 The team finished fourth in the ACC in 1961 and third in 1962 but lost in the first round of the conference tournament both seasons.In the summer of 1962, Case, then 62 years old, hired his former player and then Clemson head coach Press Maravich to be his top assistant.Case's health began to deteriorate rapidly over the following two seasons as the Wolfpack finished fifth in the ACC in 1963 and seventh in 1964.