This weekend marked the third time West Virginia legend Jerry West was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. This time was for West’s contribution to the game.
At an age when most players of his generation were long gone from the game, cursing it from afar and proclaiming how much better and purer it was when they played, Jerry West was still in the thick of the action, making decisions, talking to players and generally relating to young men whose great-grandfathers might’ve watched him play live.
Jonnie West, current Director of Basketball Operations for the Golden State Warriors, spoke highly of WVU interim HC Josh Eilert recently. “I’m incredibly excited for Josh to have earned this opportunity to lead our basketball program.
Regardless of who wins this year's NBA Finals, a West Virginia alum will be crowned a champion. Before you start digging through the rosters to see who I could be talking about, you won't find them there.
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