Sad news. That group, fresh off a Final Four appearance, was tabbed as the preseason No. 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. Then he retired, too. 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. He once told a newspaper he never left the program because the other 300 Division I head-coaching jobs weren't better than his job as an assistant. Guthridge was the longtime assistant to UNC coach Dean Smith, who died earlier this year. The team bus never left at 2 p.m. He led his first team to the 1998 Final Four and had two players, Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison, selected in the top five . The spring of 1997, it seemed, was no different. Other opportunities had arisen over time, and yet Guthridge always remained as Smiths assistant. It was profoundly hard for Coach Guthridge to watch his lifetime friend become forgetful and lose the memories they shared together, not just as the architects of a fantastic and highly-ethical college basketball program, but as friends who regarded each other and their respective families as their own. Guthridge, who like Smith was a. 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. He spurned offers to interview for head coaching vacancies, preferring to remain out of the spotlight and continuing to team with Smith. 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The Tar Heels lost to Florida in last seasons Final Four. in education in 1963. The closest he came to leaving Chapel Hill was 1978, when he verbally accepted the head coaching job at Penn State. Together, they taught us basketball is secondary. But it really wasnt and we both knew it. One of the best testaments to Guthridges impact came on that retirement day, June 30. He had recently been in an assisted living facility in Chapel Hill. 33 yrs on UNC bench. He handed out handwritten notes instead. As things went, by the end of the 1999-2000 season which concluded with a surprise Final Four run, Guthridges second trip in three seasons Smiths right-hand man was finally ready to step away himself. Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun announced his retirement Thursday. And come Monday, he got the fateful notice. In Guthridge's final season, he went 18-13 -- at the time, the program's worst finish in decades -- but bounced back in the postseason to reach North Carolina's 15th Final Four before losing in the national semifinals to Florida. At that point, Baddour turned to Matt Doherty, who had been the coach at Notre Dame for just one season. But there was no questioning the depth of their relationship. "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. When he reached the decision to step down during that summer of 1997, no one could have changed his mind, even if given the opportunity to do so. It was more a series of passing conversations, regular updates about the coachs state of mind. As they were chatting, Guthridge, who died in 2015, grabbed Ndiayes arm. Smith and Guthridge had long maintained they'd. 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Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. And as an assistant for Smith for nine seasons, he had both a championship pedigree and a deep understanding of how the program operated. The guys worked hard and didnt lose confidence, Guthridge said after the season. But theres another alternate history with extreme on-court implications that might have forced his hand. Seeded eighth in the South region, North Carolina upset top-seeded Stanford in the second round and continued to the Final Four, where they lost to Florida. Once he asked a manager, whose arms were full of equipment, if he had change for a quarter. The school scheduled a news conference for 2:30 p.m. today. But when Guthridge retired, Williamsthen playing with the Seattle Sonicsmade the effort to find a commercial flight to Chapel . Coach Smith began showing signs of cognitive impairment before Coach Guthridge did. Try a week on us. Theyd had their disagreements, yes. But against the Utes, the Tar Heels fell behind quickly and were never able to catch up. "Though he was a head coach for a short time, he gracefully carried on a culture and legacy that many thought could not be perpetuated.". The team fundamentally changed, that opportunity disappearing into the ether. Guthridge would still call on Smith, after all, to speak to the team at certain times. 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. SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season, Brown: There will never be another Bill Guthridge. What about Ford? If he had, then thats where the what-ifs really go wild. Really, a championship or not is the only major differentiator between Smith and Guthridge. (Smith told me), Its just not coming back. Veteran sports reporter Peter Gammons had high praise for the former coach: Saddened to learn Bill Guthridge passed away. He was extremely special, important to every player, every coach who ever worked here. North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour has refused to comment directly on Guthridge's contract, saying the school's board of trustees discourages him from talking publicly about such personnel issues. As he would prepare for a basketball practice or game, he was equally intense about attention to detail in scheduling or whatever.. Like his lifelong friend and mentor, Coach Dean Smith, he led by example instilling values of kindness, discipline and a strong work ethic. "He, like Coach Smith, was more of a mentor and father figure than anything else. Following the 199798 season, several organizations named him National Coach of the Year and he received the Naismith College Coach of the Year award. With a wealth of returning talent, Guthridge instituted a "six starters" system, whereby the team's top six players, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Shammond Williams, Ademola Okulaja, and Makhtar N'Diaye rotated positions in the starting five. He was a friend. I dont think I have ever heard of anyone that didnt like and respect Bill Guthridge. It was an admirable, honorable action for Smith to take and Guthridge went on to win 80 games in three seasons. His lack of recruiting is why they went 8-20 shortly thereafter. Showdown in Durham: NC State and Duke battle for ACC, NCAA seeding, Brownlow: NC State, Duke and Carolina all look to avenge ACC losses on busy basketball Saturday, Welter: I'm not mad, Carolina, just disappointed, AP source: Panthers to meet with QB Derek Carr at combine. Ill just say this, says Dave Hanners, one of Smiths longtime assistants. Fast-forward to present day, and he has surpassed Smith in both national championships and wins. At Smith's retirement. Hed have been a lifer, Hanners says. At one point he thought he wanted to be a head coach, but he also decided that he really enjoyed Coach Smith and the program here and why should he leave when he has what he thought was the perfect job., Bill was uniquely special. I think its time to turn it over to somebody else, he said at a campus news conference. Williams famously turned him down, opting to remain at Kansas, where hed built a Carolina-esque family dynamic (at Smiths alma mater, to boot). At the time, their run of 172 consecutive weeks in the AP Poll was the second-longest in college basketball history. But looking back, Hanners now believes Guthridge already had an inclination something was afoot. He had interviewed for the Texas job, which went to Rick Barnes, after the 1998 season, after all. But theres also the fact that Dean did it his way, which was entirely predictable. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Says losing Guthridge "is another tremendous loss. And for as much as he did enjoy those three seasons, the same obligations that wore Smith down got to Guthridge as well. He was 77. Baddour and Smith never had a lengthy sitdown to discuss the future. Think about it: Youve been an assistant coach for 30-plus years. 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. Conference regular season champion What burned just below that was a fierce competitor who might sometimes react more like a fan than you would expect. Of course, Smith did retire. 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. 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. I was just happy that the team had success. 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. He would sneak into practices, hide way up in the rafters so as not to be seen. Doherty was criticized from the moment he was hired, for breaking somewhat from Smith and Guthridges family dynamic; that scrutiny only intensified in his second season, when UNC bottomed out to a program-worst record of 8-20. I enjoyed my 30 years as an assistant coach, and Ive enjoyed my three years as a head coach.. For what? He held tight. Everybody would have loved Coach Ford to get the opportunity, Frederick says. Lets play out the most interesting of the hypotheticals: if Dean Smith does return for the 1997-1998 season, with an absolutely jam-packed roster. ", Roy: "I think that not only did he coach me on the freshman team he was another mentor. Guthridge didn't bother to recruit Jason Williams,. That Plan B, clearly, was Guthridge. Former UNC coach, assistant Guthridge dies, Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences, Tide's Oats takes blame for Miller's 'TSA' intro, Davis within 25 points of tying Maravich's mark, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Scheyer makes history as Duke sweeps at home, Tennessee win soured by knee injury to Zeigler, USC, OU, Seton Hall, Iowa in new hoops tourney, Houston, Alabama remain atop AP Top 25 poll. 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. The manager put down his stuff and rifled through his pockets. But I know thats something that bothered him to his death, Ndiaye says. Coach Smith always had a plan. Its another tremendous loss for our University, our basketball program and our entire community. After Coach Guthridge's retirement in 2003, he and Coach Smith stayed in close contact, visiting each other frequently. School officials stressed that Guthridge was not merely a placeholder for then-Kansas coach Roy Williams, signing him to a five-year contract. He said Friday he now knows how Smith felt in 1997 when he stepped down. People could misinterpret 2 p.m.perhaps it really meant 1:45, or maybe 2:15. 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. A longtime assistant to the legendary Dean Smith, he shall be remembered for his three seasons as head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. If I were to call Roy and ask Roy was he interested, the first question out of his mouth wouldve been, did Bill get a chance? Baddour says. When it was announced last week that Smith would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, I could not help but think back to that interview in 2000 while also thinking about what might have been. He bought into everything. In that scenario, Williams never leaves Kansas and Ford probably never leaves North Carolina. 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. Bill Guthridge was consistently portrayed as a quiet gentleman. Even 22 years after turning down the Nittany Lions, Guthridge still couldnt quite bear to leave. Lets say youve got a 35-year-old guy. 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. But more than just that team, Smith left behind a mound of questions. In his first year as head coach, he led the the team . CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Former University of North Carolina head coach Bill Guthridge, who also served 30 years as an assistant to Dean Smith, died Tuesday night at age 77, university officials confirmed on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it took UNC two tries to find that leader. MIAMI: Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson acknowledged he has given the school permission to talk to Green Wave coach Perry Clark about replacing Leonard Hamilton. The emotion was there, its just that it was often Guthridge providing it. 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. With Williams, it was the restoration of the family, three national championships and potentially many more years. Guthridge said he took a vacation in Europe in May, hoping to recharge, but wasnt able to. He played or coached in 14 Final Fours, more than any person in NCAA history. Why would you stay? The team performs dazzling spins and flips at campus events and even competes against other universities and jump rope clubs from around the country. The Parsons, Kan., native posted an 80-28 record in three seasons as Carolinas head coach, leading the 1998 and 2000 teams to the Final Four. Former University of North Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge, 77, died Tuesday from a heart condition. Guthridge didnt need the change, just wanted to know if he had it. But Guthridges request also made Hanners realize that plan might not come to fruition. Guthridge . In fact, most of that team reconvened in St. Louis in 2005 for Williams first championship game at North Carolina. All rights reserved. That was probably six or seven years later where somebody else might recognize it. The little doo-doos, Smith called them, the administrative tasks just within the purview of his job responsibilities. Jamisons teammates and Hanners and Baddour all agree. But it is my opinion that he expected, when he first told me that, that he would continue to be the coach.. As good a person as I ever met. If you played for him you loved him; working with him was a joy. 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