Bobby
Cremins, a veteran of 28 seasons as a college basketball head coach
and the winningest coach in Georgia Tech history, begins his fourth
season as head coach at the College of Charleston. Cremins was named
coach of the Cougars on July 3, 2006.
The
Bronx, N.Y. native, who coached six seasons at Appalachian State
(1976-81, 100-70) and 19 at Georgia Tech (1982-2000, 354-237), sports
a 519-344 (.601) overall career record. He led Appalachian State to
one NCAA Tournament berth and Georgia Tech to nine.
Charleston
enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history
in 2008-09. The Cougars finished with a 27-9 overall record and
a 15-5 Southern Conference mark. The Cougars posted a 3-1 record
in the SoCon Tournament losing in the title game. Cremins earned
his 500th career win in December in the Cougars' 73-58 victory over
Coastal Carolina. The season also included a pair of wins over
Davidson and an overtime upset of Cremins' alma mater South Carolina,
82-80. Jermaine Johnson, Tony White, Jr. and Andrew Goudelock
all surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for their careers.
Goudelock was a unanimous All-SoCon first team selection, while
Johnson earned third team honors from the league's media.
The
Cougars posted a 16-17 season in 2007-08 and reached the semifinals of
the Southern Conference Tournament. The Cougars placed three
players on All-Southern Conference teams, as only Davidson had as many
players earned all-league honors. Jermaine Johnson and
Andrew Goudelock earned second team honors, while Tony White, Jr. was
named to the third team.
Cremins
led Charleston to a 22-11 record in 2006-07, one of the most
successful seasons in school history. Charleston, which won 13
of 18 Southern Conference games, finished second in the Southern
Conference Tournament. Charleston won 20 games for the first
time since 2003-04 and for the 21st time in the last 27 seasons
overall.
Cremins
became Georgia Tech’s all-time winningest coach during the 1995-96
season. He was inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame on June
9, 2006 and the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame on October 6,
2006.
Cremins
guided Tech to 14 winning seasons and 14 postseason berths in his 19
years. He led the Yellow Jackets to three ACC tournament titles, two
ACC regular-season titles and a Final Four appearance in 1989-90.
Tech’s
1989-90 team solidified Cremins’ reputation as one of America’s
best coaches as the Jackets compiled a 28-7 record, the most wins in
school history, en route to their first NCAA Final Four. For his
efforts that season, Cremins was named as the national "Coach of
the Year" by the Naismith Awards program. It marked the second
time in his career that Cremins won national coaching honors.
After
leaving Georgia Tech, Cremins toured the country as a motivational
speaker, and did television commentary on SoCon, ACC and NCAA
basketball games. He works with charities, mainly for Coaches vs.
Cancer and the Jimmy V Foundation. Bobby also raises money for a
five-to-six week summer program, half of the participants are
disadvantaged kids, called Hilton Head Basketball Camp 101.
After
graduating from South Carolina in 1970 with a B.S. degree in
Marketing, Cremins played professional basketball in Ecuador before
beginning his collegiate coaching career at Point Park College in
Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1972. He returned to his alma mater as an
assistant coach in 1973.
After
a two-year stint at USC, Cremins, born on July 4, 1947, was chosen to
build the Appalachian State program-becoming the youngest Division I
head coach in the NCAA at age 27. After a first year mark of 13-14,
the Mountaineers posted a five-year record of 87-56, a 60-percent
winning mark, while capturing three Southern Conference titles. His
1978-79 team registered a 23-6 mark and an NCAA bid while his 1980-81
squad was 20-9.
Cremins
received the M.S. degree in Guidance and Counseling in 1972, also from
South Carolina. He was a three-year starter at point guard under
legendary coach Frank McGuire, leading the Gamecocks to some of their
most successful seasons and a 61-17 record. Cremins was inducted
into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame on September 20, 2007.
He
and his wife Carolyn have three children: Liz, Suzie, and Bobby, III.
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