Collins, WSSU Rams set to unveil new look

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Winston-Salem State’s new-look men’s basketball team will make its debut at 7 p.m. today in the Big House Gaines Tip-Off Classic at the Gaines Center.

The Rams, who lost five of their top six scorers from last season and have 12 new players, will take on Division II Notre Dame of Ohio in the second game of a doubleheader. Fayetteville State will play Concord in the first game at 5 p.m.

Coach Bobby Collins of WSSU has a bigger team than he had last season with the addition of two transfers — 7-foot Brian Okam (Appalachian State) and 6-10 Bryan Scott (Delaware State). And Collins is excited about the team’s depth and said that as many as 12 players could be in his early-
season rotation.

Other newcomers expected to make impacts are Javan Wells, Preston Ross (Western Carolina transfer) and Sean Deniton.

"The way they are calling games with an emphasis on hand-checking, the team with the best depth is going to succeed,” Collins said. “I hope it’s my deepest team.”

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