College Basketball

Markell Johnson signs with State – Gott does it again

Today Mark Gottfried added another highly rated player to the 2016-17 roster by getting Markell Johnson to sign with the Wolfpack. Johnson, who recently reclassified from a 2017 recruit to a 2016 recruit, is a 4 star point guard out of Ohio. He chose the Wolfpack over Ohio State and Texas A&M. Johnson, a 6-foot-1 […]

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1983 team goes to Washington

h/t Mark Armstrong It took 33 years, but today the Wolfpack’s 1983 national championship basketball team was recognized and honored with a trip to the White House. Several of the local sports broadcasters went along on the trip, including Mark Armstrong and Jeff Gravley. At the time, the school wouldn’t cover the players’ transportation to […]

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Gottfried tabs Pierre as new assistant coach

h/t collegechalktalk.prestosports.com Today Mark Gottfried officially introduced Butch Pierre as his new assistant coach. Pierre previously was on Travis Ford’s staff at Oklahoma State. “I’ve known Butch for a long time and he’s regarded as one of college basketball’s premier recruiters, but he is also a great teacher of the game who has spent a […]

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