WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- OK here’s a definite sign that I’m getting old when teams you covered at WSSU are now going into the hall of fame.That’s the case when it was reveled today that the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 men’s basketball teams will be inducted into the Big House Gaines Hall of Fame later this summer. Those two teams, who were coached by Winston-Salem native Rick Duckett, were not only two great teams but they were fun to cover.
Duckett was intense, to say the least, but he also knew the deal about what I needed from him as the beat writer. One of my best memories was when Duckett allowed me to tag along on a road trip with the team for a whole weekend. It was a unique experience to see how a team gets along on and off the court and all the interactions and decisions that are made.
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