Pages

Saturday, February 25, 2012

1989 Men's Basketball Team Honored


On Tuesday night, February 21, 2012, before the basketball game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the 1989 men's basketball team was honored with The “Wolfpack Unlimited” Award. According to NC State Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow the inaugural "Wolfpack Unlimited" Award will recognize individuals and teams that refuse to accept the status quo and exhibit the "Never Give Up" spirit of the Wolfpack. The 1989 men’s basketball coached by legendary head coach Jim Valvano included players Tom Gugliotta, Brian Howard, Brian D'Amico, Mickey Hinnant, Jamie Knox, David Lee, Avie Lester, Kenny Poston, Kelsey Weems and Roland Whitley, Rodney Monroe (all time scoring leader), Chris Corchiani (all time assist leader), and Chucky Brown who was named first-team All-ACC honors that season.

The decision to honor the 1989 men’s basketball team came after an incident involving two of the players at the Florida State game on February 18, 2012. With 6:40 remaining in game official Karl Hess stopped the ballgame, and ejected Wolfpack legends Chris Corchiani and Tom Gugliotta from the game. According to Corchiani the two former players who were sitting behind the scorer’s table had been vocally questioning calls all night just as the other 17.000 plus in attendance in the RBC Center. An officer from the Raleigh Police Department escorted Gugliotta and Corchiani out to loud applause from the RBC crowd. The only explanation the former players could come up with is maybe because the two were so close they got under Hess's skin questioning the officiating of the game. On Monday February 20, 2012 the Atlantic Coast Conference reprimanded official Karl Hess for not following the ACC’s in game management protocol, but not for the actual ejection of the two players. To have them removed according to the ACC Hess should have gone to the home team management staff to handle the ejections. Despite the circumstances all the former were happy to back in front of the Wolfpack faithful and honored to receive the award.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Former Player Comes Home


NC State has hired a new strength and conditioning coach in former player Corey Edmond who will look to make NC State player stronger and more explosive. Edmond from Sussex, VA played defensive end for the Wolfpack from 1987-1990 under head coach Dick Sheridan.  After his career at NC State he played two seasons with the NFL   Huston Oilers and when his NFL career was over he earned his degree from NC State in 1993. The he became an assistant football coach at the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga coaching defensive ends and linebacker from 1993-1995. From 1995-1999 he served as head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee -Chattanooga.

In 1999 he left Tennessee -Chattanooga to accept the assistant strength and conditioning position at University of Oklahoma. From there Edmond went to the University of Arizona to become the associate director of athletics and director of performance enhancement in 2004. Then in 2005 he was promoted to director of performance enhancement. Edmond was recognized for his job in 2009 earning semifinals for strength and conditioning coach of the year by footballscoop.com. In 2010 he was named associate athletic director at the University of Arizona. Now he comes back to his alma mater and has complete control of the strength and conditioning program and will hire his own staff.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Possible Super Bowl Ring


While watching the Super Bowl this weekend let us remember former NC State player, Andre Brown, who has spent the entire season helping the team prepare every week  on the NY Giants practice squad. Brown was drafted by the NY Giants in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft, but because of injuries he has bounced around the league playing for the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins. Brown played running back for the Wolfpack from 2005-2008 for head coaches Chuck Amato and Tom O’Brien. With a Giants victory over the New England Patriots Andre Brown could receive his first Super Bowl ring.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

NC State 2012 Recruiting Class


NC State Signees Jarnor Jones and Kenderius Whitehead
Brant Sanderlin/AJC)

With national signing day behind us here is a look at the 2012 class signed by head coach Tom O'Brien and his staff.


Name
Pos
Ht/Wt
Hometown/School
Deylan Buntyn
DT
6-4/335
Havelock, NC/New Mexico Institute
Robert Caldwell
LB
6-3/245
Twentynine Palms, Ca/College of the Dessert
Niles Clark
DB
5-10/175
Marietta, GA/Lassiter High
Marchez Coates
DB
5-11/172
Pomfret, MD/McDonough High
Drew Davis
LB
6-3/240
Raleigh, NC/Broughton High
Eddie Gordon
OL
6-1/322
Boiling Springs, SC/Boiling Springs High
Xavier Griffin
WR
6-2/180
Newark Delaware, Newark Delaware High
David Grinnage
TE
6-5/240
Newark Delaware, Newark Delaware High
Charlie Hegedus
WR
6-2/194
Marietta, GA/Lassiter High
K'Hadree Hooker
DT
6-2/280
Deep Run, NC/South Lenoir High
Jarnor Jones
DB
6-4/190
Lithonia, GA/Martin Luther King
Bryce Kennedy
OL
6-3/285
Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest High
Tyler Knox
DE
6-4/225
Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach High
Quincy McKinney
OL
6-3/315
Columbus, GA/Fork Union Military
Desmond Owino
DE
6-5/235
Raleigh, NC/Sanderson High
M.J. Salahuddin
DB
6-3/190
Fayetteville, NC/Jack Britt High
Josh Sessoms
DB
6-3/186
Bailey, NC/Southern Nash High
Manny Stocker
QB
6-3/197
Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area High
Shadrach Thornton
RB
6-1/207
Hinesville, GA/Liberty County High
John Tu'uta
OL
6-3/310
Fredericksburg, VA/ Fork Union Military
Kenderius Whitehead
DE
6-5/210
Lithonia, GA/Martin Luther King
Joe Wright
DE
6-6/220
Greenville, NC/Rose High