Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Bobby Cremins, Former Head Basketball Coach at Appalachian State (100-70 in 6 seasons), Georgia Tech (354-237 in 19 seasons), and the College of Charleston (125-68 in 6 seasons). His greatest success came with the Yellow Jackets where Tech made 10 NCAA tournament appearances, including 9 in a row, as well as reaching the Final Four in 1990 before losing in the national semifinal to Nevada-Las Vegas.
Cremins was voted the ACC “Coach of the Year” three times (1983, 1985, 1996). He would guide some talented guards as well, from Mark Price to fellow New Yorkers, Kenny Anderson and Stephon Marbury, leading to Georgia Tech being called “Point Guard University.” Cremins took over the cellar-dwelling Tech program in 1981 and leading it to the ACC Championship just 4 years later. He retired as Georgia Tech’s coach after the 2000 season with more victories as an ACC Coach than anyone except Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski.
In college, Cremins played Guard under Frank McGuire at University of South Carolina, finishing in 1970, a year before the Gamecocks left the ACC.
Cremins and his wife, Carolyn, live in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Mark Your Calendar
5/1/24 – Special Guest Speaker
5/15/24 – Special Guest Speaker
6/5/24 – Scholar-Athlete Awards Luncheon