined to shake Smiths hand in the mid-1980s, it was Guthridge who was incensedand had to be prevented from chasing down Driesellnot Smith. He was 77. Thats impossible to know, but Williams was also returning a top-five team, one that was expected to compete for a championship in its own right. One of his most tempestuous relationships had been with guard Shammond Williams, who even walked off the court at Virginia on one occasion. 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. Longtime North Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge died Tuesday night. If Williams had said no, then who might have been offered the job? Kansas chancellor Robert Hemenway said the school was privileged to have Williams. After waiting an uncharacteristically long time to respond, he smiled and thanked me. Guthridge said he took a vacation in Europe in May, hoping to recharge, but wasnt able to. The school scheduled a news conference for 2:30 p.m. today. Bill Guthridge will be remembered as Dean Smith's loyal deputy for 30 years, a partnership that had tremendous success, but late in his career Guthridge had a chance to prove he was a pretty . He was a father figure.". But the season, and that loss specifically, never faded from their collective consciousness. Coach Smith began showing signs of cognitive impairment before Coach Guthridge did. 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. It was the 14th time Guthridge participated in the Final Four. In 1998, Guthridge inherited a team that had been to the 1997 Final Four the previous year under Smith. Bill Guthridge is best known in Chapel Hill as an assistant coach to Dean Smith, but that isn't the complete picture of the legendary coach. He came up with the idea that Dean Smith, having . Before their first-round exit in 2021, this was the only time that the Tar Heels failed to win a game in the tournament since it expanded to 64 teams (and dropped first-round byes) in 1985. Unfortunately, it took UNC two tries to find that leader. Bill Guthridge was a gentleman coach, but a fierce competitor, and an incredibly loyal member of Dean Smiths staff for three decades, said UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham. After Coach Guthridges retirement in 2003, he and Coach Smith stayed in close contact, visiting each other frequently. The guys worked hard and didnt lose confidence, Guthridge said after the season. But he decided he did not have the energy to continue coaching, the AP reported. He was 77. #RIP. "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. Spend time with family. Former University of North Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge, 77, died Tuesday from a heart condition. Both played college ball in that state -- Smith at Kansas, Guthridge at Kansas State -- and coached at their alma maters before coming to North Carolina. What you saw was the quiet assistant sitting on the bench. The announcement came nearly two months after the 6-10 center led the Boston . At which point, Baddour faced as unenviable a position as any athletic director in the country: Who do you hire to fill Dean Smiths shoes? I mean, the Plan B was there.. "Mak said he gets this call from his mom: 'Mak, there's this man here in Africa, says he's your coach,' ". He was a kind soul with a strong, competitive spirit. By the way, Dean Smith basically forced UNC to hire Guthridge, his long-time assistant, when El Deano suddenly retired in October 1997, just before the beginning of the hoops season. 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. 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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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. After graduating from Kansas State, he coached at Scott City High School in Kansas for two seasons before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach for Tex Winter from 19621967. Hed told reporters he expected to honor the remaining four years on his deal. Whats best for the players future has to come first, Smith said of the way he dealt with McAdoo, who became the second overall pick the in 72 NBA draft. Note: Former University of North Carolina mens basketball coach Bill Guthridge passed away May 12. The family told team spokesman Steve Kirschner that Guthridge died of heart failure and that the coach had lived with a heart condition the past seven years. Guthridge would still call on Smith, after all, to speak to the team at certain times. Guthridge said a few weeks ago he planned to stay another five or six years despite intense criticism from fans and alumni after the teams worst regular-season record in decades. It left at 1:57 p.m. His reasoning? Bill Guthridge, who led North Carolina to two Final Four appearances in his three seasons as coach of the Tar Heels, will announce his retirement at a news conference Friday, The Associated Press has learned. Dick, lets talk on Monday, but Im pretty sure Im gonna tell you Monday its time to transition, Baddour remembers. Guthridge coached three years and took the Tar Heels to two Final Fours. But it really wasnt and we both knew it. But the Tar Heels advanced to the Final Four. Jordan is among many Tar Heels who had tremendous respect for Guthridge. That not-wanting-to-step-on-toes thing? In fact, he communicated as much to Baddour after Baddour was tapped in late June to replace John Swofford as athletic director. 2023 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. 08/08: Dean Smith to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, 06/29/2011: Smith, Coach K, Yow honored by Naismith, 10/21/2008: UNC's Smith to receive Lapchick Character Award, 02/18/2008: ACC To Honor Dean Smith, Lorenzo Charles, other Greats, Bio Jobs Hub: Find a great-paying job that changes lives, even yours. We ended up beating em easily, and I thanked him later for it, Hanners says. Coach Smith began showing signs of cognitive impairment before Coach Guthridge did. Born in Parsons, Kansas,[2] Guthridge attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, and graduated with a B.S. That's exactly what they did. 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.". For what? Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. In our prayers. But Baddour explained to the chancellor that because of Williams respect for Guthridge, hed never have taken the job over his friend. The closest he came to leaving Chapel Hill was 1978, when he verbally accepted the head coaching job at Penn State. And as an assistant for Smith for nine seasons, he had both a championship pedigree and a deep understanding of how the program operated. Just a really good man who made Carolina, the ACC and college basketball better.. Because I know Coach Smiths plan long-term, at least at that time, was to prepare the team for Phil to take over.. It wasnt until Oct. 3, 1997 a Friday about a week before the first practice of the season that Baddour got an indication that Smith wouldnt return. Try a week on us. Guthridge retired after the season, having spent the first 43 years of his adult life as a player, high school coach, and college coach. I enjoyed my 30 years as an assistant coach, and Ive enjoyed my three years as a head coach.. 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. And come Monday, he got the fateful notice. 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. (An aside: if Doherty stays, does Mike Brey, succeeded him and still remains in South Bend, get that job, or is he elsewhere too?). SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season, Brown: There will never be another Bill Guthridge. When Smith retired as Division I's winningest men's coach shortly before the 1997-98 season, Guthridge was promoted to replace him, and he guided the Tar Heels to two Final Fours in three seasons. Division regular season champion The family told team spokesman Steve Kirschner that Guthridge died of heart failure and that the coach had lived with a heart condition the past seven years. 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. At Smith's retirement. He was a lifetime assistant coach for whom Dean did a solid. Fast-forward to present day, and he has surpassed Smith in both national championships and wins. 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. Coach Guthridge made his retirement official on May 13, 2015. 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. A source close to the basketball program, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Thursday that Guthridge recently decided he did not have the energy to continue coaching the Tar Heels. Other opportunities had arisen over time, and yet Guthridge always remained as Smiths assistant. We didnt play well for just five minutes, and that decided the game.. Had McAdoo returned, Smiths team would have been much better positioned to deal with David Thompsons stunning impact on NC State, the ACC and the nation. He was 77 years old, Former UNC basketball coach Bill Guthridge passes away at age 77, UNC School of Social Work becomes new home for CEAL@UNC, expand work to advance assisted living. Guthridge spent 31 seasons as an assistant to Smith, the winningest coach in college basketball history. I wouldve gone to Roy.. Guthridge, 62, said a few weeks ago that he planned to stay on another five or six years. I want to spend the weekend thinking about it. That group, fresh off a Final Four appearance, was tabbed as the preseason No. The team bus never left at 2 p.m. Carolina Basketball confirmed the news on Twitter: Sad news. He wasnt going to entertain a room full of boosters with behind the scenes stories. And so even as the coachs hair changed from dark brown to gray to white, his position never did. "This is a tremendous loss for our basketball program and entire community.". Maybe Phil Ford wouldve been the head coach then, Ndiaye says. Whatve you got to prove then?. 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. He got his taste. But if Smith was selfless in his handling of McAdoo, it was nothing compared to Smiths shocking retirement on Oct. 9, 1997. He was no different from Coach Smith or Coach Guthridge. Go play golf. Penn State was a good situation, he said in an interview in 2010. "I'm extremely saddened by the passing of Coach Guthridge, aka 'Coach Gut,' especially coming so close to the loss of Coach Smith," Jamison, who was national player of the year during Guthridge's first season as coach, said in a statement. Guthridge went 80-28 from 1997 to 2000 before retiring in June 2000. When Coach Smith announced he was retiring and that Coach Guthridge was taking over, then it all clicked into place for me, Hanners says. If he had, then thats where the what-ifs really go wild. He was an unbelievable assistant to Coach Smith. #RIP, "It has been a trying time for the University of North Carolina basketball program over the past four months, and our thoughts and prayers are with them again today," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. A tremendously loyal person with an ego that was seemingly non-existent. Calhoun, elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, is . I wouldve never thought of that in a million years.. He competed in one as a player at Kansas State in 1958, was an assistant coach at 11 before directing the Tar Heels at two as head coach. But he was also one of the most passionate members of the Carolina basketball family in the last 50 years, and was completely devoted to the Tar Heels, to Smith, and to the University of North Carolina. 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