WSSU Rams to begin practice with plenty of new faces

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Nate Long, a freshman forward on the men’s basketball team at Winston-Salem State, said he enjoyed Saturday’s homecoming football game.

But he knew then that things would change quickly.

"On Tuesday, we go to work,” said Long, referring to the start of basketball practice.

Coach Bobby Collins will start his eighth season today and is looking forward to getting his team in shape for the season.

"Our first game is November 8, and we’ve got a lot of work ahead of us,” said Collins, whose team was picked by CIAA coaches to win the league’s Southern Division title.

The Rams have a roster of 19, with four of those players redshirting. Twelve players from last season’s NCAA Tournament team are gone, but seven players return, including starter WyKevin Bazemore.

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