Denny Crum

Denzil E. "Denny" Crum (born March 2, 1937 in San Fernando, California) is a former college men's basketball coach. He is well-known for coaching the University of Louisville between 1971 and 2001, compiling a 675-295 record. He guided Louisville to two NCAA championships (1980, 1986).Prior to coaching at Louisville Crum served as an assistant to John Wooden at his alma mater, UCLA. Before playing at UCLA under Coach Wooden, Crum attended and played for Los Angeles Pierce College, and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.As the head coach at Louisville, Crum is widely credited with pioneering the now common strategy of scheduling tough non-conference match-ups early in the season in order to prepare his teams for March's NCAA tournament, where one defeat ends the season. He also was an early user of the 2-2-1 zone press, and his teams' exciting style of play earned them the nickname the "Doctors of Dunk". Crum's 1980 national champions are thought to have popularized the High-5. Between his initial season at Louisville and his second national championship in 1986, Crum guided the Cardinals to six final fours, earning him the monikers "Mr. March" and "Cool Hand Luke".
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