Carl Tacy
Carl Tacy (June 18, 1932 – April 2, 2020) was a college basketball coach at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He served as the head coach from 1972 to 1985 and compiled a 222–149 record, the second-most winning record at that time. Tacy's Demon Deacons defeated DePaul 73–71 in overtime in the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals at St. Louis Arena on March 23, 1984 in the final game of Ray Meyer's coaching career. In 1985, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame. From 1971 to 1972, he served as the head basketball coach at Marshall University, where he compiled a 23–4 (.852) record. Head coaching record References 1932 births 2020 deaths Basketball coaches from West Virginia Basketball players from West Virginia College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Davis & Elkins Senators men's basketball players Ferrum Panthers men's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in the United States Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coaches People from Randolph County, West Virginia Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball coaches