WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Winston-Salem State, the defending CIAA basketball champion, has a rather
large bull's-eye on its back after being picked as a favorite to repeat this
season.
The Rams, who went 21-9 last season and didn't lose any starters, were picked
to win the Southern Division, according to the preseason coaches' poll.
Coach Bobby Collins of WSSU, who will begin his seventh season, said he's not
afraid of the expectations that are heaped on his deep and experienced team.
"The bigger the target, the bigger the opportunity," Collins said. "I've been
to the pinnacle of pressure so we'll just go into this season and prepare and
play smart and try to do it again."
The Rams won the CIAA title last season by coming together in the tournament,
winning three straight games.
"With my assistant coaches (Tim Wells and James Wilhelmi), we try to make our
guys better each and every season — and that's what we'll try to do for this
season," Collins said.
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