Courtesy: Duke Sports Information http://www.goduke.com

ATLANTA, Ga. - Three former players and coaches with Duke ties will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on November 18, as part of its second class as announced Sunday by the NABC Foundation.  Vic Bubas, Dick Groat and Charles "Lefty" Driesell are among 12 that will be honored at the new College Basketball Experience in Kansas City.

Vic Bubas, who has been credited with pioneering the art of recruiting while head coach at Duke University, will be inducted as a contributor.  Bubas also served as chairman of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament committee and was the Sun Belt Conference’s first commissioner, a post he held for 14 years.  Bubas led Duke to a 213-67 record in 10 years and led Duke to the Final Four in 1963, '64 and '66.

Dick Groat played three years for the Blue Devils from 1950-52 and was a two-time All-America and National Player of the Year.  He averaged 25.2 points per game as a junior and 26.0 as a senior, finishing his career with 1,886 points.  He was the first player to have his jersey retired at Duke on May 1, 1952, and was also a standout on the baseball diamond.  He was Duke's first baseball All-America and led the Blue Devils to the College World Series before starring for 14 years in Major League Baseball, including being the National League MVP in 1960 for the Pittsburgh Pirates while helping them to win the World Series.  He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals world championship team in 1964, as well.

Charles "Lefty" Driesell played at Duke under Harold Bradley from 1952-54, playing in 45 games in 1953 and '54 while averaging 4.0 points per game in his career.  Driesell went on to coach four different Division I programs in 41 seasons, including eight at Davidson, 17 at Maryland, eight at James Madison and six at Georgia State.  He compiled a career 786-394 record and took all four teams to the NCAA Tournament with four of his teams advancing as far as the Elite Eight.  Driesell is being inducted as a coach.

The rest of the class includes Dick Barnett, Austin Carr, Norm Stewart, Guy Lewis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Phog Allen, John McLendon, Adolph Rupp and Henry Iba.  The initial class inducted in November 2006 included John Wooden, Dean Smith, Oscar Robinson, Bill Russell and Dr. James Naismith.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas.  Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game.  The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches.  All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes.  The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.  Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.