Thanks to the work of Head Coach Mark Gottfried and his coaching staff the N.C. State Wolfpack returned to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005. The success in the NCAA tournament excited all the Wolfpack fans and rekindled memories of the late great Jim Valvano and the 1983 Cardiac Pack.
Gottfried took over the Wolfpack basketball program last April and proceeded to assemble a first class coaching staff led by former UNC Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz. Then he gathered his players and got them all to buy into his philosophy and set out to instill confidence into a team that had struggled mightily for quite some time.
He succeeded and Gottfried guided his team to a 24-13 record and a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. He has also assembled one of the top recruiting classes in the nation that includes, T.J. Warren, Rodney Purvis and Tyler Lewis. If these recruits live up to their advanced billing the future is really bright for the Wolfpack.
At any rate, Mark Gottfried has Wolfpack nation believing and dreaming again. This season got Wolfpack nation fired up again and created more interest, enthusiasm and buzz than the past several years combined...
THANK YOU, MARK GOTTFRIED AND THE N.C. STATE WOLFPACK FOR THE GREAT 2011-2012!
GO PACK!
No comments:
Post a Comment