In previous entries, several commenters had expressed an interest in some historical statistics for comparison purposes. Below are some conference title and winning percentage stats over the last 22 years for the past five Athletic Directors at NC State.
Jim Valvano
Another Valvano Player Hired as NBA Coach
Add former Wolfpacker Vinny Del Negro to the list of Jim Valvano’s former players who have made a big splash in basketball years after their playing careers ended. Multiple media reports indicate that Del Negro is set to become the Head Coach of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. The deal isn’t complete, but sources said Del […]
25th Anniversary – April 4, 1983; SFN Blogs the ‘Celebration’
Today’s entry is a two-parter. One part good. One part disgusting. 1983 Anniversary Many on the faculty hate it. I’m sure most of the adminstrators are oblivious to it. The folks who don’t follow sports don’t understand it. Our rivals used to shake their head at it. But, today’s date is perhaps the most important […]
Tough loss, on dealing with one — Valvano philosophy
If you’re a passionate fan as I am, who believes as Vince Lombardi does that “Show me a ‘good loser’ and I’ll show you a loser,” it’s good to keep this Valvano advice in mind: Jimmy V says he’ll allow his players 24 hours to feel sorry for themselves and curse the basketball gods. Then, […]
Good Luck, Clemson
The Clemson Tigers take the field tonight in the Chick-Fil-A bowl in what I think will be the ACC’s ‘defining’ bowl game of 2007. The Tigers game tonight against Auburn will only count as one game – the conference is currently a respectable 2-1 in bowls thusfar – but the magnitude of this battle with […]
The End of V Week
Business and other responsibilities kept us from focusing very much on Jimmy V Week…so, we thought that we would link to this entry. Additionally, you should check out the Hoop Dreams program over at Duke. CBS ran a feature on this program in March of 2005 and I started an entry that I never finished, […]
V and DT Transcended Rivalry
A nice find from a couple of weeks ago that we failed to link. Link For example, Sumner says, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and former UNC coach Dean Smith aren’t the overall most popular figures in the Hall because some fans don’t like to acknowledge the accomplishments of their chief rival. But he says […]
Kay Yow wins ESPY Award named for Jim Valvano
It’s nice to see others have been inspired by NC State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow over the years! Per WRAL: North Carolina State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow won the inaugural Jimmy V ESPY for Perseverance on Wednesday. She was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer while coaching the Wolfpack during this year’s NCAA […]
1986: V Interview on CBS
Every fan of every school has a cache of moments that are particularly special to them for some reason or another. Because the years of 1980-1985 were so forgettable…1986 came along for me at a time where I was definitely ‘old enough to remember’ while also being somewhat ‘blank’ as it related to NC State […]
Happy Anniversary!
Really, nothing more needs to be said (but feel free to take a deeper look into some very interesting thoughts by clicking here). Just sit back and enjoy the most famous 44 seconds in NC State athletics history — and all the pandemonium that ensued afterward. Also, please pay close attention to Coach Valvano’s comments […]
